Amen, Henry. I agree 100% with everything you said. There are TONS of runners who are not SCR members in this county. The last couple of years I looked at...
Oh well, inflation happens. I figure the most important benefits of SCR membership are the newsletter and the Runner of the Year series. A $30 membership is...
The marathon I was referencing was Disney - amazing numbers from this county. Sorry for any confusion. Patti <NapsRule@...> wrote: Amen, Henry. I agree...
Validation again... Volunteer work is the hardest and gets the least credit and the team at SCR is outstanding. I think it would be a good idea to entertain...
Elizabeth Ring
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Aug 1, 2007 3:20 pm
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Both sides of this problem have good and bad points. THE CRY OF THE PEOPLE TODAY WORLD WIDE IS CUT COST SO MORE PEOPLE CAN DO MORE. Patt, you made a comment...
Dave Farrall
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Aug 2, 2007 12:50 am
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Hello Runners: I questioned the cost of racing in February and was pretty much told the status quo would remain. I'm glad there are other runners wondering...
Rob: You don't have to get these post e-mailed to you. Just go to the SCR site, sign in, go to the top of the page, select "edit membership" then choose "Web...
If you lower the cost of races, have good awards and other race amenities you will get more people to come People come to the races because they are in the...
Dave Farrall
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Aug 4, 2007 12:55 pm
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Think about cost, your good awards cost money, T-shirts cost money, insurance and police support cost money. All of the aspect of putting on a race cost...
I actually used to run the office for a pretty large trade show... and it had a lot of expenses but they deffered the cost of those expenses by... sponsorship....
Michael Markman
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Aug 4, 2007 8:03 pm
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No one has mentioned that most races in Brevard County, attracting the most entries, are owned by charitable organizations. As such, SCR plays a...
Somehow my comments about the Space Coast Runners Mission has morphed in to the cost of races. Rob you are "an old geezer" !! (your words not mine). You go...
... From: Susan Downey To: Rob Downey Sent: Saturday, August 04, 2007 11:17 PM Subject: Fw: [spacecoastrunners] Re: Membership fees ... From: Rob Downey To:...
Last message didn't transmit weblink to SCVS. Here is the link to the message board. Membership Info : News & Info : Local Rides : Event Calendar : Message...
Yahoo Groups won't let me send the link. Sorry to bother you with three attempts. ... From: Rob Downey To: spacecoastrunners@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday,...
Open discussion is great as it generates ideas and perspectives that the SCR Board may not hear any other way; however, it is also important not to blur ...
Donnan1250@...
Aug 5, 2007 12:18 pm
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Again, I feel the need to point out that SCR does not "own" most local races and therefore does not have the ability to offer free entries or set entry fees....
Donnan1250@...
Aug 5, 2007 12:35 pm
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Some questions for those following this string . . . If SCR were to own all the races in its series, who would serve as race director and who would volunteer...
Donnan1250@...
Aug 5, 2007 12:54 pm
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Below are the races with the top # of finishers in the 2006-07 season along with the pre-registration costs. (Not sure on mary-couldn't find info). I was...
... Don't forget that the Wickham Park marathon and 50, 100 and 200 mile fun runs are also free. It usually costs me less than $10 to put on the race, which ...
Rob (not an old geezer as long as you remain in my age group): While it may be correct that some organizational entities, charitable or not, aim to profit from...
I am very grateful to the SCR officers for maintaining this club, and the folks who volunteer their time and efforts to RD the races and fun runs. I'm not an...
You say the newsletter is the single largest cost to SCR yet the Board is afraid to exclusively publish on-line and save on postage and printing. The status...
Rob- We looked at your option and priced reduced quantities with our current printer. We would save very little going even to 200 copies and then quantities...
Rosie has told me numerous times not to post on the different Yahoo groups I belong too. She says I just get a lot of people all riled up. Now she says "There...
Patti, Please check out the current issue of USAtoday. In the Life section 7D, I was mentioned for having biked the 729 perimeters of Palm Bay. Thank you...
Donna, You make very good points, especially coming from a veteran board member. A number of us have absolutely no idea what's involved with directing a race...
Elizabeth Ring
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Aug 7, 2007 2:54 pm
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I have an idea for a new type of run. If we can get the sponsorship and the community on board, I think it would be a lot of fun. And, it is something the ...