Come one, come all, let the Trail Festival begin!  Fat Fish Racing, our local mountain biking club, has invited the Windy City Striders to join in the trail festival festivities by hosting a trail on the same day and on the same course as the mountain bike race that they are sponsoring for the youth mountain biking team.

Join us for a 4.25 mile course loop that will later be ridden by our fellow mountain bikers. The course is a loop that will be primarily on dirt.  The biking festivities will kick off at 10:00am so plan to stick around to cheer on the young ones or better yet, bring your bike and sign up for the bike race also!  And, we aren’t kidding about that…there will be a “Lunker” category for all individuals interested in participating in both the run and the ride.  Titles will be given to the top three male and three female athletes who clock the lowest combined running/biking time.

The proceeds from the race will go to support both the Striders and the youth mountain biking team.  For more information on the mountain biking race, check out: http://fatfishracing.blogspot.com/ This is going to be a great event that you don’t want to miss…something the whole family can definitely enjoy!  We look forward to seeing you there!

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Contact Cindy Rogers: cindyrogers@bresnan.net

Soles4Souls Flyer (pg 1)

Soles4Souls Flyer (pg 2)

Hello Runners,

Saturday, January 7th, is the first race of our winter series.   We’ll begin registration, 8:00 a.m., at the Jonah Bank, 777 W. 1st Street.  Race STARTS at 9:00 a.m.  This race series consists of 5 races, and it’s been set up to encourage running through the winter months.  Here is a schedule of the 5 races:

1. January 7, 2012, Winter Race #1, 2 miles @ Jonah Bank
2. January 21, 2012, Winter Race #2, 5k @ Lifetime Health and Fitness
3. February 4, 2012, Winter Race #3, 4 miles @ Ramada Riverside
4. February 18, 2012, Winter Race #4, 5 miles @ Pump House
5. March 3, 2012, Winter Race #5, 10k @ (TBD)

A new membership year has started.  Windy City Striders yearly memberships are $25 (individual) and $40 (family).  Membership in the organization includes discounted race fees, enrollment in the Road Runners Club of America (including RRCA Insurance), and a year’s subscription to The Colorado Runner magazine.  Bushwells is giving our members a 15% discount on shoes, and performance wear.  Gear Up is giving a 15% discount store wide to our members.  Bushwells, Gear Up and Mountain Sports also donate prizes for our races.

Cost of the Winter Series: Members $10 per race or $45 for all 5 races.
Non-Members $15 per race or $70 for all 5 races.

If you have any question, please contact me.
Lori Mahaffey Osman
windycitystriders@gmail.com

WHEN: Saturday, December 31st, 2011
WHERE: Parkway Plaza, 123 W. E St. Casper, WY
Discount hotel stay for you out-of towners. Call 1-800-270-7829 for reservations and say you’re with the Resolution Run!

TIME: 9:00 am (race starts)
Registration 8:00 am inside the Parkway Registration Booth
Register the day of the event
Cost: $10 for Strider Members, $15 for Non-Members

Prizes for 1st overall Male & Female.
New Year’s Hat Theme! Prize for the best New Year’s Hat!

Saturday’s Resolution Run will be different than other races you’ve run in the past.  It’s called a predicted timed race or prediction run.  Rather than finishing first or running the fastest, the object of a predicted timed run is to finish as close to a certain time as possible.  As for the strider’s race, runners will try and finish as close to 00:00.  Everyone will be starting at different times, depending on your predicted time, but hoping to arrive at the finish line at the same time.  One important thing, you cannot use any sort of timing device.

Purchase your 2012 Windy City Strider Membership at the race, save on 2012 race entry fees!
Family: $40.00/yr (up to 6)
Single: $25.00/yr

Hosted By the Windy City Striders in Casper, WY. Start the New Year off with a fun run.

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Our 2011 board meeting was a great success! We had 21 people attend and I want to thank everyone who came and gave us their great ideas and support. I think the 2012 running year will be even better than 2011! I would like to introduce to you the new 2012 Casper Windy City Striders Executive Board.  It was a close running!

2012 Executive Board
President- Lori Osman
Vice President- Jeff Carroll
Treasurer- Ann Dalton
Advertising- Mary Facciani

Board Members-
1. Cindy Rogers
2. Daria Dundas
3. Barb Deininger
4. Joe Corbett
5. Ben Emery
6. Nicole Emery
7. Dana Berg
8. Aaron Yeigh

Other- Casper Marathon Contact- Eric Easton
Other- 2 Mile Challenge- Kirk and Mary Carrico

Winter Series Free Entry Winner- Ann Dalton
Casper Marathon Free Entry Winner – Aaron Yeigh
Casper Half Marathon Free Entry Winner- Marlene Short

I would like to thank all of the Striders and other runners for making my last two years a president so much fun.  I really enjoyed myself and wish I had the time to continue. I hope you have a wonderful holiday season! I look forward to running with you in the races.

Thank you for everything!
Adrienne Mayfield

Every year after the Turkey Trot it has been the Striders’ tradition to have a board meeting to elect new board members for the upcoming year.  After the Turkey Trot on Nov. 19th, we will be meeting at Godfather’s Pizza at 12:30pm to discuss the great changes for next year.  If you enjoy running our races and think that you could commit to one of the positions below, or you have a great idea you would like to share, or maybe you want to come and learn more about what the Striders are about; whatever your reason is for coming, please support your running club!

We need at least 10 people to volunteer, one for each of the positions listed below.  All board members will get to run 1 race for free, for each race they put together. (Example: If you help put together Winter Series Race #1, you can run #2 for FREE!) How can you beat that?! I listed each position separately with the list of duties you would be responsible to complete.  If we cannot get 10 people to commit to helping with our club, I don’t think it will continue for 2012.  We really need people to step up and help us out.

The help we got this year was tremendous! Thank you so much to those of you who helped! I hope this better explains what the jobs entail and how easy it can be for everyone! If you have any questions about anything or would like me to add something, please let me know! If you are hesitant to take on a position, please know that I/we would be happy to help you out and show you how everything is done. I fancy myself a great teacher! If I can do it, so can you! All the positions are very easy, they just take a little time. If you think you would like to become a board member or attend the board meeting, please RSVP by Friday, Nov. 18th. I look forward to seeing you on the 19th!  ~Adrienne

Casper Windy City Striders Executive Board Positions and Duties
*All board members will receive a free CWCS membership.

President (1) – Time requirement – 1 hour a week (about)

• Answering emails
• Acquiring parade passes for road races
• Contacting the venues being used for each race
• Ordering race prizes
• Keeping track of prizes
• Commit to attending 3 races.

Vice President (1) – Time requirement – 30 min a week (about)

• Membership Information
• Membership count and info.
• Keep Bush-Wells updated with current member lists
• Keeping email list updated
• Help President, treasure and advertising board members with other duties.
• Commit to attending 3 races

Treasurer (1) –Time requirement – 1 hour a week (about)

• Handle and fill out insurance (about once a year)
• File taxes (once a year)
• Depositing money and tracking bank statements
• Picking up mail at post office
• Paying bills
• Commit to attending 3 races.

Advertising (1-2 people) – Time requirement – 2-3 hours a month (about)

• Newsletters (at least 4 a year)
• Advertising – paper, news, radio, etc.
• Creating Flyers and posting them around town (gyms and sport shops)
• Commit to attending 3 races.

Board Members (at least 5 people)

• Commit to putting on 2 races.
• Setting the course
• Shopping for race goodies (food) $40 limit – You will be reimbursed!
• Timing races.

++All board members will get to run 1 race for free, for each race they put together. (Example: If you help put together Winter Series Race #1, you can run #2 for FREE!)

What: 2011 Turkey Trot 5K and 10K

When: November 19th, 2011 Registration at 8:00am, Race stats at 9:00am (There is NO preregistration for this event!)

Where: The Tate Pumphouse 1775 W. 1st Street, Casper, WY

Why: To collect food for local food banks. How much: Please donate 2 cans of food to run the 10K and 4 cans of food to run the 5K. After the race we will hold a drawing for prizes and other fun goodies!

See you there! Adrienne

I am planning to put together a very low-key trail run Saturday February 26, 2011 at Crossroads ball fields below the Casper Events Center. This will give you a chance to test your winter legs on the trails in and around the Crossroads Recreation Area in a very non-competitive manner, if you choose. See details below.

WHEN: Saturday Feb, 26th
TIME: 9:00 am
WHERE: Crossroads Recreation Complex (off POPLAR ST. – below the Casper Events Center)
CATEGORIES: Competitive (2 laps) and Non-Competitive (1 lap)
ENTRY: FREE, FREE, FREE!!!
COURSE DESCRIPTION: 4.5 mile (per lap) fun trail run through majestic rolling prairie with perfect soil conditions and NO WIND! This is a trail run so be prepared to run amongst antelope, rabbits, sagebrush, yucca and the “occasional” cactus!

In case of inclement weather or course conditions, preparations will be made if course conditions are too muddy. Inclement weather? It’s February in Wyoming – come prepared!

**NOTE** This trail run is self sufficient, therefore, no aid stations will be provided.

AWARDS: Due to the low-key nature of this event and no entry fee, no awards will be given. We are just running for the fun, fitness & camaraderie! To follow the honor system, there will be a finish line clock and note pad to write down your name and finishing time. If all goes well, maybe this could turn into a spring series and I’ll keep track of runner’s finishes and have a small “series end award” to be given to the top 3 in each class.

If you have any questions or comments, please email or call and leave a message. If you know of anyone that may be interested but not on this email list, please forward this information.

Mike Diesburg
307-258-3603
mikediesburg@honnen.com