Good Afternoon Striders!

I hope that everyone has a safe, happy and healthy Thanksgiving!

Congrats to Claire Hathaway-Rube for a new PR this past weekend at the USATF event! Second straight week!
Congrats to the Gate City Women’s Open team on a 4th place finish
Congrats to the GCS Women’s Masters team with a 3rd place finish
Congrats to the GCS Women’s 50+ team with a 3rd place finish

Also at the Junior XC championship:- Youth teams: –
Boys –
2k/U8 1st place –
3k/9-10 yo 1st & 4th
3k/11-12 yo 2nd
4K/13-14 yo 2nd 5th
5k/15-18 yo 3rd, 7th, 9th (3 ran 16:00 or faster)

Girls –
2k/U8 1st & 2nd
3k/9-10 yo 1st (won the tie breaker) & 3rd
3k/11-12 2nd & 3rd
4K/ 13-14 4th
5k/15-18 3rd
Congrats to everyone!

If you or anyone you know has run a PR or a significant race accomplishment, please let me know! stephenrrouleau@gmail.com

Novemberfest:Another successful event as we raised over $3533.33 for the Nashua Children’s Home. Great work by Race Director Bob Thompson and crew!

We need you!
The Executive Board is looking for members to join and help drive the direction of our club. We meet on the 2nd Wednesday of each month, currently virtually. Currently looking for competition committee members, Treasurer, Boston bus coordinator, among a few other roles. If you are interested please reach out to me, stephenrrouleau@gmail.com, or contact another current board member https://www.gatecity.org/executive-board/

Pennichuck Winter Runs
The group runs visiting our dear old friend Deerhaven have begun. Runners of all abilities are welcome, runs start at 6pm stat. Post a message on here if you want to be sure your pace will be there.

Special Olympics Torch Run
Special Olympics of NH cannot hold their torch run like usual, so they’re opening it up to anyone to run virtually. They are working on getting the NH Running clubs to compete against each other. Sign up, run some miles, raise money for a great causehttps://sonh-gear.myshopify.com/collect…/virtual-torch-run

Take care, be safe, and see you on the roads!
Stephen Rouleau
President
Gate City Striders

Good Afternoon Striders!

Congrats to Claire Hathaway-Rube for a new PR this past weekend at the USATF event! Jaclyn Hathaway-Rubé
Congrats to all of the other PAL striders and a big thank you to the coaches!
If you or someone you know has run a PR or a significant running accomplishment, please let me know!

We need you!
The Executive Board is looking for members to join and help drive the direction of our club. We meet on the 2nd Wednesday of each month, currently virtually. Currently looking for competition committee members, Treasurer, Boston bus coordinator, among a few other roles. If you are interested please reach out to me, stephenrrouleau@gmail.com, or contact another current board member https://www.gatecity.org/executive-board/

USATF-NE XC Championship Race
TODAY 11/18 IS THE LAST DAY TO REGISTER USATF NE is in the process of organizing an XC Championship race to be held at Mine Falls/Nashua South High School on Saturday, November 21st. Currently, they are looking to get an estimate of participants from clubs. If you are interested please take a moment to complete the form below (there is additional information about the race/logistics in the form. Contact Christy Kervin if you have any questions https://newengland.usatf.org/…/2020-usatf-new-england…

Novemberfest – This weekend!
Due to Covid-19 the 22nd Annual Novemberfest will be held virtually on Sunday November 22, 2020.This event, hosted by the Gate City Striders, benefits the Nashua Childrens Home, and the wonderful work they do. Novemberfest has always been primarily a social event and a successful Novemberfest has been when we had a standing room only crowd in the bar at Martha’s Exchange. While we can’t gather as usual this year, the Nashua Children’s Home still needs our support. We are still offering some terrific raffle prizes of value greater than your entry fee. Entrants are encouraged to run the 4-mile Novemberfest course anytime before Sunday November 22, 2020 to be included in the race results. http://www.lightboxreg.com/novemberfest_2020

Pennichuck Winter Runs
The group runs visiting our dear old friend Deerhaven have begun. Runners of all abilities are welcome, runs start at 6pm stat. Post a message on here if you want to be sure your pace will be there.

Special Olympics Torch Run
Special Olympics of NH cannot hold their torch run like usual, so they’re opening it up to anyone to run virtually. They are working on getting the NH Running clubs to compete against each other. Sign up, run some miles, raise money for a great cause https://sonh-gear.myshopify.com/collect…/virtual-torch-run

Take care, be safe, and see you on the roads!

Stephen Rouleau
President
Gate City Striders

Good Afternoon Striders!

First off on this Veterans day, I just want to say thank you to all those who have served or are currently serving out great country. A special shoutout to those striders who are also veterans including Alex Inmotion Cabrera, Jocelyn Nokes, Danny Dolan, Andrew Bragg, Stan Klem, Skip Cleaver and Terry Kenney. Thank you!

Lots of great performances this past weekend!
Congrats to Liz Kelly for completing her first half marathon!
Congrats to Carolanne Donovan for finishing her first marathon!
Congrats to Lin Zhang coming in 2nd in her age group this past weekend
Congrats to Tara Roark-Towle for her 3rd place age group in the 5k this past weekend!
Congrats to Michael Ericson for a new half marathon PR
Congrats to Thomas Cantara for a 3rd in age group marathon finish this past weekend!
Congrats to Colin Cook for coming in first amateur at the Ironman Florida event

If you or someone you know has run a significant race accomplishment, please let me know!

We need you!
The Executive Board is looking for members to join and help drive the direction of our club. We meet on the 2nd Wednesday of each month, currently virtually. Currently looking for competition committee members, Treasurer, Boston bus coordinator, among a few other roles. If you are interested please reach out to me, stephenrrouleau@gmail.com, or contact another current board member https://www.gatecity.org/executive-board/

Novemberfest
Due to Covid-19 the 22nd Annual Novemberfest will be held virtually on Sunday November 22, 2020. This event, hosted by the Gate City Striders, benefits the Nashua Childrens Home, and the wonderful work they do. Novemberfest has always been primarily a social event and a successful Novemberfest has been when we had a standing room only crowd in the bar at Martha’s Exchange. While we can’t gather as usual this year, the Nashua Children’s Home still needs our support. We are still offering some terrific raffle prizes of value greater than your entry fee. Entrants are encouraged to run the 4-mile Novemberfest course anytime before Sunday November 22, 2020 to be included in the race results. http://www.lightboxreg.com/novemberfest_2020

USATF-NE XC Championship Race
USATF NE is in the process of organizing an XC Championship race to be held at Mine Falls/Nashua South High School on Saturday, November 21st. Currently, they are looking to get an estimate of participants from clubs. If you are interested please take a moment to complete the form below (there is additional information about the race/logistics in the form. Contact Christy Kervin if you have any questionshttps://docs.google.com/…/1FAIpQLSeThEkt0tA4V4…/viewform

Run Free Shirts!
Amy Doyle has opened a small online store thru Mint Printworks for the Run Free in the 603 shirts/hoodies. Go here if you are interested: https://mintprintworks.printavo.com/merch/runfree

Take care, be safe, and see you on the roads!
Stephen Rouleau
President
Gate City Striders

Good Morning Striders!

Hope everyone is doing well!

Congrats to Scott Rogers for finishing his first 50k!
Congrats to Amanda Nicole Walker for a new 10k PR (virtual)!
Congrats to Randy Pierce on finishing his first ultra distance 54k!

We need you!
The Executive Board is looking for members to join and help drive the direction of our club. We meet on the 2nd Wednesday of each month, currently virtually. Currently looking for competition committee members, Treasurer, Boston bus coordinator, among a few other roles. If you are interested please reach out to me, stephenrrouleau@gmail.com, or contact another current board member https://www.gatecity.org/executive-board/

Virtual Speaker Night! – This Coming Monday!
Join us the evening of Monday, November 9th at 6:30PM for a virtual event and learn about how a local Manchester, NH native went from racing track and cross country as a teen to competing nationally and internationally, on the road, in the snow, and on mountaintops! Kasie Enman, a member of Green Mountain Athletic Association (GMAA) living in Huntington, VT is no stranger to competition and only seems to be getting stronger after transitioning from the open to masters division. Learn about how her training has changed over the years along with racing terrain and what has led to her continued success.
Kasie is a mother of two, a business owner, educator, race director, and accomplished athlete. Her running resume includes: 2020 Marathon Trials Athlete (her 3rd trials), 2020 Boston Prep 16 Miler First Female, Vermont City Marathon First Female (x3), podium finisher at the Skyrunning World Series, 2011 USATF National Mountain Running Champion and WMRA World Mountain Running Champion, 2006 U.S. Snowshoe Racing Champion, NCA Division III All-American Cross Country Athlete, and more. We’re excited to host Kasie for a virtual speaker event and look forward to hearing about her training and running!
https://www.facebook.com/events/353600655921032/

NovemberfestDue to Covid-19 the 22nd Annual Novemberfest will be held virtually on Sunday November 22, 2020.This event, hosted by the Gate City Striders, benefits the Nashua Childrens Home, and the wonderful work they do. Novemberfest has always been primarily a social event and a successful Novemberfest has been when we had a standing room only crowd in the bar at Martha’s Exchange. While we can’t gather as usual this year, the Nashua Children’s Home still needs our support. We are still offering some terrific raffle prizes of value greater than your entry fee. Entrants are encouraged to run the 4-mile Novemberfest course anytime before Sunday November 22, 2020 to be included in the race results. http://www.lightboxreg.com/novemberfest_2020

USATF-NE XC Championship RaceUSATF NE is in the process of organizing an XC Championship race to be held at Mine Falls/Nashua South High School on Saturday, November 21st. Currently, they are looking to get an estimate of participants from clubs. If you are interested please take a moment to complete the form below (there is additional information about the race/logistics in the form. Contact Christy Kervin if you have any questionshttps://docs.google.com/…/1FAIpQLSeThEkt0tA4V4…/viewform

Run Free Shirts!Amy Mallette Doyle has opened a small online store thru Mint Printworks for the Run Free in the 603 shirts/hoodies. Go here if you are interested: https://mintprintworks.printavo.com/merch/runfree

Take care, be safe, and see you on the roads!
Stephen Rouleau
President
Gate City Striders