ANNOUNCEMENT: After recent developments in Ohio and across the country that are aimed to reduce the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19, the Ashtabula Distance Runners Club Board is rescheduling the Shamrock 2 Mile and ½ Mile Kids Race to Saturday April 18. If you have registered for this event already, you do not need to register again to participate in the Shamrock event. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and we sincerely thank you for your understanding. In the meantime, registration will remain open and we will have more details about the location of the event in the upcoming weeks as we get more clarity on the situation.

We also will conduct a voluntary fun run on Saturday March 14 at 9 a.m. at Point Park in Ashtabula. So come on out and don’t miss a day to run with your ADR friends! Some members of the ADR Board will be there a little bit early and we will pass out the 2020 ADR membership gifts that arrived today. Check out these cool hats! These gifts will go to those who signed up for individual memberships in 2020 and one per family membership. You can also sign up for 2020 ADR membership in person on Saturday if you meet up with us. Plus, you’ll get a hat! After running, we’ll head down to Harbor Perk for some coffee, join us there if you’re not able to come to Point Park or run with us.

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Shamrock 2 Mile & 1/2 Mile Kids Race on Saturday March 14 has a change in the starting and finishing location. Due to Kent State University cancelling all events on campus property because of precautions regarding the Coronavirus (COVID-19), the Ashtabula Distance Runners Club Board is moving the start and finish of the Shamrock race from Kent State University Ashtabula Campus to the ASHTABULA ARTS CENTER at 2928 W. 13th St, Ashtabula, located a just short bit down the road to the east of the KSU campus.

There is plenty of parking at the Arts Center and the bathrooms will be open inside the facility for runners to use. For the 2 Mile Race, the course will be on the same stretch of road as in past years with just a slight difference. Runners will start at the Art Center, proceed east on W. 13th Street, turn around at Ohio Avenue (the same as in previous years), then return west on W. 13th St. and head toward the KSU campus, where there will be a new turnaround (at the former finish line area) to head back east on W. 13th St. to finish at the Arts Center.

The Ashtabula Distance Runners Club Board sincerely appreciates the Ashtabula Arts Center and Director Meeghan Humphrey for graciously offering the Arts Center to be used as an alternative location for this race on very short notice.

We hope to see you Saturday morning at the Ashtabula Arts Center for the Shamrock 2 Mile and ½ Mile Kids Race. A reminder to get in the spirit of St. Patrick’s Day by dressing in festive holiday attire! Best dressed holiday attire will receive one (1) free entry into an ADR 5K club race.

On behalf of ADR and NERC, we wanted to let you know that SPIRE did not honor the original agreement from last year and came back with a new proposal that was too expensive for both clubs, had no fixed cost, contained too many schedule variables and was not beneficial to our club members despite all attempts on behalf of ADR and NERC to negotiate a deal in good faith.

Unfortunately with that said, NERC and ADR will not be entering into a contract this year with SPIRE to conduct the indoor track workouts.

Hi everyone, we wanted to let you know there was a late change in available times for the SPIRE workouts and we’re trying to work through and find mutually acceptable days and times. So there will not be a session this Wednesday night Jan. 15. We will update when we have further information.

* SPIRE Track CANCELED this week***

Apologies for the late notice.

The previously announced Wednesday evening track session is canceled for this week. We will reach out with further info shortly.

ANNOUNCEMENT: The SPIRE workouts will start this Wednesday Jan. 8 at 7 pm at SPIRE. Other dates are Jan. 15, 29, Feb. 5, 12 and 26.

This is a FREE benefit for 2020 ADR Members. If haven’t joined yet for the year 2020, information is available and payments can be done  at https://ashtabuladistancerunners.org/membership

You may also join in person at SPIRE on the nights of our workouts as we can collect your dues in person – cash or check please.

The Ashtabula Distance Runners 2019 Awards Banquet and annual membership meeting will be Saturday, January 11, 2020, at Martinis Restaurant starting at 6 pm. This year the banquet will feature a delicious menu with your choice of beef, chicken or vegetarian dish available as you pay for your reservation.

There will also be a photo booth and the awesome DJ Jeremy James to entertain us before, during and after the dinner. There will be a cash bar available, and we will hold a 50/50 drawing to make one lucky runner a little wealthier! We will be presenting awards for Male and Female Top 3 Overall, Top 3 in each Age Category and a few special awards of which the winners were nominated by your peers. We will also have a very short meeting to conduct some Club business.

We are offering –> ADR members who ran at least six (6) Grand Prix races <– a discounted price of $10 for the banquet meal, and $15 price for all other ADR members and guests. Everyone is welcome. Note: If you ran five (5) or fewer races or even zero (0) races, you are still welcomed to attend at the $15 price!

Online RSVP and payment by PayPal or any credit/debit card is available below.

Payments can also be mailed and postmarked by Dec. 24, 2019. Click on the link to download a 2019 ADR Banquet form), to:

ADR

P.O. Box 43

Ashtabula, Ohio 44005

Please join us for an evening of fun and fellowship.

ONLINE RSVP AND PAYMENT:

Payment must be received by Friday Dec. 27 so we can give the chef our final count.

PayPal instructions: After entering a Level/Meal Section and Name of Attendee,  you will be redirected to a PayPal screen. Please click Continue Shopping to add additional attendees until everyone on your list is selected. Once you have completed these steps and included everyone, please hit PayPal Check Out to pay with a PayPal account or Check Out to pay with a credit card to conclude your RSVP and payment.

Thanks for running races listed on the Grand Prix this year and making 2019 our biggest and best season yet!!

Our records show the following ADR members have completed six or more races that were included in the ADR Grand Prix in 2019 and are entitled to a $5 discount to attend the 2019 Annual Awards Banquet at 6 p.m. Jan. 11, 2020, at Martinis! in Saybrook Township.

Greetings ADR Members. There are five board members whose terms on the ADR Board are expiring.

They are: Warren Dillaway, John Hutchison, Dan Loose, Bonnie Sikora, and Jim Timonere.

The ADR Board Nominating Committee is recommending these individuals as the nominated slate for the membership to consider during a vote for the 2020 Election of Officers at the banquet meeting at Martinis Restaurant and Lounge starting around 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 11. These new terms are for two years.

However, if you are interested in serving on the ADR Board for one of these five positions, nominations from the floor will be accepted prior to a vote. Please let it be known at the time when nominations are open to the floor. When nominations are closed, a vote will be held to select five board members.

Also, if you are interested in serving on the ADR Board at some point down the road, please let me or another Board member know, so that you can become involved for consideration to be involved in committees and/or in the event of vacancies on the Board.

The other current ADR Board members who terms have one (1) year remaining on their terms are: Walter Anderson, Dawn Cragon, Marty Raffensberger, and Debi Zander.