OMRR Special Features
 

PR Corner	Notable Achievements	Birthdays
New Members	Team Hoyt	Help Me Swim Bike Run
Race Directing 101	Favorite Routes

• new sponsors for the frisco fifty: Thanks to Wellness Concepts Clinic, LLC and Polk County Health Center (Bolivar) for making generous donations to the Frisco Fifty event on 4/17/10. All cash donations will be forwarded to Ozark Greenways. Sponsors get their logos on this web site, the entry form, and on the T-shirt. You can donate online or mail donations (payable to OMRR) to Richard Johnson, 724 S. Weller Ave., Springfield, MO, 65802. Thanks!

• pr corner:  Below are some recent PRs (personal records) set by Ozarks area runners. These are listed in two categories: (1) actual-time PRs and (2) WAVA PRs (compare your recent times to your old PRs using the WAVA calculator to see if you have a WAVA PR--read more about WAVA). If you achieve a PR (actual or WAVA), email Richard Johnson ASAP with the exact information shown below. Each month, we will have a drawing for one $25 gift certificate for every ten PR performances for that month (we are glad to list any Ozarks runner's PR, but you must be a current OMRR member to win the gift certificate). Note that the first time you run a race of a given distance, that is also a PR. Let us know about it! Great job, people!

  March 2010, Actual-Time PRs:

• Lynda Clark*, Livestrong 5K, Springfield, MO, 3/20/10, 35:06

• Owen Fabro*, Strafford Relay for Life 5K, Strafford, MO, 2/27/10, 23:31

• Marisa Frazier*, Pitter Pat 10K; Springfield, MO; 3/13/2010; 41:08

• Susan Griffith*, Little Rock Half Marathon, Little Rock, AR, 3/7/10, 2:53:34

• Mary Miles*, Pitter Pat 5K; Springfield, MO; 3/13/2010; 30:04

• Brian Wright*, Little Rock Marathon, Little Rock, AR, 3/7/10, 3:42:37

*OMRR member (eligible for gift certificates)

We had only 3 PRs set in February, so OMRR is giving away one $25 gift certificate at random. The $25 gift certificate winner (for Ridge Runner Sports, The Starting Block, Quiznos Subs, Panera Bread, or Help Me Swim/Bike/Run) for a PR during February is (drum roll) Shannon Cochran!  Please contact Richard Johnson and make your choice known (and include your current mailing address).

• runner of the year update: After two months of the 2010 OMRR ROTY program, the overall leaders are Richard Leiboult and Emm Foster. Dave Walker and Marilyn Grier are leading the Seniors category. Ryan Way and Claire Lakin are in front of the Youth group. Ella Fabro and CJ Lakin lead the Kids. Mike Baxter and Laura Fabro are ahead in the Marathon, Ron Anderson and Jackie Chen in the Medium Distance, Carl Lund and Helen Walker in the Short Distance, Richard Leiboult and Lea Baxter in the Energized Runner (most racing miles) category), and Ryan Slight and Marilyn Grier lead the Raciest Runner (most races) group. Now is a great time to sign up for the 2010 ROTY program! As soon as you sign up, you can count your races for the past 30 days. (OMRR membership required)

• join the roty program now! We have 90 individuals and 6 teams signed up for the 2010 Runner of the Year program, but we want 100 individuals and 10 teams (you can compete as an individual and be on a team at the same time--no extra charge)! The number of races required to qualify has been lowered from previous years! You can join any time and count your races for the prior 30 days! Here's how it works:

  • OMRR annual membership dues...$20

  • ROTY registration fee...$20

  • Participate as an individual, or you can also form a three-person team (no extra charge)--email your team info to Richard Johnson ...$0

  • Technical T-shirt, trophies, cash awards, gift cards, convenient tracking of all your races, motivation to get out there and run, and competing against yourself and your running friends all year long...PRICELESS!

• running groups: Send your running group information to RichardJohnson@MissouriState.edu:
  • Monday:

    • TBD

  • Tuesday:

    • Panera Bread (500 S. National), 5:00 am (tempo/speed work/jog; confirm with Richard Johnson)

    • Catholic H.S., 5:45 am (speed work, confirm with ridge1@mchsi.com)

    • The Starting Block, 5:45 am (confirm with eric@startingblockonline.com)

    • Aldersgate Church, Nixa, MO, 5:15 am (confirm with hurby-1@hotmail.com)

    • Ridge Runner Sports (3057 S. Fremont), 5:30 pm (confirm with ridge1@mchsi.com)

  • Wednesday:
    • Republic Community Center (711 E. Miller Rd), 5:30 am (confirm with klayj@health.missouri.edu)
  • Thursday:

    • South YMCA, 5:00 am, all levels (confirm with Richard Johnson)

    • Doling Fitness Center, 5:00 am (confirm with dkstutz@gmail.com)

    • Aldersgate Church, Nixa, MO, 5:15 am (confirm with hurby-1@hotmail.com)

  • Friday:

    • Cox North Fitness Center, 6:00 am (1423 N. Jefferson, confirm with Richard Johnson)

  • Saturday:

    • Panera Bread (500 S. National), 6:00 am (confirm with Richard Johnson)

    • Courtyard by Marriot, 7:00 am, Feb.13-Mar. 20), (training for Frisco Half Marathon on 3/27)

  • Sunday:

    • Panera Bread (500 S. National), 6:00 am (confirm with Richard Johnson)

    • Living Memorial Park, 7:00 am (confirm with deancasady@custom-powder.com)

    • Nixa Wal-Mart, 6:30 am (confirm with hurby-1@hotmail.com)

• updated membership list! Take a look at the updated membership list to see who's who in Ozarks running and to see when your membership expires. (In the past, some runners were bypassed for $25 gift cards because they had let their membership lapse.) Renew your membership by clicking the Add to Cart button near the top of this page!

• new service for omrr members only! Check out the new OMRR members' classified ads!

• ummmmmmm, food! Here are some more healthy recipes submitted by our members. Do you have any favorite holiday recipes (healthy or not)? Send your favorites to Richard Johnson and we'll post them here.

• did you know? Your business or organization can advertise on omrr.org for just $10 per month (averaging 900+ hits per day) or in the monthly OMRR Running Briefs newsletter (full page, half page, or quarter page ads to over 330 runners). Click here to find out how. Also, did you know that you can receive the great monthly issue of the Running Briefs (see sample copy) if you are an OMRR member? Join OMRR or renew now!

• got membership? If you become an OMRR member today you will receive our great monthly newsletter on the first of next month (see a sample copy) and be eligible for $2000 in random gift certificate giveaways through programs like the PR Corner, Runner of the Year, and the Triple Crown of Racing.

• take some pics, write a story, win $25! You could win a $25 gift card for the best picture or the best article. The winner for the March cover photo was Mike Baxter and the winner for the March best article was Charles Smith. Get out there and take some running pics (preferably action shots, but anything is fine). Write one or two pages about an interesting race you were in, a new PR, your aches and pains, your volunteer experiences, WHATEVER! Include a pic or two with your article. The deadline for the Apr. 1 OMRR newsletter is Mar. 21. Send all submissions to Richard Johnson.

• how many state marathons do you have? Here is a listing of SW MO runners who are members of the 50 States Marathon Club. To join this club you need at least 10 states and $10. When you do so, keep Richard Johnson posted and he will update the list.

• need a certified course? More and more local races are opting for USATF certified courses to ensure that races are the right distance and eligible for state records. A 5K can be certified for $250. Go to pleasehelpmerun.com to learn how to get your course certified and attract more runners and the top runners!

• shirt and medal design for frisco fifty events! Important news! All runners in the Frisco Fifty events on 4/17/10 will receive the same great technical t-shirt with great Frisco artwork! And all finishers will receive the same great 3.5" Frisco medal. Sign up now! If you know of someone who would like to be a sponsor of this event (recognition on this web site and on the T-shirt), have them contact Richard Johnson ASAP!

• need a training plan? Want to run faster in 2010? Get a $25 three-month training plan from pleasehelpmerun.com. This is a custom plan based on your schedule, your abilities, and your goals (much better than a generic plan from halhigdon.com, by the way). See a sample training plan in the video at pleasehelpmerun.com.

• notable achievements:

  • 53-year-old OMRR member Richard Leiboult finished the Mardi Gras Marathon in New Orleans on 2/28/10 in a time of 2:53:53, 3rd in his age group. Great job, Richard!

  • OMRR member Chad Lakin ran every day in 2009! See www.runeveryday.com for more information. Congratulations, Chad!

  • Eric Johnson, manager of The Starting Block, completed his first Ironman Triathlon (and his first marathon) in Arizona on 11/22/09. His time was 11 hours, 43 minutes including a 4:08 marathon. His longest training run was 6 miles! Way to go, Eric!

  • Long-time OMRR member Bob "Dr. Evil" Dewar completed his 150th marathon on 12/27/09 at the Run for the Ranch in Springfield, MO. Congratulations, Bob!

  • Send your notable achievements to RichardJohnson@MissouriState.edu).

• listen up runners! OMRR gives away about $2000 a year in gift certificates to our members (for Triple Crown, PR Corner, ROTY, the cover photo and best article in the newsletter, Pic of the Quarter, and the OMRR banquet), BUT you have to claim your prize by paying attention to this web site or by signing up for our e-Newsletter. If you don't claim the prize, you don't get it (I'm not going to hunt you down). Contact Richard Johnson if you would like to be on our e-Newsletter email list (your email address will NOT be shared with anyone else). Note: You can be on our email list whether you are an OMRR member or not.

• did you know? The OMRR monthly newsletter, Running Briefs, has all kinds of great color photos and articles that never appear on this web site AND it contains all the latest race applications (see a sample copy)? To get the Running Briefs and to be eligible for over $2000 worth of giveaways each year, you MUST be an OMRR member. If you join or renew with OMRR today you will receive our new monthly newsletter around the first of each month! Take a look at our 300+ wonderful members and check your membership expiration date. Thanks for your support!  

• yet another pr for omrr.org! It was a record February for omrr.org with 22,602 unique visits (that's an average of over 807 unique visits per day), a 44% increase over last February . Thanks, runners! Check out how to advertise your race or business in our newsletter (330+ subscribers--see a sample copy) and/or web site (800+ visitors per day)!

• Triple Crown update:

  • The leaders of the 2010 Winter Triple Crown after two races are Richard Leiboult and Marilyn Grier. YOU can win CASH, gift cards, and trophies IF you run in OMRR Triple Crown events AND enter your results on omrr.org! The next OMRR Triple Crown event is the Valentine Run 5K (2/13/10).

  • The winner of the $25 gift certificates for running the second leg of the 2010 Winter Triple Crown (The Valentine Run) are Jessica Lakin, Lea Baxter, and Jerry Ragsdale.

  • Gift card winners should contact Richard Johnson with their choices of either Ridge Runner Sports, The Starting Block, Quiznos Subs, Panera Bread, or Help Me Swim/Bike/Run. Please include your current mailing address in your email.

  • The next Triple Crown event is the Strafford Relay For Life 5K on 3/6/10 (open to males and females).

• what a deal! If YOU can find a NEW sponsor for this web site (12 months of advertising for $120) or if YOU get a 12 month advertiser in our newsletter (as low as $96 per year), YOU get your next year of OMRR membership FREE! This site is visited by over 900 different health-conscious people every day (27,000+ per month) and our monthly newsletter (see a sample copy) has a circulation of 330+. Check out how to advertise your race or business in our newsletter and/or this web site! Find new sponsors and have them contact Richard Johnson today. All proceeds go toward running programs such as PR Corner, ROTY, and Triple Crown.

• Fall 2009 pic o' the quarter: The winning photo for Summer 2009 is "Gary Fruland Dogwood". The photographer should contact Richard Johnson with his/her choice of a $25 gift certificate for either Ridge Runner Sports, The Starting Block, Quiznos Subs, Panera Bread, or Help Me Swim/Bike/Run. Include your current mailing address in your email. Submit your running photos TODAY to Richard Johnson for your chance to win!

• december omrr member of the month: The OMRR members of the month for October is Bob Dewar. Bob completed his 150th marathon at the Run for the Ranch on 12/27/09 in Springfield. Bob will receive a plaque, a t-shirt, and a write-up in the Running Briefs newsletter. Congratulations, Bob! If you want to nominate an OMRR member for January, contact Pete Pyeatt, ppyeatt@aol.com.

• got photos? Here's a new little application for OMRR members only. Email one of your favorite running photos to Richard Johnson. I'll store it on our server and whenever your name is mentioned on this site (PR, Notable Achievement, gift certificate winner, etc.), I'll add a link to your picture so everyone can see who the heck we're talking about! For example, did you know that Richard Johnson is the OMRR webmaster and newsletter editor? Email your pic to me RIGHT NOW!!! And whenever you have a new favorite running pic, you can email that to me to replace your old one.