Plan
your 2012 Budget
Only $250/person
Includes: Thursday night welcome
reception, education sessions, convention shirt, and
Saturday banquet.
Optional
Meal Package: $100
Includes:
Friday and Saturday luncheons and Friday evening BBQ
REGISTRATION
WILL OPEN SOON!
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ANNUAL MEETING OF
THE MEMBERSHIP
The annual
meeting of the RRCA membership will take place on
March 16, 2012 at 3:15 PM Central at the Hilton
Memphis.
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HOSTED BY:
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Road
Runners Club of America
1501
Lee Hwy, Ste 140
Arlington, VA 22209
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Join
Us for the 54th Annual RRCA Convention
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Dear
RRCA Friends,
On
behalf of the RRCA and our convention hosts, the
Memphis Runners Track Club, I would like to
cordially invite you to attend the 54th Annual
RRCA National Convention in Memphis, TN.
This fun-filled, networking and educational
event will be held March 15-18, 2012.
It will conclude with the
Germantown Half Marathon,
the RRCA National Half Marathon Championship for
2012.
The
RRCA Convention is a great opportunity for
running club leaders, race directors, running
coaches, sponsors, running industry
professionals and runners to come together to
share information, best practices, and
contribute to the national
mission of the RRCA. The Convention consists
of best practies workshops, the RRCA Annual
Meeting of the Membership, the National Running
Awards Banquet, and several fun networking
events. RRCA members are encouraged to reward
their key leaders with a club-funded trip to the
Convention.
Sincerely,
Jean
Knaack, Executive Director
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Distinguished
Keynote Speakers
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Friday
Luncheon Featuring Dave Wottle
 Wottle's
dramatic stretch run earned him an upset
victory in the 800 meters and established
him as one of the stars of the 1972 Olympic
Games. As a student at Bowling Green State
University, Wottle first came on the
national scene in 1970 when he finished
second in the NCAA championship mile.
Injuries sidelined him in 1971 but a year
later he came back and won the national
collegiate 1500m and the National AAU 800m
before tying the world 800 record of 1:44.3
at the Olympic Trials. He also qualified in
the 1500m, but was eliminated in the
semi-finals of that event. In 1973, he won
the NCAA mile in 1973, then turned
professional and eventually became a college
track coach and academic administrator at
Rhodes College in Memphis, Tenn.
Saturday
Luncheon Featuring Christopher McDougall
 McDougall
is an author and journalist best known for
his 2009 best-selling book Born to
Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and
the Greatest Race the World Has Never
Seen. In Born to Run, McDougall
tracks down members of the reclusive
Tarahumara Indian tribe in the Mexican
Copper Canyons. After being repeatedly
injured as a runner himself, McDougall
marvels at the tribe's ability to run ultra
distances (over 100 miles) at incredible
speeds, without getting the routine injuries
of most American runners. McDougall also has
received critical praise for his rich
story-telling and the many quirky characters
portrayed in the book, including not only
the Tarahumara but exceptional Western
runners who share the Tarahumara spirit of
running for enjoyment and spiritual
experience. McDougall is a 1985 graduate of
Harvard University. He spent three years as
a foreign correspondent for the Associated
Press, covering civil wars in Rwanda and
Angola.
Saturday
Banquet Featuring the National Running
Awards
Breaking with tradition and to streamline
the evening in advance of the RRCA National
Half Marathon Championship, the RRCA
National Running Awards Banquet will focus
on the contributions of the national award
winners. Learn
more about the National Awards and nominate
a deserving individual today!
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Book
Your Room at the Host Hotel
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 The
RRCA 2012 Convention will be held at the
Hilton Memphis hotel which is located in
the heart of the East Memphis business
district and a short drive from Beale Street,
FedEx Forum, Elvis Presley's Graceland, the
Memphis Zoo, Memphis International
Airport (MEM), The University of Memphis, The
University of Tennessee at Memphis, the Civil
Rights Museum, the Loraine Hotel, and downtown
Memphis, Tennessee.
The
2012 RRCA Convention
hotel
room rate is only $99.00/night!
The
hotel features breathtaking views of the
Memphis, TN skyline in every room because of
our floor to ceiling windows.
Hilton
Memphis Hotel Features Include:
- Complimentary airport shuttle service
- Rooks Corner - an American Bistro,
serving breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Lobby Bar - to quench any thirst
- Wireless high-speed Internet access
available in all 405 rooms as well as in
the meeting spaces and public areas
Group Name: RRCA 2012
CONVENTION
Group Code: RR0313
Check-in: 13-MAR-2012
Check-out: 18-MAR-2012 (late check-out will
be available)
Hotel Name: Hilton Memphis
Hotel Address:
939 Ridge Lake Boulevard
Memphis, Tennessee 38120
Phone Number:
901-762-7445
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