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Celebrate the Columbus Running Company’s One Year Anniversary with Us! |
Mark your calendars for
Saturday, July 9th. That’s the day that the CRC is celebrating
our first anniversary! |
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celebration, we’re putting on the Mile Dash Anniversary Bash, a
one mile road race that finishes behind the store. The run/walk
begins at 5pm on Liggett Road, one mile from the CRC. Either
stop by the store for directions before taking a one mile warmup
run out to the start, or else stop by and hop on our shuttle to
the starting line. Arrive early to allow for plenty of time to
get ready! There will be music at the starting line, two bands at the finish, free post-run beer from Buffalo Wild Wings for all of those of-age finishers, free massage from The Retreat, and a whole lot more. At the post-run awards, we’ll be randomly giving away airfare and race entry for two to take part in any of the John Bingham races – the winner’s choice of the Arizona Distance Classic, the Chicago Distance Classic, or Columbus’ own Capital City Half Marathon. Full info on the mile is available at www.columbusrunning.com/mile.htm. For those of you connected to a local high school cross country team, our one mile road race is also serving as a fundraiser for two cross country programs. Athletes, coaches, and family members are invited to team up to run in the Abercrombie and Fitch Mascot Challenge as a part of the mile. To take part, one representative from each team must race the mile while dressed as their school mascot. For every teammate who finishes the mile, the mascot’s time is reduced by 15 seconds, and the two fastest mascots win their teams $750 and $250 respectively. We hope to see you all on July 9th and we’d like to say thanks to everyone for helping us to make this first year a great one!!! ***
In Search of a 5k PR? The Madison Country National Road 5k is the race for you! This slightly downhill road 5k follows Highway 40 just outside of London. A fundraiser for the London High School cross country team, the race helps to fund an athletics team at a time when pay-to-play is becoming more and more of a factor in Ohio high school sports. Come support these young runners and see if you can notch that long sought-for PR in this great 5k run/walk. Full information on the race is available at: www.columbusrunning.com/nationalroad5k.htm. |
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$$$Earn Points and Discounts with the CRC Running Rewards Referral Program$$$
A huge part of our growth over our first year has come because of referrals from many of you, and we want to say thank you. We work hard to provide local runners and walkers with the best possible advice, expertise, and experience as they select the shoes, apparel, and accessories for their day-to-day use, and we’re glad that many of you have referred others to the CRC. To give something back to our loyal customers, we’re introducing the CRC’s Running Rewards Referral program (the RRR program).
Here’s how it all works….
Send us an email or sign yourself up next time you’re in the store. We
will record your name and contact info into our database. Don’t worry,
we don’t share this info with anyone else. Every time that a new
customer comes in who is not in our referral program database and
mentions YOUR name while making a purchase, you will earn a point.
Every point that you earn equals $5.00 off on your next purchase of
shoes or apparel. It’s that simple! We will even provide you with
referral cards with your name on it to hand out if you like! Earn a
maximum of $30 off per purchase.
Just one more way that the CRC strives to give back to the local running and walking community.
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Take Home Free Apparel August 12-21st
Purchase a pair of Pearl Izumi shoes at any time from August 12 through August 21st and get a FREE item of Pearl Izumi apparel as we give away select shorts and tops. Come check out the Float, the Runner’s World “Debut Shoe of the Year” and the rest of Pearl’s new lineup. The top biking apparel company for the last 25 years, Pearl Izumi has taken some big steps into the running market, and the technical savvy that they’ve brought over from their biking background is changing the way the industry approaches running and walking shoes.
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Chart your mileage on our free online running journal at
or look for upcoming races via our friends at RunOHIO at
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Calendar of Upcoming Events
More at ColumbusRunning.com
July 9 - Mile Dash Anniversary Bash - Come Celebrate with Us!
July 12 - Running 101 at the CRC *Tuesday, instead of the usual Monday*
July 19-23 - CRC High School XC Distance Running Camp
July 30 - Madison County National Road 5k
Aug 2 - Running 101 at the CRC *Tuesday, instead of the usual Monday*
Aug 4 - Dublin Irishfest 5k in Dublin
Aug 5 - Night Moves 5k/5Mile in the Arena District
Aug 7 - Gary Smith Worthington Classic 5Mile in Worthington
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Mile Dash
Saturday, July 9, 2005 Join us as we celebrate the CRC’s one year anniversary! |
This is the birthday party of the summer. We’ll kick things off with a one mile road race followed by free massage (compliments of our neighbors at The Retreat) and one free beer for all of those of age (compliments of Buffalo Wild Wings). Entertainment from two bands will provide the backdrop for the race’s after-party as we raffle off prizes including a free trip for two and entry into any John Bingham race in the US. That’s right - our friends at John Bingham Racing are offering airfare and entry for two random winners to go to the Arizona Distance Classic, the Chicago Distance Classic, or the Columbus Distance Classic!
Pre-registration for the mile is open until 7/3/05 and costs only $10. Late registration and race-day registration are $12, and kids ten and under race for free. The Mile Dash begins one mile away from the CRC on Liggett Road near the intersection of Liggett and Post Road, and the course leads you directly back to the CRC’s shopping center. We encourage everyone to show up early to either take a warm-up run or walk out to the starting line from the store. There will also be a shuttle available from the store to the start for those arriving early.
More info is available at: www.columbusrunning.com/mile.htm.
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What can we do to better serve the running and walking community?
This is the question that we ask ourselves every day. We’re always looking for ways to improve, and your feedback is invaluable to us. Those of you in Dublin may have noticed that we now put water coolers and cups out on the trails every Saturday - this came after a suggestion from a thirsty runner struggling home from a run. Little things mean a lot, and we hope that you all enjoy this service.
Let us know what else we can do to strengthen and improve the local running and walking community! We take your suggestions seriously, and we aim to be the most dedicated running and walking store.
Columbus Running Company
6465 Perimeter Dr. Dublin, OH 43016
(614)764-0855