Ramble Run 5k & 12k

In honor of moms everywhere, runners will once again flock to Biltmore Park for the second Ramble Run 5K/12K on the Saturday before Mother’s Day – May 12, 2012. Both races offer not only the opportunity of the year to run through the scenic Ramble community in South Asheville, but mother/child categories for those with young and adult children. Women are honored with flowers at the finish line and by proceeds directed to the Women’s Fund of the Community Foundation of Western North Carolina.

Foot Rx will be on hand at the race expo, held on race morning at Town Square Park, and featuring race sponsors from Biltmore Park and beyond. The morning also includes entertainment, great food from Earth Fare and the new Great Beginnings Pediatric Dentistry and Haldeman Orthodontics Kids Kilometer Fun Run.

Also new for 2012, are team categories for corporate, moms and civic group categories. Get your co-workers, friends or club members together and compete among other teams as well as race as an individual.

Registration is now open for both races at www.RambleRun.com. If you are active runner in the Asheville area and like to save money, also check out the Asheville Track Club Triple Crown. This three-race package includes the Ramble Run, Bele Chere 5K in July and Thomas Wolfe 8K in September and allows you to purchase the Triple Crown package and be entered in all three races. You could also save up to $48 by purchasing this package.

Grand Re-Opening Sale

Come in to our NEW LOCATION 1979-A Hendersonville Rd. Asheville, NC 28803 for our
GRAND RE-OPENING SALE!

Feb. 24-26
Fri. & Sat. 10am-6pm
Sun. 1pm-5pm

15% OFF SHOES

30% OFF APPAREL

15% OFF ACCESSORIES (excludes electronics & insoles)

SALE PRICES CANNOT BE COMBINED WITH COUPONS!

Foot Rx Asheville
1979-A Hendersonville Rd.
Asheville, NC 28803

Race Report From Feb. 18-19

Stuart Moran won the Myrtle Beach Marathon on Sat. in 2:26 breaking the course record by over 2 minutes. Aaron Saft was 3rd overall in 2:31.

In the Frostbite 10k:
David Workman won the Overall title
Curtis Rowe came in 2nd in 36:43 (a new PR).
Shawn Bagley was 10th overall in 39:58, a new PR!
Lydia Odell won her Age Group in 47:02!
Ed Carpenter ran 47:29.
Dennis Duffy ran 51:38.
Alan Burdette set a new PR with a 53:59.
Bryce Sloan set a new PR in 54:54.
Lynn Marks won her Age Group finishing in 55:00.
Shannon Worley ran her first 10k & finished in 56:18.
Mike Lewis finished in 59:34.
Janet Kargar ran 1:05:22.

In the Frostbite 5k:
Leah Nicholson won the Women's Race.
Albert Noah set a new PR of 23:13 (Gun Time).
Melissa McCulloch won her Age Group.
Raylene Morrow finished 2nd in her Age Group in 24:30.
Sarah Hendricks set a new PR & finishing 3rd in her Age Group running 25:38.
Lynn Ray ran 28:00.
Don McMahill won his Age Group & finished in 32:25.
Pamela Van Praag set a new PR.
Jennifer Tyner ran w/ her daughter & had a wild experience as most had when a horse found its way onto the course.

Randy Sain ran the Berry College 1/2 Marathon on Sat. 1:46:52.

Terry Foxworth sent in the following:
"I did Heartbreak Ridge to Toll Road to Trestle to Lookout. 2^nd Half of Adam Hill’s Rattle My Heart Run. Fantastic day full of friends, great trails, good laughs, views, all things good about running in WNC!"

Race Report from Feb. 11-12

Christy Bare (pictured above middle) sent in the following race report:

"I ran the first race in the Rutherford county Race series this past Sunday. It was called the Run for your Valentine Skirt Chaser 5K. The girls could wear skirts and got a 3 minute head start from the guys. It was a lot of fun and many people wore skirts or valentines outfits. My friends and I unknowingly wore hot pink and black-that's me in the middle of the pic. I had a 5k PR at 28:47 and got 3rd in my age group. The prizes were wooden hearts with a satin ribbon. Cute idea, fun run!!"

Kim Sweetland destroyed her PR at the 26.2 with Donna Marathon in Jacksonville, FL. Kim ran 3:00:45 to finish 10th Female & 3rd in her Age Group. Awesome!

Curtis Rowe was the Male winner of the Black Mountain Valentines 5k on Sat. in 18:04. Dennis Duffy finished in 24:54. Raylene Morrow was 3rd in her Age Group in 25:34 & won the Mother/Daughter Category. Melissa McCulloch was 3rd in her Age Group in 28:40. Lynn Ray (picture above right) was 4th in her Age group in 28:55. Kathy Pressley (picture above left) took 3rd in her Age Group in 34:20.

David Workman took 10th overall & 2nd Master's in the Birmingham, AL Mercedes Marathon in 2:48. Jesse Warren finished the 1/2 Marathon in just under 1:40.

Race Report from Feb. 4-5

Gerri Grady ran the Trail of Tears 7 Mile Race in Red Clay, TN (A Sacred Site of the Cherokee People). Gerri finished in 1 hr 20 mins.

Tom Bernstein ran the Save the Lighthouse 1/2 Marathon in Folly Beach, SC finishing 2nd in his Age Group & 15th Overall!

Aaron Saft finished 2nd Overall in the Winter Flight 8k in Salisbury, NC in 26:22. This was the RRCA NC State Championships Event.

Foot Tag Challenge 5k Series Info & Rules

Foot Tag Challenge 5k Series

March 3, 2012.

Registration starts at 7am at Foot Rx - 1979-A Hendersonville Rd. Asheville, NC 28803

Pre-Registration available at the store.

Race Starts from the Store at 8am.

How this works:

• $15 pays for 3 5k races, Foot Tag (key chain sized Foot Rx "F") & Awards.
• March 3 - Race #1 - 5k - Your finish place gives you a numbered "Foot Tag" 1st place = #1, 2nd place = #2, etc. Men & Women are separate divisions & thus different Tag colors.
  
• In between Race #1 & #2, you can challenge lower numbered Foot Tag participants at local area races. Who ever has the better finish place takes the lower numbered Tag. Participants will be posted on our Blog. Tags are to be worn on shoes. All challenges must be accepted.
• People who did not do race #1 can buy in at Foot Rx Running for $15. They will receive the next available Tag #.
• Race #2 June 9 - We will race 5k again & reshuffle the Tags based on Finish Place.
• Between Race #2 & Race #3, participants may continue to challenge others at local area races.
• Race #3 Nov. 17 - We will race one final 5k to determine final Tag Numbers which in turn will determine awards (see below for awards breakdown). To be eligible for awards, you MUST race the final 5k!

RULES:

1. Tags must be worn at races on the participants shoe.

2. Challenges must be issued from a higher tag # to a lower tag # before the race begins. No challenges can be issued once a race begins!

3. No challenge can be refused!

4. If the person with the lower tag # drops out of the race, they automatically forfeit their tag # to the challenger, no matter what the reason (including injury)!

5. All tags must be exchanged post-race. If some-one leaves the race without the exchange taking place, the deserter will be given the next highest # available. Please report deserters to aaron@footrx.com

6. Any one can buy in to the Challenge Series after it begins for $15, but they will receive the next highest tag # available.

7. All Participants in the series will be posted on the blog so every one knows who is participating & who they can challenge.

8. In the case of a tie, no tag exchange will take place. If the tie takes place in the final race, & affects the distribution of awards, the award for the given place will be split between the tying runners.

9. To be eligible for awards, participants must complete Race #3.

Awards:

Top 10 Male & Female Overall

Top Male & Female finisher in the following Age Groups:

19 + Under

20-29

30-39

40-49

50-59

60-69

70+

No double Dipping on Awards!