Announcement:

The Race Director of the year for 2008 Award goes to Karen Ruppert.

Ms. Ruppert directs the YMCA Turkey Trot 5k and has done so for the past three years. In addition, she has directed the Market Street Mile. The award is for her hard work in making the Turkey Trot a favorite race on Thanksgiving morning each year. Conducting a race that includes downtown streets and the rail trail at its narrowest section during a holiday period is quite a challenge. When you see Karen please let her know how much you appreciate her efforts. Congratulations for a job well done!

Clay Shaw Race Director of the Year – 2007

The York Hospital/Wellspan is the sponsor the 2008 York Hospital Running Series:

Dave Dill, Director, Rehab Medicine-York Hospital is the coordinator. If you have any questions, please contact Dave Dill at ddill@wellspan.org. One race remains….The York White Rose 5-miler on November 8 th. Participants must register for each race separately. Registrations for individual races may be obtained at the series website, www.yhrunningseries.com. Or, you can pick-up race applications at Flying Feet or download a race application from the YRRC website www.yorkroadrunners.com. There is no separate registration to participate in the York Hospital Series. Participant’s successful completion of one or more of the races will serve as an entry into the series.

York Hospital Running Series:

• Double Creek Half Marathon and 5k – June 14 th
• York Habitat for Humanity’s 5 th Annual 5k Run/Walk – June 28 th
• East Berlin 5k – July 19 th
• The Bon-Ton 5 Miler and 1 Mile Run – August 3rd
• Shelly Miaki Memorial 5k – August 16 th
• York Rail Trail 10 Miler – August 23rd
• York White Rose – November 8th

The 30 th Annual Running of the Bon-Ton 5-Mile Race:

I want to thank all the runners, volunteers and sponsors. The race was huge success; we had a “Great Race” and perfect weather on race day. 343 - runners participated in the 5-Mile Race and 1-Mile Fun Run. Following the race, the York Road Runners Club (YRRC), organizers for the Bon-Ton 5-Mile Race, presented a check for $2,700 from the proceeds of the race to Olivia's House, a York organization that helps children and teenagers cope with the death of a loved one. Without everyone’s support, this generous donation could not have been possible. We sincerely thank you!

Thanks for the race & run ….after directing The Bon-Ton race for the last 6-years, this was my last as the Race Director. The rigors and grind of my day-job keep me very busy and my work travel schedule has put a tremendous strain on me to keep this race going. The YRRC is still looking for a new race director to take over. If you are interested, please contact me at email: jan.workinger@hillmangroup.com or home phone: 755-1856. I want to thank all of you – sponsors, fans, critics, volunteers and of course the participants – for your time and commitment. Your passion is what makes this race, like our sport, so great. I’ll see you on the roads and rail trail. Be sure to say hi.

Commentary:

 YRRC longtime member, Joe Brillhart, has stepped forward to offer an interesting perspective and commentary on everyday issues in the running community. Joe promises to keep us aware of our history, where we are now and where we're headed. Responses or concerns can be directed to Joe by e-mail: joebrillhart@comcast.net or letter at P.O. Box 2002, York, PA 17405. Joe will provide a prompt reply. Look for Joe’s commentary in future YRRC newsletter issues.

The Country Run I slated for June 9 th was postponed due to excessive heat & humidity and will rescheduled at a later date….most likely this Fall. I’ll post more information in the next newsletter.

Update: Cancelled for 2008

This is a lead-in to the The Country Run II that was held on July 21st at the York Water Company Employee Center on Hess Farm Road. I have to be true full here. The turn out was pathetic – only 5 people showed up! I can’t imagine why - the weather was perfect, the trails were open, and the swimming pool water temp was pleasant and refreshing. In past years we had 40 to 50 people attend. The YRRC spent club money to provide food and beverages and no one was there to eat it. I’m concerned here folks – the Poker Run held on May 19 th only had 13 people show up. I don’t get it…..what’s going on? Should we continue with these events? I suppose we’ll have some decisions to make over the Fall months when the YRRC looks at 2009 events. If you have any input or comments, please get them to me. On a positive note – we did have a decent turn-out for the YRRC picnic on August 3 rd. Attendance was lower then in the past but for those that attended – a good time was had by all.

The YRRC Executive meetings are always open to our club members and non-members to express ideas and/or concerns you might have. However, so that we can schedule time accordingly to hear your message, it’s always appreciated if you contact me ahead of time so we can schedule you into our meetings. We start our meetings promptly at 6:00pm and finish at 8:00pm. Below are the remaining YRRC meeting dates for 2008:

Oct. 6th, and Dec. 1st.

Note: The October 6th meeting is at:

The Wellspan Center

915 Indian Rock Dam Road (corner of Indian Rock Dam Road and Richland Avenue)

York , PA 17403

Run safely….

Best Regards,
Jan Workinger