Announcements

General meeting

The next General meeting of the Asheville Track Club will be on May 12 at La Paz restaurant in Biltmore Village. We are looking forward to seeing as many members as possible. Featured speaker will be the Track Club's very own Doug Milch. Doug is a local podiatrist and will be speaking on injury prevention. Please plan on being in attendance. Meeting starts at 0630PM.
Newsletter

May 2008 Runnin' On

Beginning Runners Edition!!

 Check out the most recent edition of Runnin' On containing special articles for beginning runners in addition to the normal information about the Western North Carolina running community. [ Download (~1MB)] [More]

Grand Prix News

The next three races on the Grand Prix schedule are just below. The Biltmore Estate 15K is officially sold out for this year. Good luck to those who got in!! BREAKING NEWS - the Maggie Valley Moonlight 5 mile for this year has been cancelled due to lack of sponsors. The organizers are hoping that the race will resume at some point in the future.



May 18

Biltmore Estate Kiwanis 15K - Asheville

REGISTRATION CLOSED


May 24

Night of the Ninja 5K - Asheville Online Registration!!


May 31 (9am)

Sunset Stampede 10 mile - Asheville Website!!

Stuart Moran in 2007

2008 Grand Prix

The 2008 Michelob Ultra Grand Prix is now underway and the scoring is updated through the Mineral City 5K. Full results in all divisions including age groups are available by clicking below. While it is possible to be the leader in more than one category i.e. you could be in the top three in both the Men’s and Men's Masters Divisions you will be recognized for your accomplishment in the higher division. Leading the way in the Men's Division are Florendo Forero, Ronald Breitwieser, and Bill Finley. Leaders in the Women's Division are Martha Marshall, Eve Marie Smith and Brenda Canter. Setting the pace in the Men's Masters are Mark Ledyard, Casey Camp and Dean Duncan. In the Women's Masters Julie Corey, Donna Cope and Lynne Evans are one, two and three. The first three spots Men's Grand Masters Divisions are taken by Jim Grodnik, Bill Finley and Rick Taylor. The top Women's Grand Masters are Brenda Canter, Lynne Evans, and Nancy Douglas. So far this year the ATC Grand Prix has been a super success! Good luck in the upcoming races. Any errors or omissions in the standings should be reported to Alan Cameron as soon as possible. [Results]

2008 Bele Chere

Bele Chere 2008 - online registration now available

The crown jewel of the Western North Carolina road racing scene is back for its 29 th consecutive year. The Asheville Track Club is proud to host the Bele Chere 5K Presented By Kimmel & Associates. Once again the race will be headquartered at historic McCormick Field. The course represents what running in Asheville is all about: a few moderate climbs, a few fast downhills and friendly people to cheer you on at the race. The race will finish two blocks from the stadium so it is just a short walk for post-race refreshments - courtesy of Citi Stop, Doc Chey's, and Dunkin' Donuts - the finish of the Asheville Tourists Fun Run and the awards ceremony.

Register now online at setupevents.com Web site

Message Board

The Asheville Track Club Message Board

In order to help us fufill the Mission of the Asheville Track Club we have launched the Asheville Track Club Message Board. We hope this will be a useful way to stay in contact with the WNC running community!

Local Running Weather

Want to race this weekend?

May 17, Winston-Salem - Greek Festival 5K, 8am. Info: Chris Christakos (336)718-7907.

2008 Beginning Runners Program

The Asheville Track Club in conjunction with Asheville Parks and Recreation will be conducting a beginning runners program starting May 6. This will be the twelvth year of the class. Over 400 runners have been added to the community over the last nine years. The age of the participants has ranged from preteens to 70 years old. The goal of the program is to train new runners to be able to complete the Bele Chere 5K on July 26.

For more information please email Wayne Stanko at wstanko@charter.net or call him at (828) 253-8781.

Brunch

Spring Fling

 The first annual Spring Fling was hosted on April 12 by the Carrier Park Runners on what turned out to be a beautiful morning. The CPR did a super job organizing the event and a great time was had by all who attended. The prediction run which included several mandatory stops at cookie and water stations along with a walk break to scale the stairs over the old track was won by Larry Fincher who was just 11 seconds of of his predicted time. Second place was taken by Nicholas Dudman. It you happen to run into one of the Carrier Park Runners please thank them for organizing this event.

Attention Race Directors

Due to the wear and tear of the Asheville Track Club's race equipment, the board has established policy regarding the fees for equipment and services. Any race director interested in reserving equipment and/or finish line services, please contact Wayne Stanko at 828-253-8781. For rates and policy on the equipment and services, please click here.