_ The 43rd Annual Banquet with Jeff Galloway 5K:

The 2021 Fort Wayne Running Club Annual Meeting and Banquet will take place Sunday January 31st at the Parkview Mirro Center. Our 2021 Keynote Speaker will be outstanding distance runner,  coach, author, and motivational speaker Jeff Galloway.

The 2021 Annual Banquet will honor members, volunteers, and outstanding area high school  athletes. Please join us for our pre-banquet festivities beginning at 2:30 pm with a Fitness Expo with display tables, runners social, and Jeff Galloway meet, greet with book sales.  The banquet program and dinner will begin at 4 pm.

2:30pm Check-in
2:30- 4 pm Fitness Expo display tables, runners social, club membership sales and Jeff Galloway meet, greet with book sales
4pm Banquet Commences
Awards for 2020 FWRC Points Series 
Awards for outstanding high school runners with the "Chris Brown Male and Female High School Runners of the Year"
Awards for FWRC Don Lindley Volunteer of the Year, Barbie Scrogham Spirit of Running, Golden Shoe, Joe Ziegler Breaking Barriers, Extra Mile and President's Award
Motivational presentation by Distance Runner, Coach, and Author Jeff Galloway

A  5 km public run with Jeff Galloway will take place Sunday morning January 31 with check in beginning at 8:30 am and the walk/run starting at  9 am

Jeff Galloway is a former Olympic runner and widely known throughout the world as a highly skilled runner, coach, and author of several running books, spokesperson for various races, and a trainer/training consultant for over 3,000,000 runners.  

A lifetime runner, Galloway was an All American collegiate athlete and a member of the 1972 US Olympic Team in the 10,000 meters.  He continued as a successful masters runner.  He is the Chief Executive Officer of Galloway Productions, which conducts a broad range of training programs and events yearly; he also owns two running specialty stores.

Galloway's quest for an injury free marathon training program led him to develop group training programs in 1978.  Galloway is the designer of the walk-run, low millage marathon training program (Galloway RUN-WALK Method) with an over 98% success rate.  

His presentation will address his life as a runner and coach.  It will include stories of rewarding experiences and training strategies for success. 

For more questions contact Judy Tillapaugh at [email protected] 

Banquet fee is $30 for non FWRC members
$20 until November 1st for members
$25 until January 1st for members 
$30 for January 1st and on for members