A runner’s lifeline…

Running Briefs was the RCN newsletter published from 1994 to 2000. Bobbi (Fyten) Mattia and Monte Jordan edited the first few years of this cherished chronicle of the Fairbanks running community until Scott McCrea took over editing duties in 1997. Within these pages you will find stories to delight and inspire you. Read how several new events were developed, many of them continuing today. Read about experiences at outside races in the lower 48 and around the world. In the first issue, Allen Doyle called Running Briefs “a new runners’ lifeline for Fairbanks.” RCN continues as a lifeline between runners today, but the connection with the past is sometimes just as strong. Whether or not you know the people written about in these issues, you will enjoy reading through their stories, sharing their successes, and relating to their dedication.

Interested in a new RCN newsletter? If you’d like to help revive, write, edit, and/or design a newsletter, contact Keith at keith@runningclubnorth.org.

Thanks and appreciation to Bobbi Mattia for providing the complete Running Briefs catalog for this archive.

1994 Vol 1, Num 1
Dread of Winter		 Vol 1, Num 2
Spring Fling		 Vol 1, Num 3
Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer		 Vol 1, Num 4
Autumn Leaves and Winter Arrives		    
1995 Vol 2, Num 1
Winter Has Gone On Forever		 Vol 2, Num 2
Is It Spring Yet?		 Vol 2, Num 3
Summer Is Here At Last		 Vol 2, Num 4
Autumn		    
1996 Vol 3, Num 1
Winter		 Vol 3, Num 2
Spring		 Vol 3, Num 3
Summer		 Vol 3, Num 4
Autumn		    
1997 Vol 4, Num 1
Winter		 Vol 4, Num 2
Spring		 Vol 4, Num 3
July-August		 Vol 4, Num 4
September-October		    
1998 Vol 5, Num 1
January-February		 Vol 5, Num 2
March-April		 Vol 5, Num 3
May-June		 Vol 5, Num 4
July-August		 Vol 5, Num 5
September-October		 Vol 5, Num 6
December
1999 Vol 6, Num 1
February-March		 Vol 6, Num 2
April-May		 Vol 6, Num 3
June-July		 Vol 6, Num 4
August-September		 Vol 6, Num 5
December		  
2000 Vol 7, Num 1
February-March		 Vol 7, Num 2
April-May		 Vol 7, Num 3
June-July