Raleigh Galloway Update #30 for Sat, Nov 26th, 7am at the Athlete's Foot - Cameron Village
Greetings Awesome 2011 Galloway Team,
Congratulations to all of you that have already completed your 2011 Races. We do, however, have a good number of runners who are participating in December and January races. As a result, we have two more runs scheduled as "Off Season" runs for November 26th at the Athlete's Foot in Cameron Village and December 3rd at RRO - Six Forks. Both runs are 7am start times. I want to emphasize that these next two runs may not have team leaders in attendance. There will be maps to make sure you can find your way.
Here's the details for this week:
When: November 26th, 7am What: Slow and easy 8 - 10 miles Where: The Athlete’s Foot – TAF
Cameron Village 430 Woodburn Rd.
Raleigh NC 27605
919.828.3487 www.theathletesfootrdu.com
What else: Some great Thanksgiving deals
And of course, our End of Year Party is coming up on December 4th:
2011 Raleigh Galloway Marathon Program End of Year Party
Sunday, December 4th, 2011, 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Frankie’s Restaurant
11190 Fun Park Drive, Raleigh, NC 27617
Off Alexander Dr and Hwy 70 (919) 433-7889
All-You-Eat Pizza, Lasagna, Salad, Cake & Soft Drinks
Cash Bar
$25.00 per person in advance - We expect to sell all 150 tickets in advance.
If tickets are still available at the door, the price will be $30.00
Music by Terry Jones and his talented friends
Wear your 2011 Medals!!!
For those of you that have never attended an END OF YEAR PARTY - you are in for a real treat !!
Think of this as our 2011 Athletic Awards Banquet.
Here's what happens:
First we eat - Unlimited Pizza, Lasagna, Salad and soft drinks. We will also have a huge, super delicious cake. There will also be a Cash Bar. And we do this while watching a special PHOTO DVD of highlights of our 2011 Season.
We will also have lots of DOOR Prizes. You can also pick up your 2012 Galloway Calendar featuring the group picture we took earlier in the year.
We will also feature live entertainment provided by Terry Jones and his talented friends.
And finally - we will have our 2011 AWARD PRESENTATIONS....Here's the agenda:
All First Time Half or Full Marathon Runners will get a special FINISHER CERTIFICATE.
All Runners that PR'd (personal record) in 2011 will receive a PR CERTIFICATE.
All BOSTON QUALIFIERS will receive a Special BOSTON CERTIFICATE.
And we will also have SPECIAL AWARDS to include:
1. TEAM OF THE YEAR.
2. TEAM LEADER OF THE YEAR
3. ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
4. INSPIRATION AWARD
5. MOST IMPROVED
CRITICAL REQUESTS:
If you have any race or training photos that you'd like to share, please forward them immediately to
Ashby Spratley at ashbyaws3@gmail.com. You can send photo files or links to where the photos are stored.
And for those of you that completed your 1st Half or Full Marathon in 2011 please send the following info to me at ronwahula@aol.com. We need your name, your race, the date, your time and that it's your first half or full.
For those of you that PR'd or qualified for Boston - we need your name, your race, the date and your time. Once again, send these me at RonWahula@aol.com,
If you had a PR of over 30 minutes, we need the exact number of minutes that you trimmed off your former PR. This info will be used for our MOST IMPROVED AWARD!
I am also accepting nominations for Team Leader of the Year, Rookie of the Year and our Inspiration Award. Please send those directly to me at RonWahula@aol.com, along with your rationale.
IMPORTANT: YOU MUST SEND ME THE INFORMATION SO YOUR AWARD CAN BE PREPARED. IF YOU DON'T SEND ME THE INFO - I WON'T KNOW WHAT YOU ACCOMPLISHED. THE INFO MUST BE IN EMAIL.....VERBALLY INFORMING ME DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENT. ALL INFORMATION MUST BE RECEIVED BY MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28TH. THANKS.
You can purchase your tickets 2 ways.........
1. At our November 26th run from Ron.
2. You can mail a check to me and your tickets will be mailed to you or held at the door depending on the date received. - send your check, made payable to Ron Wahula to 2529 Deanwood Drive,Raleigh, NC 27615. Tickets are $25 each.
