And The Winner Is...

The contest for a new name for BOTR has come and gone...Here's how it went:

We put the following list of names up on the white board. First round of voting- You could vote as many times as you wanted to. If a name received 7 or more votes it survived Round 1. If not, it was erased.

Fluffy Bunny Fluffy Bunny Running Club
Flying Pigs Running Club
Bunnies On The Hop
Weaverville Warriors Track Club
WES Roadrunners
WES Racers
WES Striders
WES Road Warriors
WES Cheetahs
Team Sock Monkey Track Club
Lucky Bunny Running Club
Boys Running For Fun
5K Club for Boys
Boy Runners of Weaverville
WES Trackhawks
WE Run (Weaverville Elementary Run)
Cool Runners
Boys On The Fast Track
The Super Speedsters
The Running Rock Stars
Boys Who Run & Hate Greedy/ Sexist Non-Profits OK, we didn't vote on this. But thanks for the laugh RunnuRMark!
The Positive Splits
Weaverville Road Guardians
Boys Kicking Asphaltok, we took this one off before voting
Blackhawk Boys

We were left with the names below. We let each boy vote once, and the name with the most votes won.

WES Racers 0
WES Striders 0
WES Road Warriors 2
WES Cheetahs 2
Team Sock Monkey Track Club 8
Lucky Bunny Running Club 0
The Super Speedsters 0
The Running Rock Stars 0
Weaverville Road Guardians 0
Blackhawk Boys 15

And the winner is...Blackhawk Boys. I have mixed feelings about the name, but I'm happy they chose it, and they seem to like it. Well, about half of them like it.

If you recall, I made reference to a cool T-Shirt give away if you came up with the winning name. So, without further ado, the winner of the Boys Running Club Name Contest is....

NONE OF YOU.

AND ALL OF YOU.....

Yep, even though the name was thought up by the boys, if you took the time to comment on this blog I would like to give you a small gift. It's my way of saying thank you for your support and encouragement. Just email me at pwimberly@drsmgmt.com with your mailing address and I will send you several packets of each of these:

Simple.

Later Today- 20 Mile Progression Run

Since I am going camping this weekend, I'm doing my 20 Mile Progression Run this afternoon. I tend to have difficulty building slowly and gradually to a faster pace throughout a long run, which is unfortunate because this is exactly the type of race plan I'm hoping to execute next month.

So, today's run is important practice.

Wish me luck!

Enter and Win! Running Club Name Contest!!

Boys On The Run has to find a new name. Apparently, Girls On The Run doesn't like our name, and since they're dropping word bombs like "market confusion" and "trademark violation", I'm inclined to think it's time for a Running Club Name Contest!

Help us find a new name and we'll send you a FREE (New Name) T-Shirt!!

Here's what you do:

1. Think up a creative name that is appropriate for an afterschool running club for 3rd and 4th grade boys. Our focus is on creating healthy habits and leading an active lifestyle. We race a 5K at the end of each season.

2. Leave the name you suggest as a comment. You may leave as many names as you wish- the more the better!

3. Follow my blog. Leave a comment that you follow*

That's it.

Seriously, folks. This is simple.

We'll vote for our new name on Thursday, and if our name was one you suggested, you win!

So get busy and win yourself a T-Shirt!

Fluffy Bunny Track Club is taken.

Names being voted on so far:
Team Sock Monkey Track Club
Weaverville Warriors Track Club
WES Roadrunners
WES Racers
WES Striders
WES Harriers
WES Road Warriors
WES Cheetahs


* If you win and don't follow my blog you owe me $100