BRRC Running/Walking Bulletin
for May 8, 2026
Saturday, June 13, 2026
Fairfield Flag Flyin' 5K Fun Run
8:00 AM
Fairfield, WA
Online registration:
https://runsignup.com/Race/WA/Fairfield/FairfieldFlagFlyin5KFunRun?utm_source=platform_find_a_race&utm_medium=referral
Registration is $30 w/shirt or $15 NO SHIRT OPTION.
After 5 pm on 5/24, registration is $15 NO SHIRT.
Day of Race registration is $20 NO SHIRT
Packet Pickup Location
Thiel Park Gazebo
Intersection of 1st Street and E Main Street
Fairfield, WA 99012
BRRC Membership Renewal
BRRC Membership runs from May to May.
Make sure to renew your membership online or in person at the Bloomsday Trade Show on May 1st and 2nd.
Help support your club so that BRRC can continue to do good things for the Spokane running community.
If you ordered a BRRC shirt, you can pick it up at the Bloomsday Trade show when you pick up your Bloomsday race bib. Shirts are no longer available online. There may be a few sizes available at the tradeshow.
The online membership registration is presently active here.
Online Membership:
https://raceroster.com/memberships/4888/2026-2027-bloomsday-road-runners-club
Paper Membership form:
https://www.brrc.net/Membership_2026_form.html
Running Quotes (New each Week):
Run hard when it's hard to run.
Pavvo
Six Minute Mile (New each Week):
https://mailchi.mp/sixminutemile/smm-new-builder-template-17590307?e=ff960b9e0b
Minute 1: What the evidence actually says about flossing and longevity
Minute 2: Dial in the right HR zones with McMillan's updated calculator
Minute 3: Strategic takeaways from Boston and London
Minute 4: Should you be going green in your workouts?
Minute 5: Quick Intervals
Minute 6: Daily Inspiration
BRRC and Race Rag 2026 Events (Save the date!)
Thursday, June 11, 2026
BRRC's Pizza and Beer Run and membership drive
Invite your running friends to the party and have them sign up to be a BRRC member.
The party is free for all runners.
Saturday, June 13, 2026
Fairfield Flag Flyin' 5K Fun Run
8:00 AM
Fairfield, WA
Online registration: https://runsignup.com/Race/WA/Fairfield/FairfieldFlagFlyin5KFunRun?utm_source=platform_find_a_race&utm_medium=referral
Registration is $30 w/shirt or $15 NO SHIRT OPTION.
After 5 pm on 5/24, registration is $15 NO SHIRT.
Day of Race registration is $20 NO SHIRT
Packet Pickup Location
Thiel Park Gazebo
Intersection of 1st Street and E Main Street
Fairfield, WA 99012
Saturday, July 4, 2026
BRRC's 4th of July Fun Run
Thursday, July 9, 2026
BRRC's Picnic and BBQ
Comstock Park
(Members only)
Sunday, September 6, 2026
BRRC's Audubon Cross Country
Sunday, September 13, 2026
BRRC's Sundae Sunday
Saturday, September 26, 2026
BRRC's Colbert Autumn Classic
Sunday, October 4, 2026
BRRC's Qualchan Cross Country
Sunday, October 11, 2026
BRRC's The Spokane Marathon
Sunday, October 18, 2026
BRRC's 7-Mile Cross Country
Saturday, October 24, 2026
BRRC's Mead Cross Country
November 26, 2026
BRRC'S Turkey Trot
BRRC Membership Renewal
BRRC Membership runs from May to May.
The online membership is presently active.
Online: https://raceroster.com/memberships/4888/2026-2027-bloomsday-road-runners-club
Printable Paper form: https://www.brrc.net/Membership_2026_form.html
BRRC scholarship
If you know a student who is interested in applying for a
BRRC scholarship, download the form here.
BRRC NEWS and OREO Award
This month's Oreo Award goes to:
Brett Danielson
For his three-year BRRC Board commitment, Running Club of the Week, volunteering and participating at a number of events throughout the last few years...moving the ball forward.
Submit your nomination for the Oreo to Tony Proctor at: anthonyaproctor@yahoo.com .
I’m normally a calm, mild-mannered person, but at this year’s Bloomsday 12K race, an incident on the race course enraged me.
I’ve become friends with Jim Dietz, pictured above, through the Flying Irish Running Club, of which he’s an original member. I’ve attended many events and get-togethers with Jim over the years. He runs a business just north of Spokane called Dietz Christmas Tree Farm.
Unable to run because of an injury, I watched Bloomsday while taking photos of my running club co-members. When Jim came into view, I noticed several things he should be doing to run faster, so I yelled, “Lift your knees, Jim! Don’t swing your arms so much! Lean into the wind! Pass that guy in front of you! Put your shoulders back!”
I yelled more things but can’t remember them all. However, when Jim went by, he showed what he thought about all my helpful suggestions.
When I try to help someone, and they do something like this, I get really, really mad.
I couldn’t get the incident out of my mind. I was seething all day.
By evening I decided to take a drive out to Jim’s farm. A bunch of trees were not going to be around for Christmas.
As I was driving, I got a call from Jim. He told me how fun Bloomsday had been and apologized for not hearing a word I said. He plugged his ears because he’s sensitive to loud music.
It’s a Bloomsday tradition that bands play at several spots along the course. One was playing right by me, and they were pretty loud.
I gave up my tree-cutting plot, and at the Flying Irish’s next club meeting, it was like nothing had happened. Jim and I were good friends once again.
2 THOUGHTS ON “ BLOOMSDAY NEARLY ENDS FRIENDSHIP ”
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Thanks for setting the record straight, Jim! And thanks for sparing my innocent trees from imminent doom! That would have caused uncomfortable circumstances between our friendship.
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Sorry, Jim, for even thinking about coming to your farm with an axe and a saw. Please forward my apology to your trees.
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BRRC Website:
http://www.brrc.net/
BRRC Officers:
President: Dori Whitford brrcpresident@gmail.com
President Elect: Sharon Van Auch presidentelectbrrc@gmail.com
Past President: Tony Proctor pastpresidentbrrc@gmail.com
Treasurer: Kevin Boercker treasurerbrrc@gmail.com
Secretary: Paul Fitzpatrick secretarybrrc@gmail.com
