What's up?

There is a lot going on!

Races

*A calendar of area races can be found at http://rochestertrackclub.com/

• Tom Woo is looking for people interested in car-pooling to the Securian Half/10K/5K this weekend.  If interested you can contact Tom at fab02w@magnaspeed.net    Online registration will close on Tuesday, January 25 at midnight!    $30 for half and $25 for 10/5K http://www.securian.com/Securian/Securian+Winter+Run/
• The Optimist Frozen Goose Walk/Run is Feb 5th at RCTC.  This 10K timed run and 5K fun run/walk benefits Mayo Clinic Childhood Cancer Research and Bright Tommorrow's. More information can be found at http://frozengoose.com/ 
• There's still time to register for Feb 13th's Lace Up Against Breast Cancer  Half Marathon & 5K.    You can register and get more race information at http://luabc.org/     This is a great fundraiser hosted by a committee of dedicated volunteers.   Along with the race, enjoy a silent auction!                  

Group Stuff

• Tuesday Night Track:  5pm (or as soon as you can get there) at the RCTC indoor track.  Our group typically gathers on the right hand corner of the track, as you enter the track area.
• Wednesday Night Snow Shoe:  7pm  at Oxbow Park.  Gather at the 1st Bridge and head into the woods! 
• Thursday Morning Progressive:  This run starts at 5:30am from my home at 805 1st Ave NW in Byron.    The run is a disciplined one, in which we start at a 10 minute pace, and each mile get progressively faster.   
• Thursday Night Team R.E.D.:  We'll gather at 6pm at Whistle Binkies South in Rochester.
• Saturday Off Season Striders:   This group meets in Rochester on Saturday mornings at 7:30am.  I'll update you with location.  

Additional Items

• The Rochester Track Club Banquet takes place this Saturday night at 6pm at the Clarion Inn (formerly Holiday Inn ).  I'm not sure of the cut off for RSVP, but you can contact julieyost50@gmail.com to find out.   
• If you're interested in volunteering at a water station for Lace Up Against Breast Cancer, contact me at byron.teamred@gmail.com  or for any other volunteer opportunities at Lace Up, contact Sarah Shonyo at shonyo.sarah@gmail.com
• I received the following Wall Street Journal link from Mike Schmitt... a nice story on the Zoom Yah Yah Indoor marathon.   Some nice quotes from a friend of RED and Rochester Track Club board member, Ron Giles.   Zoom Yah Yah

Below is a slide show from Sunday's Snow Shoe Crew.  12 people in all experienced the great terrain of Oxbow Park.