March 19, 2020

Dear TRRC members and friends,

The COVID-19 health crisis currently has our worlds turned upside down with bans and closings being announced daily. On March 15, 2020 the CDC has recommended all gatherings of 50 or more be canceled until further notice. At this time, all our TRRC events though at least the middle of May will not be held.

Here is the current update to our club events, subject to change.

Running on Tap is suspended.

Statements have been published regarding the Mercy Health Glass City Marathon.  To view, please visit https://glasscitymarathon.org/.

Information on the postponed and virtual events will follow once the details are worked out.

Along with the guidance from the CDC, we also follow guidelines from RRCA.  Please review their comprehensive advice here: https://www.rrca.org/news-articles/news-archives/2020/03/15/advice-for-rrca-members-running-coaches-and-club-leaders

You already know this, but just because these events will not be held doesn’t mean you can’t get out to run.  Runners are a special group of individuals.  Keep putting in the miles.

Tom Silva

President

Toledo Roadrunners Club

 TRRC Scholarship Information

If you are a Club member in high school and thinking of college soon, or a Club member in college considering more college, please consider the Toledo Roadrunners Club Scholarship Fund in Honor of Pam Graver-Koenig. Information can be found here

http://www.toledoroadrunners.org/pdf/ApplicantInstructionsScholarships.pdf

and the application deadline for the 2020/2021 school year is February 11, 2020.

TRRC Community Grant Information

(2) The Club’s Community Grant Program is accepting requests from organizations committed to the promotion of running, physical fitness and health. The deadline for the current round of submissions is September 30, 2019, and if your organization is interested, please click these two links:

http://toledoroadrunners.org/pdf/TRRC_GrantProgram.pdf

http://toledoroadrunners.org/pdf/TRRC_GrantFundsRequest.pdf

MEMBERSHIP

Annual memberships expire at the end of ONE year,we encourage you to sign up for a multi-year membership to save money but more importantly alleviate the annual work load from our membership secretary Lisa Stevens.

Membership Form  or Online signup

Please note our zero-tolerance policy

The Toledo RoadRunners Club has a zero-tolerance policy regarding the use of performance enhancing drugs (PEDS). Any athlete who has been determined to have violated anti-doping rules or policies and is currently serving suspension, whether enforced by the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF), the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), or any other national sports federation is ineligible to compete for any prizes associated with events sponsored by the Toledo RoadRunners Club. The Toledo RoadRunners Club reserves the right to conduct pre and post-competition testing for any and all performance enhancing drugs (PEDS) listed on the current WADA Prohibited List. Any athlete who refuses to submit to anti-doping controls, if selected for testing, shall be disqualified and subject to a lifetime ban from any Toledo RoadRunners event.