Greater Derry Track Club

---- ATTENTION PARENTS ---- 2013 ---- WE ARE BACK AT THE PINKERTON ACADEMY TRACK. ALL RUNS ARE ON THURSDAY NIGHT.

When: June 27 - July 11, 18, 25 - August 1 2013

Time: Registration 6:00 pm Races start at 6:30 pm

Where: Pinkerton Academy Track, Derry, NH

Who: All children ages 2 to 92

What: Donation of a nonperishable food product weekly is all that is requested.

Members of the Greater Derry Track Club will lead stretching exercises and offer running tips. Races are based on the following age groups: Adaptive 100m dash, 2-3 yr (50 meters), 4-6 yr (200m), 7-8 yr (300m), 9-10 yr (600m), 11-13 yr (cross country mile), 14 yr & up (1 mile race on track). Children will receive participation ribbons each week. Water, Gatorade and watermelons will be supplied each week. Ribbons provided by Derry Recreation and runners who complete the series will receive medals and TShirts from GDTC.

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The Kids Summer Fun Run program is presented by MVP Health Care, with financial support also provided by TD Bank and Derry Medical Center.

Mack's Apples 5k Cross Country Race

Sunday, August 25, 2013 -- 5:00PM

Mack's Apples - Londonderry, NH

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Annual Spring Barn Party - June 2, 2013

Join us for a run (7:00am for 10 miles, 8:00am for 5 miles). Clean the clubs equipment and organize the Knepp's barn. Breakfast, coffee and camaraderie!

We will need the Gatorade barrels cleaned for our summer races (Freedom Run, KSFR, Mack's Apples). Manchester Marathon will need their barrels back for their race in the fall. Please help the Knepp's to reclaim their barn! Rain date TBA

The club offers coached track workouts 7 months during the year. The workouts are designed to help all runners of varying levels and abilities. The workouts begin on the first Wednesday following the start of daylight savings time and will continue through the summer, up to the Wednesday before the end of daylight savings time.(April-October)

The workouts are held at the Pinkerton Academy track on the east side of Route 28 Bypass in Derry. It is located in the woods across from the Pinkerton Academy gym and accessible by a road heading east from the parking lots.

The workouts start at 6:00 PM. The typical schedule will be to do a 1-2 mile warm up, followed by drills and stretching. After the warm up and stretching the real workout starts around 6:30 PM.

GREATER DERRY RUNNING CAMP 2013

Greater Derry Running Camp for boys and girls 5th grade and older will be held from July 15th - July 19th from 8:30am - 11:30am at the Pinkerton Academy Track. Cost is $85 per child, $100 for late sign up after July 1st. There is a focus on Cross Country but is also appropriate for anyone who wants to get in shape for a fall sport. There will be daily runs, lectures, games, relays, movies, and an end of the week 2 mile and 5K race with awards. Please direct questions to Amy Bernard via email at paruncamp@yahoo.com or phone: 603-548-7470

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COUCH TO 5K

The Greater Derry Track Club is proud to announce our Couch to 5K training program. This FREE program is open to anyone in the community who is interested in training for and running a 5K road race. Participants in this 8 week program will meet twice a week, on Tuesdays at 6:00pm and Saturdays at 8:30am at the Windham Rail Trail, 6 Depot Road Windham, NH. The focus is on beginner runners who will gradually progress from walking and running to being able to run 3 miles in just 2 months. Please review the document below and send your registration in today. Please contact John McGarry, (603) 890-6205, jmcgarry@gdtc.org with any questions.

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