BRRC Run Club of the Week
BRRC members please join us for this run!
Sunday, August 24, 2025
Sunday Slugs at Manito Park
8:00 am
Meet in the parking lot just west of Grand and 18th Ave.
The Sunday Slugs meet each Sunday for a scenic walk or run starting at the Manito Duck Pond. The course includes the beautiful parkway of Manito Boulevard, with views of the Hangman Valley from High Drive and then a run or walk by Cannon Hill Park and pond. This is a very nice group of friendly people.

BRRC 2025 - 2026 Online Membership Registration:
https://raceroster.com/memberships/4787/2025-2026-bloomsday-road-runners-club
BRRC club registration is open on race roster, however the deadline for ordering shirts has passed.

BRRC Sundae Sunday
September 14, 2025
Flett Middle School
9:00 am
10 miles
Ben & Jerry's ice cream is returning again this year
ON-LINE REGISTRATION AT:
https://runsignup.com/Race/WA/Spokane/BRRCsSundaeSunday10Miler   $45 Regular registration with shirt ($35 W/O) 6/28 to 8/22
$35 Regular registration NO Shirt 8/23 to 9/13
$50 Day of Race Registration NO Shirt 9/14
OR Mail Registration to:
Mail entry to BRRC PO Box 18949 Spokane, WA 99228
Paul C. Fitzpatrick
509-368-9751 (H)

BRRC Colbert Half Marathon & 4-Miler
September 27, 2025
Colbert Elementary School
https://runsignup.com/Race/WA/Colbert/ColbertAutumnClassicHalfMarathon

BRRC CC Qualchan 12K
October 5, 2025
High Drive & Bernard https://runsignup.com/Race/WA/Spokane/BRRCCrossCountryRaces


BRRC Spokane Marathon/Half & 10K
October 12, 2025
Downtown Spokane

BRRC CC 7 Mile 5K
October 19, 2025
Audubon Park (Please note this change of location)
https://runsignup.com/Race/WA/Spokane/BRRCCrossCountryRaces


BRRC CC Mead 5K
October 25, 2025
Mead HS
https://runsignup.com/Race/WA/Spokane/BRRCCrossCountryRaces 

https://imustruneverywhere. com/2013/09/06/ive-had-it-up- to-here-with-them/

I’ve had it up to here with them

Posted on   September 6, 2013

Yesterday I was reading a bulletin from the National Institute of Running Sciences that was hard to swallow. Research they’d done purports that running backwards can increase leg muscle strength 18% and lower PRs by 11%.

(Photo by Metro News)

Whenever I’ve had a question about the latest in running research, I called Dr. Ayer O’Beck, a leading researcher at the Institute. When I called about running backward, he explained muscle confusion theory is the basis. By using novel techniques, the body reacts quite positively.

I’ve disputed the Institute’s research results in the past, but this was way too hokey. Running backwards is hard, and it wouldn’t take long for it to lose its novelty. I told Ayer this was the final straw, and they should either change their name to the National Institute of Running Jokes or dissolve the organization.

Dr. O’Beck didn’t appreciate my comment. “You should either apologize or get your ear ready for the slamming of my phone.”

After a moment of silence, Dr. O’Beck added, “I shouldn’t waste my time on an idiot like you, but since I’m a professional, I’ll give you the short explanation; we found running backwards works great, and twice a week is all that’s necessary. If you do other styles occasionally, like running sideways or in a crouch position, it’s even better.”

“Seriously, Doctor, is this really true?”

“You bet it is, and there’s more: people report an improvement in their love life because running backwards keeps the wind from blowing in your face, leaving skin supple and youthful looking. The back of the head adapts, becoming pointy and aerodynamic, which people find very attractive. Backward runners also appreciate seeing where they’ve been and if anyone’s following them.”

I apologized to Dr. O’Beck and told him I’d like to test the technique by starting a group. Is there anyone who’d like to meet up and run backwards for a couple months?

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