Saline County Striders

Club Activities Calendar

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

Now that our attendance has picked up, we hope to line up some interesting programs later in the year to go along with our meeting. Family members are welcome whether runners or not. Come join us and meet and eat.

July 2010

20 Strider Meeting & Pot Luck, 6:30PM

Farm Bureau Insurance Office *

119 Broadway, Bryant

Program: Pending

We have a couple of program options pending availability of the individuals. Suggestions for programs are welcome.

* DIRECTIONS:

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.

RACES

July 24

Arkansas Runner 2-Mile Race. The tradition continues. The entry form and other details are on the web site. Click the link on the home page.

September 18

Arkansas 20K. Grand Prix Race The tradition continues. The entry form and other details are on the web site. Click the link on the home page.

Fun Runs

The Saline County Striders fun runs at the Hurricane Lake Marina in Benton are continuing. The "official" runs are on Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 5:30 am and Tuesday and Thursday evenings at 6:00pm except for the third Tuesday meeting night. We have unofficial fun runs Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings also at 5:30am. There are water and bathrooms (with showers) available along with plenty of parking!

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.