Attendance
119 points possible (updated 10/7/2026)
- Marsha – 118
- Dick – 116
- Mike – 110
- Sara – 107
- Larry – 97
- Leann – 75
- Ethan – 43
- Britney – 32
- Tammy – 31
- Sparty – 29
- Janet – 16
- Elaine – 16
- Mrs. Hunton – 6
- Wes – 6
- Jeremy – 5
- Steve – 3
- Lynn – 3
- Kent – 1
- Amy – 1
- Bear – 1
- Helene – 1
- Aimee – 1
- Tanner – 1
- Trevor – 1
- Malia – 1
To be eligible for an attendance point, you must be present at the noted start time. You can be starting or finishing your run or walk.
To be eligible for Top 10 award, you must attend a minimum of 30 runs during the calendar year.
Century Club is awarded to anyone who attends 100 training runs during the calendar year.
Current Meeting Locations
Monday 5:00PM – Knights of Columbus on Noble Street.
Wednesday 5:00PM – American Legion on Miller Avenue.
Saturday 7:30AM – Parking garage entrance on W. Washington Street.
Note: Monday and Wednesday routes are marked. Distance: 3 miles. At each training run, you will find people of various levels of distance and/or pace. There is no requirement or guarantee that you will have someone to run or walk with. We find the accountability and community happens when we meet up a few minutes before start time. Some people choose to run or walk and finish at the meeting time, while most take off after we’ve checked in. We do start right on time.
Weekly Newsletter
Sent Sunday, October 4, 2026
Hi Runners! We met for the last time at Loper School on Monday night. Elaine was back in town after a couple of months of travel. We were the only ones in the parking lot. School activities seem to be slowing down already. This Monday we’ll start meeting at Knights of Columbus on Noble Street. Please park away from the entrance. Also on Monday, Jeremy’s Naughty List status suffered a huge blow. I’m not sure he’ll recover from this one. It was made publicly known on a post by MHP Foundation that he earned some angel wings. You can visit this post to see the proof with your own eyes. Summer returned for Wednesday night. The wind was blowing in strong from the south. Six showed up for our last night at Clearwick Park. This week we will begin meeting at the American Legion on Miller Avenue. Please park by the flagpole. (This is becoming one of our favorite meeting locations with many route options.) Seven showed up on Saturday morning. We were all missing Farmers Market. Jeremy showed up, but he wasn’t wearing his angel wings. He informed us that he pulled the alarm at the hospital last week, so he’s desperately trying to get back on the Naughty List.
Training: New meeting locations this week! Monday at Knights of Columbus on Noble Street at 5:00PM. The route is marked in yellow paint. Exit the parking lot, go right and pass the ballpark, then you’ll find the first yellow arrow to point your through the alley by Sunrise Park parking lot. The route will take you up Howard Street and eventually back down and over to Springhill before coming back to the Knights of Columbus via Blanchard. (Then you get to choose your own adventure at the end!) Wednesday at American Legion on Miller Avenue at 5:00PM. This location does not have marked routes; however, you likely remember many of the routes we’ve done from this location in the past. If you want something new, you can head south on Miller Avenue and cross over at the crosswalk to get on the trail and walk the big loop around SHS and SMS. You’ll have to go to Hale Road and add a short loop to get 3 miles or just return to the Legion on Miller Avenue for around 2.5 miles. We’ll always meet on Saturdays by the parking garage entrance on W. Washington Street at 7:30AM.
Happy Running and Walking!
Marsha
Mike’s Running Tip: When you run into a dead end, it is good to have a backup plan.
Mike’s 2026 Running Tips
- People who prefer to run indoors are responding to an inner voice.
- Starting a run on a football field is a great way to kickoff a race.
- Could a spoonful of sugar improve bitter cold temperatures?
- People who run on icy streets say they don’t want to see their attendance points slide.
- In February, runners who prefer the center of the road are called ground hogs.
- There’s nothing like a run on Lee Boulevard on Valentine’s Day to make one feel love-Lee.
- The top thing to do on Valentine’s Day is run to strengthen your heart.
- Ta-da is that feeling you get when your race data is good.
- Running clothes can be expensive so buy gear that is one size too small if on a tight budget.
- As the daylight gets longer, it is expected that runners long for longer runs.
- If you only complete 2 miles of a 5K, it is said you missed the finish line by a mile.
- Do runners who graph their miles tend to use more graphic language?
- Running is the number one sport for chasing your dreams.
- Running to lose weight is a goal that is fitting.
- The New York Marathon race results should certainly be posted in the New York Times.
- In golf, unlike running, it is a good thing to get a hole in one.
- Dressing outlandish for the Indy Mini could earn you the title of the greatest spectacle in racing.
- Achieving a PR means you had the best time ever.
- The upside to being a MOM runner is WOW!
- You don’t have to have a medical degree to nurse a running injury.
- If you are inclined to skip running practice, maybe your talent lies in rope jumping?
- While others find it odd, some runners will only run in groups of three.
- Runners who remove their jacket and then put it back on are in recovery.
- People who run in circles tend to be inconsistent. They only run when they get around to it.
- Older men who join a running club on Father’s Day are frequently grandfathered in.
- If you have never been told you look hot you either don’t run in the summer heat or are very average looking.
- Stretching exercises can also include stretching your comfort zone.
- The view from the top of a steep hill is always breath-taking.
- Be weary of runners who claim to never get tired.
- If you never looked at it, would it still be a watch?
- For runners, overtime is the time beyond targeted finish.
- Drinking alcohol while running will produce staggering results.
- People who run with a knee support claim they “ in-brace” every mile.
- Labor Day is a perfect time to grill others as to why they don’t run.
- People who don’t start a race finish in no time.
- Carrying a mobile phone when running does not improve mobility.
- Carrying money as the temperature falls will give you cold cash.
- When you run into a dead end, it is good to have a backup plan.
2026 Important Information
- Attendance will be kept for our 3 weekly training runs (Monday, Wednesday, Saturday) and we will award the year-end attendance awards.
- To be eligible for top 10, you must have attended a minimum of 30 training runs.
- We will recognize those who attend 100 or more training runs in the Century Club.
- We will no longer count attendance points for attending a Saturday Energy2Action race.
- You can find information about Shelby Roadrunners on our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/shelbyroadrunners) and on this web page: https://marshaapsley.com/shelbyroadrunners/ If you want something posted on the website or the Facebook page, please contact me about it.
- Weekly email will go out every Sunday and posted on this page as well.
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2025 Nice and Naughty List
Hi Runners! I recently met with Santa on my back deck to discuss this year’s Nice and Naughty List. We roasted marshmallows and enjoyed hot cocoa while watching the ducks swim by. It was a rather peaceful setting. Because of that, he didn’t want to ruin the mood by spending too much time listing all the specific ways that Mike, Jeremy, and Wes got themselves onto the Naughty List yet again. Those guys really don’t need much explanation. They’re naughty by default. Jeremy’s nomination as an MHP Angel was long forgotten, and Wes showing up for a random run when he’s in the state didn’t make up for the fact that he kept yet another child from us! And well, if we had discussed all the ways Mike earned his way onto the naughty list this year, we would’ve needed to spike that hot chocolate to get us back to that warm and cozy feeling.
Instead, we spent most of our time talking about how nice everyone else was this year. Like how nice it was that Sara showed up with cherry thing-a-lings yet again. And how nice it was that Dick took Sara’s mail to the post office on a cold and snowy day, and then in the summer he brought boxes of chocolate for his birthday. Santa and I talked about how nice it was that Ethan made homemade white chocolate blueberry muffins for his birthday and that Shane and Elaine showed up for my 100th run in August. We really enjoyed talking about how nicely Tammy dealt with her hip replacement surgery, is working her way back to a little running, and has seamlessly transformed into a dog mom. Speaking of, Sparty has been such a nice addition to our group this year. He always brings a smile to our faces, whether he’s doing something nice like giving fist bumps or being a little naughty like doing his business by our meeting place. I thought it was so nice that several Roadrunners – Steve, Britney, Ethan, Sara, Dick, Tammy, and Mike showed up to be in the picture for my latest book—although Mike’s attendance at the photo shoot and contribution to the book weren’t quite enough to get him off the naughty list. (Speaking of said book, it would be really NICE if you considered getting a copy for yourself or giving one to a friend for Christmas. Santa might make note of it for next year! It’s on Amazon and at Three Sisters Books.)
We also talked about how nice it is that the group is so much like family. When something happens to one of us, we rally around each other like the night that Dick, Larry, Britney, Leann, Tammy, Sparty, Sara, Ethan, (Mike), and I made a surprise visit to Mrs. Hunton after she broke her leg. She was so nice to come out and stand on her porch (with the help of a walker) to chat with us. Even though she’d been through a lot, she had a smile on her face and was counting her blessings.
The Shelby Roadrunners are quite a nice lot of people. Sure, there are bad apples in most groups—and we can’t really say we have bad apples—just a few naughty ones who are still ripening into nice ones (although I don’t believe they’ll ever fully ripen!). Santa did mention a new idea for his nice and naughty list for 2026. He’s still debating how it will actually work. If he makes some changes to it, he’ll let me know, and I’ll be the nice elf and pass it along as I have done with all of his messages over the last several years.
Given that the naughty list is rather short this year, I won’t even attempt to explain to those on it how to get themselves onto the nice list with gifts of chocolate and peanut butter or money because I believe they are quite comfortable with their status. I just hope that those on the nice list will continuing being nice and keep shining a light into those few dark souls. Ha!
Santa sends his wishes for a very Merry Christmas, a safe and Happy New Year, and a reminder that he’ll be keeping tabs on you all next year.
Just doing my job,
Santa’s Nicest Elf
