November is National Run Safety Month - BE SEEN!

As part of Nation Run Safety Month, we're extending a 10% discount on ALL safety Accessories & Apparel for the month of November.

 

We did the Brooks Hat II in Day Glo Yellow, Hunter Orange, & Bright Pink with our Run 828 embroidery. Come in & check them out!

 

 

 

 

 

We've got Nathan Reflect Vests with and without LED Lights.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flashing lights galore!

 

 

 

 

 

Head Lamps that are brighter than ever!

http://princetontec.com/vizz

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

High visibility apparel!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lights that you wear on your hands www.knucklelights.com

 

 

Race Report from 10/26 to 10/27/2013

Marine Corp Marathon - Washington DC

• Randy Sain (pictured) - 4:03
  

• Kisha Fouch (pictured below) - 5:21:39 - PR

Peak to Creek Marathon

• Terry Etterman - 3:42 - 5th Age Group - Boston Qualifier!
• Mary Koppenheffer - 4:16:07 - Boston Qualifier!

Greenville Run City Marathon

• Sarah Hendricks completed her 1st Marathon!

Beach 2 Battleship 1/2 Ironman

• Lynn Marks - 6:39:28 

Oktoberfest 13.1-  Philadelphia, PA

• Philip Taylor  1:46:05 Age Group Place (30 – 39):  26/65 Overall Place:  90/439

Run the Forest 5k

• Dennis Duffy - 25:09 - 5th Age Group

Superhero 5k

• Raylene Morrow - 25:58 - 1st Place Age Group

Group Run - Mon., Oct. 28 - Dupont Forest - 6:15pm

This run is a possible course for the race that is replacing the Dupont 1/2 Marathon in 2014.

BRING A HEADLAMP!

We'll be meeting at Guion Farm at 6:15pm (Directions below).

We'll be running:

1. Tarklin Branch Rd.
2. Left on Sandy Trl
3. Right on Grassy Creek Trl
4. Right on Joanna Rd.
5. Right on Oak Tree Trl
6. Right on Chestnut Oak Rd.
7. Right on Buck Forest Rd 
8. Back to Parking

 ~7 miles

Directions:
From Asheville, NC and other cities via I 40
Take I 40 to exit 46A for I 26 East towards Hendersonville. Take I 26 east to Exit 40. Turn right off Exit 40 onto NC 280. Take NC 280 south 16 miles to US 64. Turn left onto US 64 and go 3.7 miles to the stop light. Turn right onto Crab Creek Rd and go 4.3 miles to DuPont Road. Turn right onto DuPont Rd. 0.7 miles on DuPont Road to a left on Sky Valley Road. Follow Sky Valley Road past the junction of Old CCC Road to the Guion Farm Access Area 1.6 miles on the right.

From Hendersonville, NC and other cities via I 26 
Take I 26 to exit 49B for US 64 west towards Hendersonville. Go 2.4 miles on US 64 to North Church Street/Business US 25 south. Turn left onto Church Street and go 0.6 south miles. Turn right onto Kanuga Road and go 11 miles (note that Kanuga Rd becomes Crab Creek Rd). Turn left onto DuPont Road. 0.7 miles on DuPont Road to a left on Sky Valley Road. Follow Sky Valley Road past the junction of Old CCC Road to the Guion Farm Access Area 1.6 miles on the right.

Cross Country Race #6 Richmond Hills 5k Results

Males
1. Shawn Bagley 22:58
2. Bob Fay 23:31
3. Hudson Koch 24:55
4. Craig Porter 25:19
5. Oliver Porter 25:24
6. Adam Porter 34:00
7. Ralph VanPraag 34:28
8. Graham Seng 35:55
9. Ian Cage 59:15


Females
1. Laura Rain Tree 28:42
2. Sarah Briggs 28:45 (started 2:30 behind every one so we subtracted that from her finish time)
3. Shannon Scott 30:22
4. Lynne Porter 34:05
5. Kate Seng 36:03
6. Sherry Stoneman 38:55
7. Pam VanPraag 58:33
8. Nicole Naess 58:36

Race Report 10-19 to 10-20-2013

TriSumter - Sumter, SC - Oct. 19

• Raylene Morrow - Swim 300 yards 8:00, T1 1:21, Bike 16.5 miles 56:50, T2 :43, Run 5k 26:18 TOTAL - 1:33:14 - 2^nd age group, 11^th female and overall 44^th of 117

Harvest 1/2 Marathon - Cherokee, NC - Oct. 19

• Lance Martin - 1:39 - 1st Age Group
• Shannon Wildes - 1:42:16 - 2nd Age Group

Thomas Wolfe 8k - Asheville, NC - Oct. 20

• Dennis Duffy - 41:10 - 119 Overall & 5^th out of 13 in Age Group

• Melissa McCulloch - 48:45 - 2nd Age Group

Columbus Marathon - Columbus, OH - Oct. 20

• Paul Fitzpatrick - 3:39:03

Cross Country Series Race #6 @ Richmond Hills - 5k

Directions to Richmond Hills:

• I-240, to Hwy. 19/23
• to UNCA exit 25.
• Left on Broadway St.
• 0.2 miles to left at light, Riverside Dr.,
• 0.4 miles to right at Pearson Bridge Rd.,
• 0.3 miles to hard right on Richmond Hill Dr.
• Right at top of hill.
• Entrance at end of road,
• Go straight thru roundabout.

 

Oct. 24^th Event #6 – 5k @ Richmond Hills

Nov. 8^th Event #7 – 6k @ Brevard College                                      

Awards Ceremony TBA @ Flat Rock Village Bakery

 

Races will start at 6:30pm

Cost will be $15 per race $10 per race for Middle or High School Students

EVERYONE must complete 4 of 7 races to receive long sleeve technical shirt.

EVERYONE MUST RACE FINALE AT BREVARD COLLEGE TO COUNT IN GRAND PRIX STANDINGS!

 

Prizes will go as follows:

Top 5 Overall Male & Female

Master’s Male & Female (40-49) 1^st Place ONLY

Grand Master’s Male & Female (50-59) 1^st Place ONLY   

Senior Grand Master’s Male & Female (60+) 1^st Place ONLY

Super Senior Grand Master’s Male & Female (70+) 1^st Place Only

 

Scoring:

Individuals – Your place against your competitors of your gender will be your points - Low score wins w/ your best finishes from 4 of the 7 races (Finale is a must in the scoring!)

 

Visit our Blog for Updated Information – follow link from www.footrxasheville.com

ONLINE REGISTRATION AVAILABLE at  http://www.wncracing.com

 

Questions can be directed to Aaron aaron@footrxasheville.com

Group Run Oct. 21, 2013 - Mills River/Trace Ridge - 6:15pm

We'll be running:

1. Back out to Service Rd. 479
2. Left onto Service Rd. 479
3. Climb up to Bent Creek Gap/Blue Ridge Pkwy
4. Right onto Bad Fork Trl
5. Left onto Service Rd. 479
6. Right up to Trace Ridge Parking

Directions to Trace Ridge:

• Turn onto N. Mills River Rd. from Hwy 280 (Airport Rd./Boylston Hwy.) - New Ingles at light
• Drive 5 miles on N. Mills River Rd. into Park
• Once in Park, take 1st Right onto Service Rd. 479
• In approximately 1.75 miles make a left across concrete bridge (1st road on left)
• Continue up road to parking area (dead ends into parking)

$5 5k - Nov. 6 - Fletcher Park - 6:30pm START TIME

Our Nov. $5 5k will take place at 6:30pm on Nov. 6 in Fletcher Park.

Registration will start at 5:30pm in the last parking area of Fletcher Park (loo for red Foot Rx tent). Minimum $5 donation to run. 100% of entries will go to River Link (www.riverlink.org) .

This month's format is a 2-Person Relay. One runner will run 2.5k (roughly 1.5 miles), and another runner will run the final 2.5k.

HEADLAMPS AND/OR FLASHLIGHTS ARE REQUIRED! IT WILL BE DARK!

We will be awarding Foot Rx Gift Certificates to top pairs in the following categories:
2 Men
2 Women
Mixed (1 male & 1 female)
Parent & child
Siblings

Questions can be directed to aaron@footrxasheville.com

Race Report from 10/12 to 10/13/2013

Freshmen/Sophomore Invitational (cross country) 5k - Beeson Park - Kernersville, NC

• Andrew Robinson - 16:45 - 6th Place

Bethel 1/2 Marathon

• ME Gray - 1:51 - 1st Age Group
• Mary Koppenheffer - 2:00:15 - 1st Age Group
• Kisha Fouch - 2:23:35 - A PR! 

Dig the Du Dualathlon

• Melissa McCulloch - Team Division - Biker -"Sooooooooooooooooooo much fun"

Group Run - Mon., Oct. 14, 2013 - Bent Creek - 6:15pm

Mon., Oct. 14, 2013 Group Run - Bent Creek - 6:15pm

Ledford Branch Parking Area Directions (Thanks to Trish Brown's book "Asheville Trail Running")

• I-26 to Exit 33. At light, go South onto 191/Brevard Rd.
• Go 2 miles, at light, turn right onto Bent Creek Ranch Rd - (brown signs to Lake Powhatan)
• In 0.2 miles, bear left onto Wesley Branch Rd
• Go ~2 miles
• Pass by Hardtimes Parking Lot
• Take your next right (campgrounds is left) onto Bent Creek Gap Rd (FR-479)
• Road turns to dirt. Take your next right into Ledford Parking Lot 

We'll be running (All dirt):

1. Up 5000 (Bent Creek Rd.)
2. Right on Lower Side Hill (single track)
3. Right on Laurel Branch (Road)
4. Quick left back onto Lower Side Hill (single track)
5. Right on Boyd Branch (Road)
6. Left on 5000 (Road)
7. Back to Parking Area

Cross Country Series Participants - Call for Shirt Sizes

CALLING ALL XC SERIES PARTICIPANTS (Planning on running 4 of the 7 races)

Please e-mail Aaron your shirt size. These are gender specific (male & female sizing). They are long sleeve (non-cottton - technical fabric).

Thank you!

Running Cyclocross Style - SUNDAY - OCT. 13 - PISGAH BREWERY

Running Races start around 1:15pm - Cyclocross Races start at 10:30am

Come run & have a great time with some awesome people! Cyclocross people are FUN!

We're running on the Cyclocross Course for 20 minutes to complete as many (approximately) 1 mile loops as possible.

You can register on www.wncracing.com w/ a PayPal account, at the shop, or on race day for $15. All money goes to Trips for Kids (www.tripsforkids.org)

There will be a FREE kids Race as well!

Awards (Foot Rx Gift Certificates):

Top 3 Boys & Girls in Youth Category

Top Male & Female in Non-Youth & Top Male & Female in the following Age Groups:

10-14, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-75, 76-80, 80+

Directions to Field Parking for Outdoor Events:

• Take exit 59 off I-40 and go towards Swannanoa.
• At the stoplight, take a right onto US-70 E
• Pass through a stoplight continuing down 70 towards Black Mountain.
• Continue past Grovestone Rd. stoplight (crossing over railroad tracks)
• Drive for appx. 0.25 miles and begin to slow down.
• Look for Appalachian Performance Automotive on the left hand side.
• There will be a sign stating “Pisgah Parking” on US-70.
• Slowly turn LEFT into the parking lot of Appalachian Performance Automotive and  pull into the traffic lane for field parking.

Race Report from 10/5 - 10/6/2013

Pour le Pink 5k - Highlands, NC -Support Breast Cancer Awareness

• Jennifer Bauer - 1st Female Overall - 24:52

West Buncombe Elementary School Pumpkin Patch 5k - Asheville

• Philip Taylor - 3rd Overall - 21:37

GROUP RUNS - Mon., Oct. 7, 2013 - Mountains to Sea - 6:15pm

 

On Mon., Oct. 7, we'll be running on the Mountains to Sea Trail from Biltmore Park at 6:15pm.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Directions:

-From Long Shoals, turn into Biltmore Park on Schenck Pkwy

- Continue through Schenck Pkwy on the Round About (Turn Right before Opie Taylors Toy Store)

-Continue for .25 of  a mile to a left on Technology Dr.

-Parking lot is diagonally to the right as you turn (you'll go the wrong way on Schenck for a second)

 

We'll be going 6 or so miles. All abilities welcome!

Race Results from Warren Wilson Cross Country Invite

Warren Wilson Cross Country Invite

October 4^th 2013

Women’s Race Results

Place	Name	Time	Team
1	Nicole Smith	20:35	Young Harris
2	Ciara Wood	21:22	Young Harris
3	Abby Stanley	22:18	Bob Jones
4	Dorie Bruntelr	22:28	Young Harris
5	Meg Phillipo	22:36	Bob Jones
6	Jessie Fortner	22:43	Young Harris
7	Stephanie Verdi	22:43	Salem
8	Natali Olveda	23:03	Salem
9	Holli Abernathy	23:42	Young Harris
10	Cristi Magracia	23:55	Salem
11	AJ Wierda	24:27	Salem
12	Alison Missler	24:30	Young Harris
13	Abigail Dickinson	24:37	Bob Jones
14	Deborah Spannagel	24:39	Bob Jones
15	Brittany Gibson	24:55	Bob Jones
16	Genesis Newton	25:10	Young Harris
17	Delancey Morse	25:16	Warren Wilson
18	Anna Davis	25:18	Warren Wilson
19	Nora Garrett	25:25	Warren Wilson
20	Kaitlyn Unruh	25:39	Bob Jones
21	Emily Dickinson	25:33	Bob Jones
22	Lianna Koberoski	25:39	Warren Wilson
23	Brooke Wells	25:46	Bob Jones
24	Tali Schroeder	25:48	Salem
25	Erica Brooks	25:54	Young Harris
26	Rebeka Spannagel	26:03	Bob Jones
27	Emily Ehley	26:16	Warren Wilson
28	Sarah Twigg	26:17	Bob Jones
29	Jenn Alexander	26:25	Bob Jones
30	Angel Hughes	26:44	Bob Jones
31	Amanda Johnson	26:57	Salem
32	Alyssa Beck	28:18	Bob Jones
33	Catherine Norton	28:34	Bob Jones
34	Carolina Oloffo	28:37	Bob Jones
	Final Team Score
	1st Young Harris 22pts
	2nd Bob Jones University 50 pts
	3rd Salem 59pts
	4th Warren Wilson College 100pts

Men’s Race Results

Place	Name	Time	Team
1	Aaron Iles	29:27	Bob Jones
2	Cody Decker	29:42	Yong Harris
3	Raul Romirez	30:10	Young Harris
4	Dylan Johnson	30:26	Young Harris
5	Tyler	30:38	Unattached
6	Jeremy Webb	30:48	Young Harris
7	Daniel Marinelli	30:52	Bob Jones
8	Shaun Ditzler	31:09	Warren Wilson
9	Trent Jones	31:15	Young Harris
10	Josh Rush	31:21	Bob Jones
11	Nathan Zakariasen	31:25	Bob Jones
12	Eric Dormtoft	31:38	Warren Wilson
13	Bergen Crondall West	31:39	Warren Wilson
14	Jonathon Davis	32:00	Bob Jones
15	Ryan Kingry	32:05	Warren Wilson
16	Jamie Demarco	32:14	Warren Wilson
17	Gabe Whitlock	32:20	Warren Wilson
18	Alex Bitok	32:54	Yong Harris
19	Harrison Myers	32:55	Young Harris
20	Mark Hernandez	33:37	Young Harris
21	Will Peck	33:53	Bob Jones
22	Jared Cohen	33:59	Young Harris
23	Greg Thomas	34:06	Bob Jones
24	Andrew Fox	34:07	Bob Jones
25	Josh Anderson	34:08	Bob Jones
26	Josh Gronow	34:09	Bob Jones
27	Sam Koenker	34:11	Bob Jones
28	Josh Stubel	34:29	Bob Jones
29	Danny Brewer	34:58	Young Harris
30	Trevor Rick	35:00	Young Harris
31	Andrew Carrie	35:01	Warren Wilson
32	Tyler Leach	35:02	Bob Jones
33	Same Stone	35:09	Warren Wilson
34	Caleb S.	35:16	Bob Jones
35	Caleb Wright	35:51	Bob Jones
36	Jackson Bicknell	36:58	Warren Wilson
37	Elliot Siegrest Jones	38:26	Warren Wilson
38	Anthony Tsikmackis	40:40	Warren Wilson
	Final Team Score:
	1st: Young Harris 22pts
	2nd Bob Jones University 39 pts
	3rd Warren Wilson College 59 pts