Running/Walking Bulletin for December 19, 2025
Running Quotes (New each Week):
For an athlete, the biggest pressure comes from within. You know what you want to do and what you're capable of.
Paula Radcliffe
Six Minute Mile (New each Week):
https://mailchi.mp/sixminutemile/smm-new-builder-template-17589441?e=ff960b9e0b
Minute 1: How Alex Yee caught his stride
Minute 2: Unlock fitness benefits with skiing
Minute 3: Diversity is the spice of life and the key to a healthy microbiome
Minute 4: Your desk chair might be your biggest running rival
Minute 5: Quick Intervals
Minute 6: Daily Inspiration
The Spectacular Spokane River on the Thursday morning BRRC run.
(Click on the picture to see the movie.)
BRRC 2026 Events (Save the date!)
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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/
How I manipulated the news
I once was involved in a scheme to provide false information to a large daily newspaper.
It went on for most of a summer, and introducing the doctored facts into the newspaper reportage was quite successful. Not once was I questioned, nor was there any hint of suspicion.
When I was in high school, an all-comers track meet was put on by the Spokane Parks Department every Wednesday evening during the summer. My best friends, Dave and Mike Dixon, often entered with me.
The field of runners was small, and we usually had no trouble winning races. A guy recorded the times and names of the winners, and the next day, the results were printed in the sports section of the Spokane Spokesman-Review.
The first week we did this, I won the mile and said my name was Marty Miler. However, the next day, an editor must have thought it was a misspelling because the name was changed to Marty Miller.
We changed out tactics slightly, and the Dixons and I succeeded in our weekly mischief. We were delighted whenever the goofy, made-up names got into the newspaper.
One week the three of us and another friend formed a mile-relay team. Around this time, the world mile record, held by Jim Ryun of the U.S., was broken by Filbert Bayi of Tanzania. Not long after, John Walker of New Zealand broke it again. Another top runner, Marty Liquori of the U.S., was also running great times.
Only the last names of the winning relay team were printed in the paper, which we won. We used the names of the runners I just mentioned, with different first names to avoid being obvious. Anyone following track and field would have caught on, even with the changed first names, but apparently the result-taker was not a track and field guy.
The next day, the Spokesman-Review reported that the team of Ryun, Liquori, Bayi and Walker won the mile relay.
It’s the only time in Spokane history that four of the fastest milers in the world came to town to make stars of themselves at the parks department all-comers meet
BRRC Links:
Read the latest Local BRRC Running Calendar here :
https://www.brrc.net/Calendar.html
BRRC NEWS and OREO Award
Genus Running Club: Starting the season in a lowly 3
rd
place,
they pulled together and won the XC series for the first time.
BRRC Website:
http://www.brrc.net/
BRRC Officers:
President: Tony Proctor brrcpresident@gmail.com
President Elect: open presidentelectbrrc@gmail.com
Past President: Brett Danielson pastpresidentbrrc@gmail.com
Treasurer: Kevin Boercker treasurerbrrc@gmail.com
Secretary: Paul Fitzpatrick secretarybrrc@gmail.com
