Your CMC 2012 Board Members:

President:  Chrissie McKinney

Vice President:  Larry Sabulsky

Secretary:  Tony Rigdon

Treasurer:  Annie Fennewald

Board:

Amy Livesay

Steve Miller

Mackenzie Rickman

Jason Smallheer

Sunny Younger

The first CMC meeting of 2012 will take place Thursday, January 12, 7:30pm at Harpo's.

Come early for the CMC Happy Hour from 7:00-7:30pm - free beer and wine! 

Meeting Details:

• Elections! - you'll need to be a 2012 Member to vote - links to paper and online renewal forms here.
• Details on the annual CMC banquet.
• Details on the "Big Spin" event.
• A special surpise that will save you some money!

Hope to see you there!

CMC is proud to present John Bingham at the Blue Note this Thursday, November 17 at 7:00 PM. Admission is free and open to everyone on a first come, first served basis.

For those who may be unfamiliar with him, here is a brief bio from his website:

He's been called the Pied Piper of the second running boom - and for good reason. Since his column, "The Penguin Chronicles" started in Runner's World magazine in May of 1996, John "The Penguin" Bingham has become one of the running community's most popular and recognized personalities. Now, as a feature columnist for Competitor Magazine, John's popularity continues to grow.

Through his books, column and blogs, Bingham has inspired a generation of new runners to find joy in walking, running, and racing. His transformation from a life of "sedentary confinement" to marathoner has become a model for people of all ages and abilities. Once an overweight couch potato, he looked mid-life in the face - and got moving. Since then, he has participated in over 45 marathons and hundreds of 5K, 10K, and half marathon races.

Bingham says, "Through running, I create myself as I have always wanted to be. Nothing in my experience was as powerful as crossing the finish line of my first race. With that single step, I overcame a lifetime of unkept promises to myself." In a self-effacing and humorous manner, Bingham delivers his message of hope and inspiration to people who've been running for a week or a lifetime. His message has universal appeal - to elite runners at the Boston Marathon and members of local running and walking clubs alike.

The Columbia Multisport Club won the Club National Championship on October 8 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. It was a sweet victory to bring this home with so much effort going into it by CMC competitors, supporters, organizers, friends, and family. What a great way to cap off a year full of hard work and dedication!  Thanks to everyone who made this possible!

This month's membership meeting will take place at Harpo's beginning at 7:30 PM on Thursday, August 11.  Come and mingle with your fellow members and learn more about why you should join the team at Nationals this year! Membership voting on the newly proposed sponsorship levels will also take place. 

 Additionally, CMC will also be giving away TWO $50 gift certificates from our friends at Walt's THEN a little talk about nationals followed by a giveaway of TEN free sprint entry fees to those who are going to nationals (sprint dollar value is applicable to any distance/event at nationals).  One caveat to winning the free entry...you must be present to win because we want to see your smiling face!  Finally, Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival just sweetened the deal by ADDING 2 Weekend passes to the Roots N Blues Festival!

 Hope to see everyone there!