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Club News
2012 Colonial Road Runners Membership
 It’s that time once again! Time to renew your Colonial Road Runners membership for 2012! Not a member yet? Then what are you waiting for? Join us! You won’t regret it! Membership benefits run the gamut from group training, fun runs, club bus to Boston Marathon, discounts at local running stores and club sponsored races. This is all in addition to hanging out with an awesome group of fellow runners.
Renew or join online now or visit the Membership page for more information.
31st Annual Paddy Kelly Road Race
 Come join us on February 12, 2012 at 11 AM in this fun wintery event with your running friends and family in the 31st Annual Paddy Kelly 5 Miler, Colonial Road Runner's flagship race. This is a flat, fast course over paved traffic-free roads through scenic DW Field Park in Brockton, touring parts of the Colonial Road Runner's summer fun run in Brockton. We have exclusive use of the park, work closely with Brockton Parks Department to ensure the park roads are cleared and plowed as needed, and have police traffic coverage for road crossings.
Race headquarters is at Harry's Westgate Pub and Grill at 65 Westgate Drive, with pre-registration from 9:00 AM to 10:45 AM, and then a post race celebration serving pasta/chili and one free beer (21 and older) or soft drink for all runners, and will give prizes: trophies for first female / male overall and top three in each age division and $30 MARATHON SPORTS gift certificates to overall and 40+ winners.
Sign up by February 4 and get a $5 discount for CRR, GFRC, GNBTC and TIR members. For more details on the race please go to the Paddy Kelly page. Online registration is also available. If you want additional information or want to volunteer, please contact race director, Jim Pozerski at paddykelly@colonialrunners.org or 781-871-8591.
Boston Marathon Bus Registration Now Open
 Registration is now open for the Colonial Road Runners Boston Marathon Bus. The CRR bus (which is a comfortable, intercity "coach" bus) goes directly to Hopkinton from the Braintree MBTA Red Line Station (Union Street, Exit 17 off Route 3). In Hopkinton, the bus will be parked near the Athletes Village at Hopkinton High School, in a lot set aside by the BAA exclusively for running clubs. The bus will remain in Hopkinton, and available for your use, until after the race begins. The cost of the Marathon Bus is just $10 for Colonial Road Runners members, and $20 for non-members. The bus is available only to runners who are registered for the Boston Marathon.
Click here for complete details and application or to register online, go to www.signmeup.com/80251. Bus registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. We are only allowed to send one bus to Hopkinton. Please register early, and don't miss out!
Upcoming Events
Winter Fun Runs
 The Colonial Road Runners Winter Fun Run series is in full swing. With the mild winter so far, there have been no cancellations yet, nor has the original course needed modification due to snow and/or ice. If you have not made one yet, your chances for this year are dwindling. The last event in the series will be held on February 5, 2012. This weekly series takes place on Sundays at 1:00pm at the Abington Police Station, located on 215 Central St in Abington and the cost is $2.00. This is a great way to keep in touch with other club members and keep your racing (or training) edge during the dark, cold winter months. Visit the Winter Fun Run page for complete details.
Annual Banquet
The details have been finalized for the 2012 Colonial Road Runners Annual Banquet. Last year, the banquet moved to the Monponsett Inn in Halifax and the response was so positive, we will be returning again in 2012. Come socialize with your fellow Colonial members and relive your running triumphs, adventures or obstacles you experienced this past year. The banquet will take place on January 28, 2012 and will commence with a cocktail hour at 5:00pm, followed by dinner at 6:00 and the awards cerermony will be at 7:15. The dinner will be a buffet with Crabmeat Stuffed Sole and Chicken Marsala and all the trimmings (vegetatian option is available), and the cost is $20 per person. You can sign up online or you can download the form. For complete details and directions, visit the Annual Banquet page.
(Day After) New Year's Day Brrrrunch Run
January 2, 2012
 CRR members, their families and friends welcomed the New Year by turning out in record numbers for the annual New Year’s Day Brrrunch Run! If we counted correctly, there were over 80 people that showed up for this year’s event, nearly twice as many as last year! There was plenty of food; from coffee and bagels from Dunkin Donuts, to Ellen Curtin’s famous chocolate chip pumpkin bread to egg bakes and quiche!
This year, a kids fun run was added, making this a real family event - thanks to Renae Tuffy for organizing this! Hopefully, next year we will have twice as many kids out there!
It is always wonderful to see lots of familiar faces in attendance, but the best part was the number of new faces that joined us, including participants of the New Runner’s program!
I would like to thank everyone that stepped up to help out, from bringing food to handling the club clothing sales. Just like a race, this event wouldn’t be possible without everyone’s help.
Thanks to Bud Morton for some terrific pictures. You can see all the photos that Bud took here.
Best wishes for a happy and healthy 2012!
See you on the roads!
Beth Goldrosen
Member Club
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