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Frequently Asked Questions:
Club/Website related
Running Related
Club/Website Related Questions
The RTC was organized by Dwight Pierson in 1969.
Our current membership is roughly 330 membership units (singles or families).
Absolutely not! Our membership spans from walkers/beginning runners to very competitive runners and everything in between!
No, at present the RTC does not have a race team.
Contact Lin Gentling for coaching information. (See Contact page.)
Contact the RTC president. RTC jackets (royal blue with logo embroidered on left upper chest) are $37. RTC logo technical fabric short sleeve T’s are $10. RTC logo technical fabric singlets are $13.
Yes, we have several social events planned throughout the year. The annual banquet takes place in late January/early February. The annual potluck picnic takes place in August. The Polar Bear Fun Run/Lunch (the run is optional!) takes place in late December. The RTC provides a free, delicious lunch.
Yes, we meet on the second Thursday of every month at 6:00 pm. Contact the president for location, agenda, etc. We encourage all RTC members to attend board meetings and submit items for the agenda. (See Contact page.)
Yes, the national award-winning RTC News is published 5 times per year (March, May, July, September, December). Every membership unit receives the newsletter in printed form via US mail. All members are encouraged to submit content for the newsletter. (See Contact page.) Past copies of the newsletter are available for viewing on the Members Only page on the website.
Email our membership chairman with your new mailing address. (See Contact page.)
You will be notified by the Membership Chairman via mail. You will be sent a renewal notice the month before your membership expires. If you don’t renew, you will be sent an email reminder the next month. You can renew either by filling out and mailing in the form or using active.com (see Membership page).
The Dwight Pierson Service Award is akin to a lifetime achievement award as a recipient can only receive it once. It is for outstanding, over-and-above sustained service to the RTC. The Outstanding Service Awards are awarded to volunteers who have contributed significantly to the club over the last year or two. They may be awarded to an individual more than once, but must be separated by two years. The nominations are submitted by the RTC board, voted on by the previous year’s winners and are presented at the annual banquet in January/February. The recipients are not notified ahead of time. The award is a hand-painted plate in the Norwegian style painting technique called rosemaling. There is an award called RTC Runner of the Year for which the membership submits nominations. It is not a volunteer award, but is awarded to someone who has achieved a significant running accomplishment and also is an inspiration in the local running community.
You are entitled to a one-month trial period as a RTC website member. After one month, you must be a RTC member to be able to post to the website.
If you are not an RTC member, your one month trial period for membership privileges on the website has expired. You will need to join the RTC to be able to reinstate website membership privileges.
Contact the race director for the event, not the RTC webmaster. It is now up to each race director to upload the results for their events on this site.
Contact the President. (See Contact page.) For RTC race sponsorship information and equipment rental information, see the documents on the About Usà Resources page.
Events in SE Minnesota outside the Twin Cities metro area may be listed on our website. Contact the webmaster (see Contact page.)
Running Related ?s
One of the best ways to meet other runners is to participate in one of the group runs listed on the Group Runs page. Another good way to meet others is to volunteer at a race. Contact any race director listed on the RTC race calendar on this website.
Contact Running Room (711 S. Broadway, 287-3341 or Rochester@runningroom.com) They have lots of resources for helping you get started in a wonderful lifetime sport.
Try walking/running with the groups at Running Room, which run at 6:00 pm on Wednesdays and 8:30 am on Sundays. Distances are anywhere from approximately 2 miles up and include paces from walking to running. There is no charge, nor is there any registration requirement. Just show up!
Yes, we have many wonderful ways to involve youth in running through the RTC.
Under the "Calendar" heading, check out the Med-City Marathon in late May. Go to their website and you will see information about the Med-City Kid's Marathon. Also, under "Calendar", check out the Hal Martin All Comer's Track Meets in June and July.
And, under "Results", check out the Youth Grand Prix.
Yes, they can be brought to Running Room to be sent to the needy in other parts of the world. They should be in wearable condition with the laces tied together.
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