MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS
It’s that time of year again! We’re gearing up for 2025 and registration for the club is now open! You can register HERE on the Lebanon Recreation, Arts, and Parks website. You’ll see a tab for UVRC & Running, from there you can choose 2025 UVRC Membership (either individual or family rate). You’ll be prompted to log in and might need to choose those same options again.
If you are feeling generous, consider donating to UVRC to help ensure we can keep all the amazing parts of our club running. There is a donations tab on the sign-up page which allows donations in $5 increments based on the number of times you click when you are logged in. This is a zero pressure situation.
As a reminder, yearly membership dues get you access to:
- Weekly group runs and weekly workouts
- 15% discount on running equipment/related goods (i.e. energy products) at Omer and Bob’s
- 10% discount on running gear/related goods at Stateline Sports
- This great Monthly Newsletter
- Racing team
- Automatically scored in the Upper Valley Running Series
- Access to UVRC Running apparel and other swag
- UVRC social events (Runner’s Night Out, summer picnic, banquet, Jingle Bell Run!)
Later this month, we’ll be updating our email lists to reflect 2025 membership, so be sure to renew now to keep receiving workouts, group run emails, UVRS updates, and all the good stuff.
THANK YOU for keeping UVRC running! We are so grateful for this community.
Run Covered Bridges by fundraising for The Family Place
The Family Place is excited to be offering bibs again this year for the Covered Bridges Half Marathon, which will take place on June 1, 2025 (see https://cbhm.com/ for race details). As many of you know, this is one of the most popular half marathons in the northeast and it often sells out within minutes of open registration. We will have 50 bibs this year to offer those of you and your club members/clients who are willing to raise $500 for The Family Place and be a member of our team! Runners can register any time from now until we run out of bibs. Please see the attached poster for more details and access to our web page for registering. If you are willing, we would love it if you can post the information in your facility or share it in your newsletters.
The Family Place delivers comprehensive programs designed to strengthen positive relationships, teach essential skills and promote enduring healthy growth for families with young children in the Upper Valley and surrounding communities. We look forward to building a big team of runners this year to help raise funds for our programs and foster community spirit in caring for our communities’ children.
Mount Washington Road Race – Volunteers Needed!
Registration for the MWRR entrant lottery opens on February 10th, and the race will take place on June 14th. UVRC has fielded a team of volunteers for the past few years to help with parking. Volunteers receive a delicious turkey lunch and t-shirt – not to mention all the good vibes that come along with volunteering and a chance to win prizes in our Volunteer Challenge. In exchange for providing volunteers, URVC receives 8 bypass entries for club members who do not get in via the lottery. We encourage anyone who wants to run to enter the lottery first so we can maximize our bypass entries. More information to come!
Save the Date! UVRC CAMPOUT!
In conjunction with the Mount Washington Road Race, we will be holding a UVRC campout June 14-16th just a few miles from the start/finish for any UVRC members who are racing, volunteering, or just wanting to spend a weekend in the Whites!
Other Local/Regional Race Opportunities
Billy Brockmueller Invitational indoor track meet at Brown University on March 2nd
Silver Heist 5k in Orwell, VT on April 26th
5k Color Run/Walk in Warner, NH on May 17th
Volunteer Challenge Update
Every volunteer hour submitted in 2024 counts as one “ticket” into a raffle for NEW RUNNING SHOES of your choice from Omer and Bob’s or Stateline Sports. The drawing will take place at Runner’s Night Out on February 11th. You do not have to be present to win the shoes, but we hope to see you there in person because pizza tastes better with friends who volunteer. We will also raffle off some sweet new long-sleeved UVRC shirts to a handful of volunteers.
Sponsorship Opportunity
Do you work for a company or know of a local business that is supportive of UVRC and our mission to provide an inclusive community for runners of all abilities? We are currently seeking business sponsorships to fund swag items for UVRC programs. Opportunities for advertisement on such items is an option. Please reach out to contact@uppervalleyrunningclub.org to learn more!
Running Warehouse Discount Code
As part of your UVRC membership, you are eligible to receive 20% off socks and clothing and 10% off nutrition, select clearance shoes, and hats/visors. Enter the discount code Z3XX6UYP at checkout.
New Website is LIVE!
Have you seen it? Have you seen it? It’s live and it looks so good! If you haven’t already, be sure to thank Drew Prescott for all of his hard work in building it. If you still see the old website when you click the link above, you may need to clear your cache to access the new one.