User:Jstrishak/East Bay Run Club

The East Bay Run Club (EBRC) was a running club in the San Francisco East Bay, founded in November 17, 2008.

Organization

The East Bay Run Club held organized runs (road and trail) every Saturday morning at 8AM. All road runs begin from the North Berkeley BART station. All runs are followed by a customary post-run brunch. In addition, post-run yoga sessions occur frequently led by a member and certified yoga instructor. If members choose to take a more active role in the club, they may volunteer to serve as a pace leader or club officer called a "meister".

The East Bay Run Club helps to support those living with type 1 diabetes who choose to be active in their community. A portion of all membership fees go to supporting the Type 1 Diabetes Association (T1DA), a non-profit charity that helps improve the quality of life for those living with Type 1 diabetes.

Pace Groups

The club is divided into the four pace groups listed below:

Green (Sub 9 min mile)

Blue (9-10 min mile)

Gold (10-11 min mile)

Red (11+ min mile)

Officers (aka "Meisters")

Routemeister Proactive, a strong leader, creative problem solver, gifted manager, and excellent communicator, the Routemeister gladly accepts input from other meisters and members to manage weekly Saturday morning runs. He/she is quick to praise the club and other members for successes and never criticizes. He/she is charged with generating a meeting agenda for each run, including pre (recognitions, notifications, etc.) and post (yoga, strength-training, brunches etc.) run activities, creatively seeking to add value to the club whenever possible. With the assistance of the Trailmeister (if a trail run), he/she designs the running route (using Run.com) and posts the event to the EBRC website, coordinates with all paceleads to ensure they understand the route, creatively manages problems that come up during the run (ex. route changes, injuries) with input from other club meisters.

Trailmeister A lover of the outdoors and experienced trail runner, the Trailmeister is highly knowledgeable of East Bay trails. The Trailmeister is responsible for helping to arrange all trail runs and may pre-run the route, prior to the Saturday morning club run, in order to ensure that the route makes a good run for other club members.

Flashmeister The Flashmeister has a unique perspective of the world and ability to translate it into photographs. As EBRC’s own photojournalist, the Flashmeister combines artistic talent, creativity, technical skill, and strong artistic vision to create photographs that are both creative and visually exciting. Once their work is perfected, the Flashmeister edits and uploads all images to Flickr.com, the East Bay Run Club website, and other photography sharing sites.

Vidmeister Camera in hand, the Vidimeister is responsible for documenting all EBRC events through video. The Vidimeister produces documentary EBRC events and pre-rehearst EBRC commercials by combining the use of technology with creative visual skills. Once the Vidimeister is satisfied that visual perfection has been achieved, he/she uploads all videos to www.youtube.com, the East Bay Run Club website, and other websites where video is shared.

Aidmeister Expert in first-aid, running injury prevention and treatment, the Aidmeister knows just what to do when an injury occurs. The Aidmeister is responsible for educating members on running injury prevention and treatment and addressing injuries when they occur.

Historymeister Naturally curious and an expert in the history of East Bay communities, the Historymeister adds value by educating members on the history of their running surroundings.

Yogameister Friendly, outgoing, inspiring and motivating, the Yogameister is responsible for leading all post run yoga sessions. He/she gives guidance, assists members with forms, poses and difficult stretches.

Strengthmeister The Strengthmeister teaches effective workout routines that lead to increased strength and injury prevention. Taking the time to add strength training to your routine has a number of counterintuitive benefits that can help accelerate weight loss, improve body composition (increase lean body mass, decrease body fat), helping you look leaner while burning more calories off the training ground. It is the Strengthmeisters responsibility to help you achieve the goal you've set for yourself. He/she provides information, gives guidance, and assists members to develop effective strength training routines. The Strengthmeister encourages feedback and proactively searches for new ways of adding value in order to help members maximize the benefits derived from each workout routine.

Brunchmeister Naturally a chowhound, the Brunchmeister is responsible maintaining relationships with cafes/brunch locations and building new relationships. Negotiates club discounts (free drinks, $1 off, etc.), checks out new referred brunch spots, rates and provides feedback on EBRC brunch experiences on Yelp.com and other restuarant rating websites.

Activitymeister Responsible for arranging all non-running events, including, but not limited to: Friday Night Live (running move nights), bowling nights, running retreats, cheese + wine + art socials, snow-shoeing etc.

Marketingmeister Naturally a public affairs pro and networking extraordinaire, the Marketmeister is responsible for posting all EBRC events to craiglist on a weekly basis, creates, orders, and distributes, club flyers and business cards to local running stores, brunch spots and other locations frequented by runners. Helps to advertise EBRC online by publishing events to craigslist.com, Active.com, facebook.com, twitter.com and other websites.

Schwagmeister Naturally a master at graphic design, the Schwagmeister is responsible for club t-shirts, hats, and other momentos.

Mixmeister With a strong passion for music, the Mixmeister masterfully blends mixes for all non-running events and provides members with ideas on how music can help them stay motivated and help them meet their goals. In an effort to involve and excite members, the Mixmeister selects and introduces music based on member tastes, taking listeners requests and stay's connected to people in the bay area music scene. The mixmeister helps to market EBRC online by posting EBRC/running music commentary, articles etc. on facebook, twitter, myspace, and and other websites.

Please note: due to safety precautions, it is club policy to not allow members to listen to music while engaging in club runs.

Racemeister Responsible for organizing EBRC sponsored race events. Directs all race volunteers.

EBRC Volunteers Responsible for assisting with various EBRC events including, but not limited to: Friday Night Live (EBRC running movie nights), bowling night, art gallery socials, overnight running retreats, EBRC sponsored races and relays.

--Jstrishak (talk) 15:54, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

References

1. ^ "About". East Bay Run Club: About

2. ^ "Officers". East Bay Run Club: About