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CLUB CALENDAR 2010

What is the FLEET FEET Runners Club?

      The FLEET FEET Runners Club (FFRC), formerly the St. Charles YMCA Runners Club, is a social club that promotes and encourages running. We do this by holding races, lectures, fun runs and other educational activities. We also assist running oriented charitable causes like the Henderson Elementary Runners Club and 2000 Feet. The FLEET FEET Runners Club is a nonprofit sanctioned by the Road Runners Club of America (RRCA), governed by an elected Board of Directors, advised by a volunteer Committee at Large and administered by FLEET FEET Sports.  Click here to download a membership form.  Click here to review the bylaws.

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Saturday Morning Runs 

        The FLEET FEET Runners Club (FFRC) invites you to join us at our weekly Saturday morning group run. The Saturday morning runs take place year-round, rain or shine, at 7:00 AM sharp. Beginning in January 2009 the club will rotate the location of the Saturday morning run according to the following schedule:

 

Jan - Apr:  Downtown Saint Charles

May - Aug:  Rec-Plex Trail

Sep - Dec:  Sailboat Cove at Creve Couer Park

 

January through April – Downtown Saint Charles

This course is known to many club members as the “old club course.” It is a 10 mile out and back (5 miles each way) course beginning from the intersection of South Main Street and McDonough Street in downtown Saint Charles (one block north of Trailhead restaurant). There are public bathroom facilities two blocks from the start/finish at the corner of South 2nd Street and Water Street.

 

The course is somewhat hilly (nothing you can’t handle) and winds though lightly traveled neighborhood roads to the turn around point at Kiwanis Park (Mile 5). Bathroom facilities are available for most of the year at Kiwanis Park; however St. Charles City turns the water off and closes the bathrooms for the winter. The club has made arrangements for a Porta Potty to be available at the park starting in January though the end of March.

 

If you are looking for a little longer course, consider adding a 3 mile segment that loops around the Mueller soccer fields. The “Mueller Loop” when added to the “old club course” will give you a 13 mile run. If you are looking for something a little easier, the Katy Trail is located a block east of the start.

 

Please join us after each run for a cup of coffee, a bagel or light breakfast and good company at The St. Louis Bread Company, located at 2079 Zumbehl Rd, Saint Charles, MO 63303


May through August – Rec-Plex Trail

The “Rec-Plex trail” winds though subdivisions and several small parks in Saint Peters. The trail crosses several streets and is mostly flat until it gets near Laurel Park. The course will pop out onto some lightly traveled neighborhood roads for a couple of miles, but is otherwise a very scenic course. We will start from City Centre Park located on the south side of Mexico Road just west of Saint Peters City Hall and the Rec-Plex. The trail is shaded and has several water fountains and restrooms along the trail and in Laurel Park.

 

Please join us after each run for a cup of coffee, a bagel or light breakfast and good company at the Saint Charles Coffee House located at 3821 McClay Road in Saint Peters, MO 63376.


September through December – Sailboat Cove at Creve Coeur Park

We will start running from Sailboat Cove (off Marine Avenue) at Creve Coeur Lake Park. The course is flat and has a variety of distances you can choose from. Most members start with the 5.5 mile loop and then either run it again or opt to finish with the 4 mile loop. You can add 6 miles (3 out & 3 back) to any of your runs by following the paved trail from the park along the Paige Avenue extension to the Paige Bridge and back. For a more challenging run, consider the roughly 10 mile “Hill Course” which leaves the paved trails and heads into the woods and neighborhoods surrounding the park. There are bathroom facilities available year round at Sailboat Cove.

 

As always, please join us after each run for coffee and bagel at the Westport Plaza Panera Bread located at 147 Westport Plaza, Maryland Heights, 63146. It is a short drive from Sailboat Cove – just turn right out of the parking lot and follow Marine Avenue all the way to Westport Plaza.

 

REMINDER: Always keep in mind that thieves know where runners hang out – and that we’ll be away from our cars for a while after we start. Always lock your valuables in your glove compartment or trunk and take your key with you.

Flat Five

       The FLEET FEET Runners Club hosts the Flat Five on the first Sunday of August in St. Charles' historic Frontier Park.  Held annually since 1982, the Flat Five is the club's primary fundraiser.  A portion of each entry fee is donated to local charities. The event consists of a 5 Mile race, a 1 Mile fun run/walk, and a 50 yard Toddler Trot.  All events are open to wheelchair athletes.  A map of the 5 Mile course can be downloaded here.

McNair Cross Country Race

       The FLEET FEET Runners Club hosts the McNair Cross Country Race in November at St. Charles' McNair Park.  Held annually on one of St. Louis' most well-known cross country courses, the McNair Cross Country Race is a fun event for everyone who wants to go "off pavement". 

Contact List & Member Communication

President Dave Slayden
Vice-President Judy Snyder
Treasurer Bob Rogalski
Secretary Jane Koch
Administrator David Spetnagel

       Members of the FLEET FEET Runners Club makes use of a Yahoo! group email account to communicate with one another.  If you are a paid member and are not receiving club emails, please click here to request  that your email address be added to the group.  If you have difficulty, please email David Bennett.

Business Meetings

       Business meetings will be held at FLEET FEET St. Charles at 6pm on the second Sunday of January, April, July and November .  Seating is limited.  If you absolutely don't want to sit on the carpet, please bring a chair.