Dallas Weekly Announcement (7/21) + Dallas Marathon Weekend Raffle!!!
Hey fam,
As our local community grows and we lock in on training for the Dallas half/full marathon following a busy (but FUNš„³) summer, we wanted to try out our own version of weekly announcements!!! Our hope is that this helps everyone in Dallas stay well informed and makes each of you feel empowered to invite friends and family to join us at our eventsā”š
Most important order of business firstā¦
OUR DALLAS CITY LEAD TEAM HAS GROWN!!!
Josh posted in the Dallas Home page a couple of weeks ago announcing @Dylan Melnar as a City Lead. Wellā¦ we are SO excited to also bring @Kim Spaulding and @Emma Cone on to our Dallas City Lead team!!! From the very first run, both Kim and Emma have been spreading positivity and happiness and creating inclusive environments in our community. As we look to the future of Endorphins here in Dallas, having 3 guys and 3 gals as City Leads will be so helpful for the stability of our community.Ā
UPCOMING RACES + RACE DISCOUNTS
September 5th | Katy Trail 5K
Registration is now open. The next price increase will take place on August 1st.Ā
September 21st | Tours De Fleurs (6.55 miles or 13.1 miles)
Registration is now open. The next price increase will take place on July 23rd.
Use code āTDF24ENDORPHINSā for a $10 discount šø
We wonāt be hosting a long run this day (9/21) to encourage as many of our Endorphriends (see what we did thereš) to register for this race. Itās a great way to practice all things ārace dayā from packet pick up to on course nutrition/hydration!!! If youāre following along with our training plan for the Dallas Half/Full marathon, mileage for 9/21 will be 6 (half) and 9 (full) miles. We recommend everyone signs up for the āquarterā marathon. Then, those of you training for the full can tack on an extra 3 miles as a group either before or after the race. Post race, youāll get some of the best running swag around PLUS full access to one of Dallasās best spots, the Dallas Arboretum!!!
November 28th | Dallas YMCA Turkey Trot (5K or 8 Mile)
Registration is now open. The next price increase will take place on July 29th.
December 15th | BMW Dallas Marathon Festival (Mile, 5K or 8K, Half or Full Marathon)
The hometown race!!! Whether youāre tackling your first race ever, new distance, are a Dallas Marathon veteran, or plan to bring the vibes in our cheer zone, weāre setting all sights on the BMW Dallas Marathon Festival this Decemberš¤øāāļøš
FUN NEWSā¦ š„ Weāve been working with the President of the BMW Dallas Marathon to do something special for our members - and he DELIVERED (shoutout Jason)!!! Weāre going to be raffling off one free entry for either the 5K or EIGHT K on Saturday AND one free entry for either the Marathon or Half Marathon on Sunday!!!
How will this raffle work? Weāre so glad you asked. Keep reading!!!š¤
You will get one entry into the raffle for EVERY run you attend this August. There are 13 runs on the calendar for August, starting with our training kick-off run on August 3rd. This means 13 options to have your name entered into the raffle!!!
We know not everyone can make it out to a weekday run, so to make Saturdays even more rewarding than they already areā¦ if you post a picture from our Saturday long run on your Instagram story and tag each City Lead + Endorphins, youāll get an additional entry to the raffle!!! (@karringtonslaydon, @josh.williams.44, @nick_milller, @dylan.melnar, @k.spauld, @emscone, & @endorphinsrunning)
We will announce the winners at our long run on August 31st (& donāt sweat - you donāt have to be present to win, although weād love for you to be present for the vibes, ofc)!!!
More details to come on this weekend, but for now, one thing you can plan on is our shake out run on December 14th at 10AM!!!
RUNS + HANGS THIS WEEK (7/22 - 7/27)
Please RSVP to our runs as frequently as you can! While this isnāt required, it is extremely helpful for us as City Leads. We often use RSVPs in Circle to help us assess what kind of support we might need for each particular run (ex: pace leads on Saturdays).Ā
Endorphins Monday | 5:30 AM at Fairgrounds Coffee (4 miles)
Tuesday Trivia | 7:30 PM at Cypress Waters (4 miles)
Wednesday Social | 7:00 PM at Ginger Man (3 miles)
Saturday Long Run | 6:30 AM in Uptown at Gables Turtle Creek Cityplace (4.5 or 9 miles) powered by KODIAK with a POOL PARTY to follow. Important parking instructions can be found in the event post.
If you have questions related to anything Endorphins Dallas, always feel free to reach out to me, @Josh Williams, @Nick Miller, @Dylan Melnar, @Kim Spaulding, or @Emma Cone.
Hope to see yāall soonā”ļøš