Monday night at 6pm join the crew at Saunders for the LAST Monday night run.. since the restaurant will be closing.

CAA appreciates the years of hospitality that Doug and his crew has shown the club over the years during the all of our various runs from the restaurant.  Thank you Doug, we wish you the best of luck.

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RUNNER’S ALLEY…go to Runner’s Alley and check out their tri-gear…they are offering CAA members 30% off any tri-gear in stock.  Your CAA 10% discount does not apply to sale items or this promotion.

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NEXT MONDAY…CAPE ANN 25k...Labor Day, Monday September 6th…we will be meeting at the Portsmouth traffic circle at the liquor store at 6:30am to go to the race…for more information and to  register…http://www.northshoreymca.org/pages/10644_road_races.cfm…. a beautiful, challenging course…a great training run.  Please let me know if you are doing it so we can add you to our ever-expanding carpool list!!…as well as look for you at the meeting spot.  sybil.carven@comcast.net

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CAA PICNIC…Join us on Sunday, September 12th at 4pm at Fort McCleary in Kittery Point, Maine for our annual picnic…we will be in the picnic area across the street from the actual Fort.  A great place for families and just hanging out.  CAA provides drinks, burgers, hotdogs, papergoods and condiments.  Please bring a dish to share with others!…MORE DETAILS to follow.

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Did you wait too long and didn’t get into the Seacoast Half?…that’s great…now you can be a volunteer that day!…If you would like to volunteer send Sybil an email atsybil.carven@comcast.net

Here are some other local half marathons that you can choose from!…

Swanzey Half 9/5

http://www.elijahsrace.com/home_t1.aspx?event_id=83

Maine Half Trail Race 9/19

http://www.mainerun.com/

Wicked Half(Salem, MA) 9/25

http://www.salemroadraces.com/2010/07/wicked-half-marathon-set-for-sept-25/

Smuttynose Half Marathon 10/3

http://www.hamptonrockfest.com/

Portland Half Marathon 10/3

www.mainemarathon.com

Leaf Peepers Half Marathon(VT) 10/3

http://www.coolrunning.com/major/10/leafpeepers/

Baystate Half 10/17

http://www.baystatemarathon.com/

Newport Half 10/17

http://www.amicamarathon.com/register.html

Pathfinders 25k trail run, Maine 10/30

http://www.pathfinderstrailrun.com/

White Mountain Milers 10/31

http://www.whitemountainmilers.com/white-mountain-milers-halfmarathon

Manchester Half 11/7

http://cityofmanchestermarathon.com/

FREE* RACE

Have you ever been watching a track event, say the 5,000 Meter race, on the Summer Olympics broadcast and thought, “geez, I wish I could do that”?? Well, now you can enjoy the experience of flying around an official rubberized track, just like the big guns! Announcing:

The Seventh Annual

LOCO Seacoast 5,000M

To benefit the Dover Track Boosters

* – Donations, night of the race, cheerfully accepted!!

Yep, that’s right – you can run in an organized 5,000-meter track event, test your mettle, savor the glory of those 12.5 laps and, the best part is, it’s FREE! Brought to you by those crazy folks at LOCO Running (see www.locorunning.com). Here are some details:

Where: Dover, NH High School Track

When: Thursday, August 26^th, 6:30PM

Registration: Opens 5:30, sign waiver the night of the race

Pre-Registration: Sorry, see registration above

Prizes: Not so much……….

Refreshments: Water & some kind of sliced fruit, that’s it –hey, you’re racing for free, what did you expect?

Timing: Fairly official, we do have a race clock!

Entertainment: Run to your favorite tunes…music provided (along with trackside color commentary) by Andy Schachat!

RACES: Over & under 20 minute groups

Questions: arlon@locorunning.com