Don't forget to register for the Durham Indoor Rowing Trials. The registration deadline is March 13!

Raleigh Rowing Center and CrossFit Durham invite you to participate in the inaugural Durham Indoor Rowing Trials (D.I.R.T.) on March 20, 2010! This event promises to be a fun morning for participants, with lots of events to choose from, race t-shirts for every participant, medals for top finishers, and snacks. Medals will be awarded to the top three men and top three women in each event in the following age categories: under 14, 15-18, 19-25, 26-39, and 40+. Thirty dollars lets you register for as many events as you dare.

Schedule
Heats in each event will be arranged by gender and age, although the exact number of heats will depend on the number of participants.

Approximate Schedule of Events

• 7:30 am - Check in begins. Ergs will be available for warm ups.
• 8:30 am - 2000m event begins.

In an effort to help support Triangle Rowing Club(TRC) our next RRC Social event will be next Wednesday March 10th from 7-9p at the Cold Stone Creamery located in the Crossroads Shopping Center, Cary.
We are very fortunate to be working closely with TRC this year. They are supporting RRC by volunteering and or competing at the D.I.R.T. erg competition (March 20th) and are supporting our LTR and sweep rowing endeavors.
All you have to do is to mention TRC when ordering your ice cream that night and part of the creamery proceeds go to help TRC. So tell all your family, friends, and neighbors to go out and have some great ice cream next Wednesday night!

The weather this winter has just not been conducive to rowing. First the lake froze, then it snowed, and now we're headed for more wintry weather this weekend. While you wait for warmer days, why not prepare for our very own indoor rowing competition in March? As some of you recall, RRC sponsored a rowing competition at Gold's Gym in 2008. This year, the competition will be at CrossFit Durham and it will be an event to remember.

All participants receive a T-shirt (like a 5k!) and the top three male and female finishers in each category will receive medals (swag! like a 5k!). This event is also a fundraiser for RRC, so if you aren't interested in racing, please consider volunteering. CrossFit Durham and RRC would like to see this event grow into a C.R.A.S.H.-B. qualifier in the next couple of years and as you well know, volunteers can make or break an event.

Here are the details:

What: Durham Indoor Rowing Trials (D.I.R.T.)

The winter weather has been the pits for those of us who like to row in the winter. Five of us finally got out on the water this morning and it was lovely! Open row again on Sunday at 9 a.m.

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Come on in from out of the cold and join your fellow RRC members for some pub grub and beer!

When: this Friday, February 19th.
5p.m. to ?

Where: Flying Saucer Draught Emporium
328W. Morgan St. downtown Raleigh
919-821-7468

No need to RSVP. Just look for Alexa at a table. She'll be there early taste testing the beers for overall freshness.

If you're going to park in the lot don't forget your three $1 bills to stuff in the parking box.

See you there, Debra Schneider, Vice President RRC

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Get your bowling ball(s) out of the closet and dust off those stylish shoes. You'll need to be prepared to help lead your team to victory!

When: Saturday, January 16th at 7p.m.

Where: The Alley
2512 Hillsborough St
Raleigh,NC 27607
832-3533
www.bowlthealley.com

Why: why not, it's way too cold outside and who wants to drink alone?

RSVP to winodeb@yahoo.com (not mandatory but would help with lane reservations) by Thursday, January 15th.

Hope to see you all there! Debra

RRC held a super duper awesome holiday party. It was really fun and lots of people showed up. Many photos were taken, but someone can't figure out how to get them up on this web page.