Memphis Runners Track Club

"I get very personal satisfaction out of doing something hard." Check out this short running documentary that spotlights local runner, Jaime. 🔸What motivates you? 🔸

THE FIRST MILE IS A LIAR - A short cinematic documentary on a female Masters runner. #running A cinematic documentary short film on a female runner at 45 years of age overcoming adversities to try and place in an eleven mile race. The Navy Ten Nautica...

Goooooood Morning, runners! It’s a Road Race Series race day and we are getting ready for you! See ya soon! 🌞

Can we bribe you with donuts? 🍩 We will provide breakfast for volunteers at the 2nd 5 Miler of the RRS! Right now we are in need of ADDITIONAL Volunteers for this Sunday's race!

It takes a lot of folks to make these races a success. If you're not running, or if you are running and have family or friends who are coming to cheer you on, these are great opportunities for them to get involved! Would also be perfect for those who are looking for service hours.

Help us spread the word! Email Laurie at [email protected] if you can help.

It’s time we checked in with the ladies of our Women Run/Walk Memphis program. They are going strong and all we see are smiles! Keep up the great work!

Are you registered?
https://runsignup.com/Race/TN/Memphis/ChampionPaws5K

Walk. Run. Make a Difference. Join the Race for Reconciliation. Visit R4R.one to register yourself or your team.
https://raceforreconciliation.raceroster.com/

Mid-South Trails Association - MSTA provides the necessary maintenance and upkeep of our trails which results in a better and safer experience for runners, bikers and other trail users.

Help us get a New DR Mower Help us get a New DR Mower

⏰Set your alarms, runners! Tomorrow is a Road Race Series Sunday! 🎉For the 5 Milers we will make our way to WJ Freeman Park. Start time: 7:00 AM. Here's what you need to know.

Location:
W.J. Freeman Park, 2629 Bartlett Blvd., Bartlett, TN

Packet Pickup:
We will be set up by 6:15 am for single day participants to pick up race bibs. Or if you're a full series participant and have not yet gotten your bib & timing chip, you can get that on race morning, too.

Course and Parking:
The 5 Milers are located at WJ Freeman Park in Bartlett (closest major intersection is Bartlett Blvd. & Stage Rd.) The course starts and finishes near the new Keith McDonald Pavilion. The course will wind through the nearby Bartlett neighborhoods. There is parking within the Park if you arrive early enough; however, runners also park along the side streets. Please be cognizant of the fact that we are VISITORS in these neighborhoods and at such an early hour, so be respectful of the neighborhoods and the people who call the area home.

We could use some more help with our Road Race Series 5 Miler this Sunday morning!! We need volunteers who are not running the race and can also use a few that are running. Please consider helping out! Contact Laurie at [email protected] if you can. Thank you!

Release your inner beast. 💪🏾
Join us for the 1st 5 Miler of the Road Race Series.

⏩This Sunday
⏩7am
⏩WJ Freeman Park in Bartlett

Registration is open for the full series or any of the individual races in the series!

https://runsignup.com/Race/TN/Memphis/MRTCRRS

Congratulations to local athlete, Seth Rider, and the USA Tri relay team! 🥈🇺🇸

Germantown Native Seth Rider helped Team USA win a silver medal in the mixed team relay on Monday morning. 🥈https://tinyurl.com/28ql3xes

Bring out the whole family to Run, Roll, or Stroll this Saturday at the CELEBRATE MUNFORD 5K RUN, ROLL & STROLL!
Sign up here! https://raceroster.com/events/2024/90100/celebrate-munford-5k-run-roll-and-stroll

We have 26 spots left in the King 1/2 Marathon and 7 mile trail race for this coming Saturday, Aug. 3rd. Race is at 7 am at the Wolf River Refuge Trailhead. We have runners coming from Arizona, Wisconsin, Louisiana, Alabama, and more to run this race, which is a Mamba 100 preview course race. The Half Marathoners will run the entire Mamba loop, minus 1 mile. We always sell over 25 spots the week of the race, so if you’re interested then we’d love to have you.

North MS Endurance crew are running a fully manned aid station, where the 7 milers will go through once, and the Half Marathoners will go through twice.

Trail work has been ongoing to make the 13.10 mile course a fun and enjoyable race, without dodging limbs.

If you have any questions then please reach out. Sign up on Ultrasignup

Shots from this morning’s 2nd 5k of the RRS. Next up…5 Milers in Bartlett!

Join the Forrest Spence Fund on August 24th at Shelby Farms Park for the 17th Annual Forrest Spence 5k.

Bring the entire family to enjoy a fun day at Shelby Farms Park. They will offer a 5k for all ages, a 1 Mile Fun Run and a 100 yard dash for kids. There will be games, bounce houses, slides, food, awards, door prizes, and more.

They also offer a virtual option where your shirt and bib can be mailed directly to you.

The Forrest Spence Fund is an official 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that assists with the non-medical needs of critically or chronically ill children and their families throughout the Mid-South. The Fund has assisted over 123,000 families with a sick child. Sign up today and help the FSF assist families in need.

https://forrestspencefund.org/events/17th-annual-forrest-spence-5k

The 2nd 5k of the Road Race Series is coming up this Sunday morning!! Are you ready to hit the pavement and feel the adrenaline rush of crossing that finish line?

If you've got your race packet already (chip on your shoe and bib on your shirt) you are ready to head straight to the start line.

If you are just joining us for the 5k and not the full series, you can grab your race bib on race morning. Just come see us at the MRTC tent and we will get you ready to run. It's not too late to join us!
You can sign up for any of the individual races in the series or the whole thing! Check it out: https://runsignup.com/Race/TN/Memphis/MRTCRRS

Become A Coach- Change a Life: Mentor this Season with . Positive role models for young girls have never been more important. Did you know a mentor when you were younger? As a Girls on the Run coach, you can be that person for a girl in our community — reminding her that her future matters and she is capable of anything. This season, become the coach that she’ll never forget.

Learn more at the Girls on the Run Memphis Virtual Coach Info. Session on 7/22, 7-8 pm. Go to www.gotrmemphis.org/info-session to register.

Not a runner- not a problem. Coaches are individuals of all gender identities, backgrounds and athletic abilities passionate about empowering youth.

Interested applicants must apply no later than August 15th. The Spring Program begins the week of September 1st.

Become A Coach- Change a Life: Mentor this Season with Girls On The Run Memphis. Positive role models for young girls have never been more important. Did you know a mentor when you were younger? As a Girls on the Run coach, you can be that person for a girl in our community — reminding her that her future matters and she is capable of anything. This season, become the coach that she’ll never forget.

Learn more at the Girls on the Run Memphis Virtual Coach Info. Session on 7/22, 7-8 pm. Go to www.gotrmemphis.org/info-session to register.

Not a runner- not a problem. Coaches are individuals of all gender identities, backgrounds and athletic abilities passionate about empowering youth.

Interested applicants must apply no later than August 15th.
The Spring Program begins the week of September 1st.

📢 A note about mailed out Road Race Series race packets:

We are aware that quite a few race packets got lost in the mail this year and did not get to you before the start of the series. Many of you have been assigned new race bibs and chips. If you have gotten your packet since then (or get it in the days to come) and would like to go back to your original personalized race bib, please send an email to [email protected] and we will swap that back for you. If you do swap back, we'd appreciate if you could please drop off the bibs and chips that you will not be using for the series by the MRTC tent at the next race. We can re-use those. Thanks!

We kicked off the 2024 Road Race Series with the 1st 5k this morning! Let’s goooooo!!

The ladies crushed week one of Women Run/Walk Memphis! 🤩 It’s not too late to join the fun! Registration will be open for 2 more weeks. Check the link for more info and to register: https://runsignup.com/Race/TN/Cordova/WomenRunWalkMemphis

The countdown is on! The 2024 Lane Purser Memorial Road Race Series starts in ONE WEEK!!! 🙌🏼 If you registered before June 20th, you bib and chip has already been mailed to you. If you still need to get your race bib and timing chip, here are your opportunities:
👟Saturday, July 13th, 1:00pm - 4:00pm at Breakaway Running - Germantown
👟Sunday, July 14th, race morning prior to the 7:00am start. Please make sure you arrive early if you opt to wait until race day.
If you still need to register, no problem! You can do that here!

Lane Purser Memorial Road Race Series The Lane Purser Memorial Road Race Series is on Sunday July 14, 2024 to Sunday November 17, 2024. It includes the following events: Full Series for MRTC Members, Full Series for Non-MRTC Members, Mini-Series (1st 6 races of the Road Race Series for kids aged 12 and under), 1st 5k, 2nd 5k, 1st 5 Mile...

Thank you to those who joined us last weekend for our summer quarterly meeting and cookout! It was a hot one, but we enjoyed a tasty lunch courtesy of our MRTC Grillmasters and good fellowship with some of our running community. The summer meeting each year is where board members are elected for the upcoming year. The following is your current Board of Directors. Congratulations to all!
Charles Flanigan, Jr.
Allison Andrassy
John Payne
Wain Rubenstein
Rob Hunter
Suzie Hicks-Hurt
Dennese Black
Steve Ballou
Warren McWhirter
Laurie Duncan
Mike Gray
Kevin Raney
Joann Warhurst
Elizabeth Ortloff
Leslie Lee

Wishing you all a safe and happy 4th!! 🇺🇸