Fw: BRC Go St Louis Marathon / Half Marathon Pasta Dinner

Happy Easter Everyone!

As we have mentioned previously, there will be a pasta dinner this Saturday (April 14th) for the Go St Louis Marathon / Half-Marathon. Please see the details below. Sorry for the late notice, but we'd like to know no later than Wednesday evening whether or not you are coming.

BRC Pasta Dinner

 

When: April 14^th at 6:00pm

Who: BRC members and their family. You don't have to be running the race to join us.

Where: Papa Vitos, 318 East Washington, Belleville, IL (http://www.mypapavitos.com/)

What: A high carbohydrate dinner to prepare for the Go St Louis Marathon/Half Marathon and some friendly conversation to help quell your fears about the race the next day.

How Much: The cost is $9.99/person which includes pasta (spaghetti w/ meatballs), bread, and a salad. I'll find out about kids, but I'd imagine we'd be able to order off the menu separately for them.

RSVP: Please RSVP to brc@bellevillerunningclub.com no later than Wednesday evening with how many people will be attending.

Fw: Go St Louis Marathon / Half Marathon Training - Week 10 Long Run

Good afternoon everyone!

 

Saturday will be our week 10 long run for the Go St Louis Marathon. We will get started at the prescribed times below in the parking lot behind the Belleville St Louis Bread Company.

 

Half Marathoners – We will start at 8:00am and will be running 8 miles (see schedule). We will run 1 loop on our 5 mile route and 1 loop on our 3 mile route.

 

Marathoners – We will start at 7:10am and are scheduled to run 12 miles (see schedule). However, we'll go ahead and make it 13 miles just for the fun of it and run 2 loops on our 5 mile route and 1 loop on our 3 mile route.

 

Thanks,

Toby and Dan 

Fw: Go St Louis Marathon / Half Marathon Training - Week 9 Long Run

Good afternoon everyone!

 

Saturday will be our week 9 long run for the Go St Louis Marathon. We will get started at the prescribed times below in the parking lot behind the Belleville St Louis Bread Company.

 

This is our longest run of the training schedule and is a good time for a dry run of race day. If you haven't already, try out your planned pre-race meals on Friday night and Saturday morning. You may also want to try using some energy gels during the run if you haven't already.  

 

Half Marathoners – We will start at 8:00am and will be running 10 miles (see schedule). We will run 2 loops on our 5 mile route.

 

Marathoners – We will start at 7:10am and will be running 20 miles (see schedule). We will run 4 loops on our 5 mile route.

 

Thanks,

Toby and Dan 

P.S. We'd like to schedule a pasta dinner for the night before the race if there is sufficient interest. We held the dinner at Papa Vito's the night before the Rock n Roll Marathon and it seemed to go over pretty well. So, is anyone interested?

Fw: Go St Louis Marathon / Half Marathon Training - Week 8 Long Run

Good afternoon everyone!

 

Tomorrow is our eighth long run.  However, many of us (including Toby and I) will be running the St. Patrick's Day Parade Run tomorrow morning and will not be at the BRC run.

 

The BRC run will get started at the prescribed time below in the parking lot behind the Belleville St Louis Bread Company.

 

Half Marathoners – We will start at 8:00am and will be running 7 miles (see schedule). We will run 1 loop on our 5 mile route and then 2 miles by running to Southside Park and back. If you aren't familiar with the route, there are water fountains and restrooms on the course. We usually break for a couple of minutes at the end of the loop to get drinks of Gatorade, take a GU, etc.

 

Marathoners – We are scheduled to run 14 miles (see schedule).

 

Thanks,

Toby and Dan 

Fw: Go St Louis Marathon / Half Marathon Training - Week 6 Long Run

(please note that the message below was forwarded from the BRC yahoo group) 

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Good morning everyone!

 

Tomorrow will be our week 6 long run, which puts us officially at the halfway point of our training for the Go St Louis Marathon. We will get started at the prescribed times below in the parking lot behind the Belleville St Louis Bread Company.

 

Half Marathoners – We will start at 8:00am and will be running 6 miles (see schedule). We will run 1 loop on our 5 mile route, but will add an extra mile (out and back) on the new bike trail. We will place signs on the course to indicate the turn for this extra section. If you aren't familiar with the route, there are water fountains and restrooms on the course. We usually break for a couple of minutes at the end of the loop to get drinks of Gatorade, take a GU, etc.

 

Marathoners – We will start at 7:10am and are scheduled to run 12 miles (see schedule). We will run 2 loops on our 5 mile route, but will add an extra mile (out and back) for each loop on the new bike trail. We will place signs on the course to indicate the turn for this extra section. If you aren't familiar with the route, there are water fountains and restrooms on the course. We usually break for a couple of minutes at the end of the loop to get drinks of Gatorade, take a GU, etc.

 

Thanks,

Toby and Dan 

 

P.S. The Coverdell Dash 5k is also going to occur tomorrow morning in Mascoutah in honor of a local runner. 

Fw: Go St Louis Marathon / Half Marathon Training - Week 5 Long Run

(please note that the message below was forwarded from the BRC yahoo group) 

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Good afternoon everyone! Tomorrow will be our week 5 long run for the Go St Louis Marathon. We will get started at the prescribed times below in the parking lot behind the Belleville St Louis Bread Company.

 

Half Marathoners – We will start at 8:00am and will be running 8 miles (see schedule). We will run 1 loop on our 5 mile route and 1 loop on our 3 mile route. If you aren't familiar with the route, there are water fountains at approx. 1 mi, 2.5 mi, and restrooms at 3.5 mi. We usually break for a couple of minutes at the end of the loop to get drinks of Gatorade, take a GU, etc.

 

Marathoners – We will start at 7:10am and are scheduled to run 16 miles (see schedule). We will run 3 loops on our 5 mile route and pick up another mile in there somewhere. If you aren't familiar with the route, there are water fountains at approx. 1 mi, 2.5 mi, and restrooms at 3.5 mi. We usually break for a couple of minutes at the end of the loop to get drinks of Gatorade, take a GU, etc.

 

Thanks,

Toby and Dan 

Fw: BRC - Rock 'n' Roll Half/Full Marathon training - LAST Long Run

Good afternoon everyone!

 

Tomorrow is our last long run. Sorry we never sent anything out last week, but things got a little hectic with the chili cookoff.

 

We will get started at the prescribed time below in the parking lot behind the Belleville St Louis Bread Company. If you haven't made the last couple of runs and/or if you have some questions you'd like answered before race day, please try to make it out tomorrow.

 

Half Marathoners – We will start at 8:00am and will be running 6 miles (see complete schedule on our website).

 

Marathoners – We will start at 7:10am and will be running 8 miles (see the complete schedule on our website).

 

Thanks,

Toby and Dan 

Fw: BRC - Rock 'n' Roll Half/Full Marathon training - LAST Long Run

Good afternoon everyone!

 

Tomorrow is our last long run. Sorry we never sent anything out last week, but things got a little hectic with the chili cookoff.

 

We will get started at the prescribed time below in the parking lot behind the Belleville St Louis Bread Company. If you haven't made the last couple of runs and/or if you have some questions you'd like answered before race day, please try to make it out tomorrow.

 

Half Marathoners – We will start at 8:00am and will be running 6 miles (see complete schedule on our website).

 

Marathoners – We will start at 7:10am and will be running 8 miles (see the complete schedule on our website).

 

Thanks,

Toby and Dan 

Fw: BRC - Rock 'n' Roll Half/Full Marathon training - Week 9 Long Run

Good morning everyone!

 

Tomorrow is our week nine long run and this will be the longest that we'll run in preparation for the race. We will get started at the prescribed time below in the parking lot behind the Belleville St Louis Bread Company.

 

Half Marathoners – We will start at 8:00am and will be running 10 miles (see complete schedule on our website). We will run 2 loops on our 5 mile route.

 

Marathoners – We will start at 6:20am and will be running 20 miles (see the complete schedule on our website). We will run 4 loops on our 5 mile route.

 

Thanks,

Toby and Dan 

BRC - Rock 'n' Roll Half/Full Marathon training - Week 8 Long Run

Good afternoon everyone!

 

Tomorrow is our week eight long run. We will get started at the prescribed time below in the parking lot behind the Belleville St Louis Bread Company.

 

Half Marathoners – We will start at 8:00am and will be running 8 miles (the schedule says 7, but we'll make it 8 for simplicity). We will run 1 loop on our 5 mile route and then one loop on our 3 mile route. If you aren't familiar with the route, there are water fountains and restrooms on the course. We usually break for a couple of minutes at the end of the loop to get drinks of Gatorade, take a GU, etc.

 

Marathoners – We will start at 7:10am and will be running 15 miles (the schedule says 14, but we'll make it 15 for simplicity). We will run 3 loops on our 5 mile route. If you aren't familiar with the route, there are water fountains and restrooms on the course. We usually break for a couple of minutes at the end of the loop to get drinks of Gatorade, take a GU, etc.

 

Thanks,

Toby and Dan 

BRC - Rock 'n' Roll Half/Full Marathon training - Week 7 Long Run

Good afternoon everyone!

 

Tomorrow is our seventh long run. We will get started at the prescribed time below in the parking lot behind the Belleville St Louis Bread Company.

 

Half Marathoners – We will start at 8:00am and will be running 9 miles (see the complete schedule on our website). We will run 1 loop on our 5 mile route and then one loop on our  4 mile route. If you aren't familiar with the route, there are water fountains and restrooms on the course. We usually break for a couple of minutes at the end of the loop to get drinks of Gatorade, take a GU, etc.

 

Marathoners – We will start at 7:10am and are scheduled to run 18 miles (see the complete schedule on our website). We will run 3 loops on our 5 mile route and then 1 loop on our 3 mile route. If you aren't familiar with the route, there are water fountains and restrooms on the course. We usually break for a couple of minutes at the end of the loop to get drinks of Gatorade, take a GU, etc.

 

Thanks,

Toby and Dan 

BRC - Rock 'n' Roll Half/Full Marathon training - Week 6 Long Run

Good morning everyone!

 

Tomorrow is our sixth long run, which puts us officially at the halfway point of our training. We will get started at the prescribed time below in the parking lot behind the Belleville St Louis Bread Company.

 

Half Marathoners – We will start at 8:00am and will be running 6 miles (see the complete schedule on our website). We will run 1 loop on our 5 mile route, but will add an extra mile (out and back) on the new bike trail. We will place signs on the course to indicate the turn for this extra section.  If you aren't familiar with the route, there are water fountains and restrooms on the course. We usually break for a couple of minutes at the end of the loop to get drinks of Gatorade, take a GU, etc.

 

Marathoners – We will start at 7:15am and are scheduled to run 12 miles (see the complete schedule on our website). We will run 2 loops on our 5 mile route, but will add an extra mile (out and back) for each loop on the new bike trail. We will place signs on the course to indicate the turn for this extra section.  If you aren't familiar with the route, there are water fountains and restrooms on the course. We usually break for a couple of minutes at the end of the loop to get drinks of Gatorade, take a GU, etc.

 

Thanks,

Dan 

 

P.S. McKendree's Harvest Challenge 5K and Half Marathon are tomorrow. The half marathon would be a good tune-up for those of you training for the marathon.

Fw: BRC - Rock 'n' Roll Half/Full Marathon training - Week 5 Long Run

Good morning everyone! Tomorrow will be our week 5 long run for the Rock 'n Roll St Louis Marathon.

 

Toby and Dan and some other BRC Saturday morning regulars will be off in Mattoon for a Half Ironman Triathlon on Saturday. Coupled with Dewey's Wingfest 5k and the Labor Day weekend, we're not sure how many people will be there tomorrow.

 

That said, those of you that can make it, please meet at the prescribed times below in the parking lot behind the Belleville St Louis Bread Company.

 

Half Marathoners – We will start at 8:00am and will be running 8 miles (see schedule). We will run 1 loop on our 5 mile route and 1 loop on our 3 mile route. If you aren't familiar with the route, there are water fountains at approx. 1 mi, 2.5 mi, and restrooms at 3.5 mi. We usually break for a couple of minutes at the end of the loop to get drinks of Gatorade, take a GU, etc.

 

Marathoners – We will start at 7:10am and are scheduled to run 16 miles (see schedule). We will run 3 loops on our 5 mile route and pick up another mile in there somewhere. If you aren't familiar with the route, there are water fountains at approx. 1 mi, 2.5 mi, and restrooms at 3.5 mi. We usually break for a couple of minutes at the end of the loop to get drinks of Gatorade, take a GU, etc.

 

Thanks,

Toby and Dan 

BRC - Rock 'n' Roll Half/Full Marathon training - Week 4 Long Run

Good morning everyone!

 

Tomorrow will be our week 4 long run for the Rock 'n Roll St Louis Marathon. We will get started at the prescribed times below in the parking lot behind the Belleville St Louis Bread Company.

 

Half Marathoners – We will start at 8:00am and will be running 6 miles (see the complete schedule on our website). We will run 1 loop on our 5 mile route, but will add an extra mile (out and back) on the new bike trail. We will place signs on the course to indicate the turn for this extra section.  

 

Marathoners – We will start at 7:10am and are scheduled to run 15 miles (see the complete schedule on our website). We will run 3 loops on our 5 mile route. If you aren't familiar with the route, there are water fountains and restrooms on the course. We usually break for a couple of minutes at the end of the loop to get drinks of Gatorade, take a GU, etc.

 

A couple of other points:

 

-      We don't want to hear any excuses about being too slow or too fast. There will be pace groups for the 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13 minute paces.

-      There will be some BRC provided refreshments at the end of the run (Gatorade, water, fruit).

 

Thanks,

Toby and Dan 

MetroBikeLink Opening Ceremony - 08/18/11 at 10:00am

Attached is a flyer for the Opening Ceremony for the new section of the bike trail on August 18th.

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OPENING CEREMONY FOR

 

MetroBikeLink Bridge & Trail Extension To Swansea MetroLink Station

 

August 18, 2011 10:00 AM

MetroBikeLink Trail

North End Park to Swansea MetroLink Station

Owner - St. Clair County Transit District

Length: 8/10ths of a mile

• 4.7 miles Swansea Station to SWIC

• 2.8 miles Swansea Station to South Side Park via City of Belleville Richland Creek Greenway Trail

Width: 10 foot asphalt with 2 ft shoulders

Four Significant Bridges:

• Over Richland Creek & Norfolk / Southern Railroad 3 span steel girder, 240' long

• Over IL Rt. 159 3 span steel girder, 240' long

• Two bridges over Swansea Creek Single span, pre-engineered, each 90' long

Richland Creek Bikeway Spur (Phase IIA)

Owner - Village of Swansea

Length: 4/10ths of a mile

When the final phase of this trail is completed in 2012, the total length will be 1.7 miles between MetroBikeLink and Old Collinsville Road, and potentially allow for the continued extension towards Shiloh and O'Fallon.

Future Enhancements

Swansea Station to Memorial Hospital MetroLink

Station

2.2 mile trail extension with grade separation bridge over Fullerton Road. Includes drinking fountains at Swansea & Memorial stations. Under construction. Should be completed Summer 2012.

MetroBikeLink Trail Bridge at Green Mount Road

New embankment and grade separation bridge over Green Mount Road on the existing trail near Southwestern Illinois College. In design. Planned for 2012-2013 construction.

SWIC Green Campus Initiative

A green campus initiative to create a more walkable campus, including a new loop trail off MetroBikeLink and around the campus perimeter.

SWIC Station to Scott AFB MetroLink Station

Proposed 3.5 mile trail extension.

Memorial Hospital Station to Fairview Heights

Station

Proposed 3.5 mile trail extension.

Additional Connecting Trails to MetroBikeLink

In construction, design or initial planning. Would further connect shorter, "local" trails of Belleville, Swansea & Fairview Heights to the "backbone" of the St. Clair County trail system.

Fw: BRC -- Race Day at McKendree

FYI

----- Forwarded Message -----
From: "Smallheer, Kim A" <kasmallheer@mckendree.edu>
To: "'brc@bellevillerunningclub.com'" <brc@bellevillerunningclub.com>
Sent: Friday, May 13, 2011 7:54 AM
Subject: BRC -- Race Day at McKendree

Hi, Dan.

 

McKendree University in Lebanon, Illinois is hosting a summertime cycling event on Saturday, July 23^rd and we are hoping you can pass the information on to Bellville Running Club members and perhaps post it on your BRC web site Events Calendar.  We know you are all primarily runners, but there might be some cyclists in the group or you may know cyclists who are looking for a biking event this side of the river.

 

We've designed our 18-mile "The Great McKendree Bike Chase" to be a fun event (a combination ride and race) and welcome riders of ALL levels of cycling expertise.  You can lead the group and hammer the Chase in under an hour or take your time and count how many riders you pass (or who pass you) in the two hours that we'll have the course open.  Your bicycle is your choice:  cruiser, hybrid, road bike, mountain bike, or the Huffy from your basement, but riders must wear a serviceable helmet to participate.

 

Our Bike Chase is not a U.S. Cycling Federation event and cyclists will NOT be riding on a closed course.  While traffic early on a Saturday morning is very light in Lebanon, we'll ask everyone to be careful of vehicles, especially when making turns.  We'll have volunteers all over the course to keep things safe, but cyclists still need to exercise caution and be aware of other riders who may be participating with different cycling skill levels.

 

The Chase starts at the McKendree Fountain in the center of campus and finishes on our track inside the Leemon Field stadium.  Each of the six, 3-mile laps follows a route through Lebanon business and residential areas, into and out of our stadium, and then back to the campus fountain and features the challenge of high-speed straight-aways, tight turns, a segment of brick road, a single-file sidewalk, and the track surface itself.

 

The Bike Chase starts at 8:00am with a safety briefing set for 7:40am.    Registration fee is $15.00 for each participant with $5.00 added if you wait until Chase Day to sign up.  You may register in person on campus at the Intramural Gym located in the Melvin Price Convocation Center, download the registration form at mckendree.edu/raceday, or register online (for a small fee) at "active.com."  Mailed entries must be postmarked by July 19^th.  The Chase Day staff will provide both T-shirts and post-race refreshments while they last.  For your convenience, I've attached the registration form; the course map; and an information sheet which includes (1) a description of the Chase course, (2) driving directions to McKendree, and (3) instructions for registering online through active.com.

 

So, enjoy your summer, have a safe Independence Day weekend, and we hope to see some BRC members bright and early on Chase Day, July 23^rd, to ride the streets of McKendree and Lebanon

 

 

Regards,

 

Kim Smallheer

Director of Student Recreation Programs

McKendree University

(618) 537-6420

 

Law Day Run

The Law Day Run is tomorrow morning. Since the course is on our home turf, it is usually well attended by BRC members and we usually kick a lot of butt.  

 

- Beginners. Good luck to all of you who have been training with the Beginner's 5K Training Program. I'm sure you'll all do great out there!

 

- Tent. The Belleville Running Club will have our tent and a table out there. If you've been watching the e-mails on this list, but haven't made your way out yet, please stop by the tent and meet us.

 

- BRC Shirts. If you've got one, don't forget to wear it.   

 

- Kids Run. The 5K is at 9:00am and it is followed by a diaper dash and a youth 1K race at approximately 9:45am. The BRC will be running with the kids to encourage them. The kids races start at the same location as the 5K.  I currently have Shelly Adams, Christy Belsom, Shannon Blaes, Dan Ernst, Jason McCoskey, Ken McKinley, Kristen Preston, Brendan Preston, Patty Shaw, Debbie Townsend, and Sarah West committed to running with the kids. We can use as many people as possible, so please help out regardless of whether or not you've already committed to doing so.

 

- Picture. As in past years, we will take a group picture after the race. Please assemble at the finish line right after the kids 1K run is complete.

 

Thanks!

----- Forwarded Message ----
From: Angie Vassen <AVassen@LawDayRun.com>
To: danieltrapp@yahoo.com
Sent: Mon, April 25, 2011 4:11:59 PM
Subject: Law Day Run News and Registration

10^th Annual

St. Clair County Law Day 5K Run/Walk
1K Youth Fun Run

3 Mile Wheelchair Event

Saturday, April 30, 2011

 

Belleville , IL April 25, 2011

To celebrate the 10^th Annual Law Day Run the committee has implemented some new features.  These additions include a three mile wheelchair event (escorted by Big Shark Bicycle Club); Five Pictures, Five Stories, Five Songs; performance shirts; and fun-filled events for race day.  We will once again feature chip timing provided by Big River Running. 

 

The success this race has seen is the result of the efforts of the City of Belleville , St. Clair County, our sponsors (some of whom have been sponsors since our first year), our numerous volunteers, and you, the participants.  Everyone working together has made this event a huge success.  We are anticipating a record number of participants this year.

 

Whatever your reasons for participating, we thank you.   We hope you continue to keep active and participate in this event as it benefits a worthy organization, the Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation , Inc.

 

Remember the Law Day Run is the first event to qualify for the Belleville Triple Crown Athlete Medal.  There is still time to be a part of all of the excitement.    

 

Online registration will remain open until 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 .  The online voting for your favorite starting line song will also close at 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, April 27^th.  If you miss the online registration deadline you can still participate.  Late Registration is Friday, April 29^th at The Lincoln Jug Restaurant 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.   Day of Race Registration is available on Saturday, April 30^th from 7:00 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. To Register online go to:  LawDayRunRegistration

 

Be Healthy, Enjoy Life!

www.LawDayRun.com

If you have trouble with the registration link then cut and paste the following address in your web browser: https://secure.getmeregistered.com/get_information.php?event_id=4659