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Another Successful Vancouver Lake Half Marathon despite the Weather

This is the 13th year that I have worked the Vancouver Lake Half Marathon and I do not ever remember the conditions being this bad  One year we had snow the night before but it was actually quite pleasant.   We have had a history of good weather for the race.  But this is the first year that I can remember where it rained from start to finish.  Despite the rain, it was very successful.  The volunteers were amazing as always.  A lot of them were out in the rain all day.  The high school teams that helped, Heritage, Columbia River and Camas were outstanding.  They were constantly cheering the runners on while passing out water.  It was a lot of fun for them and for the runners.  Bryan Chapman did an outstanding job directing the volunteers.  That is not an easy job directing 70+ volunteers.  And a special thanks to Kathy Zornick, Sandy Chapman and Sue Diaz who were out there 2 days in a row volunteering.

VANCOUVER LAKE HALF MARATHON VOLUNTEER LIST 2012

Finish line (medals and tags)

Camas XC Girls

Lisa Wourms

Wendy Hill

Kevin Edwards

Denis Daly

Pam Mueller

Mary Shen

Cookie Bakers

Dan Riley

Peggy Burrus

Debbie DeGraaff

Kris Hostetter

Mark Staub

Michael Grossnickle

Adriana Vela

Terri Phimister

Amy Campbell

Mary Shen

Pam Cabanatuan

Lorinda Limpf

Heather McFadden

Sue Diaz

Janet Fallon

Jenny Teppo

Judy Edwards

Crowd Control

Lou Diaz

Joe Rowley

Bill Burrus

Rolf Vellek

Course Monitors

Mark Staub

Glen Hostetter

Rolf Vellek

Traffic Control

Theresa Mowers-Phipps

Lindy Krossman

Deputy Sheriffs

Reserve Deputy Mike Keene

Reserve Deputy Bob Byrd

Water Delivery

Karen Rakoz

Clothes Collection

Ken Andrews –

Adriana Velo

Wendy Beck

Teresa Phimister

Debbie Mancell

Amy Campbell

Lead Runner Bike Chaperones

Curtis Roth

Andreas Mueller

Finish Area Food Monitors

Dan & Sandy Riley

Sue Diaz

Parking

Ralph Martinez

Debbie Martinez

Bill Fallon

Kevin Edwards

Mario Beaudoin

Phil Phimister

Packet and Shirt Pick-up

Janet Fallon

Peggy Burrus

Katarina Mueller

Kathy McCollum

Ron Rushford

Lindsay Diaz

Alex

Water Stations

Columbia River Cross Country

         Alga Kiraly

         Dan Donovan

         Mike Stricker

         Giselle Kiraly

         Carrie Stump

         Rachel Yonemura

         Anthony Lee

         Austin Blankenship

         Miles Park

         Rachel Lucero

         Dan Nehnevaj

Heritage Cross Country

         Russ Weaver

         Arnie Teppo

         Heather McFadden

         Colton McFadden

         Elvis Pring

         Carly Knight

         Alyssa Ferguson

         Rita Golovina

         Sophie Valeno

John Stirman (handing out water at the volunteer half)

Timing & Race Results:

Alex Zornick

CCRC is now on Facebook

I have created a CCRC Group on Facebook (thanks to Queena Beebe).  You do not need a Facebook account to get to our page.  I have made it public.  But if you want to post something, you will need a Facebook account and I recommend you create an account for yourself.   One of the nice things about having an account, is that you will be notified every time someone posts something.  I can see a lot of advantages to using Facebook versus using our CCRC Website.  First of all, anyone can post something on Facebook because people are constantly asking me to post things on our website.  It is very tedious and it takes up my time.  In the future, I will ask people to go straight to Facebook if they want something posted.  Another advantage is that it has a calendar.  We can put all our running events on the calendar and you can be notified of upcoming events.  Another thing I like about Facebook, is that it is so simple  to post pictures compared to posting pictures on the website.  So you can expect to see a lot more pictures.  So far it has been a hit.  In the first 3 weeks since I launched, we already have 151 members. 

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Partnership with Fit Right NW

Fit Right NW has always been very generous with the Clark County Running Club.  At this year’s half marathon, they donated 4 pairs of shoes to the top Finishers (Male & Female, Open & Masters).  Over the years, they have been very generous donating items for our raffles after our run.  Fit Right NW will be the exclusive retail sponsor of CCRC.  Fit Right NW has also offered to give all members a 10% discount on shoes & apparel.  Since we do not have membership cards, they will be using our on-line membership database to see if your dues are paid to date.  So make sure you have paid your membership dues this year.  And please support Fit Right NW.  It is so nice to have a running shoe store on this side of the river where you can get expert advice.  Link to Fit Right Northwest

95% Of You are Doing it Correctly

Three years ago we implemented the pre-assignment of numbers to all participants of our races.  We asked everyone to write that number on the tag that we collect at the finish.  It’s a very tedious and time consuming job compiling the results. When you use your pre-assigned number, I do not have to struggle with reading your handwriting.  It greatly reduces the time to compile results.  The good news is that 95% of  participants are putting numbers on their tag.  Just a few still don’t. I hope you read this article and start.  Lastly, if you have any corrections to your name or age, just circle it on the tag.  I should catch it.  Thanks to all who use their number. To check your pre-assigned number, click this link.