From phlockwood at yahoo.com Tue Sep 7 15:18:16 2010 From: phlockwood at yahoo.com (Philip Lockwood) Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2010 13:18:16 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Ivsmembers] IVS Half Marathon Notice Message-ID: <426084.91092.qm@web112008.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> For Immediate Release September 7, 2010 For more information contact: Website:? www.ivs.org/ivshalfmarathon/index.html Nancie Margetis Co-Race Director, IVS Half Marathon M:? 309-360-6346 ivshalfmarathon at ivs.org Chris Alexander Co-Race Director, IVS Half Marathon ivshalfmarathon at ivs.org Philip Lockwood Vice President, Illinois Valley Striders M: 309-657-2478 phlockwood at yahoo.com ? ILLINOIS VALLEY STRIDERS TO HOST?EIGHTH ANNUAL IVS HALF MARATHON PEORIA, IL -?September 7, 2010?-- The Illinois Valley Striders will host the?eighth running of the IVS Half Marathon and Relay at 7:45 a.m. on Sunday, September 12.? The race starts and finishes in Lower Glen Oak Park adjacent to the Michael Sonnemaker Memorial Sculpture and Garden.? The majority of the two-loop course runs through historic Springdale Cemetery. The event features a?Half Marathon (13.1 miles) and a two-person relay with categories for?Women's, Men's and Co-ed teams along with Family Teams. Registration fee $45 through Sept. 10th, $50 for all entries after Sept. 10th, including race day.? Volunteers needed for packet pick-up and race day.? Contact nanciemargetis at comcast.net if interested in volunteering. Important reminder for IVS Members:? Please bring dish for post-race potluck picnic. Pre-race registration will take place from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.?at Running Central on Saturday, September 11.? Race day registrations will be accepted from 6:30?to 7:30 a.m.?near the?race starting line in Lower Glen Oak Park.?For on-line registration, please visit www.ivs.org/ivshalfmarathon/index.html ##### -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From phlockwood at yahoo.com Fri Sep 10 12:25:56 2010 From: phlockwood at yahoo.com (Philip Lockwood) Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:25:56 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Ivsmembers] Forwarded on behalf of Chris Alexander - re: IVS Volunteer help needed Message-ID: <38980.42429.qm@web112011.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Dear IVS Members, ? I'm seeking?2 to 3 volunteers for Saturday morning. ?The Springdale Cemetery?Groundskeeper is going to be at the cemetery from 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon to work on filling some of the more dangerous potholes on the course.??The Groundskeeper will provide some one to drive the truck with the fill and you can run the course.? Individuals who are available and capable of shoveling fill material can email me at triguy at comcast.net.??I especially would like someone who knows the course and can judge what would need filled.???? ? Think of it as cross training. ? Thanks, ? Chris Alexander Co-Racedirector-IVS Half -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: