UP
AND RUNNING
The Official Web Site
of the
Highlands Roadrunners Club
Our motto:
"Are we gonna
run,
Or are we gonna talk about it?!"
History
The Highlands Roadrunners Club was officially founded at an informal meeting held at the Highlands Civic Center by founder Richard Betz on August 5, 1995. Although many area runners, from "amateur" to "elite," had been enjoying the superb climate and terrain of Highlands for years, they seldom ran as a group, and there was no network of communication. At the initial meeting, the so-called "founding members" (dubbed "foundering" members by one wag) discovered that there are many advantages to even a loose organization.. Runners began to form friendships and to run regularly with one another, as well as with visitors to Town. To this day, the Club welcomes friends of runners, visitors, and beginning runners.
In 1999, the Club decided to become incorporated as a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, and also to join the Road Runners Club of America.
Activities
Annual
membership dues are $10.00. A "monthly" newsletter is published
sporadically, containing information on the exploits of members at area races,
a calendar of events, advise on training and injuries, and general
pleasantries. Members participate avidly in events as varied as small
local 5-Ks and the Boston Marathon. But we also enjoy slow, leisurely
runs, paced for the non-competitive. We welcome visitors, and we
encourage runners and running whoever they may be. Whether you live here
part-time or are visiting for a short while, come run with us! You can
check out the schedule and e-mail me directly through the link below.
Annual Christmas Parade - First Saturday in December
Christmas Parade 2012
New Year's Resolution Run - January 1 at 9:00 a.m. in front of Town
Hall - open to the entire community.
Runners gather at Town Hall for the 2013 New
Years Resolution Run
Several intrepid club members have also made an annual April Fools Day run a tradition. The 6-mile run begins at Town Hall, descends 1000 feet in elevation to the bottom of Horse Cove, and then returns to Town Hall again. The Club's alternate motto comes to mind: "You ought to be committed if you want to run with us."
Regularly-scheduled group runs begin almost every weekday afternoon at the Town Hall in Highlands, at 4:00 p.m.; the distance is usually a single or double three-mile loop. A Saturday morning run is the weekly long run for most of us, is generally more slowly-paced, and often makes several loops back to the Town Hall to accommodate various training distances and levels of fitness. During the summer the Saturday morning runs often have more than twenty participants.
Weekly Running Schedule
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Monday |
4:00
p.m. |
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Tuesday
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4:00
p.m. |
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Wednesday |
4:00
p.m. |
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Thursday
- Interval Day, AKA "Misery Loves Company Day" |
4:00
p.m. |
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Friday |
4:00
p.m. |
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Saturday
- Long Run |
9:00
a.m. |
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Sunday |
[Varies] |
To confirm above schedule for any given day,
or to determine if anyone is planning to "wimp out" in rain or
snow,
call Richard Betz
Home: 828-526-5213
Cell: 828-200-9279
Or e-mail me at;
Upcoming
Area Runs, Races, and Other Events of interest:
April 14 - Kitty Hawk, NC - Flying Pirate Half-Marathon - Link to website here: Flying Pirate.
May 11 – Franklin – A Mother’s Love 5-K – 8 a.m.
June 1 – Highlands – Mountain Lakes 5-K.
June 15 – Franklin - Braveheart 5-K.
July 6 – Moonlight Moonshine 10-K
September 21 –
Highlands – Gilliam’s Promise 5-K - http://www.gilliamspromise.org
Interesting Links
There are many good running web sites available; the following offer advice and also have good race information:
Running Journal
Runner's World
Road Runners Club of America
Asheville Track Club
Jus' Running
Atlanta Track Club
Highlands Roadrunners Club
P. O. Box 966
Highlands, NC 28741
Enjoy the Journey!
[Last updated March 24, 2013]