T.U.R.C. -- The University Running Club

+ April 5, 2010 another great week of running

Hey TURC Nation,

I hope everyone is ready for another great week of running. The weather has 
certainly been cooperative these past few weeks, and it looks promising yet 
again. Here is a run-down for the week ahead:

Monday- 5:30 PM 
Tuesday- 5:30 PM
Wednesday- 5:30 PM
Thursday- 5:30 PM
Friday- 4:30 PM
Saturday- 12:00 PM (RUN FOR RESEARCH)

All runs will be meeting at the gopher!

As usual, there will be optional workouts during these runs for all those 
who are looking to get into some great racing shape! Currently, we will be 
planning one for Monday or Tuesday. Again, these workouts are optional; 
other groups will continue with distance runs.

Furthermore, Run For Research is this Saturday! Deemed the ultimate campus 
5K here at the U, this is one race you do not want to miss. All proceeds go 
to autism research, so come on out and support a great cause. In case you 
missed it, here are the details:

When: Saturday April 10, 12:00 pm
Registration begins at 10:00am
Where: Northrop Mall, University of Minnesota East Bank
How Much: $15 Minimum Donation with Pre-registration
$20 on Event Day. Additional donations welcome.
Register or donate online:
http://z.umn.edu/5krunforresearch/

Finally, TURC has been considering purchasing new club t-shirts. This is 
just a heads-up. More information regarding this will follow in the week 
ahead.

All right, that is all for this week. We look forward to seeing everyone 
this week. We understand many of you are just getting back into shape. 
That's great! Remember, it is always easier and more fun to run with 
friends. This looks to be a wonderful week for running, so take advantage 
of it; don't let this opportunity pass you by.

See you at the gopher!

The University Running Club

+ March 31, 2010 Run for Research 5k, The World Series/Super Bowl/World Cup/Stanley Cup/NBA Finals of Campus 5ks

Hey TURC nation,

Just a little more info about the Run for Research 5k:

When: Saturday April 10, 12:00 pm
Registration begins at 10:00am
Where: Northrop Mall, University of Minnesota East Bank
How Much: $15 Minimum Donation with Pre-registration
$20 on Event Day. Additional donations welcome.
Register or donate online:
http://z.umn.edu/5krunforresearch/

I will be at the race by 10:00 am. Also, if you are running in the race and 
have a Distance Project jersey or any type of TURC gear please wear it on 
race day so we can make our presence known. Finally, there will be prizes 
for the top three runners of each gender and free food for everyone, so 
there really is no good reason not to come. If anyone has any questions 
just shoot me an email and also, keep a heads up for further race info 
throughout the next week. Hope to see everyone there.

Ryan Daye
President of The University Running Club

+ March 28, 2010 Finally some good running weather

Hey TURC nation,

Finally, it has warmed up a little here in Minne-snow-ta for some decent 
outdoor running (time to bust out the short shorts). Here is the quick 
rundown for the week:

Mon: 5:30 pm meet at Bierman outdoor track for workout
Tues: 5:30pm
Wed: 5:30pm
Thu: 5:30pm meet at Bierman outdoor track for workout
Fri: 4:30pm
*Tues, Wed, Fri all meet in front of the wooden gopher.

Also, a reminder. Next Saturday is the Run For Research 5k, the super bowl 
of all campus 5ks. This has traditionally been a very strong event for TURC 
and I would like to continue that tradition. Therefore, members of TURC, 
please clear your calendar and make space for this great race. All proceeds 
go to fund research for autism so you will be supporting a very good cause. 
I will continue to send out reminders for the next two weeks. I look 
forward to seeing everyone there.

Hope to see everyone this week,
Ryan Daye
President of The University Running Club

+ March 22, 2010 Two emails?

Hey everyone,

I realize now that two emails were sent out regarding TURC this week (due 
to some administrative miscommunication). Please disregard the first email. 
We will be following the schedule that I sent out. Thanks.

Ryan

+ March 21, 2010 Welcome Back

Hey TURC nation,

First off I hope everyone had a fun spring break, wherever that may have 
been. Also, I hope everyone continued to run over break because spring has 
sprung and that can only mean one thing: outdoor racing season is 
beginning! With that in mind here is the schedule for this week:

Monday: 5:30pm; workout, meet at Bierman outdoor track (first outdoor track 
workout in quite some time!)
Tuesday: 5:30pm meet in front of the wooden gopher
Wednesday: 5:30pm meet in front of the wooden gopher
Thursday: 5:30pm, *Tempo Run*, meet at the wooden gopher
Friday: 4:30pm, meet in front of the wooden gopher

Alright guys I hope everyone is ready for the second half of the semester. 
I look forward to seeing more people coming out this week, seeing as the 
whole "its too cold" excuse is going out the window.

Ryan Daye
President of THE University Running Club

+ March 21, 2010 TURC Week of Mar 21

TURC Members,

Hopefully everyone enjoyed spring break and is looking forward to the warm 
weather that has arrived!

This week TURC will be meeting...

Mon- 5:30PM
Tues- 5:30PM
Wed- 5:30PM
Thurs- 5:30PM
Fri- 4:30PM

All runs will be meeting at the gopher!

That's all for this week. Hope you're ready for another great week of 
running
with the greatest club on campus!!


The University Running Club

+ March 8, 2010 Week of March 7

Ladies and Gentlemen of TURC,

Spring break is less than 5 days away! I know this is probably one of the 
more stressful weeks of the semester filled with midterms, papers, and 
such. Nevertheless, allow yourself some time to take a break and relax; 
better yet, come to TURC!

This week we will be meeting at..

Mon- 5:30 PM
Tues- 5:30 PM
Wed- 5:30 PM
Thurs- 5:30 PM

No TURC this Friday**

That is all for this week. Again, good-luck with everything this week and 
have a wonderful spring break.


Nicholas Van Ess
Vice President
The University Running Club

+ February 28, 2010 Week of February 28, 2010

Ladies and Gentlemen of TURC:

March is tomorrow! Finally! Yes, the month where we begin the transition 
from winter to spring. Though temperatures ought to be on the rise over 
these next few weeks, a random snowstorm is quite possible--in fact almost 
certain if history repeats itself. Nevertheless, I hope this climate shift 
will persuade many more of you to come on out.

We will be meeting this week at:

Mon. 5:30PM (Outdoor Tempo)*****
Tues. 5:30PM
Wed. 5:30PM
Thurs. 6:00PM (Indoor Workout)*****
Fri. 4:30PM

As always meet in Cooke Hall.

Finally this past weekend the Minnesota Men's Track team placed 1st at the 
Big Ten Indoor Track and Field Championship (hosted right here at the 
U!)and the Minnesota Women's Track team placed 4th!

Results can be found at:
https://www.nmnathletics.com//pdf8/675362.pdf?ATCLID=204897966&SPSID=38682&SPID=3305&DB_OEM_ID=8400
http://www.gopsusports.com/sports/c-track/stats/2009-2010/bigten10combined.html

That is all for this week. See you at TURC!

Nicholas Van Ess
Vice President
The University Running Club

+ February 21, 2010 Week of February 21, 2010

Ladies and Gentlemen of TURC:

Once again I hope everyone is having a great semester. As we approach March
the days are becoming longer, the temperature should be some-what higher,
and we will all be getting much faster!

Also, this past Friday Colin Zauner and Evan Baeten competed in the
Minnesota Snowshoe Open. Both ran in the 3K finishing in 8:51 and
9:32! Excellent work guys!

This week TURC will be meeting at

Mon. 5:30PM (Outdoor Tempo)
Tues. 5:30PM
Wed. 5:30PM
Thurs. 6:00PM (Indoor Workout)
Fri. 4:30PM

As always meet in Cooke Hall.

Well that is all for this week. See you at TURC!

Nicholas Van Ess
Vice President
The University Running Club


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+ February 15, 2010 Week of February 14, 2010

Ladies and Gentlemen of TURC:

Last Saturday both Slavomir Tkac and Ryan Daye competed in the 1 Mile at 
the UWRF Brooks Classic. As always, both performed well and finished in 
4:42.37 and 4:53.47. Congratulations men! For full meet results follow the 
link: http://www.online-entry.com/raceresults/101325-Results.htm

This week TURC will be meeting at

Mon. 6:00PM 
Tues. 5:30PM
Wed. 5:30PM
Thurs. 6:00PM 
Fri. 4:30PM

As always meet in Cooke Hall.

Again if you have not paid TURC for any NIRCA fees, please get that 
in as soon as possible.

Finally, this Friday is the Minnesota Snowshoe Open. It will be held in the 
field house and starts at 4:30PM. This is an exciting event in a central 
location that is free of charge with a student i.d. More importantly, 
several of TURC's elite will be competing in it! Good luck guys!

That is all for this now. See you at TURC.

Nicholas Van Ess
Vice President
The University Running Club

+ February 7, 2010 Week of February 7, 2010

Ladies and Gentlemen of TURC:

This past Saturday two of TURC's finest, Colin Zauner and Keith Behrman, 
competed in the 800 meter run at Bethel. Placing 7th and 8th in 2:00.63 and 
2:00.67, both ran exceptionally well and even finished ahead of a few 
Minnesota athletes. Great work guys!

This week TURC will be meeting at

Mon. 6:00PM 
Tues. 5:30PM
Wed. 5:30PM
Thurs. 6:00PM 
Fri. 4:30PM

As always meet in Cooke Hall.

Lastly, several of you have been negligent with your NIRCA Regional and/or 
NIRCA National payments. Please get these in as soon as possible.

That is all for now. Thank you everyone for making this the greatest club 
on campus!

Nicholas Van Ess
Vice President
The University Running Club

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+ January 31, 2010 First Week of February

Ladies and Gentlemen of TURC,

First of all, I hope everyone is off to a great start this semester. In 
addition, I hope everyone is excited for the month of February. I am almost 
positive there will be six more weeks of winter, regardless of whether or 
not Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow--we do live in Minnesota. Still, the 
days should start to seem longer, temperatures ought to increase, the 
Superbowl and Winter Olympics are approaching, and of course there is 
Valentine's Day to celebrate. Most importantly you will be able to run with 
TURC every week-day!

This week's schedule is as follows:
Monday- 6:00 PM <-Workout
Tuesday- 5:30 PM
Wednesday- 5:30 PM
Thursday- 6:00 PM <-Workout
Friday- 4:30 PM

As always meet in Cooke Hall located directly across from the Rec Center.

Also this past weekend, fellow teammates Keith Behrman, Slavo Tkac, and 
Ryan Daye competed in the Warren Bowlus Open at UW-Stout. All ran 
exceptionally well finishing the mile race with times of 4:26, 4:41, and 
4:54. Congratulations guys! Way to represent the club!

Well, that is about all for now. See you at TURC!

Nicholas Van Ess
Vice President


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requests that may be lost in the hundreds of emails we receive each week. 
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+ January 25, 2010 The week ahead

Hey TURC nation,

Sorry I'm sending this out now, I was having trouble with my email last 
night. On a brighter note, at least the vikings lost! Here is the run 
schedule this week; notice the fact that there are two workouts:
Monday: Meet in Cooke Hall at 6pm to go over to indoor track for workout.
Tuesday: 5:30pm
Wednesday: 5:30pm
Thursday: Meet at Cooke Hall at 6pm to go over to indoor track
Friday: 4:30pm
*All runs meet at Cooke Hall.
Alright everyone I need to get to class but I hope to see everyone this 
week.

Ryan

+ January 21, 2010 Two quick reminders

Hey everyone,

Two quick reminders. First, for anyone planning on coming to the workout 
tonight, we will be meeting in Cooke Hall first and then going over to the 
indoor track together. If you do come, you are welcome to do any workout 
you would like, we do not require you to do any particular workout. Second, 
on Friday Hal will be at TURC in order to pay back the individuals we owe 
money (he guarantees his attendance).

Your President,
Ryan

+ January 16, 2010 Welcome Back

Hey TURC Nation,

I hope everyone had a great break, did well (enough) on finals, and is 
excited to start school again. A few quick updates. First, TURC will 
officially begin to meet for spring semester on Tuesday, January 19th at 
5:30pm in front of the wooden gopher and will meet at that time and 
location on wednesday as well. On friday January 22nd we will meet at 
4:30pm. Second, on thursday, January 21st we will be having our first team 
workout of the new semester at 5:30pm in the fieldhouse in preparation for 
track and road racing season! I encourage everyone to attend. Finally, on 
Wednesday, January 20th Hal Brown, our Chief Financial Officer, will be at 
TURC with the team checkbook to pay people any money that our club owes 
them. If you cannot attend that day, please email us and let us know how to 
get your money to you. Well, thats all I have for now. I hope to see 
everyone on Tuesday!

President of the club with the "running M" on our panel on the Washington 
Ave Bridge,
Ryan Daye

+ December 17, 2009 Sell your textbooks back to Oak St. Textbooks

Hey TURC Nation,

I just wanted to let you all know about an easy way to raise money for the 
club. If you are selling your textbooks, sell them to Oak St. Textbooks. If 
you mention that you are with The University Running Club, the the store 
will donate 10% of groups sales from textbooks to the Club.

If you are going to participate make sure to e-mail your name run@umn.edu 
as the store needs a list of people that are in the club ahead of time.

Just in case you're wondering, no, I am not a sales rep for Oak St. 
Textbooks, haha. Steele and I did this last year and we were able to raise 
a pretty good amount of money from the club for doing this.

Here are the steps one more time:
1. Let TURC know that you are selling your books to Oak St. Textbooks
2. Sell your textbooks to Oak St. Textbooks
3. TURC from Oak St. Textbooks!

It so easy, a Hawkeye could do it! (Zing!)

Sincerely,
Chris DiSalvi
Ex-vice president of The University Running Club

+ December 7, 2009 TURC Potluck!

Hey everyone,

   As Nick mentioned earlier, the TURC end-of-semester potluck will take 
place this Friday from 6:00 p.m to 8:30p.m in room 324 of Coffman Union. At 
this dinner we will also be giving out awards (some may be a little 
unorthodox) as well as going over what to expect for spring and the 
upcoming track season. As for what people should bring I have come up with 
a plan to make sure that we dont have 20 people bring cookies (though that 
wouldnt be so bad). If you can (and I would ask everyone that is coming to 
try and bring something) bring food, please bring something from one of the 
following groups: beverage, dessert, or side dish or from cups or plates. 
Please respond via email ASAP what you plan to bring, this way I can direct 
things a little better. Also, Nick and I will be providing the main entree 
as well as napkins and utensils. I am looking forward to seeing EVERYONE 
Friday (you can take a little time away from your night for the best club 
with the coolest members on campus).
   If anyone has any questions just send me an email or give me a call 
(262-909-8424).

Your President,
Ryan

+ December 6, 2009 It's December!

TURC Members,

Yes the frigged temperatures have finally caught up with us; after all, 
this is Minnesota. However, TURC is a year-round organization, and will 
continue to meet:

Monday- 5:30PM
Tuesday- 5:30PM
Wednesday- 5:30PM
Thursday- 5:30PM
Friday- 4:30PM

We have noticed a decline in the number of runners these last couple 
weeks. Don't let this climate-shift undermine your activity. It definitely 
beats fumbling with treadmills or inHALing the dry indoor-track air.

Also, this Friday (December 11) is the TURC potluck/banquet. As of now, 
this will be held inside of Coffman Union. More details regarding time and 
exact location will follow. Please, respond to this email if you will be 
attending.

In addition, if anyone would like TURC t-shirts from last year, let us 
know. We have extras, and I believe the cost was around $15.

That's all for this week. Watch for more information on the TURC 
potluck/banquet.

See you at the gopher!

Nicholas Van Ess
Vice President

+ November 30, 2009 TURC: Week 11/29

TURC Members,

First off, I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! More importantly, I 
hope everyone is ready for another week of TURC! The times will remain the 
same for now:

Monday- 5:30PM
Tuesday- 5:30PM
Wednesday- 5:30PM
Thursday- 5:30PM
Friday- 4:30PM

Also, if you still have to turn in money for races, jerseys, etc. please 
do so as soon as possible.

That's about all for now.

Nicholas Van Ess
Vice President

+ November 22, 2009 And so begins winter...

Hey TURC,

   Now that the racing season is over we have entered that dreaded 8 month 
long period in Minnesota known as winter. However, TURC will still, as 
always, meet 5 days a week no matter how cold it is (no wussies in this 
club). The only exception will come around finals time. When finals get 
close, we will let you know when the last TURC run of the semester will be. 
Until that time everything will continue as normal.
   On another note, for those of you interested in racing in spring (track, 
5ks, etc.) these next two months are the time to base train consistently, 
this means going outside and running or, as much as it pains me to say 
this, using the treadmill everyday. Once TURC comes back from winter break 
we will begin doing some workouts on the indoor track, so make sure to run 
over break.
   On a final note, even though nationals are over I want to encourage 
everyone to still come as often as possible. For obvious reasons our 
attendance always drops during the winter and it would be nice if we could 
maintain the same size groups we have been running with. That being said 
the run schedule for this week is as follows:

Monday: 5:30pm, All runs will meet in Cooke Hall ( the building across from 
the front doors of the Rec Center)
Tuesday: 5:30pm
Wednesday: 5:30pm
Thursday: 5:30pm
Friday: 4:30pm

President of the toughest club on campus,
Ryan

P.S Both Nick and I will be making our triumphant returns to TURC this week 
to keep order after what I'm sure had to be a week of anarchy

+ November 19, 2009 Living History Farms

To everyone who was planning on going to Living History,

  I have made the decision to cancel the trip to the Living History Farms 
Race. As of today I only was told by three people that they had signed up 
for the race and this is simply not enough to justify the trip down there. 
I take part of the blame for this trip failing as I did not give enough 
warning about signing up before registration closed early, however, I think 
interest for this race simply died down due to its proximity to nationals 
and the affect of the long racing season we had this year. The decision to 
cancel this trip was very hard as it really bothers me that TURC will not 
be going to the race this year. I myself would love to go but just have so 
much to get done this weekend. Everyone that signed up please let me know 
and you will recieve a full refund.

Ryan

+ November 18, 2009 NIRCA Nationals Recap Correction

Hey everyone,

In the last email I some-how forgot to include Tyler Mandry in the men's 
NIRCA roster. My apologies 'Druski.'

Again, here are the complete NIRCA Nationals 2009 rosters for Minnesota.

MEN
Keith Behrman 
Hal Brown  
Ryan Daye
Chris Disalvi
Joshua Doebbert
Chris Flegel
Zach Krause
Michael Kasinkas
Steele Lorenz 
Tyler Mandry
Nicholas Van Ess

WOMEN
Erin Bennett
Brittany Pentek
Candice Todryk 
Molly Watkins
Megan Willerton
Libby Zupanc 


Nicholas Van Ess
VP

+ November 15, 2009 NIRCA Nationals recap and more

TURC Members,

Congratulations everyone who competed in the NIRCA National Championship 
Race this weekend. Our women's team placed 8th, quite an accomplishment 
seeing as this was the first year we had a full women's team. Runners 
included Molly Watkins, Libby Zupanc, Candice Todryk, Erin Bennett, Megan 
Willerton, and Brittany Pentek. Our men's team also finished well, placing 
10 out of 31 teams! Runners included Steele Lorenz, Hal Brown, Keith 
Behrman Zach Krause, Ryan Daye, Nicholas Van Ess, Chris Disalvi, Joshua 
Doebbert, Chris Flegel, and Michael Kasinkas. Also, I would like to give to 
give a special shout-out to Steele Lorenz who finished 14th with a time of
26:38.4. Again, congratulations to everyone this weekend. It was great to 
see everyone finish the season strong!

Though racing has ended, TURC will continue. Times for this week will be as 
usual. However, Ryan, and myself will most likely not be running this week.

Monday- 5:30PM
Tuesday- 5:30PM
Wednesday- 5:30PM
Thursday- 5:30PM
Friday- 4:30PM

Also, if you have not yet paid for Nationals please e-mail us. In addition, 
if you did originally sign-up and cancelled at the last minute, you were 
still charged $20 for registration.

If you still haven't picked-up your uniform, please e-mail us, so we can 
get that to you.

Moreover, if you plan on going to Living History, e-mail us as well. We 
would like to know how many people plan on going. So far, there have only 
been a few interested.

Finally, TURC is also planning on having a pot-luck after Thanksgiving. 
This is just a heads-up. More details will be coming soon.

Thanks again everyone for a great weekend especially Ryan, the Daye family, 
our drivers, our seniors, and everyone else for racing hard. This was a 
great time, and I'm already looking forward to next year.

Nicholas Van Ess
Vice President

+ November 11, 2009 More on Nationals

For everyone going to Nationals,

Tomorrow, everyone will be leaving from the gopher at 4:30 PM. There will 
not be a car leaving earlier as previously mentioned. Please be ready to 
leave by 4:30 PM; we will not be waiting around. Again, we will be heading 
to Milwaukee on Thursday and continuing to Ann Arbor on Friday. Also, there 
will be at least one car, possibly more, heading back Saturday evening.

See you tomorrow!

Nicholas Van Ess
Vice President

+ November 11, 2009 The rundown on NIRCA

Hey everyone,

   In this email I will attempt to cover everything people need to know 
about Nationals. First off, there will be one car leaving at 2:00pm (we 
still have spots open in this car, IF YOU CAN LEAVE AT 2 LET ME KNOW) on 
Thursday from the wooden gopher and all the remaining cars will be leaving 
at 4:30pm from the wooden gopher. If you can not make it to either one of 
these times, again, please let me know. However, in the event that you can 
not leave any earlier than 5pm, or if you are more than 15 minutes late to 
meeting at the wooden gopher, you will not be making the trip with us.
   On Thursday night we will all be staying at my house in Racine, WI. On 
Friday morning we will be waking up fairly early, going out for a short 
team run, and then eating breakfast. We will leave my house probably 
somewhere around 10am to make the rest of the trip to Ann Arbor, MI. We 
will be staying in a hotel on Friday and Saturday night and will be leaving 
to return home no later than 10am on Sunday morning. We will be driving 
straight through Sunday.
   On Saturday, we plan to be arriving to the course at around 8:00am to 
give both our teams plenty of time for course inspection and warm ups. 
Women race at 10:30am and men race at 12:00pm. After the men's race there 
is a lunch/tailgate that we will stay at for a short amount of time. At 
4:30pm the ENTIRE team will be going to the NIRCA awards ceremony until 7. 
We are supposed to dress business casual, so please bring something nice to 
wear. After the reception, we will be going out as a team to dinner (there 
will be minimal food at the awards ceremony). After dinner, we will discuss 
what options people have for the rest of the night, but everyone will 
pretty much be on their own.
   Now for the fun part, money. The total cost for this trip is $85. $20 of 
that is for race registration, so please keep that money separate (do not 
write out one big check. If you pay by check make the race fee check out to 
"NIRCA" and the other out to "The University Running Club"). I FULLY EXPECT 
EVERYONE TO BRING ALL OF THE MONEY FOR THE TRIP WITH THEM ON THURSDAY. As a 
club, we have been more than patient with regards to money, and the current 
trend of late payment can not continue otherwise we will have to enforce 
consequences for late payment in the future.
   As a final note, if you signed up for the race and can not come you 
still have to pay the $20 race fee. This is unfortunate, but it is a NIRCA 
policy and therefore mandatory.
   Alright everyone, if I missed something in here or if you have any 
questions let me know. I am looking forward to an awesome weekend for our 
team.

Your President,
Ryan

P.S keep an eye out for emails now until thursday afternoon with any more 
important details.

+ November 8, 2009 NIRCA Nationals

Hey Turc Nation,

A few things about nationals. If everyone that is going to nationals could 
please respond to this individually, what is the best time for you to 
leave? In other words what is the earliest time you could leave? I was 
planning on having a few cars leave the U at about 1:00pm on thursday 
afternoon and a few cars leave at 4:30pm on thursday afternoon. If this 
does not work for someone please let me know. Also a reminder: the cost for 
this trip is $85 I am asking everyone to please bring this full amount 
along to the trip. Race fee (this is included in the $85) is $20 and will 
be payed individually on race day. If you make out a check, make it out to 
"NIRCA". That is all for now, more updates to follow soon.

Ryan
The Prez

+ November 8, 2009 TURC Week 11/8: NATIONALS

Members of TURC,

Nationals is this Saturday! We will be leaving this Thursday evening most 
likely around 6:00PM, though this may change. From there, we will be 
spending the night near Milwaukee at Ryan's house. The rest of the schedule 
is as follows:

Friday- proceed to Ann Arbor, MI; check-in at hotel; pick-up race packets
Saturday- RACE DAY! (10:30AM Women's 6K/ 12:00PM Men's 8K)
Sunday- return to Minnesota

Eating arrangements and other matters will be determined along the trip.

For those of you who have not yet seen the course visit 
http://www.clubrunning.org/nationals_course.php

As for the this week, the schedule is as follows:
Monday: 5:30PM
Tuesday: 7:00PM
Wednesday: 5:30 PM

If you are attending Nationals, please make it to the runs this week. We 
will be covering more topics regarding our trip to Nationals.

As always, great work so far everyone. This should definitely be a fun 
trip. I hope everyone is as excited as I am and is ready to show what the 
Minnesota Distance Project is all about. Like I've said before, we have the 
talent, we have the preparation, and we have the determination--so let's 
make it happen!

See you at the gopher!

Nicholas Van Ess
Vice President

+ November 8, 2009 Living History Farms Race

Hey everyone,

Just a reminder to everyone who wants to go to Living History, if you have 
not signed up already, do so IMMEDIATELY because race capacity will be 
reached very soon. Also, for this race we where able to get a grant from 
the U so cost will be fairly low (hotel price, gas, etc. will be of minimal 
cost). When you sign up also remember to sign up as part of the team 
"Minnesota Distance Project" which is a co ed team. We will be leaving for 
Iowa on Friday (Nov 20th) afternoon probably around 3 or 4.

Ryan

+ November 4, 2009 Jersey/Shorts Pick-Up Day! Today!

TURC Members,

This is just a reminder that today is Jersey/Shorts Pick-Up Day! I will be 
in Cooke Hall (the building across from the Rec Center) at 5:00 PM 
distributing them. Hopefully this will give everyone enough time to pick-up 
their order, store it, and be ready by 5:30 for running club. Again make 
sure to bring $25/singlet and/or $22/shorts.

See you then!

Nicholas Van Ess
Vice President

+ November 1, 2009 Weekly TURC E-Mail: Week 11/1

TURC Members,

First off, I hope everyone had a great Halloween weekend--I know I did! 
Also, I want to thank everyone who took part in our costume run last 
Friday. From Forest Gump to a life-size Running "M", we certainly had many 
creative costumes.

Also, in case you haven't heard, 2004 Olympic silver medalist Meb 
Keflezighi won the NYC Marathon today in 2:09:15. Also Derartu Tulu, the 
Olympic gold medalist at 10,000 meters in 1992 and 2000 won her first New 
York women's title in 2:28:52.

This week running times will be as follows (unless otherwise noted):
Monday- 5:30PM
Tuesday- 7:00PM <<work-out meet at Bierman Track
Wednesday- 5:30PM <<jersey/shorts pickup
Thursday- 5:30PM
Friday- 4:30 PM

Also, this Wednesday is jersey/shorts pick-up day! If you ordered 
something, make sure to come WITH your money. Checks can be made payable to 
The University Running Club. In case you forgot, it is $25/jersey and 
$22/shorts. Again, please make sure to attend Wednesday's run. We would 
like to get everything distributed, paid, and taken care of on Wednesday! 
If you will be unable to make it, please send us an e-mail.

Finally, I would just like to remind everyone that Nationals are a little 
less than 2 weeks away. As most of you know by now, we will be departing 
for Ann Arbor, MI Thursday evening, racing Saturday morning, and arriving 
back at the U Sunday evening. Total cost will be right around $80 which 
includes hotel, gas, and race fee. Once again, I would like to congratulate 
everyone for the hard-work being put in this season, especially in this 
past week. During these next two weeks, let us not forget this, nor lose 
focus of the goals we have for Nationals. We have two pretty talented 
teams, with a lot of potential, that I know is capable of top performances.

See you at the Gopher!

Nicholas Van Ess
Vice President

+ October 29, 2009 NIRCA Nationals

Hey Everyone,

    For those of you planning on running Nationals, this is the info I need 
from you to sign you up for the race (and verify that you are a student, 
not some dude we picked up from the street).

Name
Student ID #
Undergrad or Grad student?
Current Credit Load?
Cumaltive GPA (above 2.0? yes or no)
Academic Probation (yes or no)?
Final Semester Student (yes or no)?

Please let me know the following information by tomorrow at 3:00pm. 
Otherwise, and there is no extension on this, you WILL NOT BE COMING TO 
NATIONALS.

Ryan
The Prez

+ October 26, 2009 I know, another email, BUT ITS IMPORTANT!

Hey again,

   Everyone that is planning on running at NIRCA nationals on Nov 14th, has 
to be completely payed up for club fees and any remaining hotel or race 
fees by THIS THURSDAY! If you have not payed your club fee, or still owe 
the club money for a previous race (I have a list of everyone that still 
owes us) than YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO COME TO NATIONALS! If you are unsure 
of if you owe us/how much you owe us than contact me immediately and I will 
let you know. We have to get papers signed a week before nationals, so no 
one can be late on their payment.

Ryan

+ October 26, 2009 Halloween Costume Run!

Hey TURC nation,

   Nick forgot to mention in the email for this week that this Friday is 
the TURC Halloween costume run! At 4:30 everyone should show up at the 
wooden gopher dressed up and ready to go. This is always a fun run and one 
of the highlights of the year, so please try and come! You don't need an 
elaborate costume, anything will do. Hope to see everyone there.

Ryan

P.S I would suggest not dressing up as a ninja by wearing all of your under 
armor (including full face mask) as I did last year. It was very hot and 
uncomfortable to breath through that thing. Just a fair warning.

+ October 26, 2009 Workouts for this week

Hey everyone,
   
   Just thought I would let everyone know that the workout schedule for 
this week is a little different than normal. On Tuesday, instead of having 
group one do a workout at 5:30, anyone who is interested in doing a workout 
will meet at Bierman Track at 7:00pm. On Thursday, the workout will be at 
5:30, with everyone meeting at the wooden gopher like normal. In addition, 
because Nationals is coming up soon, we will also be having a workout this 
Saturday at 11:00am at Bierman Track.
Everyone who is competing at Nationals should try to make these workouts. 

Ryan
The Prez

+ October 25, 2009 TURC Week 10/25

TURC Members,

This past Saturday our club competed in the NIRCA regional meet in 
Madison, WI. As always, the Minnesota Distance Project performed 
exceptionally well. Our men's team placed 4th while our women's team placed 
2nd! This is quite an accomplishment for both teams that I'm sure will draw 
a lot of attention. Though I was unable to attend, I have ran at Pope Farms 
in past and know that it is difficult to say the least, so I would 
like to congratulate everyone who rose to the challenge this weekend.

Next up for our team is the NIRCA National Meet on Saturday November 14 in 
Ann Arbor, MI! Details regarding the trip will be coming soon. Just as a 
heads up, we will leave that Thursday in the evening and return that 
Sunday. I estimate the total time from Minneapolis to Ann Arbor is roughly 
10-11 hr.

The schedule for this week is as follows:
Mon- 5:30pm
Tues- 5:30pm
Wed- 5:30pm
Thur- 5:30pm
Fri-4:30pm
We've been having a great turnout so far, so let's keep it up!

Finally, jerseys/shorts are on their way to get screen-printed. I know it's 
going to be the last cross country race of season when we get to use them, 
but it is the most important! Also, don't worry; you'll be ready for the 
local 5Ks and track meets TURC likes to participate in during the spring! 
As I stated before, I would like to collect money before they arrive so it 
will be less of a hassle when we distribute everything. Remember if you 
ordered something, we expect you to follow-through with your purchase. Most 
of what we buy for the club comes out of our own pockets, and we expect to 
get reimbursed. Again, bring $25/top and $22/bottom.

That is all I have for this week. Congrats once again to everyone who 
competed this weekend! I enjoy seeing the improvements being made, and 
I am very impressed with the development of our program. 

See you at the gopher!

Nicholas Van Ess
Vice President

+ October 22, 2009 Madsion Trip for NIRCA Regionals

Hey everyone,

This is what I have for people coming to Madison this weekend. If you 
signed up for the race but are not on my list please email right away. 
Also, IF YOU ARE ABLE TO DRIVE, PLEASE LET ME KNOW, WE STILL NEED AT LEAST 
ONE MORE DRIVER, OTHERWISE WE WILL HAVE SOME VERY TIGHTLY PACKED CARS.
Guys:
Michael K
Steele L
Hal B
Chris F
Keith B
Tyler M
Evan B
Colin Z
Paul S
Slavo T
Michael S
Zach K
Andy P
Josh D

Girls:
Libby Z
Molly W
Erin B
Brittany P
Cassandra M
Candice T

Drivers:
Andy P
Slavo T
Josh D
Keith B

We will be leaving from the wooden gopher at 6pm. However, one of our 
drivers will be leaving at 4:30pm so if you can make it then, let me know 
and I'll let you know if you are placed in his car (he only has room for 
two). Also, the plan so far is to leave Sunday morning to return to 
Minneapolis. If you absolutely have to be back by Saturday night or early 
Sunday morning, let me know and I'll try to figure something out.

+ October 19, 2009 NIRCA Regionals

Hey guys,

If everyone that signed up to compete in Madison this weekend could respond 
to this email so that I can get a head count that would be great. Also, if 
you are able to drive please let me know.

Ryan

+ October 14, 2009 ATTENTION EVERYONE THAT WANTS TO RUN REGIONALS IN MADISON,WI

Hey everyone,

    Just wanted to send out a notice that if you want to run NIRCA 
regionals in Madison, you must go to www.clubrunning.org and register for 
the Midwest Regional before Friday. The cost is $15 that you will bring to 
the race. Normally register everyone but they require info that I do not 
have on everyone. If you have any problems with the registration contact me 
at 262-909-8424. As for the trip itself, we will be departing Friday night 
and staying both Friday and Saturday night. We are not getting hotels 
because so many of our members have friends in Madison that they can stay 
with. If you do not know anyone that goes UW-Madison we will find someone 
for you to stay with. The trip should be a lot of fun. If you have 
questions call me immediately, again, 2629098424.

Ryan

+ October 14, 2009 Important Info for La Crosse

For Everyone Racing in the La Crosse Meet,

I know I usually don't send out racing information; however, I just 
wanted to let everyone know that I found a few hotels that we should 
definitely consider for Friday evening.

Assuming we have 14 runners...

Super 8- La Crosse 1625 Rose Street
4 Rooms Available (2 Queens/Room) $89 X 4 rm = $26/person

Bookstore Inn- La Crosse 1830 Rose Street
4 Rooms Available $80 X 4 rm = $23/person

Also: Howard Johnson's, Settle Inn, Americas Best Value Inn, Econo Lodge La 
Crosse all are around $75-$85

Also I thought I'd make an outline on what I'd expect for the weekend: 

Friday Oct. 16
5:45 PM- Meet outside the Rec and leave for La Crosse
~9:00 PM- Arrive in La Crosse

Saturday Oct. 17
8:30 AM- Go to Maple Grove Country Club - West Salem, WI
10:30 PM- Jim Drews Race (Men) 8K
11:30 PM- Tori Neubauer Race (Women) 6K
12:30/1:00- Head back to Minnesota

I'm guessing cost will be $15 race, ~$28 hotel, + Gas and Food.
So I would say $60 at the most depending on room accommodations.

**Finally, I heard that registration for the NIRCA Midwest Regional in 
Madison is due TOMORROW October 15th. I know this is last minute, but I 
just found this out.**

As for La Crosse, this is just what I am assuming and is in response to 
several concerns at TURC today, so I hope this helps. Either Daye or I will 
send out a follow up email regarding the La Crosse status tomorrow.

+ October 13, 2009 Colleges Against Cancer Saving Second Base 5k

Hey everyone,
   Just wanted to send everyone a reminder that the Saving Second Base 5k 
hosted by the CAC in partnership with our club is this saturday at 2pm. The 
race proceeds all go to the Relay for Life and there will be games and free 
food post race. The winners of the race will be presented with bras that 
increase in size the higher you place (sounds better than any trophy Ive 
ever heard of) so it would be awesome if we could get some TURC runners to 
show up and represent us well. If you do not want to race you can volunteer 
as well. All volunteers will recieve a free tshirt (Ive seen the design and 
they are awesome) so let me know if you are interested. Also, to help with 
recruitment TURC will have a table set up at the race so if you want to 
help with that, again let me know. I have attached the race registration 
form, so sign up!

Ryan

+ October 11, 2009 Lacrosse Invite

Hey TURC nation,

    This saturday is the Lacrosse Drews/Neubar Invite in La Crosse, WI. If 
you want to race with us please respond to this email or reply on facebook 
no later than noon tomorrow. I know this is short notice and I apologize 
for any inconvience. If you are able to join us, we will be leaving from 
the wooden gopher in front of the rec at 6pm on Friday. We will be staying 
in a hotel, a very cheap one,(which one is to be determined)and on 
saturday, the men will race at 10:30am while the women will be racing at 
11:30am. The price of entry will all depend on the amount of people that 
come to race, as we have to pay a flat team fee (I expect it to be about 
$15 to $20 at most), so I encourage as many people as want to come to do 
so. Overall, this should be a very fun and exciting trip as this will be 
the first time TURC has participated in this race, and it is the first time 
we will go head to head with the evil Wisconsin Track Club (these guys make 
Darth Vader look like the easter bunny). I hope a lot of people can come 
race and, if we are successful, maybe we can steal the title of "The Pride 
of Minnesota" from the marching band.

President of the only group on campus that will still be meeting outside 
when its 20 below zero,
Ryan

+ October 4, 2009 Weekly Info 10/4

Members of TURC,

Congratulations to all our runners who participated in the Eau Claire
Blugold Invite this past Friday! Once again, both our men's and
women's teams did a great job mixing it up with the D-III schools. Also, I
would like to give special recognition to both Colin Zauner and Hal Brown
for
placing 18th and 20th, seeing that Eau Claire decided to discount their
finishes during awards. Nevertheless, I believe this meet proved to be
successful. For a complete list of results you can visit www.pttiming.com.

Also, congratulations to everyone who participated in the Twin Cities
Marathon today! I hope everyone had a great race!

Next, the schedule for this week is as follows.
Mon- 5:30 PM
Tues- 5:30 PM
Wed- 5:30 PM (Jersey Day)
Thurs- 5:30 PM
Fri- 4:30 PM (Bring-A-Friend to TURC Day)

This Wednesday is Jersey Day. Therefore, if you have a cross country or
track jersey from high school or elsewhere, please wear it and represent
your school for a day.

In addition, this Friday is Bring-A-Friend to TURC Day! This has been a fun
event in past years and is a great way to help expand the club. Everyone
usually runs together, and we go about 3 miles or fewer. Following our run,
we will make our way over to Ben and Jerry's for ice cream.

Finally, in case you haven't heard already, TURC is on Flotrack!
That is to say, we are now on the greatest website for running coverage, so
check it out:
http://www.flotrack.org/videos/coverage/view_video/235653-2009-roy-griak-invitational/202204-minnesota-distance-project-after-2009-roy-griak

That's about all for now. Also remember that if you want a jersey, please
let us know. Cost will be around $45, and we will need your payment ahead
of time.

Thanks,

Nicholas Van Ess
Vice President

+ September 28, 2009 A follow up

Esteemed members of The University Running Club,

    Thought I would add to Nick's email since there was a lot missing. 
First, Eau Claire is this Friday; women race at 4pm, men at 5pm. We will be 
leaving from the wooden gopher at 1:15pm on Friday. The deadline to let me 
know if you are racing will be this Tuesday at 11:59pm (have to have names 
in by midday wednesday).Race fee is only $10!
    Also, jersey orders are due this week. If you want a jersey you must 
let me know by Friday so that I can place the order over the weekend. 
Please tell me the size jersey and size shorts you want. Cost is 
anticipated to be about $40-$45 and I will collect money next week at any 
of our runs. If you have not seen our jersey, simply go to our website at 
tc.clubrunning.org to see pictures of them.
    Finally, t-shirt orders will not be for a couple of weeks, as jerseys 
are our top priority at the moment. When it comes time for t-shirt orders, 
we will send out an email with more details.
(note: respond to eau claire race and/or jersey orders by either emailing 
this account or responding on facebook)

Your President,
Ryan

+ September 28, 2009 Weekly Info 9/27 Blugold Invite Friday!

Members of TURC,

Congratulations to everyone who participated in Griak this past Saturday! 
Though the course was tough, the meet was huge, and this was our first race 
of the year, both our men's and women's teams looked very strong. I look 
forward to seeing what we can do this Friday at Eau Claire. Also, thank you 
everyone who came to watch us and that ended up driving us as well.

Next, the schedule for this week is as follows.
Mon- 5:30 PM
Tues- 5:30 PM
Wed- 5:30 PM
Thurs- 5:30 PM
Like always, meet by the wooden gopher near the Rec Center. Also, please 
note that we will not be meeting on Friday.

This Friday, Oct. 2, our club will be crossing the border and traveling to 
Eau Claire. We will be competing in the 2009 UW-Eau Claire Blugold Invite. 
The race will be run on the Whitetail Golf Course. I have yet to hear from 
Ryan regarding the details, but I believe we will leave somewhere around 
1PM. Women race at 4PM and Men race at 5PM. Again, it will be a 6K for 
women and an 8K for men.

I know many of you needed to know our race schedule, so here's what's 
happening.

Oct. 2-  Blugold Open

Oct. 17-  Lacrosse Drews/Neubar Invitational

Oct. 24-  NIRCA Regional @ Pope Farms in Madison

Nov.  14-  NIRCA NATIONALS in Ann Arbor, MI

That's about all for now. Also remember that if you want a jersey, please 
let us know. I do not know when Ryan wants to place an order, but I can 
assure you that it will be within the next week. Cost will be around $40 
and we will need your payment ahead of time.

Thanks,

Nicholas Van Ess
Vice President

+ September 25, 2009 TO ALL GRIAK RACERS

Hey everyone,

Quick rundown on tomorrow. We will be meeting by the wooden gopher at 
8:30am. ONLY RACERS WILL BE RECEIVING A RIDE. Make sure also to bring $30 
cash or check (made out to: The University of Minnesota) for race fee. If 
you get there on your own, you must pick up your race packet by 9:30am. If 
anyone has any questions, call me at 262-909-8424.

Ryan

+ September 21, 2009 Our First Meeting (Finally)

Hey TURC Nation,

   Well it finally looks like we will get to have our first meeting after 
all. This Thursday at 8pm, in the third floor board room of Coffman 
Memorial Union (we will be there showing everyone where to go if you cant 
find it), TURC will be having our beginning of the year informational 
meeting to discuss everything you need to know about this upcoming year. We 
will go over racing, fundraising, finances, social events, and more so 
please every member of TURC, try to come! I don't want anyone to miss out 
on any important information.
   Also, as I hope everyone already knows, this Saturday several memebers 
of TURC (or should I say The Minnesota Distance Project) will be competing 
in the Roy Griak Cross Country Invitational! This will be our first year 
competing in this HUGE event and it would be awesome if we could get as 
many people as possible to come cheer us all on. Don't worry, admission is 
free for anyone with a university i.d. The TURC women will be racing at 
9:45am and the TURC men will race at 11:20am, so please come out and be 
loud, maybe even a little obnoxious, and perhaps even try body painting, 
though its not required (but highly encouraged).

Your President, and much better email writer than the current Vice 
President,
Ryan

+ September 20, 2009 Weekly Info 9/20

To All members of TURC,

Once again, we had another great turnout this week. The volleyball match 
ended up being a success, and it looked like everyone was able to find a 
few things at Run N Fun today.

Like always, TURC will be meeting Mon-Thurs at 5:30 and Fri at 4:30.

Also, TURC will be taking orders for jerseys and shorts. You are not 
required to buy them, though they are of Asics mesh material and fit quite 
nice. And If you are racing, you should get them. Again, you can visit 
http://www.tc.clubrunning.org/ to see what they look like. Men's have a 
more orange/gold tint while women's have more of a yellow/gold tine. 
Otherwise, they are basically the same. We are thinking they will cost 
between $40 and $45.
If you are interested please let us know.

Finally, this Saturday September 26, fifteen+ of TURC's elite will be 
competing in the 2009 Roy Griak Invitational. This is TURC's first time 
attending this race, so we invite everyone to come and support the team. 
The meet will be held on the U of M Les Bolstad Golf Course in St. Paul. I 
believe admission is free with a University I.D. For more information you 
can visit 
http://www.gophersports.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=8400&SPID=3309&SPSID=71624
or join the event page on facebook!

That is about all for now. See you by the gopher.

Vice President Vanny V

+ September 17, 2009 Looking Ahead!!

Hey Everyone,

This is just a reminder that tomorrow, Friday September 18, TURC meets at 
4:30pm. Following our run we will be playing volleyball across from the 
gopher. We encourage everyone to come and participate.

Also, this Sunday September 20, TURC will be going to Run N Fun Running 
Store. We will meet by the gopher and will leave at 11:00 AM. Please let us 
know if you are coming.

In addition, TURC will be ordering team informs. They will be the same as 
last year. You can visit http://tc.clubrunning.org/ (our website) to see 
what they look like. More information regarding cost and order deadline 
will be in the next email.

Finally, TURC would like to team up with Colleges Against Cancer and assist 
in a 5K fun run benefiting breast cancer. The day of the race will be on 
Saturday October 17. If you are interested in helping or participating we 
can send you more information. For those of you who are in the Distance 
Project, we will be in La Crosse that weekend for the annual UW-La Crosse 
Drews/Neubauer Invite.

That's about it for now. See you all tomorrow for some exciting 
volleyball!!!!

Vice President of the fastest, hopefully the largest, and definitely the 
greatest club on campus,

Nicholas Van Ess

+ September 13, 2009 Weekly Info 9/13

TURC Nation,

I hope everyone enjoyed our first few runs together. I was very impressed 
by everyone this week. This has certainly been the largest turnout in TURC 
history!

Again, TURC will be meeting at 5:30PM Mon-Thurs and at 4:30PM on Fri by the 
gopher in front of the Rec Center.

Friday this week TURC will be having a just-for-fun volleyball match across 
from the gopher. Everyone is welcome to come, and don't worry it shouldn't 
be too competitive.

Also, there has been a change in plans for our trip to Run N Fun running 
store. Due to the football game on Saturday, we will be going on Sunday 
Sept. 20. We will send more information on where and when to meet as we get 
closer.

Next, if you are interested in racing in the 2009 Roy Griak Invitational, 
we must know by tomorrow evening Monday Sept. 14. The cost is $30 per 
person and is on Saturday Sept. 26. It is run on The University of 
Minnesota Les Bolstad Golf Course in St. Paul. We will be competing in the 
D2 race for both men and women. Women race at 9:45 AM and men race at 11:20 
AM.

Lastly, if you are a new member and want more information or have any 
questions, please let us know.

Well that is about everything for this week. I hope we can keep this 
attendance up again. Seriously, that was awesome!

EL vicepresidente,
Nicholas Van Ess

+ September 10, 2009 An important message for both incoming freshman and returning TURC runners

Hey TURC nation,
    The most important thing to mention in this email is that there is NO 
MEETING TONIGHT. Due to a scheduling conflict with Coffman, the meeting 
will probably be held next week sometime (more on this later).
    Second, welcome all incoming freshmen and new TURC runners! This looks 
to be a very exciting year for TURC as we continue to grow and confirm that 
we are indeed the coolest club on campus. A little information about our 
club: TURC meets Monday-Friday and occasionally on weekends. 
Monday-Thursday we meet at 5:30pm and Friday at 4:30pm and always in front 
of the wooden gopher by the rec. When we do meet we split up our large 
group of runners of all ability levels into groups based on how far and 
fast you want to go that day. No one will ever be left behind and, due to 
the size of our club, it is virtually guaranteed that you will find someone 
of your same ability level. Please never be intimidated, the main goal of 
our club is to provide a fun atmosphere for people to meet and run with 
others who share their love for running. Also, please note that our club is 
non-committal. You can run with us whenever you have time, there is no up 
front club fee, and we do not require that you ever race if you don't want 
to (though we do encourage it :-) ). For the rest of this week we will 
follow our normal run schedule. Today we meet at 5:30 and tomorrow at 4:30. 
If anyone has any questions just send me an email and let me know.

Your President,
Ryan

+ September 8, 2009 A quick rundown

Hey TURC nation,
     Its late right now, so I'm going to make this short and sweet. Our 
first run is Wednesday (today!) at 5:30 in front of the rec. Our first 
meeting is from 7-8:30 at Coffman in room 324. This Friday morning, 
starting at 10:00 am, TURC will be participating in paint the bridge. 
Please let me know if you plan on coming so I know how much help to expect. 
In addition to Wednesday, the rest of the week goes as follows:
Thursday: 5:30 in front of the rec
Friday: 4:30 in front of the rec
If you have any questions, just let me know.

P.S I will be sending out another email tomorrow for incoming freshman to 
TURC so if I repeat information, I apologize.

President of the club that will hopefully soon be the biggest on campus,
Ryan

+ September 9, 2009 MISTAKE!!!! PLEASE READ!!!!

Hey everyone,
     Seeing as it was so late last night when I wrote the most recent 
email, it appears I forget to mention that the first meeting is THURSDAY, 
NOT TODAY, at 7 in room 324 in Coffman Union. I apologize if anyone was 
confused or canceled plans for tonight because of the mistake. Also, as was 
stated before, our first run is in fact TONIGHT at 5:30 in front of the 
wooden gopher by the rec. I hope to see you all there.

Ryan

+ September 4, 2009 Prepare to Gear Up for Another TURC Season! (literally)

Hey TURC nation,

     I hope everyone is excited as I am for the upcoming TURC year. I have 
a few quick announcements about getting things rolling this semester, so 
here goes. First, as Nick said in the last email, our first run will be on 
Wednesday Sept 9th at 5:30 pm in front of the wooden gopher. Second, our 
first and most important team meeting of the year will take place on 
Thursday Sept 10th from 7-8:30 pm (not sure on the room number yet, but as 
soon as I find out I will let everyone know). At this meeting we will be 
going over what to expect for the upcoming semester such as social events, 
and also taking ideas for club promotion and fundraising. Also, it is a 
great opportunity for new members to come and see what TURC is all about 
(in a word: GREATNESS).
     As for gearing up for the season, on Saturday September 19th TURC will 
be traveling to Run N Fun, a great specialty running store in St Paul, 
where we will be given 25% off of all shoes and 20% off of all apparel. On 
that Saturday we will meet up as a group and carpool to the store, time yet 
to be determined. This is a great oppurtunity for everyone to get whatever 
they need for running this semester as the store has pretty much everything 
you can think off.
     On a final note, I am still trying to figure out what time we are 
going to be doing Paint the Bridge, as my own scheldule on the first day of 
that event is very busy. It is very likely that we will be painting the 
bridge starting Friday morning around 10 and going until we are done. 
However, as soon as I am sure on the exact details I will let everyone 
know.
     Okay, thats all I have for right now. I cant wait to see everyone next 
week. As always, if anyone has any questions just let me know.

President of the most amazing club this side of the Mississippi,
Ryan

+ August 30, 2009 TURC 2009 Information

Ladies and Gentlemen of T.U.R.C.:

First off, I hope everybody?s summer is going/went well and is looking 
forward to another school year. I know we still have a little more than a 
week until classes actually begin; however, I thought I should inform 
everyone of what T.U.R.C. has planned for the upcoming school year.

Once again T.U.R.C. will be meeting at 5:30 PM Monday-Thursday and at 4:30 
PM on Friday. We will be keeping up with tradition and will be meeting by 
the wooden gopher in between Cook Hall and the Rec Center. As you all know, 
everyone is welcome and nobody gets left behind. We will officially meet 
Wednesday September 9 at 5:30 PM.

As most of you know, we always want to expand the club. Already we have 
planned on taking part in a few activities and events in hopes of getting 
our name out there. Next Saturday we will be running a booth at the Welcome 
Week Student Activities Fair. If anyone is around and would like to help, 
please let us know. Also, on September 10 and 11 T.U.R.C. will take part in 
the Paint The Bridge ?09. Again, we encourage everyone who wants to 
contribute to attend especially if you are artistic and creative. In 
addition, I know others brought up the idea of chalking-the-campus, which 
we will definitely do. Like always, if anyone has any other ideas to 
promote the club, let us know.

Next, we will have both a T.U.R.C. and Distance Project meeting sometime 
within the first few weeks of September inside Coffman Union. And of 
course, we plan on having a few social events again this season. More 
information on this will follow.

For everyone who is racing and needs information regarding the meets we 
will be attending this fall, please inform us. I will be sending more 
in-depth reports as we get closer to our first race.

Lastly, if you are a freshman or a new member, please notify us so we can 
send you more information about the club and answer any questions you may 
have.

As always, enjoy the rest of the summer, prepare for your classes, and of 
course be ready to run this fall!

VP,
Nicholas Van Ess

+ July 12, 2009 TURC summer get togethers

Hey TURC nation,
    I just found out that some of the members of TURC still in Minneapolis 
are getting together this summer to run. They meet every tuesday and 
thursday at 5 p.m in front of the wooden gopher by the rec center. 
Hopefully if you are up in that area you can make it a couple of times.
Until later,
Ryan

+ July 8, 2009 Another Summer Update

Hey TURC nation,
    How is everyone's summer running going? (I hope your first reaction to 
that question wasn't: what summer running?) Anyways, I have a couple 
important things to discuss concerning the upcoming school year. First, I 
have pieced together a possible racing schedule for this fall, that may 
change depending on how the year progresses. The schedule is as follows:
Sept 24: Roy Griak Invitational
Oct 2: Blu Gold Open
Oct 17: Lacrosse Drews/Neubar Invite
Oct 24: NIRCA Regionals in Madison, WI (we will definitely need to do our 
hill work in order to prepare for this brutal course)
Nov 14: NIRCA Nationals
Also, somewhere in here I may try and work out another dual meet with 
Wisconsin (maybe we can actually get them to come up to the cities this 
year).
     Second, I have registered TURC for the 2009 Paint the Bridge 
(Washington Avenue Bridge). I have reserved two panels for TURC to paint to 
spread the word about the best club on campus (and to replace that 
monstrosity from two years ago). So, if anyone has ideas for what should be 
on the panel (design, information, etc.) let me know. Also, we will 
obviously need people to help out, so if you can, try and remember to keep 
Sept 10 and 11 open.
    Alright everyone thats all I have for now. Remember to keep running 
this summer and keep a look out for a few more updates before summer's end.
Your President,
Ryan

+ June 11, 2009 A correction...

Hey everyone,
A quick correction: In the previous email I said that I had created the 
group "TURC Summer Running" on facebook to help anyone in need of a running 
buddy in the twin cites this summer. However, I did not create a group but 
instead an event by the same name. My apologies to anyone who looked for 
the group and could not find it. If anyone has trouble finding the event on 
facebook just send me an email and Ill help you out.
Ryan

+ June 7, 2009 A Summer Update

Hey members of TURC nation!
   I know its been awhile since I sent out an email, but this summer has 
been kind of hectic so far (I have been working third shift, 11pm - 7am). 
Anyways, lately I have been recieving emails questioning whether TURC meets 
in the summer. While the answer is unfortunately no, I have presented what 
I consider to be a good option for those of you in the cities this summer 
looking for someone to run with. On Facebook I have created the group "TURC 
Summer Running" with the hopes that anyone in TURC looking for someone to 
run with will join the group so that other members may message them, or 
post something on the wall proposing a run, or something of that nature. I 
hope this helps anyone in the cities in need of a running buddy or two 
until we all come back in the fall.
   Speaking of fall, I can't wait until TURC starts up again. Nick and I 
have big plans for this year including possibilities such as a TURC hosted 
5k, TURC goes rock climbing, and TURC runs the USATF road mile championship 
in Minneapolis, to name a few. Also, I am looking to beef up our racing 
scheldule for this fall (first race: Roy Griak Invitational) so a reminder 
to all those looking to compete this year, keep running and build up your 
base this summer because come fall, its on like Donkey Kong.
   Alright everyone thats all I have for now, but I will be sending out 
another update soon (within a week or two) so keep a heads up for that. If 
anyone has any questions or suggestions for TURC this year feel free to 
send me an email at run@umn.edu.

Until later,
Ryan

+ May 6, 2009 T-shirt pick up

Hey everyone,
    Recently I have been getting inquiries into when those of you who 
missed last weeks meeting can pick up the t-shirts you ordered. Therefore I 
am presenting the following options:

Thurs, May 7: 5:00-5:20 I will be by the Wooden Gopher in front of the rec 
with the shirts. In order to pick yours up you must pay me then. The cost 
for the shirts is $15. Check or Cash will work.

Fri, May 8: 4:10-4:30 In front of the wooden gopher

If neither if the above times works for you please contact me directly 
(dayex002@umn.edu) and suggest a time that would work best for you.

On another note, this Friday is the Minnesota Open at Bierman track and, as 
mentioned before, our own Colin Zauner will be competing. His race starts 
at 6:30 so please, anyone that can make it, come show your support for a 
fellow member of TURC!

Alright that all I have for now. Good luck with finals everyone and 
remember, keep running!

Ryan

+ May 3, 2009 LAST RUNS OF THE SEMESTER!!!!

Hey TURC nation,
      This is Ryan your new president (I apologize ahead of time if my 
email this week is not of the quality of former vice president Chris 
Disalvi, but I will try. Plus, next semester this will mostly be vice 
president Nick Van Ess' job, so no worries.) First of all, let me start of 
by saying how honored I am to be serving as your president. I am looking 
forward to next semester and can assure you the best is yet to come for 
TURC (later this week I will send out an email outlining some of TURC's 
goals for next year). With that being said let me also say that Nick and I 
both know that we have big shoes to fill. Both Steele and Chris were 
amazing leaders and the club owes a tremendous amount of its success to 
them. The time and effort they put into the club is astounding and I know 
everyone can join with me in saying that they will be sorely missed in the 
future and that we all wish them success in anything they do.

      As for this upcoming week, I know that many of you will be busy with 
finals just around the corner (sigh) but I want to encourage everyone to 
try and make it to any run they can this week, as this will be the last 
week that TURC meets for the rest of this school year. The run scheldule is 
as follows:

Mon: 5:30 (all runs except tuesday meet in front of the wooden gopher 
outside the rec)
Tue: 7:00 (Bierman Track)
Wed: 5:30 
Thu: 5:30
Fri: 4:30* Last TURC run of the semester. 

*On Friday I want to encourage everyone to please try and come. Since it is 
the last TURC run of the semester the plan is that everyone that shows up 
will run together (a nice, easy group run) as a final TURC send off. 
Afterwards, anyone that wants to come is invited to come to Ben and Jerry's 
for ice cream.

     Finally I want to remind everyone that on Friday May,8 the Minnesota 
Open will be going on at Bierman Track. In this meet will be our very own 
Colin Zauner and Evan Baeten! So, anyone that can make it I would encourage 
to come and cheer them on. (not sure on the race times as of yet, but 
again, I will send out an email soon with this information.)

     Alright members of TURC, as Chris would say, that all Ive got for now. 
I hope to see you in front of the wooden gopher this week, and remember 
finals only last a week, so please, no one jump of the Washington Avenue 
bridge in frustration. Instead, to relieve all that stress, go running!

Until later,
Ryan

+ April 27, 2009 Just to be clear...

Hey there TURC Nation,

I hope you all had an excellent Spring Jam! I know I did. I went to one 
huge party over the weekend. Man, it was so fun...it was a "riot!" haha

Actually, I am kind of glad to be going back to school tomorrow. I gotta 
say, I am definitely a bit "burned out" from all the partying this weekend! 
haha

(I'm sorry, I like puns a lot. And just to be clear, I was not at the riot 
at all. And The University Running Club condones rioting in any way, shape 
or form.)

Anyway, here is the schedule for the week:
Monday: 5:30 pm
Tuesday: 7:00 pm At Bierman Track
Wednesday 5:30 pm
Thursday: TURC ELECTION NIGHT AND T-SHIRT PICK-UP!***
Friday: 4:30 pm
Sunday: Frisbee???  I am afraid the season might be over for us :(

Like always, we meet at the Wooden Gopher unless otherwise mentioned. 

Which of course, leads me to mention the TURC Election on Thursday evening! 
The election will be at 4:30 in Room 325 in Coffman. We would really like 
to have a large turn out for the meeting so we can have an accurate officer 
election. Also, we will be handing out t-shirts at the same time. If you 
ordered a shirt please come and pick it up at the meeting. If you can't 
make it for whatever the reason, please let me know ASAP when and where a 
good time for you to meet us for your shirt. The cost is 15 dollars and 
checks should be made out to "The University Running Club."


Ok folks, that's all I got. I hope you all have a great week and we will 
see you out running soon!


Sincerely,
Chris DiSalvi
VP of TURC 


Hello Legion of TURC,

I was just alerted by our president of an alarming typo in the last e-mail. 
In order to make sure no one confuses us a lawless band of hooligans, The 
University Running Club DOES NOT condone rioting in any way, shape or form.


Sorry if there was any confusion...

Sincerely,
Chris DiSalvi
Embarassed Vice President

+ April 26, 2009 Trendy TURC T-Shirts and TURC Election Night

Hey there TURC Nation,

I hope you all had an excellent Spring Jam! I know I did. I went to one 
huge party over the weekend. Man, it was so fun...it was a "riot!" haha

Actually, I am kind of glad to be going back to school tomorrow. I gotta 
say, I am definitely a bit "burned out" from all the partying this weekend! 
haha

(I'm sorry, I like puns a lot. And just to be clear, I was not at the riot 
at all. And The University Running Club condones rioting in any way, shape 
or form.)

Anyway, here is the schedule for the week:
Monday: 5:30 pm
Tuesday: 7:00 pm At Bierman Track
Wednesday 5:30 pm
Thursday: TURC ELECTION NIGHT AND T-SHIRT PICK-UP!***
Friday: 4:30 pm
Sunday: Frisbee???  I am afraid the season might be over for us :(

Like always, we meet at the Wooden Gopher unless otherwise mentioned. 

Which of course, leads me to mention the TURC Election on Thursday evening! 
The election will be at 4:30 in Room 325 in Coffman. We would really like 
to have a large turn out for the meeting so we can have an accurate officer 
election. Also, we will be handing out t-shirts at the same time. If you 
ordered a shirt please come and pick it up at the meeting. If you can't 
make it for whatever the reason, please let me know ASAP when and where a 
good time for you to meet us for your shirt. The cost is 15 dollars and 
checks should be made out to "The University Running Club."


Ok folks, that's all I got. I hope you all have a great week and we will 
see you out running soon!


Sincerely,
Chris DiSalvi
VP of TURC

+ April 26, 2009 Ultimate Frisbee cancelled

Hey TURC Friends,

I am guessing you all probably assumed this but ultimate has been 
cancelled. Sorry everyone.

-Chris DiSalvi

+ April 26, 2009 My mistake...

Hello TURC Nation,

I hope I didn't confuse anyone. Frisbee is at SUNDAY, TODAY at 3 pm at the 
West Bank Softball fields. We'll meet at the Gopher at 2:30. (One day I 
will stop putting so many typos in my e-mails...)

See you there!

Sincerely,
Chris DiSalvi

+ April 25, 2009 Reminder: TURC Ultimate Frisbee at the West Bank Softball Fields 3 pm!

Hello TURC Nation,

I know the subject kinda gives it away, but this is just another reminder 
that TURC will be playing some more Ultimate this Saturday at 3pm at the 
West Bank Softball fields. We'll meet at the Wooden Gopher at 2:30 pm.

See you then! Continue Spring Jamming!

Sincerely,
Chris DiSalvi

+ April 23, 2009 Reminder about today's deadline and officer election day

Dear TURC Nation,


I just wanted to remind you all that the registeration for the Get In Gear 
5K, 10K, and half marathon on Saturday APRIL 25 is TODAY. Please let me 
know if you are going to race in the event by tomorrow as you have to pick 
up your bib the on Friday. If you have any questions, please let me know. 
Its a great race that should be a lot of fun!

Also, officer elections will be next Thursday at 4:30 pm at Coffman. Make 
sure to send in a haiku if you are interested in running for a position. We 
will be handing out t-shirts as well that night. If you signed up for a 
shirt, please pick it up that night. The cost is $15. Checks are preferred 
and should be made out to "The University Running Club."

Sorry to keep bugging you all with these e-mails. See you soon.

Sincerely,
Chris DiSalvi
VP of TURC

+ April 22, 2009 BREAKING TURC NEWS!

Hi TURC Nation,

Sorry for another TURC news letter, but I just wanted to tell you all more 
about the Get In Gear 5K, 10K, and Half-Marathon on Saturday, March 25. The 
registration for the race ends THRURSDAY, MARCH 23(TODAY) AT MIDNIGHT! 
THERE IS NO RACE DAY REGISTRATION! I am sorry for the last minute info, I 
just found out tonight.

Here is the rough game plan for the day:
Meet at the Wooden Gopher at 7:00 am (please try and get there on time)
Ride the MetroTransit to the race site, Minnehaha Park, at roughly 8:00 am
Race at 9
Leave around 10:30 am (more or less depending on what people want)
Arrive back on campus around noon

If you want to go but not race, we could always use photographers, so let 
us know.

So just to reiterate, the registration ends TODAY at MIDNIGHT. Make sure to 
sign up.

And as long as I have your attention, I just wanted to encourage everyone 
to run for a TURC leadership position. The only requirement is that you 
write a haiku (5 syllables-7 syllables-5 syllables) about why you would be 
a great leader or like to run. (Yes you have to do it, but don't hurt 
yourself doing it...). We will probably hold a meeting at Coffman to decide 
these positions and hand out T-shirts. If you have any questions, please 
send us an e-mail.

Ok folks, sorry again for the interuption. I hope you all have a great day 
and make sure to sign up TODAY for the Get in Gear!

Sincerely,
Chris DiSalvi
Vice President of TURC...for now...

+ April 19, 2009 Spring Jamming with TURC!

Dear TURC Nation,

I hope you all are doing well. Sure, I know we have a lot of 
end-of-semester tests and projects coming. Fortunately, its Spring Jam this 
week, so there should be a lot of fun stuff going down for us all to look 
forward to. And even if there isn't, you always know that you got TURC's 
always got great stuff planned!

(I'm sorry, I know that's a corny intro, but that's the best I can do 
tonight...)

Here is the gameplan for this week:
Monday: 5:30 pm 
Tuesday 7:00 pm at Bierman (Sorry for all those who couldn't make it to the 
5:30 workout last week)
Wednesday 5:30 pm
Thursday 5:30 pm
Friday 5:30 pm
Saturday: GET-IN-GEAR 5K, 10K AND HALF-MARATHON! WOOT! WOOT!*
Sunday: Ultimate Frisbee!** meet at the gopher at 2:30

-All runs meet at the Wooden Gopher in front of the Rec unless otherwise 
mentioned. Remember, we are always looking for new members to join. We 
usually are able to separate into group according to ability level, so you 
should never have to worry about getting left behind. So if you got 
friends, bring 'em!

*TURC will once again be attending the annual Get-In-Gear race in Minnehaha 
Park this Saturday. Its an awesome (and for sure legitimate) that 
consistently gets a turn-out around 8,000. If you don't have anything going 
on Saturday morning, you all for sure should attend this race! Check your 
inboxes and Facebooks for more information...

**Also, another reminder that we have another Ultimate Frisbee game this 
Saturday. If you would like to play, please send me an e-mail so I can add 
you to the roster before Friday. If you don't remember in time, just come 
anyway, it should probably be ok. This afternoon we had to forfeit our game 
since we didn't have enough people there.

I have some other good news as well...I ordered the official 2007-2008 TURC 
t-shirts last Thursday! The guy at the printing place told me they should 
be here by April 28th, just in time for us to represent TURC at the end of 
the year! The cost for the t-shirts is $15 and we would prefer that you 
write a check to "The University Running Club."

In addition, we will be having elections for TURC leadership positions at 
the end of the month. While its sad for me to bequeath my position (and 
believe me, I hate bequeathing...its makes a big mess...haha) I am 
definitely excited to see what a new generation take control of TURC's 
future! Positions include:
President
Vice President
Treasurer
Secretary
Fundraising Supervisor
Webmaster
In order to get on the ballot, you explain to us why you feel you would 
make an excellent TURC leader...in the form of a haiku. :)

Finally, if you get a chance, check out this video of TURC All-Star Hal 
Brown finishing the Barcelona Marathon. 
->http://www.barcelonamarato.es/runnerstv/?r=95

And before I forget, best of luck to TURC alumni Mike Peterka and Issac 
Landecker in tomorrows Boston Marathon! Go get 'em guys!

Ok folks that's all I got. Thanks for sticking with me through such a long 
e-mail. I hope you all have a great week, enjoy Spring Jam, and we will see 
you at the Wooden Gopher!

Sincerely,
Chris DiSalvi
Soon to be ex-Vice President of The University Running Club

+ April 19, 2009 TURC Alert for Ultimate Frisbee-Please Read

Hello TURC Nation,

I have tried calling the Intramural Weather Hotline a couple times now and 
it keeps playing an old message. As a result, I am guessing Ultimate 
Frisbee is still a go. We will meet over by the Wooden Gopher at 2:30 for 
our 3pm game. If things change and the game is cancelled, obviously I will 
let you all know, so keep an eye on your inboxes.

See you all later today,
Chris DiSalvi

+ April 12, 2009 "Dang it feels good to be a gangsta"-TURC (sorry if this is the second time you get this)

Hello TURC gangstas,

I hope you all had a solid weekend. I was looking at the calender and it
dawned on me that we only have a month left of school. That means only like
20 runs, give or take, this year. We better make them count...

Fortunately, we got some great stuff going on this week. Here is this weeks
schedule:

Monday: 5:30 pm
Tuesday 5:30 pm (NOTE CHANGE) Track workout at Bierman
Wednesday: 5:30 pm
Thursday: 5:30 pm
Friday: 4:30pm *BASKETBALL SHOWDOWN TO FOLLOW
Sunday: ULTIMATE FRISBEE!!! Meet at Wooden Gopher at 2:30 Game @ 3 pm

-All runs meet at the Wooden Gopher unless otherwise mentioned.

*After the run on Friday the Club will shootaround at the basketball courts
at the Superblock. Hopefully we can play some H-O-R-S-E, 21, 3-on-3 or
something. You all should definitely be there. Also, if someone from the
Superblock could either grab a basketball after the run, that would be
awesome.

Ok folks, that's all I got. I hope you all have a great week and we will
see YOU at the wooden gopher!

Sincerely,
Chris DiSalvi

+ April 11, 2009 TURC Alert-Easter Style

Hey TURC Nation,

Happy early Easter! I hope the Easter Bunny is kind to you all tomorrow 
morning!

Just to clarify, there is NO ultimate frisbee tomorrow. It appears we will 
our campaign of frisbee domination will have to be put on hold yet another 
week.

Sorry about that guys. I hope you all enjoy the rest of your break and we 
will see you Monday!

Sincerely,
Chris DiSalvi

+ April 7, 2009 Tonights workout

hey everyone,

We had planned to be inside for the workout but it is simply to nice 
outside so we will be moving the workout outside to bierman track. Meet 
there tonight at 7:00
pm

Steele

+ April 5, 2009 You can't spell The 5K Run For Research With out T-U-R-C!

Hello TURC Nation,

I hope you all enjoyed The 5K Run For Research this Saturday. In case you 
weren't able to make it, TURC represented strongly by earning almost all 
the top spots in both the guys and girls races. Plus, I'm pretty everyone 
who ran it earned a new PR (we will just overlook the fact it was just a 
little short...haha). I also want to give props to Laura, Justin and Alan 
for the awesome photos of the race. Make sure to check them out on the TURC 
group page on Facebook or on www.tc.clubrunning.org (sure to be posted 
soon).

Speaking of www.tc.clubrunning.org, make sure to check out the website for 
this weeks scheduled runs.

In other news, for those who are wondering I will be ordering TURC t-shirts 
this week! Make sure to keep an eye on your inboxes for purchase info.

Also, thanks again to all those who came to the TURC Pizza Party with the 
Minnesota Swarm. If you are interested in checking out a lacrosse game, 
make sure to visit http://www.mnswarm.com/tickets/campus.asp and enter 
"UM_022" to get free tickets for this Saturday's game.

In addition to adding shameless plugs, I want to thank Brittany, Dan, and 
everyone else who helped set up the spaghetti shindig this Friday night. It 
was a fun night filled with pasta, surprise birthday cakes, and good times. 
Thanks again everyone.

Well folks, thats all I got. I hope you all ahve a great week and we will 
see you at the Wooden Gopher!

Sincerely,
Chris DiSalvi

+ April 5, 2009 TURC ALERT! ULTIMATE FRISBEE CANCELLED!

Hi again Nation,

Sorry for another e-mail, but it turns out ultimate has been cancelled due 
to the snow. That's a pretty weak excuse, I know! haha

Oh well. Hopefully, if you're like me, you can get more homework done now.

Sincerely,
Chris DiSalvi

+ April 5, 2009 TURC Alert! Please Read!

Hello TURC Nation,

I apologize for the tardiness of this e-mail. This afternoon's Ultimate 
Frisbee game is at 3pm (as are the games for the rest of the season) at the 
West Bank Softball fields. We will plan on meeting at the Wooden Gopher 
like last time at 2:30pm.

If you have already sent me your ID number and name you should be set to 
play this time (for real. Sorry again about last week Laura!) If you have 
not, shoot us an e-mail and we will get you on the roster for next week.

Make sure to tell everyone if they don't know what time the game is at. I 
hope you all have a great Sunday, and let's dominate this afternoon!

Sincerely,
Chris DiSalvi
VP of TURC

+ March 29, 2009 Spaghetti Shindig Reminder...

Hi again TURC Nation,

TURC all-star Brittany Pentek wanted me to share the following info for you:

PASTA SHINDIG
Where are you going to be Friday April 3rd from 5:30-8pm?
Territorial Hall, TV lounge on First floor (just follow the TURC NATION
signs).

Why in the world would you go to T-hall, isn't that the party dorm?
Of course-- that's why TURC's hosting a Pasta Party!
All you can eat pasta (with toping choices of meat sauce or pesto or
both!), garlic bread, apples, carrots (gotta eat your fruits and veggies),
and after dinner mints, for only $5.

What should I bring?
Friends to laugh with, something to drink (if you want something other than
water; ice is avaliable)

How do I RSVP?
Facebook (if you're cool like that)
OR email run@umn.edu  (if you don't like facebook)
OR email pente010@umn.edu (if you have questions)

Thanks, hope to see you all at T-hall!
Brittany

+ March 29, 2009 TURC: Always Well-Fed, Yet Hungry for Victory!

Hello TURC Nation,

I hope you all got a chance to enjoy the nice weather on Sunday. In case 
you weren't there, TURC lost a heartbreaker in Ultimate Frisbee to the San 
Diegans 9-8 in overtime. No worries though, we will get them next time. 
With YOUR help, I know we can still bring home the title! E-mail me your 
name and ID if your interested in playing next week.

Despite the tough loss, we got a lot of great things going on this week in 
the world of TURC. Check it out..

Monday: 5:30 pm
Tuesday: FREE PIZZA PARTY AT 325 COFFMAN UNION WITH THE MINNNESOTA SWARM 
AND WELLS FARGO BANK!!!*
Wednesday: 5:30 pm
Thursday: 5:30 pm
Friday: Brittany's Spaghetti Shindig!!!* 
Saturday: RUN FOR RESEARCH 5K!!!*
Sunday: Ultimate Frisbee!!!* 

*All events meet at the Wooden Gopher in front of the Rec Center unless 
otherwise noted.

On Tuesday, I highly encourage you all to stop by the pizza party at 
Coffman Union. Its being sponsored by the Minnesota Swarm of the Major 
Lacrosse League and Wells Fargo Bank. Its from 5:30 to 7:30 at Coffman 325. 
Not only is there going to be FREE pizza and hang out with other members 
from our club, you can get a chance to meet the players, learn more about 
lacrosse and hang out with other runners from our club.

On Friday, TURC will be having a carb loading Spaghetti Shindig at T-Hall. 
For more info, see the next TURC letter.

Saturday is a big day as well. We will be running at the 5K Run for 
Research in the mall area. The race is at noon, so plan to meet at the 
Wooden Gopher at 10:30 am. Make sure to wear your Minnesota Distance 
Project jerseys to the race if you have them. If not, any gold Minnesota 
shirt will work. We want every brother and their mother to know we are the 
best darn running club on both sides of the Mississippi! I will make sure 
to create a Event page on Facebook to remind you all about it.

Well folks, with free food, upcoming races, and ultimate frisbee all in one 
week, I don't think you could possibly ask for much else! (Well, I suppose 
you could, but we would probably say no...haha) I hope you all have a great 
week and we will see you at the Wooden Gopher!

Sincerely,
Chris DiSalvi

+ March 27, 2009 TURC Ultimate Frisbee Team

Hey TURC Nation,

Sorry, I gave you all the wrong time on Sunday's Frisbee showdown. The game 
will be at 3:00 pm this Sunday at the West Bank Softball Fields. We're 
going to have everyone meet at the Wooden Gopher at 2:30. From there we 
will walk over to the fields. Please remember your U-Cards; you can't play 
without them. Also, if you have not sent us your name and ID number before, 
you can't play this week. If you would still like to play this year, send 
us an e-mail ASAP.

That's all I got. Hope to see you all Sunday.

Sincerely,
Chris DiSalvi

+ March 24, 2009 TURC Alert! Please Read!

Hello TURC Nation,

I just wanted to let you all know that we will be having our speed workout 
at the Fieldhouse NOT at Bierman Track. Unfortunately this rain doesn't 
look like its going to stop so I think we may be better off inside. 
Hopefully we can get on the outdoor track next week.

Make sure to tell everyone that plans on coming!

Chris DiSalvi

+ March 22, 2009 Brittany's Spaghetti Shindig!

Hey TURC Nation,

As promised, here is the scoop on the upcoming Spaghetti Shindig:



PASTA-DINNER 
When?  April 3rd, 5:30-8pm (after TURC, before evening)
Where?  Kitchen/TV Lounge in basement of Territorial Hall (Super block)
Why?  Carb-up before the Run for Research, socialize with other TURC family
What should I bring? 
TURC or non-TURC friends (the more the merrier), something to drink (cups 
for water will be available)
Cost?  $5 
If anyone has a large metal kettle, stove top fry pan, or a full size 
cookie sheet, email pente010@umn.edu and let Brittany know you can bring it 
when you come! Thanks!

+ March 22, 2009 TURC: "Helping you put a SPRING in your step since 2004!"

Hello TURC Nation,

How are you all doing? I hope you all got to have fun and run in the sun! 
(I know, I am a poet and I don't even know it...)

Here is the game plan for the week:

Monday  	5:30pm
Tuesday 	7:00pm    Meet AT THE BIERMAN TRACK!
Wednesday 	5:30pm
Thursday 	5:30pm
Friday 	        4:30pm  ULTIMATE FRISBEE PRACTICE?
Sunday          3:15pm  ULTIMATE  FRISBEE!!!

On Tuesday we will be doing a speed workout at the Bierman Track. (Hooray 
for no more indoor workouts!)

Sunday wil mark TURC spring debut in intramural Ultimate Frisbee! I believe 
the game is at 3:45 at the West Bank Softball fields (I'll send a reminder) 
so we will meet at the Wooden Gopher at 3:15 and head over there together. 
If you haven't sent us your name and id number before and still want to 
play, please do that ASAP so we can have you on this weeks roster. Also, I 
think that it would be good if we had a "practice" before hand. So if 
anyone has a frisbee they can bring on Friday, we can toss it around after 
the run.

Also, make sure to keep the following dates open and check your Facebook 
inboxes:

TURC Pizza Party with the Minnesota Swarm and Wells Fargo: Tuesday March 31 
5:30-7:30 pm at Coffman Union. More info forthcoming...

Brittany's Spaghetti Shindig: Friday April 3 at Territorial Hall. See next 
message...

5K Run For Research: Saturday April 4. The Super Bowl of campus 5K's...

Ok folks that's all I got. I hope you all have a great week and we hope to 
see you at Cooke Hall soon!

Chris DiSalvi
VP of TURC

+ March 18, 2009 TURC Mid-Break Update

Hello TURC Nation,

I hope that you all are having a great Spring Break. So far I have been 
resting, running and work on my tan. (Ok, I am in Green Bay right now, so I 
guess I haven't tanned at all, but I have been definitely running and 
resting. Maybe a new version of "R&R"?)

Anyway, I just wanted to remind you all of the upcoming race in Eau Claire 
the Saturday after we return. It should be an awesome time, check it out at 
the Facebook event site, "TURC Invades Eau Claire!!!" or at this website:

http://www.uwec.edu/sata/springthaw/  

Right now I have 6 people confirmed on the Facebook event page, 21 "Maybes" 
and 76 "Awaiting Replies". You do not have to make up your mind right away, 
but if you are going I do need you to confirm on the event page or send 
run@umn.edu a e-mail saying you will be attending by Monday, March 23 (the 
first day back at school).

Also, if anyone is interested in attending and could drive people to and 
from the race, that would be awesome! We have 6 attending so far and my car 
can only hold 5.

Ok folks, that's all I got. Enjoy the rest of your break and we hope to see 
you at Cooke Hall next week!

Sincerely,
Chris DiSalvi

+ March 8, 2009 "All the TURC runners go running outside, running outside, running outside..."-Eminem (kinda)

Hello TURC Nation,

How are y'all? I bet you all are looking forward to Spring Break. As for 
me, presently I am waiting for my laundry to get done downstairs...sigh. A 
little lesson for all the freshmen reading this: don't start you're laundry 
at 11pm at night. Its just not worth it...

Oh well, I digress. On a brighter note, its one more week until spring 
break! And what better way to get in shape for the beaches in Cancun than 
to go running with The University Running Club! For all those who just 
signed up for the e-mails at the Health Expo, here are the times we meet:

Monday  	5:30pm
Tuesday 	7:00pm    Meet in the Fieldhouse.
Wednesday 	5:30pm
Thursday 	5:30pm

All runs meet at Cooke Hall unless otherwise mentioned. Also, please note 
that we are NOT meeting Friday for a run. In addition, we will not be 
having any runs on Spring Break.

Before I go, I want to go over some quick news. First off, a big thanks to 
all those who helped out at the Health Expo! I think we did a great job 
hosting the event and we really appreciate all the volunteers who came out 
and helped!

Next, make sure to keep your calendar open for Wednesday, March 25. TURC 
will be having a FREE pizza party with the Minnesota Swarm of the National 
Lacrosse League and Wells Fargo! More details will be coming your way soon, 
so check your inboxes and your Facebook accounts.

Speaking of Facebook, make sure you keep an eye open for the TURC 5K race 
in Eau Claire. Presently, the trip looks like a go, but I still need to 
know exactly who wants to go. I'll send you an event invite with more 
details (and of course if you don't have facebook, I can send you another 
copy of the info). All I ask is that you do me a favor and either sign up 
you will be attending or not attending.

Finally, if you would like to be included on the TURC Roster website make 
sure you send us your name, hometown, racing PR's, and running photo.

OK folks, that's all I got. Just in time too, I think my laundry is done! 
YES! Anyway, I hope you all have a great week and we hope to see you at 
Cooke Hall this week!

Sincerely,
Chris DiSalvi
Vice President 
The University Running Club

+ March 2, 2009 Health Expo this wednesday

Hey everyone the Health Expo is this Wednesday in the Rec from 8:00am to 
6:00pm. If you couldn't make this weekend's meeting, no worries, come 
anyway and we will fill you in. Here is a list of the times that people 
signed up to volunteer. You don't have to be on the list to come, if you 
have some free time during the day you should stop by!

Chris Disalvi - 10:15-12:00
Nick Van Ess  - 1:20-2:20
Brad Weiss    - 1:20-2:20
Mike Resman   - 3:00-4:00
Colin Zauner  - 1:20-2:20
Ryan Daye     - 4:00-5:00
Dan Bye       - 9:15-2:00
Erin Bennett  - 12:15-1:00
Eric Hettler  - 10:00-12:00
Brittany Pentek-8:00-8:50
Alyssa Burnham- 11:00-12:30
Amie Spieth   - 12:20-2:00
Maria Zauner  - 1:20-2:20
Justin Willmert-12:00-1:00
Evan Baeten   - 11:00-1:00

See you then!

Steele

+ March 1, 2009 Are you down with T.U.R.C.? Yeah, you know me!

Good morning/afternoon/evening TURC Nation,

I am going to apologize in advance for this e-mail. Usually I collaborate 
with "the Boss" (aka Steele Lorenz, our fearless leader) before I write 
these e-mails, but I can't get a hold of him right now, so I am kind of 
going to wing this e-mail. Please bear with me...

First off, the times for the week are posted on www.tc.clubrunning.org. 
Even if you know our times by heart, check out the website. Our webmaster, 
Justin Wilmert has done an awesome job maintaining our website and I want 
to make sure everyone has gotten a look at it.

Along with our website, we haven't had anyone so far send us any info for 
our upcoming "roster page." If you are a registered member, send us your 
name, hometown, running pic, and some PR's in past races. If you want to 
include yourself in the roster, but don't feel comfortable putting a 
picture or something like that, that's totally ok, you can send us what 
you're comfortable with or not send anything at all either. We just thought 
that this would be a nice addition. If you have questions on being an 
"official member" ask one of us at a run or shoot us an e-mail.

Next thing is the Eau Claire race. I have gotten a lot of questions about 
it so far, so I want to try and clear that up. It is not a track race or 
official NCAA race by any means. It is a campus 5K, similar to Run for 
Research, held on Saturday, March 28 on the UW-Eau Claire campus. I just 
thought this would be a fun, social, semi-road trip race that TURC may 
enjoy. Here is a link to the facebook group site: 
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=52849832329 If you are interested 
make sure to send me an e-mail so we can set up the logistics of attending.

In addition, Wednesday TURC will be participating at the Health Expo at the 
Rec Center Lobby on Wednesday, March 4. If you signed up, please make sure 
to come at your scheduled time. If you forgot what it is, send us an 
e-mail. Also, we can always use more volunteers, so if you got an hour or 
so to kill Wednesday, we would love your help. Again, shoot us an e-mail.

Goodness, I could sit and write these forever, but I think I'll stop there. 
If we have anymore updates, we'll holla back at you. I hope you all have a 
great week, and we hope to see you Cooke Hall this week.

Sincerely,
Chris DiSalvi
Vice President
The University Running Club

+ February 22, 2009 Some TURCilicious information...

Hello ladies and gentlemen of TURC,

So at the beginning of the year, one of my resolutions was to stop sending 
e-mails so late on Sunday nights. Well, looking at the bottom of my screen, 
it looks like I'm nearing midnight once again (*sigh). Oh well...

Fortunately, I really, truly think that this is going to be a short e-mail. 
Before I get started, here's another reminder of the times for the week.

Monday 5:30pm
Tuesday 7pm @ THE FIELDHOUSE
Wed. 5:30pm
Thur 5:30pm
Fri 4:30pm
*Like always, all runs meet inside Cooke Hall unless otherwise mentioned. 
And of course, we are always looking for new members, so if you get a 
chance, make sure to stop on by.

Alright, next thing on the agenda are vintage, retro t-shirts. That's 
right, TURC is selling old t-shirts for only $5! (Steele told me not to 
make any $5 dollar footlong references. Of course, he didn't tell me not to 
make any "Cinco dollares pie de largo" references. Check it out!-> 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFn26FHUJJ8)

Also, there is a campus 5K run being held at UW-Eau Claire. I'll be honest, 
it doesn't look like a particularly special race. However, I thought that 
it maybe kind of funny to drive over there and dominate their race while 
representing TURC and the Project. Also, it could be like a mini-road trip 
for those who have friends at UW-Eau Claire. Even if you don't, it would be 
just a short trip back anyway. Its being held on Saturday March 28 (the 
week before Run For Research). If you think that this would be a worth the 
trip, shoot us an e-mail. There's no plans made yet, we're just throwing it 
out there...

Ok folks, that's all I got. I hope you have a great week and we hope to see 
you at Cooke Hall this week.

Sincerely,
Chris DiSalvi
VP

+ February 15, 2009 TURC Shopping Spree!

Hello TURC Companions,

I hope you had a great Valentine's Day with your significant other. If you 
do not presently have a significant other, I hope you had a great time 
mocking all those who were falling victims to Hallmark Card Co.'s biggest, 
most profitable scheme ever! (I would fall into this catergory...not that I 
am bitter or anything) Haha, just kidding. Seriously I hope everyone had a 
great weekend.

We got some big news in this e-mail, but before I go start, let me just 
remind everyone our running schedule:

Monday 5:30pm
Tuesday 7 pm AT THE FIELDHOUSE
Wednesday 5:30 pm
Thursday 5:30 pm
Friday 5:30 pm
Sunday: Shopping extravaganza at Run-N-Fun! 

*All runs meet at the Cooke Hall unless otherwise mentioned. 

On Sunday, February 22nd, TURC will meet outside the Rec Center to go do 
some shopping Run-N-Fun running store. The store has offered us a 20-30% 
off discount on running shoes and apparel starting Sunday and ending 
through Saturday, February 28th. So if you are in need of a pair of running 
shoes, Sunday will be a great chance to pick them up. If you can not make 
it Sunday, tell the employees that you are a member of The University 
Running Club and they should give you a markdown.

Also, TURC is in the process of updating its website. If you haven't 
checked out yet, the URL is www.tc.clubrunning.org. To spruce the site up a 
little bit, we are going to include a "Roster" page for all official 
members. If you would like to be included on the page, send the following 
information:
1. A picture of you running
2. Some of your best running times
3. Favorite part of TURC
4. Hometown/TURC experience 
*Of course, if you do not want to do this, or if you don't feel comfortable 
posting a picture, that is not a problem at all. Also, we would like to 
limit this to members who have paid the membership fee. If you would like 
to be included on the website and are not a member, please write a check 
for $20 out to Secretary Dan Bye.

Ok folks, that's all I got. I hope you all have a great week! We hope to 
see you at Cooke Hall soon!

Sincerely,
Chris DiSalvi



Ok well that is all I got

+ February 8, 2009 TURC news

Hey everyone there is a lot covered in this week's email so read carefully.

1. I was asked by a group of students doing research for target to pass 
along this survey. They are designing a outerwear line for Champion and 
your feedback could effect the design! The survey only takes a minute 
please click here to help out.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=ywtDK0SqJKs3FjOAd_2fUVWA_3d_3d

2. We are finally moving on TURC T-shirts. The design is attached to the 
e-mail. If you would like to purchase on they are only $15. Please email us 
your order with your full name and the size of the shirt you want (standard 
sizing). The due date for ordering is Monday February 16th so get your 
orders in!

3. The speed workout is changed from Wednesday to Tuesday at 7:00pm and 
will still be held in the field house - See you there!

4. We have set up an informational TURC meeting for this Wednesday in 
Coffman at 8:00pm (room to follow later). This meeting will cover the rest 
of the semester and we will figure out our event calendar as well as 
address some things for next year. If you want to have input as to what we 
do our how we are run you should come!

5. Finally we have a booth at the health expo for which we need volunteers. 
The Expo is Wednesday March 4th and goes from 8:00am to 6:00pm. I need 
volunteers for all of the time but I really need people to work from 9:30 
to 2:00. If you can come (even for an hour) please email the club with your 
name and when you can work. For those of you who got jerseys this is one of 
the volunteer opportunities so volunteer if you can.

I know that was a lot of info but hopefully I was succinct. If I spelled 
anything wrong I don't really care but any other problems/questions send us 
an email

Steele 
President
The University Running Club

+ February 1, 2009 TURC: Future 2009 Super Bowl of Club Cross Country Champs!

Hey TURCs,

That was one heck of Super Bowl, huh? I thought for sure that once Larry 
Fitzgerald blew past the secondary, the game was over. How the heck did 
Santonio (Sweetest Name of all Time) Holmes catch that pass? Man, that was 
an awesome game. But not nearly as sweet as the running we are going to do 
this week, of course!

Here are the times for the week:
Monday 5:30pm
Tuesday 5:30 pm
Wednesday 6 pm (At the Fieldhouse. Guest appearance by Heather Mueller, 
Core Training Specialist, at 7)
Thursday 5:30 pm
Friday 5:30 pm

All runs meet at Cooke Hall unless otherwise mentioned. As always, we 
welcome newcomers. So if you got friends, bring 'em.

Other quick notes to pass along:

1. Thanks for all the e-mails about intramural Ulitmate Frisbee. We should 
have one heck of a team this spring. Right now, it sounds like the league 
starts at the end of March. We will be playing Sunday afternoons over by 
the Law School. If you didn't get a chance to send me your ID number, no 
worries. We can still sign you up on our roster once we get closer to the 
start of the season.

2. According to the NIRCA website (clubrunning.org) the NIRCA National Race 
will be hosted in Ann Arbor, MI Saturday November 15. Last season TURC had 
a strong showing, with the guys' team placing 12th of 24 and other great 
performances by our girl's team. While I am still very proud of how we did 
last year, I want us to take the title from Wisconsin! So if you're like me 
and need a little motivation to go outside and run, keep that in mind as 
you're debating whether or not to run!

Ok, folks that's all I got. I hope you all have a great week. Stay classy 
and we will see you at Cooke Hall this week!

Sincerely,
Chris DiSalvi
Vice President

+ January 25, 2009 "Running and Ultimate Frisbee! That's what TURC does!"

Hello TURC Nation,

Fellow TURC citizens, let me first apologize for canceling Saturdays run. I 
didn't think it was a good idea for us to be going outside in that kind of 
weather. I really hope no one was there waiting for us. If so, I am really 
sorry!

However, I do have some good news. This semester, TURC is signing up for 
intramural Ultimate Frisbee! (not to be confused with Ultimate 
Fighting...lol) It should be a lot of fun. I am sure almost everyone has 
some epic ultimate Frisbee stories from their high school days. I remember 
I was at a cross country camp in Madison, we spent almost more time playing 
Ultimate than we did running. Our camp Frisbee team took last in the camp, 
so I am definitely looking for some revenge. Plus, I hear the Intramural 
Championship t-shirts are pretty sweet. So if you are at all interested in 
playing Ultimate send run@umn.edu your name and ID number so that we can 
register you as part of our team. (No worries, we are paying for it. Also 
you are in no way locked into playing Ultimate by sending us your ID 
number. We just need a few numbers so that we can guarantee a spot in the 
league). Please try and send us your info by Monday night if possible as 
sign up is this Tuesday. Thanks!

Along with Ultimate Frisbee, we got another great week of runs ahead of us. 
Yeah, it will be cold, but as long as you wear a couple layers I think we 
should be ok. The weeks runs are as follows:
Mon: 5:30pm
Tues: 5:30 pm
Wednesday: 6:00 pm (FIELDHOUSE)***
Thursday 5:30 pm
Friday: 4:30 pm

All runs meet inside Cooke Hall unless otherwise mentioned. Also on 
Wednesday, Heather Mueller will stop by the indoor track in the fieldhouse 
and lead us in core exercises.

Ok folks, that's all I got. Have a great week, stay warm, stay classy, and 
we will see you at Cooke Hall this week!

Sincerely,
Chris DiSalvi
Vice President

+ January 19, 2009 TURC is back!

Hola TURC amigos y amigas!

I hope you all had a great holiday break. Mine was excellent, but I am 
excited to start the new semester!

Before I begin, thanks for all the feedback from the survey! I think we got 
a lot of great tips on what we need to do to make the semester especially 
fun.

One of the ways we're doing this is by shaking up the times a little bit 
and adding a Saturday afternoon run. Hopefully we can get larger turnouts 
as a result...
Monday: 5:30 pm
Tuesday: 5:30 pm
Wednesday: 6:00 pm (AT FIELDHOUSE TRACK-SEE BELOW)
Thursday: 5:30 pm
Friday: 4:30 pm
Saturday: 2:00 pm


Like all our runs before, we will be splitting up into different groups 
according to peoples abilities and goals. We are always happy to have new 
members.

All runs will meet inside the Cooke Hall lobby (Its the building next to 
the Rec Center) unless otherwise mentioned.

Which I guess leads me to Wednesday's run. On Wednesday, we will be running 
at the track in the Fieldhouse. Once we are there, we will be running speed 
workouts. (in other words, more sprint-type workouts such as multiple 400m 
runs rather than a 4 mile distance run) They may be slightly more intense 
than distance workouts, but you are certainly able to tailor the workout 
however you want. And of course, not having to run on treadmills or outside 
is always a plus!

Well I guess that's everytbing. I hope you all have a great first week of 
classes and try to check out the inauguration if you get a chance (sorry, 
that was the future history teacher in me talking there). We'll see you at 
Cooke Hall!

Sincerely,
Chris DiSalvi
Vice President of THE University Running Club

+ December 14, 2008 Happy Holidays TURC Nation!

Season's Greeting TURC Nation,


I hope you're finals are going well. I promise I won't keep you too long 
from your studies, I just wanted to let you just a few quick things.

First, there will NOT be any runs this week. I know, sad, right? We figure 
with it being cold, finals, people leaving, etc. we take an early break. 
However, that is in no way meant to discourage anyone from running 
independently. In fact, we highly encourage it. Also, make sure to bring 
your Under Armour because we WILL be running outside still next semester 
(also, make sure to bring the Under Armour because...WE MUST PROTECT THIS 
HOUSE! see the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnECY26PSHk)

Next, make sure to check your e-mails over the break as we should be 
sending surveys about the club. We would love to hear from you what we are 
doing well and what we need to improve.

Finally, Special Consultant/Founding Father Gunnar Wagonner sent us this 
message about an upcoming 5k in January:

Join Running Bear for the Frigid 5 at the State Fairgrounds on Sunday,
January 11, 2009. Registration is now open. Choose the 5K, 10K or youth
run, with your choice of a knit cap, wicking long sleeve shirt, neither or
both. Running Bear has been vacationing in Australia, so expect a
down-under theme.

For complete details, go to:
http://www.tslevents.com/TSL/Event/Default.aspx?EID=90

Rumor has it that the winner was 19:30 last year, so I highly encourage 
anyone who has the opportunity to represent TURC well and dominate.

Ok, so I guess this still came out sort of long, I apologize. I hope 
dominate your finals, and most importantly, have a great holiday break! 
We'll see you next semester!

Sincerely,
Chris DiSalvi
The University Running Club-Vice President

+ December 7, 2008 Nothing stops TURC: Not the rain, not the snow, not the freezing temperatures, not final exams...NOTHING!

Dear Nation of TURC,

I hope you all are well. I don't know about you all, but this is always the 
toughest time of the year for me as a student. I feel like it is sort of 
like the original Super Mario Bros. games. On the one hand you have put in 
rediculous hours trying to conquer the game, and now you are just about to 
free the princess (aka Christmas). But you have to beat Bowser (aka Final 
Exams) once and for all, and it looks like its practically impossible.

No worries though. Let TURC be that special power-up (such as the Fire 
Flower) you need to help you get through this important part in the game. 
And who knows, with our help maybe, you can set a new high score! (See 
attachment)

I apologize for that analogy. I think I played way to much Nintendo as a 
kid. Anyways, here are the times for the week.
Mon: 4:50!
Tue: 4:50!
Wed: 4:50!
Thu: 4:50!
Fri: 3:30

Due to popular request, we have moved the M-Th times back twenty minutes. 
Hopefully that works out for everyone. Also, we will be meeting in Cooke 
Hall before the workouts. And yes, we do run outside, so make sure you 
dress warm.

That's all I got for y'all. I hope you get off to a great start with your 
exams, and we will see you at Cooke Hall this week.

Sincerely,
Chris DiSalvi
The University Running Club-Vice President
Super Mario Bros. 3-Champion
Super Mario World-Conqueror
Super Mario 64-Master
Super Mario Galaxy Champion-Conquistador

+ November 30, 2008 Putting the TURC in Turkey Trot since 2004!

Hi TURC gang!

Did you all have a great Thanksgiving break? Everyone knows the key to 
having a great Thanksgiving is eating lots of turkey, and dominating local 
Thanksgiving fun runs. Hopefully you were able to do both.

Nothing really new this week, so I'll go straight to the nitty-gritty. The 
times for the week are as follows:

Mon: 4:40 pm
Tue: 4:40 pm
Wed: 4:40 pm 
Thur: 4:40 pm
Fri: 3:30 pm

Once again, we will be meeting for now on in Cooke Hall to stretch and stay 
warm before the run.

Again, just another reminder that when you start selling your books back, 
we highly recommend you sell them to Oak St. Textbooks. For every $100 of 
books you sell to them, they will donate 10% to TURC. The only special 
thing is that you need to tell them before selling the books that you are a 
member of The University Running Club.

Ok, folks that all I got. I hope you all don't work too hard before the 
exams, and we hope to see you at Cooke Hall before this week!

Sincerely,
Chris DiSalvi

+ November 23, 2008 At least TURC dominated Iowa...

Hello TURCish friends,

Well, after seeing our football team implode against Iowa last Saturday, 
nothing made me happier than seeing TURC kick butt in Iowa this weekend! 
The Men of TURC team cranked out an awesome 7th place finish out of 103 
open men's teams, 6th out of 37 open girl's teams. Here were the times:

10    4 M19  Hal Brown, 20, Minneapolis, MN             40:45  

   14    6 M19  Michael Peterka, 22, Miller, SD            41:26  

   59   19 M15  Ryan Peterka, 16, Miller, SD               47:43  

   65   33 M19  Eric Hettler, 22, Minneapolis, MN          48:11  

   71   25 M15  Ryan Daye, 18, Minneapolis, MN             48:42  

   74   39 M19  Steele Lorenz, 21, Minneapolis, MN         49:04  

   83   45 M19  Greg McLain, 20, Bloomington, MN           50:01  

  16   14 W19  Jenna Gerten, 23*, Lacrosse, WI            59:22  

   18   17 W15  Amie Spieth, 18*, St Paul, MN            1:01:11  

   32   36 W19  Sarah Fahey, 19*, Minneapolis, MN        1:08:54  

   33   43 W15  Brittany Pentek, 18*, Rochester, MN      1:09:05  

   34   38 W19  Lisa Wasielewski, 19*, Minneapolis, MN   1:09:19  

   37   48 W15  Kelsey Bank, 18*, Minneapolis, MN        1:10:59  

Nice job everyone! Its nice to see TURC end the CC year on a high note!

Ok, so since this week is a short one, we're going to keep it pretty laid 
back. We'll be meeting JUST Monday and Tuesday at 4:40 pm. The only 
difference for now on is that we will BE MEETING IN COOKE HALL. (RIGHT 
ACROSS FROM THE REC).

One last note I want to pass along before I sign off is that we just got an 
awesome opportunity to fundraise via the fine folks at Oak St. Bookstore. 
Apparently, if you sell you books back to Oak St. Bookstore, not only well 
they pay you the standard price for your textbooks, but they will give 10% 
off of their sales to The University Running Club. Pretty sweet, huh? So 
when you decide that you can not stand looking at that Chem 1001 book 
anymore or are ready to burn that gosh-darn Spanish 3015 novel (En serio, 
este libro me molesta mucho!) make sure you sell it back to Oak St. and 
give them our name when you do it.

Ok folks, that's all I got. Have a great Thanksgiving week, and we will see 
you at COOKE HALL!

Your faithful e-mail messanger,
Chris DiSalvi

+ November 16, 2008 Who Runs Iowa? We Run Iowa!

Hello TURC colleagues,

Its finally here! The Living History Farms cross country race is this 
weekend! Good luck to all those who are going, its sure to be an awesome 
time. For anyone who is attedning and still has questions, check the TURC 
facebook event site and/or contact Steele sometime this week.

Here are the times for this weeks runs (AGAIN PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE IN 
TIMES):
Mon: 4:40 pm
Tue: 4:40 pm
Wed: 4:40 pm
Thur: 4:40 pm
Fri: (We'll play this one by ear. I imagine that most are going to be out 
of town this day since everyone will be in Iowa. But if there is still 
interest, we will go Friday at 3:30)
As always, we will meet at the Wooden Gopher in front of the Rec. 

Also, we would still like to host a TURC Social/Get-together soon, 
preferably once everyone is back from the Living History Farm race. If 
interested please either contact Steele, myself, or shoot us an e-mail at 
run@umn.edu.

That's all I got for you folks (I thought I would give you a break from the 
novels I seem to send you all each week). I hope you all have a great week, 
and we hope to see you at the Wooden Gopher!

Sincerely,
Chris DiSalvi

+ November 9, 2008 Y'all know TURC be representing the (mid)West Coast!

Dear Citizens of TURC,

Well, after 32 hours and over 2000 miles of driving, TURC has finally 
arrived home after another successful NIRCA Nationals cross-country meet. 
The competition was tough, but we definitely rose to the occasion. The 
men's team placed 12th out of 24 teams this year, improving on last year's 
9th out of 13 teams. The women's team also did a great job, but 
unfortunately did not have enough runners to collect a team score. However, 
everyone did a magnificent job. Here were the results:

1     23  Hal Brown               28:44
2     52  Colin Zauner            29:23
3     65  Steele Lorenz           29:45
4     92  Evan Baeten             30:47
5    108  Chris DiSalvi           31:20
6   (129) Brad Weiss              32:25
7   (132) Greg McLain             32:39

18  Libby Zupanc             24:33 
118 Maria Zauner             27:37 
133 Brittany Pentek          28:06
163 Grace Kruger             30:39

But the success of this trip can not be measured only in terms of places or 
times. On so many different levels did TURC succeed. For instance, despite 
the long car ride, we did not get involved in any car accidents (more than 
Ball State can say). Nor did we get any cars towed (Hey Oregon, just 
because you were the defending champs does not mean you get to park in 
front of the No
Parking Signs!) As a team, we all got to know each other a little better. 
For instance, although Hal Brown is an eating champion, he has apparently 
never eaten a bowl of soup before in his life. And Brad Weiss, (aka O.J. 
Low) Evan Baeten and Colin Zauner (aka the West Coast Boyz) are sure to top 
the rap charts in the future!

All joking aside, a great time was had by all. Mad props go out to Dan Bye 
and Greg McLain for driving the whole way. Thanks guys!

With that being said, here are the runs for the week (PLEASE NOTE THE 
CHANGE IN TIMES)

Mon: 4:40 pm!!! (You definitely want to show up for this one as the 
Minnesota Daily's photographer will be on hand taking pictures to go along 
with a story about TURC's trip to Nationals! If you can only make it for a 
few minutes, that's fine, but you definitely want to try and be there!)
Tue: 4:40 pm!!! 
Wed: 4:40 pm!!!
Thu: 4:40 pm!!!
Fri: 3:30 pm

As always, we will all meet at the Wooden Gopher in front of the Rec 
Center. We will be doing core optional core workouts indoors at the Rec 
Center, so make sure to bring your U-Card.

In other news, if you are interested in going with TURC to the Living 
History Farms, please sign up on the Facebook Event in the Group "T.U.R.C."

Also, we are looking to host another TURC Social Event sometime in the near 
future. If you are interested in hosting the Event, please contact Steele 
at one of the runs this week.

Finally, registration time is just around the corner. As you are 
registering for classes, try to keep a couple afternoon and nights open for 
runs. Obviously, if its the only time your class is available, sign up for 
it. While we know that running is important, we realize that we all have 
other important, albeit less fun, responsibilities to take care off as well.

Ok I think that's everything! I hope you all have a 
great week, and we hope to see you at the Wooden Gopher this week.

Sincerely,
Chris DiSalvi

+ November 2, 2008 On November 4, VOTE TURC!

Hello TURC Nation,

Ok, I admit, that probably isn't the best of ideas for this Tuesday. (But 
if you want to cast your ballot for Lorenz/DiSalvi for the White House, we 
won't mind). With that being said, like everyone else this time of year, we 
definitely encourage y'all to vote this Tuesday. Vote early, vote often! 
(just kidding!)

TURC will also be celebrating the special day with a special theme. For the 
run on Tuesday, make sure to wear red, white, and blue to the run. Those 
who wear the most will pick out the route for the day!

Along with that, here are the scheduled times for the week:
Mon: 7am and 5:30 pm
Tue: 7 am and 5:30 pm
Wed: 5:30 pm

Sorry for the short week. Those who are running the NIRCA National Race 
will be leaving sometime Thursday morning and will be gone for the week. 
With that being said, those who aren't coming are encouraged to organize 
times to meet for the rest of the week.

Well folks, that's all I got. I hope you all have a great week and we hope 
to see you at the Wooden Gopher soon! Don't' forget to vote!

I am Chris DiSalvi, and I approve this message.

+ October 26, 2008 Halloween, TURC-style!

Hello TURC friends,

In case you couldn't join us, TURC made its NIRCA debut this Saturday with
the WTC XC Invite. We had a strong showing as both the guys and the girls
teams took second. (No we didn't beat Wisconsin, but we definitely owned
Illinois State! Take that Redbirds! lol). Anyway, here are the unofficial
results from the race:
Hal Brown 3rd, 28:30
Colin Zauner 5th, 28:54
Steele Lorenz 13 spot, 30:01
Chris DiSalvi 17th 30:46
Matt Garrity 20th 31:59
 Brad Weiss 23rd 32:30
Dan Bye 24th 32:31
Evan Baeten 25th 32:59
Nick Van Ess 26th 33:37
Josh Doebert 27th 33:41
Ryan Daye 30th 34:04
Greg McLain 32nd 35:02
Paul Swim ? (sorry, bud they didn't give me a time)

Maria Zauner 10th 26:06
Collen Steidl 12th 26:31
Alexa Zoelle 15th 30:33
Rachel Hershman 30:34
Leslie Meyer 17 30:34

As everyone who raced will tell you, that was probably the hardest course
ever conceived of for cross-country. There was some obscenely large hills,
nasty cold weather, coupled with huge, random gusts of wind. But that was
just part of the weekend. I think everyone had a great time in Madison, and
word on the street was that despite it being Homecoming, we were definitely
the talk of town! (or something like that...)

Anyway, that was last week. And now here's the week ahead:

Monday 7 am and 5:30 pm
Tuesday 7 am and 5:30 pm optional core work out @ 6:20 pm
Wed 5:30  pm, optional core work out @ 6:20 pm
Thur 5:30 pm
Friday: HALLOWEEN RUN! 3:30 PM!***

***On Friday, make sure to bring a Halloween costume as TURC will be having
its first annual costume run! Its going to be an easy distance run around
campus so we can show off our super-sweet costumes. It should be a lot of
fun, so defeitely try and head make it there if you can. And of course, all
runs meet in front of the Wooden Gopher at the Rec.

In other news, the Club is in the process of developing a brand-spanking
new website to handle all your TURC needs. When you get a chance, make sure
to take a look: www.tc.clubrunning.org. Mad props go out to Justin for all
his hard-work on the new website.

Finally, make sure to keep the weekend of November 22nd open as TURC will
being heading down to Iowa to race in the Living History Farms Cross
Country Race. The race, held just outside of Des Moines, is the largest
cross-country race in the country and features crossing streams, jumping
over hay barrels, and climbing steep hills with ropes. I know that may
sound intense, but it is less of a competition and more of a fun
experience. To see for yourself, check out our new website for pics (sorry,
I wasn't planning on that last plug when I started writing.) We don't have
any specifics hammered out quite yet, but if you're interested, shoot us an
e-mail or talk to el presidente de TURC (for those who don't know, that's
Spanish for the presidente of TURC) Steele Lorenz at one of the runs either
this week or next.

Alrighty, that's all I got. I hope you all have a great week, and we hope
to see you at the Wooden Gopher!

Sincerely,
Chris DiSalvi

+ October 19, 2008 TURC goes to battle!

Hello Legion of TURC,

I don't know about you all, but I am totally pumped for this week. This 
Saturday is going to be HUGE! I've had the date circled on my calender 
since the classes started, and I can't believe its finally here!

Just in case any of you are wondering what I'm talking about, I am talking 
about TURC's big showdown in Madison for the Wisconsin Track Club XC 
Challenge! Not only is it TURC's NIRCA season debut, but its also our 
chance to compete against our natural rivals, the University of Wisconsin!

And its still not too late to sign up if you want. Just make make sure to 
sign up on the Facebook event "TURC goes to Madison" and make $25 a check 
out to The University Running Club by next Tuesday. For more info, check 
out the event website on Facebook, or e-mail us at run@umn.edu.

And of course, we still have our regularly scheduled runs this week, too. 
The times for the week are as follows:

Monday: 7am and 5:30pm
Tuesday: 7am and 5:30 pm
Wednesday 5:30 pm
Thrusday: 5:30 pm
*Each of the runs meet at the Wooden Gopher in front of the Rec Center.

Well folks, that's all I got. I hope you all have a great week, and we hope 
to see you at the Wooden Gopher. And for those of you coming this weekend, 
make sure you "bring you're A-game!"

Sincerely,
Chris DiSalvi

+ October 12, 2008 It did not take long to find the mistakes in the last email

hi everyone,

I messed up 2 things. first the weekend run will be on Sunday at 10:30am 
not pm (Thanks Justin). Also our next big trip is coming up! Thats right 
TURC is traveling to Madison, WI to take on our rivals in the Wisconsin 
Border Battle Invitational. This event will be open to all TURC members for 
a cost of $25 which includes travel and race entry. As most of our members 
have friends that live in Madison we will not be getting hotels and housing 
will be on your own. If you do not have a place to stay please do not let 
that deter you from coming with us just send us an email and we will find a 
place to house you. We will be leaving on Friday with the race on Saturday. 
Mad town is pretty crazy on the weekend so we figured we would stay 
saturday night and party after our race. We will be returning Sunday. Here 
are the quick facts about the trip.

cost- travel and entry fee-$25, does not include lodging or food.
Itinerary- leave Friday Oct 24th, Return Sunday Oct 26th
Race- women- 5k-Saturday noon
     -Men- 8k- Saturday 12:45
The deadline for signing up is Tuesday the 21st. You must have signed up on 
our facebook group and have given us your money ****We will not save you a 
space unless you are paid by Tuesday****

Let me know if I screwed anything else up.

Steele Lorenz
President
The University Running Club

+ October 12, 2008 The Mighty Plans of TURC

Hi everyone,

Unfortunately this week's email has been composed by me (Steele) and not 
the master of wit and mischief Chris DiSalvi so it will be infinitely dry, 
boring and to the point.

As always our run schedule is

Monday 7:00am and 5:30pm
Tuesday 7:00am and 5:30pm*
Wednesday 5:30pm*
Thursday 5:30pm
Friday 5:30pm

All runs leave from the wooden gopher outside the rec.
*Core workout after run

Also this weekend we will have another Weekend Adventure Running Trail 
Series on Sunday at 10:30pm. We will be traveling to beautiful Highland 
Park in Bloomington. These runs are just like our normal runs but with much 
better scenery. We will still split up into three ability groups and no one 
has to worry about getting lost. This will also leave from the wooden 
gopher.

Reminder to all the women interested in racing at nationals, this Monday is 
the informational meeting. It is really important that you attend if you 
want to race nats this year. If you cannot make it but are interested 
please email us.

That is all I can think of right now so I hope that this is all the info I 
had to cover.

Steele Lorenz
President
The University Running Club

+ October 5, 2008 We Own The Night!

Hello TURC comrades,

Hi everyone! How is everybody? (Its ok, you don't have to respond to that. 
This is kind of like how all professors ask how everyone is at the 
beginning of lecture, but you know they really don't care. We do care. 
Really. We just don't want to go through 400 different e-mails from you all 
telling us how you are doing. We will just proceed assuming that all is 
well.)

Sunday's Twin City Marathon was a great success for many TURC members. 
Yesterday, Aaron Eicher threw down a 2:48 marathon time, which is a new 
club record! And Michael Peterka dominated the 10 mile run by placing 18th 
and finishing under 57 minutes. Nice work guys, and congrats to all who 
competed in the marathon this weekend!

Also, on Friday TURC had a strong showing at the Eau Claire Blugold Open. 
Hal Brown was the leading runner with a 26:44 in the 8K race (which we hear 
is a Brown family 8k PR!) Also, Colin Zauner ran strong with a 26:50 in his 
first ever 8K CC race. Overall, I think it was a successful day for all 
those involved.

All right, I guess that's enough debriefing. Here are the the official TURC 
times for the week are as follows:

Monday: 7:00 am and 5:30 pm
Tuesday: 7:00 am and 5:30 pm
Wednesday: 5:30 pm
Thursday: NONE!
Friday: 12:00 am!!!!*** and 3:30 pm
Sunday: Paul Mausling Run, TBA
As always, runs meet in front of the Wooden Gopher.

***No, that's not a typo, TURC will be hosting its first ever midnight run 
Thursday night (or technically Friday morning) at 12:00 am! This is going 
to be a really fun event in which we will run on the East River Parkway 
(the road behind the superblock that takes you to St. Thomas). I am sure 
very few, if any of us, have done midnight runs before, so this should be a 
pretty exciting experience for us all! And no worries, the river trail on 
the parkway is always very well lit at night, and we will be running 
together in one large group in which no one will be left behind. We can't 
wait to see you all there!

Sunday, TURC will be competing in the Paul Mausling 6k Cross Country Race. 
This is a USATF cross country certified race, so lots of top runners from 
the area will be competing. This race is open to all comers, so if you 
don't have anything going on Sunday morning, its definitely worth checking 
out. TURC should be providing more details via Facebook or e-mail later 
this week.

Once again, Tuesday and Wednesdays at 6:20 pm, TURC will be having a 
private core workout session in front of the Rec Center. Studies have shown 
that a stronger core leads to a more efficient stride (and an amazing 
6-pack) so I think that it would definitely be beneficial to all who can 
make it.

Alrighty, I guess that's all I got. Thanks for your time everyone, and 
hopefully we will see this week in front of the Wooden Gopher!

Word,
Chris DiSalvi

+ September 28, 2008 For those about to run, we salute you!

Hello TURC Nation,

I hope you all had a great weekend. For those of you who weren't able to 
join us this weekend, we had a lot of great stuff going on. Saturday's Roy 
Griak Invite was a lot of fun. Not only did it allow us to watch some of 
the top collegiate runners in the country, it also allowed us to get in 
touch with our artistic side (or lack theirof in my case) by painting up to 
cheer on the U of M teams. Not only did our superfan-ness help inspire the 
women's cc team to victory, it also got TURC some national media attention 
on the Big Ten Network!

We also had a great time racing at Pike Island, near historic Ft. Snelling 
in St. Paul on Sunday. It was an exciting intrasquad race with lots of PR's 
set that day. After looking at the results, I think TURC is going to have 
on heck of season competing this year.

If you couldn't make it this week, no worries mate, like always, we have a 
lot of fun stuff planned for this week. Here's a quick rundown of what we 
going on this week:

Monday: 7:00 am and 5:30pm
Tuedsay 7:00 am and 5:30 pm
Wednesday 5:30 pm
Thursday 5:30 pm-BRING A FRIEND DAY TO TURC!
Friday 3:30 pm

Like always, runs will meet at the Wooden Gopher in front of the Rec Center.

As I mentioned before, Thursday is Bring a Friend Day to TURC! On Thursday, 
we will be doing a very short, easy run in which we'll run as one group 
around the campus. (Probably no more than 3 miles). From there we will head 
over to the Dairy Queen on Washington Ave. and have some ice cream there. 
This is going to be a very casual, relaxed run so we can encourage others 
to come along to see what TURC is all about.

In other news, Tuesdays and Wednesdays after the run, TURC will be having 
its own Core Workout session at the rec. We have a specialized trainer that 
will be leading these optional workouts to target core muscles, which will 
allow us to be more efficient in our strides (and have super-sweet six 
packs! haha). It should be really good and I encourage you all to check it 
out after the runs on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Finally, just another reminder to bring in your membership fee if you have 
not done so already. The fees go towards the cost of gas and treats on 
weekend events. The cost is $20 and all checks can be made payable to The 
University Running Club.

Well allrighty then, that's all I got. I hope you all have a great week and 
we hope to see you at the Wooden Gopher this week.

You Stay Classy TURC Nation
Chris DiSalvi
VP

+ September 21, 2008 One TURC a day keeps the doctor away

Dear Men and Women of TURC,

How are you all doing? I hope all is well. As I am writing this e-mail, I 
am cursing the existance of the Dallas Cowboys, as they are running and 
passing over my beloved Green Bay Packers.

Oh well, at least the Milwaukee Brewers are still dominating (oops...)All 
right, they are a little disappointing right now too.

But seriously, I'll tell you what is a true dominant force in the world of 
sports. And that is TURC crushing all takers, not just in running, but 
volleyball as well. We had a great turnout at the volleyball court after 
Friday's run. It was lot of fun, and was a great way to end a great week.

And of course, every great week deserves another. So with that in mind, 
here is what we got planned for this week:

Monday: 7:00 am and 5:30 pm
Tuesday 7:00 am and 5:30 pm (the 7 am run will have an optional group speed 
workout led by Hal Brown.)
Wednesday: 5:30 pm
Thrusday: 5:30 pm
Friday: 3:30 pm
Saturday: TURC goes to the Roy Griak CC Invite!*
Sunday: TURC Intrasquad race at Pike Island!**
Like always, we will be meeting at the Wooden Gopher in front of the Rec 
Center for all runs.

*On Satuday, TURC will be heading to the Les Bolsted golf course in St. 
Paul to cheer on the U's cross country teams in one of the largest 
collegiate cross country races in the country. We will be meeting at the 
Gopher at 9:30 am, and will drive over to Les Bolsted from there. In 
addition, we will try to provide a small pre-meet "tailgate" at the park as 
well. It'll also be a great opportunity to unleash your inner Gopher 
Superfan as we are going to try and paint up for the race. We should be 
back around 1:30 pm.

And on Sunday will be the TURC 5k Intrasquad Meet held at Pike Island. It 
is a great opportunity to see what kind of shape you are in. Also, the top 
10 runners in the guys race will make up TURC's competitive cross-country 
team. But no matter how fast you are right now, we would love have as big a 
turn out as possible. We are still working out the details for the race 
right now, so we will send out another e-mail about it later this week.

Finally, just another reminder that we would also like to have our 
membership fees in as soon as possible. Remember to do our weekend events, 
we do need to have your 20 dollar membership fee paid. Checks can be made 
out to The University Running Club.

Sorry, this was another long e-mail, but we got a lot of great stuff going 
on this weekend, and I guess I get a little carried away. I hope you all 
have a great week, and we hope to see you at the Wooden Gopher some time 
this week.

Sincerely,
Chris DiSalvi
Vice-President
The University Running Club

+ September 14, 2008 The Mother of All E-Mails!

Hello TURC members, fans, and followers,

This email has a lot of info so sit back and be prepared to absorb all our
wisdom and knowledge. You may want to make sure you have a couple minutes 
(or a really long, boring lecture) available before you read this all.

As many of you know we had our TURC Fall planning session on Thursday last
week and we have changed a couple of things based on your feedback. First
off the run times will be at a permanent time instead of floating like last
year. The schedule is as follows:

Monday - 7:00am and 5:30 pm
Tuesday - 7:00am and 5:30 pm
Wednesday - 5:30pm
Thursday - 5:30 pm
Friday - 3:30pm

Also there has been some interest in a group warm-up i.e. brief jog 
(pronounced ?yog.? It?s a soft ?j?.) and
stretching. Run leaders will be at each run 15 min before each scheduled
time to lead this. If you don't need/don't want to stretch, just show up at 
the
set time.

New to TURC this year is a membership fee which is $20. All fee paying 
members will receive the following benefits:
-all Weekend Adventure Running Trail Series (WARTS) events
-discount race entry fees
-discounts at local shoe stores
-Allows you to go on all weekend overnight trips
-Listed in official TURC roster on web page
-A warm place in Steele?s heart 
Any Turc officer can take cash or checks. Checks can be made out to The
University Running Club. The activities that we do with TURC depend on
funding so please if you feel that TURC is fun and you want to see it
continue pay the membership fee.

We also had officer elections and I would like to take the time right now
to list our cabinet and welcome our new members.

President- Steele (Hail to the chief) Lorenz
Vice President - Chris (I have mafia connections) DiSalvi
Treasurer - Dan (I'm the best you'll never have) Bye
Supreme Commander of Fund raising - Hal (Loki: Norse god of mischief) Brown
Secretary - Bennitt (Once a Runner) Hartz
Webmaster - Justin (I know the meaning of life)Willmert
Freshman Ambassador - Ryan (Party like a rockstar) Daye
                    - Kelsey ( BALLIN') Banks
                    - Brad (I wish Pokemon were real) Weiss
                    - Alyssa ( Antidisestablishmentarianism ) Burnham
* The nicknames in no way actually represent they people that have them,
they were just randomly assigned by me and D-Sal.

Moving on...

We established committees to organize all things TURC. These committees are
open to everyone and we always need extra help. If you missed the meeting
and would like to be on a committee just email us and we will sign you up.
The committees are:
-Fund raising
-Social
-recruitment

Our first TURC race is on Sunday, September 28th which is coming up very 
soon. It is an
intrasquad meet so it is the perfect time to shake off those cobwebs and
get a race under your belt before the season starts. We have also recently
formed an elite racing team which will be coached by the Gophers assistant
mens CC coach Jason Havey. The top 10 men from the time trial will qualify
for the team. However, the race is open to everyone, so even if you 
aren?t interested in the elite team, come check it out, it should be fun. 
More on both of these subjects will follow next week.

For those of you interested in local routes I have set up some maps on our
Runningahead account. It is free to sign up and Runningahead offers many
great tools for runners such as a mile log and a run mapper. The website is
www.runningahead.com and the group name is turc. If anyone has problems
using this website let us know.

Finally, the part you have all been waiting for! Our weekly social event!!
This week we will be playing beach volleyball after the Friday run at the
outdoor court in front of the Rec. For those of you who can't make the run
stop by after for some fun vollyballn'. 

Ok folks, that?s all we got. Thank you for sticking with us through 
TURC?s longest e-mail ever. I hope you all have a great week, and 
hopefully we will see you at the Wooden Gopher this week.

Sincerely,
Steele Lorenz, President
Chris DiSalvi, Vice President

P.S: Doesn?t Lorenz/DiSalvi have a better ring to it than McCain/Palin or 
Obama/Biden? Think about that on November 4? :)

+ September 7, 2008 Packers vs Vikings is good, but running is better!

Hello Nation of TURC,

I know its only Sunday night, but I can tell you that right now it you its 
going to be a huge week. To start off, you got the Packers and the Vikings 
on Monday night, which promises to be epic (Are we all ready for the Aaron 
Rodgers era? I know Viking fans are...). We also have our first TURC 
meeting of the year. Best of all we have our first Weekend Adventure 
Running Trails Series of the year. And of course, we got other great runs 
planned for this week, too. So lets get down to it, shall we?

The weeks runs are follows:

Monday: 4:00pm 
Tuesday: 5:00 pm
Wednesday: 5:00pm
Thursday: Meeting*
Friday 3:00 pm
Sunday: Weekend Adventure Running Trails Series at 11:00 am**

In case you didn't get our first e-mail last week, all runs meet in front 
of the Wooden Gopher next to the Rec Center. Runners of ALL skill levels 
are welcome, and no one gets left behind.

TURC will be having a meeting at Coffman Memorial Union this Thursday. The 
meeting will allow us an opportunity to get to know everyone and discuss 
our goals for the year. So if you have any questions about what it is we 
do, this is a perfect opportunity to do so. In addition, we will be 
selecting new officers for the club this year. So if you have any interest 
in being an officer, make sure to come to the meeting.(Hey, Freshmen! This 
looks great on resumes!) If you can't make it to the meeting its not a big 
deal, we won't be taking attendance or anything, we just want to be able to 
have an open conversation with all our members. We don't have an exact time 
yet, but we will e-mail you the time for it sometime this week.


Finally, Sunday we will be having a Weekend Adventure Running Trails Series 
(aka WARTS) this week. WARTS runs are runs we go on as a group that we do 
off-campus in some of the nearby parks. This Sunday, we will be meeting at 
the Wooden Gopher at 11:00 am and drive over to Crosby Farms in St. Paul to 
go on a relaxing training run. We will be sending out an event via Facebook 
this week, so make sure to sign in as a member of the group "T.U.R.C." and 
tell us you will be coming so we can know exactly how many cars we need.

Ok folks, that's all I got. I hope you all have a great Monday, enjoy the 
football game, and we will see you at the Wooden Gopher!

Sincerely,
The University Running Club