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2007 Women's Race Winner
Alemteshay Mesganw
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| 29 Days to LHRR 2008! |
WELCOME TO THE HOME OF THE
LITCHFIELD HILLS ROAD RACE!
June 08, 2008 @ 1PM EST
Knock, knock. Who's there? It's your running shoes calling. The time has come for everyone to lace up those sneakers and get those legs pumping.
Get into the woods, hit the pavement or jump on your treadmill, the 2008 Litchfield Hill Road Race will be here before you know it!
If you honor one New Year's resolution this year, make it the one that takes you over the finish line this year.
Our online registration will most likely be ready for customers about mid-March, keep checking back for details.
Now we can't know for sure if this is true, but rumors have spread that wearing a LHRR T-shirt, sweatshirt or fleece vest makes the running much easier.
Visit our online store, get yourself a shirt and let us know if this rumor is true.
For those of you who long to participate but are more comfortable with armchair sports, we are always in need of race volunteers.
You get a nifty shirt that you will cherish the rest of your life, and the opportunity to get up close and personal with hundreds of sweaty runners.
Sounds like a blast, right? To sign up, contact our Race Marshal coordinator, Jenny Field. You can find an email address for her on our volunteer page.
Now is also the time for advertisers and sponsors to get on board with this year's race. Our dream team, Lee Brakeman and Sue Smith, are currently preparing their race packets.
Look them up on our Sponsor Opps page and promote your business. We reach thousands or people every year so don't miss out on this great opportunity.
Another great way to get involved is to be a "Friend of the Race", an opportunity to show your support by becoming a patron.
Jennifer Paul will be happy to answer any questions; this is the perfect way to support a great, local event.
Please be sure to keep an eye out for information on the annual steak and pasta supper, the traditional feed presented by the Litchfield Volunteer Fire Department that happens on
Saturday night before the big race. Fuel up there to get that carb load for Sunday's race!
And don't forget the kids. Check out the Children's Run page as updated information becomes available for this year's races.
Make it a family affair-truly the Litchfield Hills Road Race is for anyone and everyone from 5 to infinity!
So get off of your computer and into those sneakers; we have our spotters out in White's Woods and we are taking attendance!
See you at the starting line!
2008 Sponsorships Available!
Email our Online Sponsor guru Sue Smith: sue@lhrr.com or visit our Sponsorship Opportunities section here.
Check the message boards and upload your own photos in our photo gallery!
A Thank You Message from Bill Neller. |
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2007 Men's Race Winner
Reta Alene
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“I remember training for the first race in '77 (can it be that long?). We'd get together after work---Jim Cardillo, Don Sanford, the O'Dells, Vidio DeRubertis. None of us had run much before and here we were, getting ready for a 7 mile race that was just 2 months away. Somehow we all survived. I had trouble walking downstairs for a week afterwards. Maybe it was those Converse All-Stars I was running in. Since then I've been fortunate to experience some of New England running's most hallowed places; from the thin air of Mount Washington, to the ocean breezes of Falmouth, and the history and tradition of Heartbreak Hill in Boston. But there's no place I'd rather be than taking the final turn onto West Street, through that tunnel of sound, with Hawk doing his "running rap", crossing that line one more time.”
-Leo Kulinski, Jr.,
Litchfield
"The LHRR is not a race…it is a weekend event! It is all about renewing old friendships and creating new ones. It is about fun, laughter and camaraderie. All of this just happens to be wrapped around a 7 mile race on a hot June day.
The best time I ever ran in the race, was the worst time I had during race weekend. I did not participate in much on Saturday night in preparation. Sunday, I pushed myself so hard that I didn’t really have fun that night at Beverly’s.
I learned a lot that year and never again let the race interfere with “race weekend”."
-Jack Neller
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