Text Box: 2007 Annual Awards—Nominations With the Holiday Party only 4 weeks away we are reaching out to members to help with the awards process by participating in nomination process. There are three awards, Volunteer of the year, The George Wodicka Inspiration Award, and the Don Cordisco Award. Don Cordisco Award: The "Person of the Year - Don Cordisco Award", named in honor and in memory of a well-loved and popular member of the club. Don was described as, "...an accomplished runner and triathlete, whose love for running was second only to his love for his family." In 1998, the club officially dropped the "Person of the Year" title, because the award had evolved into a recognition of longtime contribution and service to the RRR, rather than just one year. Today, the "Don Cordisco Award" is the most prestigious award presented by the club, annually chosen by a committee of previous winners who are still active club members. Contact and nominations - Larry Wolf larrywolf@optonline.net Last year, Rich Tinger won the award for his years of devotion to the George Wodicka Hook Mountain Half Marathon Volunteer of the Year This award is selected by a commitee of the club's race directors and board members. It is presented to the club member who stands out by consistently exhibiting a strong commitment toward volunteering and working at club races and events throughout the year. Contact and nominations— Cheryl Langus activities@rocklandroadrunners.org Last Year Cheryl Langus won this award! The George Wodicka Inspiration Award is presented to the club member who best exemplifies the qualities that inspire and motivate those around them to keep running, and persevere against all odds. Contact and nominations—Ernest Joseph longruns@rocklandroadrunners.org Last year the most inspirational person was Steve Borton. For more information on the three awards and to see who has won them in the past, visit the webpage. http://www.rocklandroadrunners.org/RRRaward.html Text Box:

Competition…..Community…….Charity
Text Box: Nyack Hospital 10K an official RRR club race! The Rockland Road Runners is proud to unite with The Nyack Hospital Foundation to bring you the Nyack Hospital 10K. Saturday - November 17th Proceeds will go to the purchase of Digital Mammography Equipment. 1 in 8 women will get breast cancer, early and accurate diagnosis is paramount in fighting this disease. Lets make sure Rockland County has state of the art equipment to assure the best prognosis for our friends and neighbors. HOW CAN YOU HELP! Volunteer, Participate and form a fundraising team. http://www.rocklandroadrunners.org/races/NH10K/index.html Contact: committee members Laura DiMarino, Ernest Joseph or Cheryl Langus for more information! We truly appreciate your support. Text Box: Turkey Trot fattening up for the big day! Register online avoid the rush! On-line registration for this year's RRR Thanksgiving Day 5-Mile Turkey Trot is now open. You can never register too soon because it will be here before you know it. You won't want to miss this year's extravaganza!  To register visit the official Turkey Trot website at www.windcoweb.com/turkeytrot Text Box: 25th Anniversary Rockland Alumni Cross Country 3 mile Run Saturday, November 24th Mark your calendars, this event is 25 years old this year!  http://www.rocklandroadrunners.org/pdfs/ALUMNIRUN2007FLYER.pdf Text Box: RFL Bake sale! Allison Luscher is kicking off the fund raising for the annual Relay for Life event by conducting a bake sale to raise funds for the event. The order forms and pickup will be available at the next meeting or you can contact Allison at alyrunner@optonline.net for info or to order! Apple pie ($15) Deep dish Apple ($20) Apple crumb ($25) Apple Crisp ($20) Pumpkin cheese cake ($25) Plains Cheese cake ($20) Choc Cheese Cake ($22) Text Box: TOGA Run-Bike-Run See Mike bike, see Rafi run. This was a fun event to watch although it was a little confusing keeping track of the bike loops around the lake. The race started with a counter clockwise run loop of the lake, jumped on the bikes for 4 outer loops and back to the inside loop for a clockwise run loop to the finish. Club Member Julio Melendez 50-55 age group winner impressed his fans with his top 10 finish. Other club members who participated were, Mike Greco, Rafi Shrem, Stew Raskin, Bill Carpenter, Ernest Joseph, Ken Kingsley, Mark Wolf, Kathleen Daly all showingoff their stuff. I placed them in what I recall as the order of finish. Mike Greco competed with a pulled muscle, Rafi had a small crash but they really appeared to have a fun time. Marie Killeen and Larry Wolf joined me cheering on the participants and Deb and Shawn Fredericks volunteered at the event. Larry Wolf was particularly proud of his son who competed for the first time. Ernest was another first timer. The average time to complete the race was about 1 hour 30 minutes. I have to say it was great to see all levels of competitors on everything from state of the art bikes, trail bikes and fat tire bikes competing. At the end they are all winners. Text Box: Elections 2008 Elections are this January and there are positions that will be vacant and need to be filled. Secretary and Treasurer terms are over and need solid candidates to fill those rolls. President and Vice President positions terms are also up for election and although Laura and Ernie plan on seeking a second term that doesn’t mean you can’t run against them. Advertising Director is not seeking an additional term and a shuffle among existing board members could result in positions opening up. If you are even vaguely interested in becoming part of the RRR board feel free to contact one of the election committee members. We can use additional help and would love for you to step up and participate in the development and continued success of RRR and its programs. Talk to Ernest Joseph or any Board member if you are interested or just curious about what you could offer. Ernest is the election committee coordinator, you can contact him or any of the board members for additional information. Text Box: Next Club Meeting! Mark your calanders! Tuesday, November 6th Nanuet Restaurant—7:30 PM Text Box: NYC Marathon Bus Almost Full! Contact Cheryl ASAP or lose out. Email: Cheryl Langus Text Box: Weekend work outs! At Rockland Lake 7am both days. Rockland Road RunnersRRCAText Box: Paramus 10K Congrats to Roy Altman who placed 2nd in the 50-55 age group with an impressive 39:15. Steve Blackburn showed steady improvement with a 48:02 effort.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Sunday, November 3rd

Nyack Hospital 10K—RRR Supported Race!

Saturday, Nov 18th

16th Annual Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot

Thursday, Nov 22nd

Alumni 3 Mile Run—Bear Mountain

Saturday, Nov 24th

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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