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- From: tnelson@ncrcan.Canada.NCR.CA (Tim Nelson)
- Newsgroups: rec.running
- Subject: Lets start the "Running Hotline"
- Message-ID: <15273@ncrcan.Canada.NCR.CA>
- Date: 25 Jan 93 23:42:18 GMT
- Organization: NCR Canada Ltd. Mississauga, Ontario
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- While I was in Columbia SC, a few months ago, I was looking for a race or
- 2 to get into, but no one I could find knew where to go to find one,
- until I wandered into one sporting store, and asked the salesperson.
-
- They suggested that I call the "Running Hotline", which we found listed
- in the local phone book (white pages).
-
- It was an answering machine, recorded by the owner of a local running store
- who wanted to inform people where and when races were held within about
- a 2 hour drive of Columbia.
-
- I thought that that was a great idea, and am going to check into getting
- a listing here under the same name, as the store owner agreed that using
- his listing name of "Running Hotline" would be a great idea, so that
- runners who are visiting any town could look up that name to find the info
- line for local races. (you know the whole standardization thing)
-
- Anyway, I just thought that I would let all of you know about it, and
- hopefully more will start, and perhaps we could even include a list of
- cities with the "Running Hotline" in the FAQ for rec.running.
-
- I am hoping that a running club, or store, or even the phone company will
- sponsor the hotline for the local area, as all it really needs is a
- voice mail box.
-
- If you think that you might want to do something like that in your local
- area, or are willing to check into a running store or club setting this
- up, then maybe you could post a message here, so that someone else in the
- same area doesn't do the same thing.
-
- It would also be a good way for running clubs to announce their meetings
- and who guest speakers will be.
-
- Good luck, and good running.
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- Tim.Nelson@Canada.NCR.CA
- NCR Canada +1 416 819 4112
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