Major Blog Announcement

After writing 130 posts in the 7 months that I've been writing on this blog, it is time to make a pretty major change.

When I first created RCI back in May I was in the middle of a nationwide job search.  I created RCI after blogging on my personal blog about my race performances. I dreamed up RCI and began making it what it is today, an informational resource for runners specifically from Central Indiana and runners in general.

I dreamed of a site that could be a one-stop resource for runners across the region, not just a small segment represented by the various running clubs. As the year progressed so did this site and its content.  I even began dreaming about what could happen in 2008 and beyond.

I always knew in the back of my head that we would probably be moving away from Anderson, but devoted a lot of time and energy to make this blog a great tool for Central Indiana.  I have really enjoyed some of the friendships and dialogue that has come from it and the personal growth I've experienced. Well, I now have a job that starts January 7, in Minneapolis, Minnesota - 10 hours from Central Indiana. We are very excited about moving and the opportunities before us and sad to be physically leaving friends and family.

New Site

If you would like to continue to follow my running journey I have created a new blog, this time not location specific! You can continue following my journey at Team Cross Runs the actual URL is www.teamcrossworld.com/running. Click here to subscribe to the new feed (e-mail feeds are also still available). My new e-mail address will be running (at) teamcrossworld.com

In many ways it will be very similar to RCI, except that it won't have content about weekly races and results (related to Central Indiana).  The new blog will be more personal although I’ll still blog about broad-based running topics, with others filling in the remainder of my time.

I have also changed my blogging name from Anderson Runner to crossn81 to remain consistent across the greater Blogosphere and World Wide Web! I know its not overly original, but I've been using it for years! It may change sometime in the future if I have a moment of brilliance.

Future of Run Central Indiana

I have contacted several people about taking over RCI, because I feel it is such a great asset to the running community. Unfortunately, none of these people have responded favorably to the idea.  It is fairly simple at this point to keep adding and updating content.  I spend maybe 5 hours a week doing research and writing posts.  So if you know of anyone who might be interested in administering this site please let me know or have them contact me.  

Thank you!

I'd like to thank everyone who has helped make this site a success, if you are reading this, that means you! Over 50 people regularly receive my content and 100's more stop by: THANK YOU and I look forward to continuing our friendship.

I will continue to post here until someone wants to take it over or I move (January 4), although everything will get posted first at Team Cross Runs.

If you have any questions, comments, thoughts, or concerns I'd be happy to entertain them in the comments or via e-mail.