Good Afternoon Striders!

First off on this Veterans day, I just want to say thank you to all those who have served or are currently serving out great country. A special shoutout to those striders who are also veterans including Alex Inmotion Cabrera, Jocelyn Nokes, Danny Dolan, Andrew Bragg, Stan Klem, Skip Cleaver and Terry Kenney. Thank you!

Lots of great performances this past weekend!
Congrats to Liz Kelly for completing her first half marathon!
Congrats to Carolanne Donovan for finishing her first marathon!
Congrats to Lin Zhang coming in 2nd in her age group this past weekend
Congrats to Tara Roark-Towle for her 3rd place age group in the 5k this past weekend!
Congrats to Michael Ericson for a new half marathon PR
Congrats to Thomas Cantara for a 3rd in age group marathon finish this past weekend!
Congrats to Colin Cook for coming in first amateur at the Ironman Florida event

If you or someone you know has run a significant race accomplishment, please let me know!

We need you!
The Executive Board is looking for members to join and help drive the direction of our club. We meet on the 2nd Wednesday of each month, currently virtually. Currently looking for competition committee members, Treasurer, Boston bus coordinator, among a few other roles. If you are interested please reach out to me, stephenrrouleau@gmail.com, or contact another current board member https://www.gatecity.org/executive-board/

Novemberfest
Due to Covid-19 the 22nd Annual Novemberfest will be held virtually on Sunday November 22, 2020. This event, hosted by the Gate City Striders, benefits the Nashua Childrens Home, and the wonderful work they do. Novemberfest has always been primarily a social event and a successful Novemberfest has been when we had a standing room only crowd in the bar at Martha’s Exchange. While we can’t gather as usual this year, the Nashua Children’s Home still needs our support. We are still offering some terrific raffle prizes of value greater than your entry fee. Entrants are encouraged to run the 4-mile Novemberfest course anytime before Sunday November 22, 2020 to be included in the race results. http://www.lightboxreg.com/novemberfest_2020

USATF-NE XC Championship Race
USATF NE is in the process of organizing an XC Championship race to be held at Mine Falls/Nashua South High School on Saturday, November 21st. Currently, they are looking to get an estimate of participants from clubs. If you are interested please take a moment to complete the form below (there is additional information about the race/logistics in the form. Contact Christy Kervin if you have any questionshttps://docs.google.com/…/1FAIpQLSeThEkt0tA4V4…/viewform

Run Free Shirts!
Amy Doyle has opened a small online store thru Mint Printworks for the Run Free in the 603 shirts/hoodies. Go here if you are interested: https://mintprintworks.printavo.com/merch/runfree

Take care, be safe, and see you on the roads!
Stephen Rouleau
President
Gate City Striders