Runners Corner: New Years Day Dash

NEW YEAR'S DAY DASH 2007
Looking for a great way to ring in the New Year? How about a 5 mile chip-timed run followed by wings, great prizes and giveaways and New Year's Day bowl games on large screen TV's? If that sounds good to you, then please join us for the 2nd Annual New Year's Day Dash. Here are the details (or follow this link):

Date: January 1, 2007
Time: 11:00 a.m. (Registration begins at 9:00 a.m.)
Location: Quaker Steak & Lube, 2259 Deming Way, Middleton, WI
Cost: $14.00 (Until Dec. 15th), $20.00 (Dec. 15th thru Race Day) Kids under 10 - FREE
“New Year’s Day Dash” Pint Glass to the first 250 registered.
Early Packet Pick Up at Fleet Feet Madison Saturday, December 30th and Sunday, December 31st from 12pm-4pm. (Pint glasses will be given out at the end of the race).
Register on line at Active.com or print out the registration form and mail it to or drop it off at Fleet Feet Sports, 8440 Old Sauk Road, Madison, WI, 53562. Please make checks payable to Race Day Events.

Fun Runs

Monday Night Rush Hour Run
Join us at Fleet Feet for a group run of 5 miles at 5:45pm, instead of sitting in traffic!
We will track your miles each week
When you hit 50 miles (10 run sessions), you will receive a free gift!
Nike Wednesday Night Women's Run/Walks
Join the Women of Fleet Feet for group run/walks
Every Wednesday Night @ 5:15pm
2-5 miles
Meet at Fleet Feet
When you join us a total of 10 times, you will receive a Nike Top
Mizuno Thursday Night Run
Join us for our 5 mile "roving" run.
Every Thursday Night @ 6:00pm
5 miles
The group meets at a different location each week.
Mizuno will provide technical shirts for each participant after they attend 10 runs. The runs are listed below or sign up for the FFTraining Yahoo Group, also below, to receive a weekly email on the location of the group run. Join us for the fun!
Friday Morning Coffee Run
Friday Morning @ 5:30am. Meet at Starbucks by the New Copps on Century Avenue in Middleton for 3 to 5 miles.

Fleet Feet Training Group
The Fleet Feet Training group is our "roving" running group. The group typically meets on Thursday evenings at 6:00pm (now the Mizuno Thursday Night Run) and Sunday mornings at 8:00am at different locations around the greater Madison area, unless there is an event. If you would like some group motivation please join us. There are a variety of pace groups within the larger group and our philosopy is that no runner will be left behind. Just sign up for our email list (more info below) and you will receive an email each Monday announcing the time, location and distance of the training runs. Hope to see you out there!

*Please park behind Klinke Cleaners when meeting at Fleet Feet Madison for weekly fun runs.

Here is a list of runs and events for the winter. For more details on events please see our events page:

Sunday, November 26 Starbucks - Middleton Hills 8am
Thursday, November 30 Fleet Feet 6pm 5 miles
Sunday, December 3 Machinery Row 8am
Thursday, December 7 SBR Coaching 6pm 5 miles
Sunday, December 10 Arboretum 8am
Thursday, December 14 Fleet Feet 6pm 5 miles
Sunday, December 17 Panera, Fitchburg 8am
Thursday, December 21 Pinnacle 6pm 5 miles
Sunday, December 24 SBR Coaching 8am
Thursday, December 28 Machinery Row 6pm 5 miles
Sunday, December 31 Panera University Ave 8am