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Good morning, ARC runners,

It's time to get (half) naked (again) at Saturday's McClellan Park Medical Mall Half-Naked Marathon. It's not a Grand Prix points race - but it is one great event on the ARC schedule. If you didn't pre-register, don't worry. Raceday registration is from 7 to 7:45 a.m., with the race set for 8. Don't miss it.

A few points:

-Breakfast this week will not be served at the Medical Mall. So please make your own arrangements for post-race food.

-The Medical Mall will be open, however, for access to the restrooms, etc.

-Water/aid stations will be manned throughout the course. Race director Bruce Greene has said there will be water, Gatorade, fruit and cookies on the course at mile points 2, 4, 6.5, 9 and 11. Course will close at 11 a.m.

-T-shirts are all spoken for. So if you haven't registered and you want to race, you can race - but there are no more shirts.

Here's the course map. Here's the weather report for Saturday morning. Here's last year's results.

Don't think there's any concern about thunderstorms or tornado warnings for Saturday morning, so let's look forward to a good, half-naked race!

Fast and injury free-running,

Phillip

And the winner is ...

This week's ARC Facebook question was, "What is your favorite training course/location in our area?"

The results:

McClellan 5K/half-marathon - 17

Golden Springs 5K/10K - 12

Chief Ladiga Trail - 10

Other - 5

Canyon Course in East Anniston - 3

Woodstock - 1

48 total votes were cast. No one voted for Oxford Lake or Jacksonville's 5K course.

Make sure to look for next week's question this weekend on the ARC Facebook page.

On the menu

Everyone has different opinions about how they should fuel/hydrate for a race and during a race. This week, Runners World has given us the top 10 rules of fueling. (Suggestion: You may still want to do what works best for you.)

http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,7120,s6-242-301--12904-F,00.html?cm_mmc=NL-Nutrition79385001262012-_-10%20Rules%20of%20Fueling

Tri team announces featured events

The following triathlons have been voted by team members to be the races we feature for 2012.

What does that mean? It means we will promote these seven events and focus on getting our members to these events as a group. Also, most of these events have extended a gracious discount to our team members. These races vary in distance from sprint to Half IM distances, and an adventure race is thrown in there for variety!

1. April 28 - Terrapin Adventure Race, Calhoun County

2. May 19 - Lake Guntersville Olympic Distance Triathlon, Guntersville*

3. June 9 - Team Magic Buster Britton Tri, sprint, Oak Mountain

4. August 11 - Team Magic Mountain Lakes, sprint, Guntersville

5. August 26 - Rocketman Olympic Distance, Huntsville*

6. Sept. 9 - Frantic Frog, sprint, Scottsboro

7. Oct. 7 - Goosepond Colony Half Distance, Scottsboro*

*Also, check out the Alabama Triathlon Championship Series: Three of our featured races are also on this series. Double dip!

More to come.

Brooke Nicholls Nelson

Anniston Runners Club Triathlon/Multi-Sports Director

256-239-9001

brookenelson@amcvets.com

2012 Grand Prix schedule

In case you missed it, here is the 2012 GP schedule, as voted on by ARC members and announced at the ARC banquet. (Listed by date)

Feb. 25 - Mount Cheaha 50K

March 10 - Mardi Gras 5K

April 21 - Anniston YMCA 5K

May 19 - Anniston Lions Club Run for Sight 5K

June 2 - Rocking on the River 10K

June 23 - Haley's Team Twilight Run 5K

Aug. 4 - Woodstock 5K

Aug. 11 - Historic Lincoln 5K

Aug. 25 - Julie Diener 5K

Sept. 16 - Talladega 21000 half-marathon

Oct. 6 - Fort McClellan Credit Union/Janney Furnace 5K

Oct. 27 - Gamecock Gallop 5K

Dec. 1 - Chief Ladiga Trail half-marathon

Dec. 8 - Dashing Through The Springs 5K

Fashion show

Saturday is the last chance to order the ARC-themed apparel that debuted at the ARC banquet earlier this month. Put in your order at Saturday's Half-Naked Marathon or send in your order form to Brooke Nelson ASAP.

What's available:
1. Club and Women's Running Hoodies - with either the ARC logo or the Women's Running logo.
2. Club shirts - long sleeve.
3. Club or Tri Team bags.

Happy hour

It's what every runner craves after a 10-mile run - BEER!

This week, Runner's World put together a list of the best brews for post-race sustenance/fun. Even if your favorite beer didn't make the list, it's interesting to see what did.

http://www.runnersworld.com/beers/slide2.html

Running words

"If you believe in yourself and have the courage, the determination, the dedication, the competitive drive, and if you are willing to sacrifice the little things in life and pay the price for the things that are worthwhile, it can be done." - Vince Lombardi

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