Austin Runners Club Mission

The Austin Runners Club is a non-profit, all-volunteer organization with members of all ages and running and walking abilities. The club is organized exclusively for charitable, health, and educational purposes.

The Austin Runners Club shall promote and encourage running, walking, wheelchair racing, and related activities and shall educate the public to their benefits.

The Austin Runners Club shall maintain competitive and non-competitive activities for its membership and for the general public.

Announcements

Election Results: 2008 - 2009 Board of Directors

We took time out from the socializing and munching to thank the 2007-8 ARC Board for a job VERY well done and to hold the election for a new board to manage the club's business for 2008-9. We're very fortunate to have a committed and proactive membership willing to step up and help build upon the successes of this past year. After the voting and nominal, good-natured "campaigning", the membership chose the following new leadership team:

President: Angelica Kelley
Vice President: Leilani Perry
Secretary: Melissa Keller
Treasurer: Ed Childress
Director of Information Services: Jim Greene
Director of Member Services: Erica Manger
Director of Volunteer Services: Megan Baker


We also have some new non-board leadership positions that fill important roles for the club, and some impressive folks stepped up to fill those roles. These include:

Sponsorship Chairperson: Edna Parrae
Marketing & Merchandising Chairperson: Teresa Williams
Happy Hour Coordinator: Kyle Howard
Webmaster: Trey Gramann
Sprint Series Coordinator: Muna & David Mitchell
Outreach Coordinator: David Williams

Read about the new Board Members and how to contact them.

2008 Decker Challenge and Double Decker

Mark your calendar for the Decker Challenge Half Marathon and the Double Decker Marathon on Sunday, December 7, 2008!

Check out early race details on the Decker website.

Medals 4 Mettle (M4M)

A New Purpose for Old Race Medals. Do you find yourself staring at that pile of old race medals on a shelf or in a drawer and wondering what to do with them?
If just throwing them away seems like a terrible waste, consider contributing them to Medals 4 Mettle (www.medals4mettle.org). This non-profit organization awards the medals it receives to people of all ages who "e;run"e; their own intense races battling disease and handicaps. What a great way to celebrate the good fortune we enjoy to be able to run races and earn medals. Many thanks to ARC member, Ann Treffer, for providing the information for this announcement.

Features

Meet ARC Member Keith Dowland. Kamiar Kouzekanani´s Featured Member Interview Series continues in our club newsletter published with Inside Texas Running.

Keith, 52, was born in Dunedin, New Zealand, is married to Renee Pepin, and is an income tax preparer. He came to the U.S. in 1979 on a track scholarship at the University of Nevada at Reno, which did not meet his expectations of a typical American city, but found it an interesting place. He attended the university for two years and then transferred...

Read the story here...

Stories like these are just a sample copy of the ARC Newsletter. To get the entire newsletter, please join ARC. If you are missing your copy, please contact the newsletter editor.

Contact Info Here...

Don´t forget the ARC Accelerade Station available on Saturday mornings. Located in the parking lot next to Runtex, Lake Austin Blvd. Thanks to the Twenty–Six Two training group for handling the Accelerade duties.

ARC sponsors the Town Lake Trail mile Marker at mile Zero. Plus every 1/4 and 3/4 mile Marker was made possible by the ARC Decker Challenge.

ARC Needs your Stories

Newsletter story call. The Newsletter is always looking for race reports and other stories about runners adventures, experiences, and triumphs. Please send to our Newsletter Editor. Contact Info Here...

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