6th Annual The Great “Deadman’s” Downhill Mile Run

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“The Fastest Mile You May Ever Run!”

  • Sat­ur­day, June 8th, 2013
  • Reg­is­tra­tion Starts at 4:00 pm at Square Cor­ner Park
  • Race Starts at 5:00 pm

Cost:

  • Youth (5 — 12) — $5
  • Teen (13–17) - $6
  • Adult (18+) - $7

Event Details:

  • Park­ing avail­able at MARC Train Lot
  • Event reg­is­tra­tion and race end will be at Square Cor­ner Park, Down­town Brunswick, MD 
  • Take a hayride or jog to the start point for the race
  • Enjoy fun DJ music in the park at the con­clu­sion of the run
  • Free ice cream sun­dae for participants
  • Visit local shops, restau­rants or take a stroll on the nearby his­toric C & O Canal in his­tor­i­cal Down­town Brunswick

About the Course:

Brunswick Area Recre­ation Coun­cil (BARC) will be co-hosting this Main Street  Event.  All pro­ceeds from this event will ben­e­fit Brunswick Area Recre­ation Coun­cil (BARC) and Main Street.

For More Information:

31th Annual Forest of Needwood

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BARC is proud to be the prin­ci­ple spon­sor of the 31st Annual For­est of Need­wood Road Race to be held on Sat­ur­day March 16th, 2013. This event is put on to honor the mem­ory of Jen­nifer Shafer Odem. Jen­nifer is a Brunswick High School and West Point grad­u­ate. She gave her life in the ser­vice of our coun­try while on a mis­sion in South Amer­ica in 1999.

The race raises funds in her name to sup­port a stu­dent / ath­lete schol­ar­ship fund to be given each year to four Brunswick grad­u­ates who have taken part in track and cross coun­try while attend­ing Brunswick High and mov­ing onto college.

The event is one of the old­est road races in the state of Mary­land and bring run­ners from the region to the Brunswick area to take part in this Grand Prix event with sup­port from The Fred­er­ick Steeple­chasers Run­ning Club. The event is open to all age groups with t-shirts, prizes and awards being offered.

For more infor­ma­tion, please call Lee Zum­bach.
For­est of Need­wood Reg­is­tra­tion Form 2013

Scottish First Footing 2013

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Scot­tish First Foot­ing 2012

A Scot­tish First Foot­ing is a unique way to cel­e­brate the new year. The first-foot, or known as quaal­t­agh or qual­t­agh in Gaelic, is the first per­son to cross the thresh­old of a home on New Year’s Day. This per­son was a bringer of good for­tune for the com­ing year and offered gifts to the house­hold to ensure this good for­tune. The tra­di­tional items given were a coin, bread, salt, coal, or a drink, which respec­tively rep­re­sented finan­cial pros­per­ity, food, flavour, warmth, and good cheer (or drink).

This tra­di­tion has found roots in Brunswick, Mary­land. The Brunswick Area Recre­ation Coun­cil has kept this tra­di­tion alive and well offer­ing their res­i­dents and guests the oppor­tu­nity to par­take in a fam­ily friendly New Year’s celebration.When you hear the pound­ing of the the drums and trum­pet of the bag­pipes, then come down to the Cor­ner Square Park to count­down to the New Year and receive your first foot­ing offer­ings for a year filled with good for­tune.  The fes­tiv­i­ties begin around 11:30 pm on Monday, December 31st.

6th Annual Freezin for a Reason 2013

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Freezin For A Reason
Why would any­one jump into freez­ing cold Potomac River water on New Years Day? The

answer is sim­ple: To HELP OTHERS. On Tues­day, Jan­u­ary 1st, 2013, brave peo­ple will again take on the chal­lenge of plung­ing into water that if they are lucky, will be more than warmer than last year. The Freezin For a Rea­son Plunge money will help local char­i­ties that have a very seri­ous need this time of year.

As the par­tic­i­pants gath­ered on the boat ramp for pre-jump pic­tures, it is a party atmos­phere with all wish­ing each other good luck and Happy New Year. Many of the par­tic­i­pants wear fun cos­tumes like Cut­ter Hadley most out­ra­geous cos­tume last year dressed as a 6 foot 4 inch mer­maid includ­ing a tail!

Funds pledged to these brave peo­ple will be used to help the local BEACON orga­ni­za­tion, the Alan P. Lin­ton cold weather shel­ter in Fred­er­ick, and BARC.

BARC would like to express its thanks to the Brunswick Ambu­lance Crew who help make our event safe and to the City of Brunswick for allow­ing us to use the camp­ground. A spe­cial thanks to all who con­tributed in sup­port of those who entered the river. Many are going through some dif­fi­cult times dur­ing this win­ter and the funds raised will help the food bank, the emer­gency relief fund, and those with­out a warm shel­ter to call home. You can still donate to this cause by con­tact­ing a per­son listed in the arti­cle or call 301–834-8045 and set up a con­tri­bu­tion. No mat­ter how bad times may feel for you, remem­ber there are many in much worse shape who need help with their fam­i­lies and children.

Down­load the Reg­is­tra­tion Form for Freezin’ for a Rea­son Form 2013.

Haunted Halloween Hayride

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BARC Haunted Halloween Hayride 2012

Haunted Hal­loween Hayride 2012

For many. Many years it has been a tra­di­tion in Brunswick around Hal­loween that the Brunswick Area Recre­ation Coun­cil per­forms the Thriller dance and con­ducts a haunted hayride. Over the years we have seen this event grow and flour­ish and this year is no exception.

We are ask­ing for vol­un­teers to come help us with the Thriller dance. You don’t know how to do the dance? No prob­lem! We have classes avail­able for vol­un­teers to come learn how to dance like Michael Jack­son.  Join us for lessons on Octo­ber 24th from 6:30 until 8:30 pm.

Haunted Hal­loween Hayrides Information:

  • Fri­day, Octo­ber 26, 7:00—10:00 PM
  • Sat­ur­day, Octo­ber 27, 7:00—11:00 PM
  • Cost: $5 per person
  • At MARC Train Station
  • Maple Ave, Brunswick, MD
  • Events at Square Cor­ner Park
  • Mon­ster Mash, Bahiya, and Thriller Per­for­mance 8:15 PM

More info: Bob Ward—301–834-8215

 

5th Annual Heart of the Potomac Valley Biathlon

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Heart of the Potomac Val­ley 2012 Biathlon

What bet­ter way to show your Brunswick pride than a biathlon! Run the hills of Brunswick and swim a few laps in the pool! You can pre­tend the pool is the Potomac if you want. This is the 5th year that BARC has hosted the Heart of the Potomac Val­ley Biathlon and we encour­age every­one to come to this great event.

Chal­lenge your­self with laps in the Brunswick Pool then run on the Brunswick High School Cross Coun­try track.

Reg­is­tra­tion will open at 8 am at the pool. The first heat will start at 9 am.

We hope to see you there!

Heart of the Potomac Val­ley Biathlon Reg­is­tra­tion Form and Event Details.

5th Annual The Great “Deadman’s” Downhill Mile Run

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The Fastest Mile You May Ever Run!”

5th Annual The Great "Deadman's" Downhill Mile Run
5th Annual The Great “Deadman’s” Down­hill Mile Run
  • Sat­ur­day, June 9th, 2012
  • Reg­is­tra­tion Starts at 4:00 pm at Square Corner Park
  • Race Starts at 5:00 pm

Event Details:

  • Park­ing avail­able at MARCTrain Lot
  • Event reg­is­tra­tion and race end will be at Square Cor­ner Park, Down­town Brunswick, MD 
  • Take a hayride or jog to the start point for the race
  • Enjoy fun DJ music in the park at the con­clu­sion of the run
  • Free ice cream sun­dae for participants
  • Visit local shops, restau­rants or take a stroll on the nearby his­toric C & O Canal in his­tor­i­cal Down­town Brunswick

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5th Annual Freezin for a Reason 2012

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Freezin For A Reason 2011

Par­tic­i­pants Plunge Into the Potomac River

Why would any­one jump into freez­ing cold Potomac River water on New Years Day? The answer is sim­ple: To HELP OTHERS. On Sun­day, Jan­u­ary 1st, 2012, brave peo­ple will again take on the chal­lenge of plung­ing into water that if they are lucky, will be more than 37 degrees (last year’s tem­per­a­ture). The Freezin For a Rea­son Plunge money will help local char­i­ties that have a very seri­ous need this time of year.

As the par­tic­i­pants gath­ered on the boat ramp for pre-jump pic­tures, it is a party atmos­phere with all wish­ing each other good luck and Happy New Year. Many of the par­tic­i­pants wear fun cos­tumes like Cut­ter Hadley most out­ra­geous cos­tume last year dressed as a 6 foot 4 inch mer­maid includ­ing a tail!

Funds pledged to these brave peo­ple will be used to help the local BEACON orga­ni­za­tion, the Alan P. Lin­ton cold weather shel­ter in Fred­er­ick, and BARC.

BARC would like to express its thanks to the Brunswick Ambu­lance Crew who help make our event safe and to the City of Brunswick for allow­ing us to use the camp­ground. A spe­cial thanks to all who con­tributed in sup­port of those who entered the river. Many are going through some dif­fi­cult times dur­ing this win­ter and the funds raised will help the food bank, the emer­gency relief fund, and those with­out a warm shel­ter to call home. You can still donate to this cause by con­tact­ing a per­son listed in the arti­cle or call 301–834-8045 and set up a con­tri­bu­tion. No mat­ter how bad times may feel for you, remem­ber there are many in much worse shape who need help with their fam­i­lies and children.

Down­load the Reg­is­tra­tion Form for 5th Annual Freezin For A Rea­son 2012.