Running Quotes (New each Week):
Gold medals aren't really made of gold. They're made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts.
Dan Gable

Six Minute Mile (New each Week):
https://mailchi.mp/sixminutemile/smm-new-builder-template-17589357?e=ff960b9e0b
Minute 1: Control blood glucose to fight fatigue
Minute 2: Blue light at night might not be the sleep nightmare we thought
Minute 3: Try snowshoeing for your next winter workout
Minute 4: Breathing exercises to help you run stronger
Minute 5: Quick Intervals
Minute 6: Daily Inspiration

BRRC 2026 Events (Save the date!)

Saturday, January 24, 2026
BRRC Chilly Chili 5K Run and Awards Banquet
2:00 PM
Onsite packet pick-up starts at 12:30 PM until 1:45 PM.
Moran Prairie Grange
6030 S Palouse Hwy
Registration is now open on Run Sign Up at the link below:
https://runsignup.com/Race/WA/Spokane/BRRCChillyChili5K  
The event includes Chili Cook-off Competition and Awards Ceremony for the 5K run and the Chili cook-off and the Cross Country team competition.
 


Saturday, March 7, 2026
Snake River Half Marathon
10:00 am
Online signup: https://ultrasignup.com/register.aspx?did=131522
Registration fee is $50, but will go up to $60 on December 31, 2025. Shirts for this year's race are available for purchase ($15) to those who register before February 1st. Registration closes Wed, Feb 25 @ 11:59 PM PT.
The start and finish are at Wawawai Landing. This is a beautiful river canyon out-and-back flat and paved course along the Snake River.
New this year, they are offering cash prizes of $200, $150 and $100 for 1st, 2nd and 3rd, to the overall women's, men's and non-binary winners.

Sunday, March 8, 2026
BRRC 43rd St. Paddy's Five Miler
9:00 AM
Spokane Community College
Registration will open Monday, November 24, 2025 on Run Sign Up.
Online signup: https://runsignup.com/Race/WA/Spokane/StPaddysFiveMiler
Packet pick-up is on March 7, 2026 at MUV Fitness from 10:00 to 2:00 PM.
The registration fee is $35 and includes t-shirt (there is a NO SHIRT OPTION) until February 20, 2026 at which time registration fee goes to $20 with no shirt.
Race day registration goes to $30 with no shirt.
There will be a FREE Leprechaun Jig for kids 6 years and younger with shirts available at an extra charge of $13.
This is a second seed qualifier for the 50th running of Bloomsday held in May 2026.

BRRC Membership Renewal
BRRC Membership runs from May to May.
The online membership is presently inactive.

I Must Run Everywhere
I'm happy to introduce a new/old runner who is a prolific writer with a unique sense
of humor. Jim Johnson offered to republish a few of his articles from his blog, "I must Run Everywhere."
https://imustruneverywhere.com/  
 

https://imustruneverywhere. com/2013/12/13/runner-kicked- out-of-restaurant/

Runner kicked out of restaurant

Posted on   December 13, 2013

I was very worried about joining an early morning run and breakfast last Sunday. My table manners are not the best. I was also afraid of blunders and gaffes that would cause speculation among my peers that my birthplace is a common farm building that houses cows.

Runners heading out, warmly dressed in 4 degree F. temperatures.

I was one of sixteen people who went to breakfast at Italia Trattoria, pictured below, after a five-mile run. Because I’d suffered a calf muscle tear a week earlier, I walked with another attendee, Eric Cameron, who’s also recovering from an injury.

Everyone is a member of the Manito Running Club, and most of us have been running together for a few years. Gary Lewis, who’s wearing the long sleeve white tee, organized the event.

Things started off well for me. I avoided things that have happened in the past, like causing a dishslide by tilting the table when sitting, and dribbling juice onto my shirt when taking a sip. However, I dropped my napkin on the floor under the table, and when I reached for it, I really bonked my head on the table, causing a clatter of dishes and silverware. Nothing broke, so I laughed it off as most of the restaurant’s patrons stared at me.

Later, I realized I committed a minor faux pas. I failed to remove my cap and coat the whole time I was there. I discovered that Lensa Etana, with the purple coat, and Julie Wilson, who’s sitting across from her, put their coats on to support me, lending credibility to restaurant coat-wearing as if I were trying to start a new trend.

After our group shared an appetizer, my meal came, and the server warned the plate was hot. Though I heard his warning, it didn’t fully register. The food looked so delicious and was so attractively arranged that I grabbed my plate and tilted it to show my friends. My hands were instantly seared, and when I dropped it on the table, really, really, hot sauce splashed in my face. It was like drops of molten lava. The pain was so intense that I let loose the loudest scream ever scrum by human vocal cords. The entire restaurant went silent.

It didn’t take the manager ten seconds to come to the table, tell me he’d had enough, and point at the door. Leaving my spilled food untouched, I walked out of the morgue-like restaurant.

Later, I was heartened to learn that my fellow Manito Runners Club members, feeling bad about my misfortune, held a group toast, shouting out, “Jim Johnson – he’s still an okay guy.”

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