Meeting Minutes
UMM Running Club
September 5th, 2000

Present: Heidi S., Travis R., Steve F., Angela P., Camille F., Anna F.,
Adrienne S., Beth W., Jill M., Anne S., Jake K.

Topics covered:

1. Cougar Quad*

- A sign up sheet for volunteers was passed around the room. We still need a
  race rabbit, some traffic control, and water stop personnel. All volunteers
  will get a free race shirt plus first dibs on discounts for future club
  activities.

- We have promotional posters for the run that need to be hung up. We'll be
  meeting on Thursday afternoon at 2:30 to run (or walk, bike, drive...) to
  various businesses in Morris to put the posters up. Several people signed up
  to help.

2. Saturday run*

- Plans are forming for a Saturday morning (Sept. 9th) trip to either
  Glacial Lakes SP or Runestone County park for some trail running. We will
  leave Morris at 8:30 and be home by 11:00. It sounds early but it really is
  the best time to do that kind of thing. Rides to the park will be provided
  as well as post-run snacks. A sign up sheet was passed around for this too.

3. Group runs

- We'll continue to hold group runs at 7:00 pm on Tuesday and Thursday and
  at 4:00 pm on Sunday. As the days get shorter and colder, we may change
  these hours or cancel them altogether, depending on the level of interest.

4. Races

- Many road racing opportunities exist this fall. As always, the club's
  website (www.morris.umn.edu/runclub) has a comprehensive list of races in the
  area. The Lake Country Classic on September 30th is one particular race that
  I encourage anyone interested in road racing to try. If enough people show
  interest, we can make a trip up and "compete" at it.

- We talked about traveling to the Living History Farms Cross Country Race
  in Des Moines, IA, on the 18th of November. We hope to be able to pay for a
  lot of the trip through funds raised from the road race. It's a lot of fun
  for runners of any skill level. For further information on this race (the
  largest Cross Country race in the US), go to their website at:
    http://www.fitnesssports.com/lhfpage.html

*If you missed the meeting but want to get in on any of the activities
 listed above, just send an email to the club and we'll make sure you get on
 the right list. We'll send out separate, private emails to the poster group
 and the Saturday morning group with more information very soon.