Happy Wednesday!

Here are this week’s track announcements

This week’s kudos go out to Deb Reads who PR’d at Cinco de Miles last weekend! Congrats! If you or anyone you know has run a PR or had a significant accomplishment, please let me know!

TONIGHT after track we’ll be stuffing bags for the Gate City Marathon Half Marathon and Relay. Starts at 6:45pm over at Chunky’s.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1342778472526511

Gate City Marathon needs a few more volunteers in two spots:
– 2-3 more people to help make sandwiches for the race at 10pm Friday night at Peddlers Daughter.
– 1 more person to help on Saturday afternoon at approximately 1pm to load a truck from the shed
Please let me know if you are interested.

Fitness University is nearing capacity for this summer, less than 50 spots remain, if you know of anyone who would like their kids to take part in this program, get them signed up today. Sign-up link on the GCS website.
https://www.gatecity.org/fitness-university/

Fitness University is also looking for a few more volunteers, have a few age groups that need a second leader. Please contact Carolina Keri Tumminelli if interested.

Have you thought about joining the club’s executive board?
We’re in need of a Secretary, Sponsorship Coordinator and and Outreach point person. Please ask a current board member https://www.gatecity.org/executive-board/ or I if you have any questions

Events:
May 15th – after track Gate City Marathon Bag Stuffing – we’ll give you some food and a beer ticket, you supply a little labor.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1342778472526511

May 18th – NEGP – Westfield 5k – please let Brandyn Naro know if you plan on running

May 19th – NHGP – Gate City Marathon, Half Marathon & Relay – http://www.gcsmarathon.org/ Online registration has closed, but can still sign up on Saturday at the Nashua Country Club or on race morning. Help us take back the lead over Upper Valley on our home course. Questions about the race talk to Mark Furler, Questions on volunteering contact Stephen Rouleau Sign up to volunteer here:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f084fa4aa2ba3fd0-2019

May 20th – Best of Boston – Nashua Country Club – 7pm We’ll honor the fastest man and woman from NH along with the fastest man and woman Gate City Strider running this past year’s Boston Marathon.
https://www.facebook.com/events/2268976493341267

June 3rd – Start of Mine Falls Summer Trail Series – still need a few volunteers – see Jennifer Jordan

June 18th – start of Fitness University – need more volunteers especially a couple of group leaders

On top of our very generous race reimbursement plan (https://www.gatecity.org/race-reimbursement-program/), volunteering and being active in the club can help make you eligible to earn one of the bypass numbers the club usually gets each year to run the Boston Marathon. We have plenty of programs in need of volunteers in the near future.

Take care and see you on the roads!