Saline County Striders

Club Activities Calendar

The Striders normally meet the third Tuesday of the month at 6:30 PM. Everybody is welcome, active members, prospective members, Arkansas Runner subscribers, friends, family, etc. Members in Saline County and vicinity are notified by e-mail of meeting dates and location. Other activities will listed below. Members will be notified by e-mail or post card of other activities. Call 517-7393 or e-mail for further information and confirmation.

Family members are welcome whether runners or not. Come join us and meet and eat.

December 2011

20 Striders Christmas Party, 6:30 PM

Civitan Center

121 S. Cox Street, Benton

RSVP by 12/15 to chris.blu.hall@gmail.com

January 2012

17 Striders Meeting & Pot Luck, 6:30PM

Farm Bureau Insurance Office

119 Broadway, Bryant, AR

* Directions to our regular meeting site:

The Saline County Farm Bureau office is located on Broadway Street in Bryant. Take Exit 123, and go north on Reynolds Road toward Highway 5. Turn right on Broadway which is the last street on the right before Highway 5. The Taste of Delight oriental restaurant is on the corner. The Farm Bureau building is a red brick building on the right at the corner of Broadway and Horizon Street, directly behind KFC.

Fun Runs

The Saline County Striders fun runs at the Hurricane Lake Marina in Benton are Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 5:30am. There are water and bathrooms (with showers) available along with plenty of parking!

Some of our members do an information track workout on Thursday evenings at around 6:30PM at the Benton High School track which is accessible from the east end of Hoover Street or from Benton Parkway.

Bring your work clothes. You can shower, change clothes, and be off to work. The runs are on neighborhood roads (mostly with bike lanes), from one to 7 miles and at different paces - all within the Hurricane Lake community! A 4-mile out-and-back seems to be the most popular choice, but you can turn around any time to shorten the distance, or you can add on to the distance. Good roads and good lighting make for a safe running environment.

This is open to all interested walkers and runners, club members or not. The only requirements are a commitment to a zero trash policy and to be respectful of the community. Leave the area as clean or cleaner than you found it.

For those not familiar with it, the Hurricane Lake community is located off Hwy. 5 about 6/10 mile east of Alcoa Road. Turn in on Waterfall Drive, go 3/10 mile and turn right at the T intersection. The marina is just up the street from there.