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1/10 - The new 2008 local event participation log is now up and running !!. It's quite different from previous years, so read about the new award program here.
  1/07/08 - Capitol Mile results posted
  9/1 - Gallagher Fitness Resources just passed on some interesting information regarding the long awaited project of linking the downtown parks (Riverfront, Wallace Marine, and Minto-Brown Island) with pedestrian/bicycle pathways and bridges. US Representative Darlene Hooley will be making a stop in Salem on Wednesday morning (9/5/07) to unveil her upcoming Willamette River United Act, a bill designed to help Oregonians reconnect to the Willamette River.  Her Salem stop will be focused on the Minto Island and the Union Street Railroad bridge projects which would be eligible for funding under the bill.   Be there to show your support if you can, and encourage as many others as possible to come too.  You can read more about the legislation in the press release section of Rep. Hooley's website, http://hooley.house.gov/ and send her a message.   Voice your support for this project!
          GFR's website includes information from 2003-2005 outlining some of the early stages of this project:  http://www.activesalem.com/bridge.php
  8/18 - Hood to Coast Match Making
                 1. Ted G. from Salem is looking for a team to run on - contact him at (503) 581-5524.
  7/21 - Salem Art Fair 5K results posted
  7/19 - *** Note - the Race Directors Workshop at GFR, scheduled for July 25 has been cancelled ***
  7/4 - 35th Annual Monmouth Mini-Marathon results posted
  7/1 - Mark your calendars for the Annual WVRR picnic at Bush Park on Thurs, July 12 !!
  5/19 - Keizer Iris Festival Results posted
  4/17 - Just to remind folks that this Saturday we will do our Highway 22 cleanup.   As usual, we will meet at the Key Bank on Edgewater Street in West Salem.  However this time we will meet at 1:00 pm.  This will give you time to participate in the Arbor Day Run in the morning, either by running or volunteering.
If you are not available on Saturday but could help on Friday, I am available to work with you then.  Just give me a call at 503 581-5045 and we can set us a time...............Ron Hartwig.
  4/16 - Local runner Steve Smith has brought to the club's attention that volunteers are currently being sought for the 2008 Olympic Trials in Eugene. If you'd like to support this event click here to get more information.
  4/14 - Good Luck to local Boston Marathoners - Bob Boyle, Doug Carl, Janet Dow, Debbie Hoffmeister, Dennis Holm, Ken Hughes, Joe Janota, Judy Mathison, Michelle Rasmussen, Bill Rupp, Steve Sanders, Jessica Slaughter and Deb Wilding.
  3/1 - Please help local runner Rebecca Concepcion with a health related survey she's doing in conjunction with Oregon State University - click here
   2/14 - The Willamette Valley Road Runners has been given the opportunity to supply 20 to 25 volunteers for the Champoeg 30K race sponsored by ORRC.  The club treasury is compensated $250.00 for this work.   It is again  time to obtain volunteers.  The location of the race is Champoeg State Park, March 3, 2007, and volunteers need to be at the park by 7AM.   Parking is paid by ORRC.  We need people to work at water stations, direct runners and traffic, work the finish line, and help with registration.  Most jobs should be completed by noon or 12:30. If you plan to volunteer please call Burke Schmidt at 503-581-4926 or e-mail him at burkejan@earthlink.net. Thank you,  Burke Schmidt
   2/5 - Zena Road Run Results posted - 15K   6mi  3mi  [Photographs]
  1/14 - Cascade Half Marathon results posted - record turnout - 570 finishers !! [Photographs]
  12/28 - WVRR members, be sure and turn your nominations in for the Jan 2007 Awards Banquet , you can get a copy of the nomination form by clicking here.
  10/21 - AC Gilbert House Results posted - 5K   1 mile kids run   [Photographs]
  10/6 - HWY 22 CLEAN-UP NOTICE If you missed the notice in the WVRR newsletter, the next HWY 22 cleanup is scheduled for Saturday October 14th. As usual we will meet at the Key Bank on Edgewater in West Salem at 11:00 am.  If you haven't participated in the past you should try this.  It definitely gives you a feeling of helping your community.  I am also available on Friday the 13th if there is anyone who is unable to help on Saturday but is willing to come on Friday.  Thanks - Ron Hartwig. Call me at 503 581-5045 if you have any questions or e-mail me at hartwigr@comcast.net
  10/1 - Congratulations Portland Marathon Finishers !! - Salem area results and congratulations to WVRR member Liz Hendrie - 9th Women's Master to finish !!
  9/21 - Note to 3000 meter and 5000 meter age group winners - awards are now available at Gallagher Fitness Resources, 233 Commercial St N, Salem (9/22/06)
  8/20 - Hood to Coast team looking for one member, any gender, age or ability. If interested, please contact Stephanie at 503-307-4487
  7/4 - Monmouth Mini-Marathon Results posted
  5/20 - Keizer Iris Festival 5K results posted    OregonPixels Photos
  2/5 - 38th Zena Road Run Results posted   15K   6mi   3mi (190 finishers - a record turnout !!)
  1/15 - 7th Annual Cascade 1/2 Marathon results posted Professional photos at www.BarbRieberPhotography.com
  11/5 - AC Gilbert's Run results posted -   5K   1 mile kids run    [Photographs]
  11/4 - For those of you interested - NBC will be televising the Hawaii Ironman (pre-recorded) at 1:30 pm Pacific on Saturday, Nov 12. Also, KGW will televise a 1 hour summary of the New York Marathon at 11:00 am Pacific on Sunday Nov 6.
  11/3 - Check out our Regional Event Calendar - 169 races already scheduled for 2006.
  11/1 - Wanna work on stretching ? - Salem Yoga Center is holding 2 workshops for runners/athletes at Sunday Nov 13 and Dec 11 at 3 pm.
  10/30 - Dream of Roses Results posted  10K    2 Miles   [Photographs]
  8/14 - Salmon in the City Results posted   5K  1 mile    [Photographs]
  7/30 - Dayton Fiesta Run results posted - 10K   5K   [Photographs]
  7/16 - Salem Art Fair 5K Results posted
  7/4 - Monmouth Mini-Marathon Results posted  [Photographs]
  7/1 - WVRR Ice Cream Social. Our next WVRR club social will be on Wednesday, July 6th and will be our annual ICE CREAM Social and FUN RUN! It will be held at Minto Brown Park at the GAZEBO! Fun Run from 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM. Ice Cream to be served at 6:30 PM. Please. Please RSVP to Rick Segal. rrsegdon@aol.com or call 503-585-1370. This way he'll know how much to get.
  6/4 - Some 2005 Prefontaine Classic photos - 10 Olympic gold medallists, some world record holders - $17.50 admission !!
  5/21 - Keizer Iris Festival 5K results posted.   Photographs
  4/25 - Great Arbor Day Results posted -   10K   3K  Kid's 1K (sorry for the delay - I was on holiday)
  4/9 - We now have a new page keep you updated on the proposed Minto Footbridge - Minto Footbridge
  4/8 - The Jasper-Banff Relay is back, except it's now Banff-Jasper. Also the Las Vegas Marathon is moving to December 2005 and will feature a new, downtown course.
  4/3 - Listen up Las Vegas Marathon aficionados !! - the race is changing to a new date, and a new course - more info
  3/10 - Gallagher Fitness Resources and the Willamette Valley Road Runners are collaborating on a new running event calendar. This new site will allow you to search events by race distance as well as distance from Salem. For instance you can ask to see all 5K events within 1 hour of Salem, or all marathons in the State of Oregon. This site will be hosted on ActiveSalem.com, is designed by AbleDesign.com and WVRR will help provide the content. It's still a work in progress but if you'd like to kick the tires then click here.
  3/9 - Riverfront Park - Minto Brown Footbridge Project - Local runners and walkers !! - please attend the Thurs 10th meeting listed below and show your support for this long overdue project. Many thanks to John Gallagher and other concerned local citizens for their hard work in bringing the project to this point.
UPCOMING PUBLIC VENUES FOR THE PROJECT:
Thu - 3/10/05 - Salem Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Meeting
5:30pm - City Council Chamber
1st item on agenda - scheduled for 5:40-6:10pm
Presentation of entire proposal to Parks Bd.
Supporting testimony (your letters of support!) and your presence at the meeting if possible.
Tue - 3/15/05 - 11:30am-1:00pm - Salem Downtown Association General Membership Luncheon
Presentation and Public "Unveiling" of the entire project
Salem Riverfront Carousel - You may already be on the invitation list for this event.  After you receive the invitation, please contact the SDA office to RSVP by Monday, March 14 - 503-371-4000 or email sda@downtownsalem.org
   3/7 - It is with deep regret that we announce the passing of Dale Maxwell, a longtime club member. Dale lost his battle with brain cancer last Friday. For those of you who remember Dale, services will be held at the People's Church, 4500 Lancaster Drive Ne, Salem, OR 97305 at 1 pm on Friday 11th.
   2/6 - Zena Road Run results posted    15K     6mi    3mi   [Photographs]
   1/26 - WVRR Member James Scheer appears in the Vancouver Columbian on the left - click on the photo for a larger image.
  1/9 - Cascade Half Marathon results posted     [Photographs]    Professional photos at www.BarbRieberPhotography.com
  1/1/05 - HAPPY NEW YEAR !! - Kettle Foods Klassic results posted - 1 mile   3K   Kid's 1K   photographs
  12/31 - Now's the time to renew your membership for 2005. $20 for individuals and $30 for families. Either print and fill out the online membership form or use the form on the back of your last newsletter and mail in or you can join/re-join online on Active.com
  12/18 - Plan your 2005 Season !! - 2005 Regional Race Calendar  (over 100 events posted so far, I'll add races as more '05 events are scheduled)
  11/7 - Dream of Roses results posted - 10K    5K     Photographs
  11/6 - Read about WVRR member Raye Johnson in this Statesman Journal Article
  11/6 - AC Gilbert results posted - 5K   1 mile kids run          1 Mile Kid's Run Photos      5K photos
  10/16 - WVRR members - we need 5 volunteers to help staff the course at the Tiny Titan 2K/3K listed above. If you can help, please call Fenny Roberts at 503-363-5509
  9/19 - S3C Fall Classic Triathlon photos posted
  9/18 - WVRR Dayton Corn Festival photographs posted - Thanks to WVRR members John Francis and Caye Poe for putting on this new event !!
  9/2 - Bush Park XC Results posted - Week 1  Week 2   Week 3   Trophy Night  Fastest Meet Times   [Photographs]
  7/17 - Salem Art Fair 5K results posted
  7/4 - Monmouth Mini-Marathon results posted
  6/19 - Valley TrailFest 1/2 Marathon photos posted - (the page format is different than usual, but it's much faster to create - Webmaster)
  6/13 - Jeff Galloway will be at Gallagher Fitness Resources Monday June 14, from noon until 5:30 pm. He will be available to sign autographs and visit with you about your personal running goals and answer any questions you may have about running, walking, or staying fit.
  6/7 - WVRR member celebrates his 50th birthday by running a double marathon in one day - Statesman Journal Article (Hey Barry!! - whadaya gonna do for your 60th? - Webmaster)
  5/31 - WVRR Stories brought up to date, archived WVRR Newsletter articles from 1998 through 2004.
  5/22 - Iris Festival 5K results posted,   photographs
  4/9 - Good luck local Boston Marathon entrants - WVRR members Jesus Ceja, Kathleen Jacob and Scott Jones. Other local runners, Amy Byerly, Janet Dow, Monique Lankheet, David Rasca, Adalberto Rubio Sr., Martin Silbernagel, Deb Wilding and Tim Zuk. (the marathon is on Monday 19th and is usually braodcast live on ESPN, plus you can check you buddy's 5K splits live on the Boston Marathon website.)
  4/4 - Spring Splash results posted - 1K Kids    5K   8K  photographs
  3/20 - Great Arbor Day photos posted.  Results posted - 10K   3K 
    3/10 - Searching this site - we've changed search engines to make it easier to find things on this site, we now use Google, so check it out at Search this Site
  2/29 - We've changed the look and feel of our Event Calendar. In addition to color coding events to indicate proximity to the Salem/Keizer area I've added extra columns for race distance. This should make it easy to spot distances that you may be interested in - check it out !!. Note - It's my intention to list all running races in Oregon and Southest Washington, so if I've missed any please email me. Thanks, Webmaster.
    2/28 - The January-February 2004 WVRR Newsletter was mailed today to all current and lapsed members of our club. Current members also received the username/password for accessing WVRR members only. For those of you who have not renewed yet this will be your last newsletter - so let's get those checks mailed in !!
   2/10 - HELP HELP HELP
We need volunteers to work at the Champoeg 10K and 30K race on Saturday, March 13. The positions include course monitors, hosting water stations, registration, finish line jobs, and food preparation. Our club treasury receives a check from the Oregon Road Runners Club if we supply at least 20 volunteers. If you would like to help contact one of your board members whose names and e-mail addresses can be found on the front page of this newsletter or contact Burke Schmidt at schmidt22@juno.com or phone (503) 581-4926.
   2/1 - Zena Road Runs Results posted  Photographs
   1/11 - Cascade Half Marathon results posted   Photographs
  1/1/04 - Newsflash - Due to heavy snow and danger of falling trees the Kettle Klassic has been cancelled.
  12/24 - New NW Running Forum - check out runnersnet.net, a running forum specifically for Pacific Northwest runners. It's brand new and can use your support to get started. We have a wealth of knowledge within this club - so get postin' !!
  12/5 - WVRR member Jim Wenckus represents the USA in the International Triathlon Age Group World Championship this weekend. This Championship is being held in Queenstown, New Zealand - go get 'em Jim !! Read the Statesman Journal Article. (Jim and his employer, Country Insurance are major sponsors of WVRR's Cascade Half Marathon.)
  11/14 - HELP KEEP THE RESTROOMS AT MINTO BROWN PARK OPEN !! Read Statesman Journal Article. Due to a lack of funds, the City of Salem will no longer maintain the restrooms at Minto through the winter. We all pay taxes, and maybe the City could find some money somewhere, but the reality is unless we chip in with some cash there will be no pottie relief at Minto. Jacqueline Zimmer is spearheading the effort to solicit donations to "assure you a seat at the Park!". We need to raise $1,500 to open and maintain two of the porta-potties for use now through February 2004, and we need to raise it quickly. Several local businesses have already generously contributed, including Gallagher Fitness Resources and the Governor's Cup Coffee House. So please send a check, no matter how small to Minto Brown Restrooms, Parks Tradition Fund, City of Salem, 555 Liberty St SE, Salem, OR 97301. For more info call Jacqueline at 503-551-2328 or email jzimmer@o4ad.org. Our thanks to Jacqueline for spearheading this effort !!
  11/8 - AC Gilbert's Discovery Village results posted -   5K   1 mile kids run   [Photographs]
  11/2 - Dream of Roses results posted - 10K    5K  [photographs] (sorry it took a few hours, I had to sit in the hot tub first <g> - webmaster)
  10/5 - Congratulations to Salem's Megan Daly - Megan was the Women's winner in the 2003 Portland Marathon. She finished in 2:47:53, set a PR and qualified for the next US Women's Olympic Marathon Trials - not a bad days work !!. Megan is pictured on the below left cruising through mile 16.
  9/28 - Liberty House Results posted -   10K  5K
  8/28 - Bush Park XC Results now posted -  Week 1  Week 2   Week 3  Trophy Night photographs
  7/14 - Attention WVRR members who recently switched from AT&T to Comcast - as you're no doubt aware ,you now have a new email address ending in comcast.net. I will change all email addresses in our club roster that end in attbi.com to comcast.net. If you were unable to keep the same screen name after the switch and thus have a new email address please let me know via email. Thanks !!
  5/31 - As you may have noticed, this web site was down most of the week. Sorry about that, our ISP, Open.org took longer than anticipated to migrate to their new servers. Within a few days this website will be moving to a commercial web host, and, if I do my job right, you won't notice a thing, except, possibly, some faster page loads. Actually, if you're reading this message it means we're already on the new web host - whoop, whoop !!
   5/17 - Salem Electric Iris Festival 5K Results posted    photographs
   5/15 - NOTICE - this website will not be available on Memorial Day (Monday May 26th) - our ISP will be upgrading their servers. We have been assured that it will take no longer than 1 day, but you never know..........
   4/24 - 5th place Boston Finisher Marla Runyan will sign her book "No Finish Line: My life as I see it" at the UO bookstore, Eugene at 7pm Thursday May 1 - for details contact brianj@oregon.uoregon.edu
   4/20 - Pole, Pedal, Paddle runner needed !! Val and Dave Dufault are looking for a 50+ year old women to run on an all women's relay team on May 17th in this great multisport event held in Bend. The run portion is a single 8K leg, if you're interested, contact Val and Dave at vdufault@msn.com or call at 503 365-7753 Event info. (Webmaster's note - I've been on a few PPP teams over the years - it's a really fun event !!)
   4/13 - London Marathon - Britain's Paula Radcliffe set a new world record of 2:15:25 (1:54 off her old mark). USA's Deena Drossin finished 3rd in a 5 min PR of 2:21:16 - also breaking the US record by 5 secs - you go girls !!  SI Story
   4/12 - Great Arbor Day 8K Results posted
   4/6 - Spring Splash results posted - 1K Kids  5K  8K  Photographs
   4/5 - Good Luck local Boston Marathon Entrants !! - Ed Bender, James Bensman, Jason Beyrouty, Nancy Brubaker, Ron Church, Terry Fitzpatrick, Andy Harris, Kenneth Highnight, Dennis Holm, Denise Howlan, Kenneth Jackson, William Martinak, Phyllis McCall, Bill Merrill, Al Oppliger, Jonathan Rasca, Sue Schmidt, Jessica Slaughter, Rex Storm and Karisa Thede (WVRR members in bold). The race will be broadcast live on ESPN2, starting at 8:55 am, Monday, April 21st.
    2/2 - Zena results posted   [Photographs]
    2/2 - Read about WVRR's own Al Oppliger in the Statesman Journal
    2/1 - Sorry if this web site is a little slow lately - our ISP is in the process of upgrading their system, and hopefully everything will be back to normal soon.
    1/30 - REMINDER to WVRR members - don't forget to renew your dues. Following our reorganization last years club dues run from January to December. Membership info
    1/12 - Cascade Half Marathon, 10K, 2mi results posted (Men's course record lowered to 1:06:58)  [Photographs]
    1/4 - Attempted rape of woman at Minto-Brown Island Park - fortunately the creep that tried this was apprehended quickly by an alert Salem Police officer. Minto is still a safe place to run, but it always pays to take precautions wherever you happen to be exercising. RRCA Women's Safety tips   Statesman Journal Article
    1/3 - Been getting virus infected emails lately? - you shouldn't always blame the person that sent you the email, because maybe they didn't. A common virus "Klez", is kinda sneaky, it looks at the infected host's address book, sends infected emails, and randomly chooses the sender's name from the same list, thus hiding the source of the email. If you're hooked into the internet, please do your friends a service and buy a virus protection program, and keep it updated. Also make sure you keep your Windows patches up to date, as many of them correct newly found security flaws. More info on Klez Virus protection programs - McAfee  Symantec
    1/1 - Kettle Foods Klassic Results posted   1 mile   3K   1K Kids  [Photographs]
    12/4/02 - AT&T Broadband services switching again - quite a few of our club members (myself included) use AT&T's broadband internet service - in a few months our email addresses will be switching yet again - from @attbi.com to @comcast.net. AT&T does not currently have any info or FAQ's on their website covering the change, so if you have any info stored in your personal web spaces (as I do) I suggest that you back it up to your local drive as last time AT&T switched (from @Home) it all got flushed down the drain. Read KATU's news article.
    11/9 - AC Gilbert's Discovery Village results posted - 5K   1 mile Kids Run  Photographs   Congratulations WVRR members - our club had a record turnout for this event, which in turn helped the race to it's highest ever turnout !!
    11/3 - Dream of Roses results posted - 10K    2mi  Photographs
    10/20 - See how local runners did in the Portland and Victoria Marathons.
    10/17 - British Women Marathoners lead the way - Paula Radcliff just broke the Women's World Marathon record in Chicago, running a 2:17:18 in what was only her 2nd marathon. Fellow Brit Priscilla Welch still holds the Women's Masters World record of 2:26:51 set in 1987. Maybe instead of studying the Africans our US marathoners should pop over to Britain, the beer is certainly better<g>.
    9/28 - Liberty House Results posted   10K  5K  5K Team [Photographs]
    9/22 - S3C Fall Classic Triathalon photos
    9/14 - Don't forget to mail in the WVRR Board position ballots, due October 1st. (Note: while the nomination form has room for 5 nominations, all 9 board positions are up for renewal)
    9/13 - View Ron Kelemen's HTC team photos - Forbidden Fruits
    9/2 - Trophy Night photos from the Bush Park XC Series. Congratulations to Race Director Paul Bliss and the many hard working volunteers for making this race series a continuing success !!
    8/27 - Congratulations local Hood to Coast Teams !!
    8/3 - Fenny Roberts sets a PR and Mike English sets a PR and race age group record at the Bend Marathon [more club member results]
    8/1 - Salem Art Fair 5K Results posted
    7/13 - Salem Sportsfest 5K Results posted Photographs Congratulations WVRR on a record turnout for this event !!
    7/8 - Stayton Old Time 10K/3K Results posted  Brent Mobley's Race Report   10K Photographs
    7/5 - Congratulations to our club members who supported more than one local race on the 4th - Mike English, John & Susan Gallagher, Ted Gross, Foster Kimble, John Moody, James Scheer and Rick Segal. 
   7/4 - 30th Annual Monmouth Mini-Marathon results posted    [photos]
   6/2 - Quite a weekend !! - John Moody runs a sub 3 marathon, and Fenny Roberts runs Newport & the Gorge Marathons back-to-back, plus record club turnout for the Newport Marathon. Check the club member results
   5/20 - Iris Festival Results posted - 10 mi  5K (if you noticed that RaceCenter NW had the 2001 instead of the 2002 results on Wednesday, that was my fault - sorry!)
   4/20 - Thank you Hwy 22 cleanup volunteers - Ron & Charlotte Hartwig, Joyce Boettger, Abigail Elder, Dave Warren, Mike English, Betty Hatch, Mark Troseth, Mick Evans, Pati Swearinger and Burke Schmidt.
    4/13 - Great Arbor Day Resuls posted   photographs
   4/7 - Tracy Hoffman 5K and Spring Splash 1K   5K  8K results posted, photographs
   3/15 - Read about WVRR members and prolific marathoners - Ron & Charlotte in S-J article
    3/14 - A TV program on the Western States 100 mile Ultra will be aired on PBS this Thursday (3/14) from 8:00 to 9:30 pm. At least 4 of our club members have participated in this event in the last 10 years. Thanks to Eb Engelmann & Francis Kessler for the head's up.

   2/16 - Oregon Wine and Food Festival Results posted  Photographs
      2/3 - Zena results posted   Photographs
      1/21 - Congratulations WVRR Annual Awards Banquet Winners
      1/20 - WVRR member Dave Warren will carry Olympic Torch in Salem, this Tuesday, read this Statesman Journal article about Dave and the other local torch bearers.
      1/15 - By now all club members should have received the special bulletin announcing the details of our new club and membership renewal instructions. Just a reminder, if your renewal date was in 2001 then the December 2001 newsletter will be your last one, don't forget to renew to continue your club benefits !!
      1/13 - Cascade Half-Marathon results posted, Photographs
      1/1 - Kettle Klas sic results posted -   1 mile   3K   1K Kids   Photographs
      1/1 - The new logo for the club was designed by Bill Merrill. Bill submitted several designs and it was a tough job to pick just one........
      1/1/02 - Congratulations Willamette Valley Road Runners !! - today is the first day of our new club, merged from the two former Salem Running Clubs, Pheidippides Running & Walking Club and the Willamette Valley Striders. Wondering if you're a member of the new club?? - if you were a paid up member of Pheidippides or the Striders, then your membership has carried forward to the new club. If your membership has lapsed, then you will need to pay some dues to continue your benefits in the new club (look at the mailing label on the Oct-Dec '01 newsletter, if it has RENEWAL DUE on the top line, then you be lapsed). There will be a mailing shortly (note - mailed Jan 8th), to all current and lapsed members of Pheidippides and the Striders explaining who owes what dues and when, so stay tuned...............

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