Racing News

No NHGP Races this month but TWO UVRS Races (see Geoff’s update for more info)! 

We’ve got Skip’s Run June 18: https://skipsrun.org/

And the Shaker 7 on June 25: https://runsignup.com/Race/NH/Enfield/Shaker7RoadRaceWalk

The 31st Covered Bridges Half Marathon is June 4th! Good and happy racing to all our club members and thank you to all the UVRC folks who are volunteering their time to help with the race, from race setup and clean-up, to pacing. 

Our neighbors the Central Vermont Runners always have something fun going on too, check out their Capital City Stampede 10K on June 10th: https://cvrunners.org/cvr-races/capital-city-stampede/

Club News

You’ve probably seen a few of the emails by now but to reiterate, we are merging with the Upper Valley Trail Runners! Join them for local trail runs Thursdays at 530pm, location TBD by the Trail Leader. These are meant to be group fun runs on trails but do come prepared (bring water and bug spray). If you’re interested in trail running, have suggestions for local trails, or would be interested in leading a run let us know (contact@uppervalleyrunningclub.org) !

Do you use a smartwatch to record your runs? Consider joining our Strava Club! Strava is making 2023 the year of clubs and adding a bunch of new features. We’re going to get in on that and we’d like you to join us! https://www.strava.com/clubs/upper-valley-running-club 

Strava is a great way to keep track of your runs, support your fellow runners in the community, and (soon) participate in club challenges and events!

Club Announcements

Runner’s Night Out this month will be on June 13th at 6:30 p.m. @ Hanover Ramuntos!

Field Day is this Saturday, June 10 (1 - 4 p.m.)

What is Field Day? Field day is like being a kid again, we’ve reserved the main tent area at Storrs Pond to have a day of fun, games, and activities like frisbee, bocce, yoga, and cornhole. As well as team challenges: e.g. your team has to get a ball across the field, each person must carry it once, but no one can touch it with their hands or feet.

RSVP for that here and for more details.

Membership Announcements

Well, we did it, we are officially OVER 300 MEMBERS!! That's about ten times the number of people in the Trans-Siberian Orchestra (31 members at a time) but amazing it is less than the world’s largest pop group AKB48 which has 322 members (what?). Can. We. Get there!? (Yes I think we can.)

Lots of you are new so if you’re feeling lost, please see my note to new members.