Good morning everyone and HAPPY JUNE!!!!! Here is your recreation news!
MEMBERSHIP
* SPRING MEMBERSHIPS HAVE EXPIRED!!!!
* Annual (June 1st - May 31st) and summer (June 1st - August 31st) will become
available for purchase starting May 29th. You can purchase online or in person in our
office in the Murr Center. Please visit
http://recreation.gocrimson.com/recreation/membership/undergraduate to purchase TODAY!
* Alumni must go in person to purchase their membership at the Murr Center. Any
graduate student or long-term service employee who is given the recreational membership
for free but wants to add a family membership/add-on services, also must come in person to
the office.
* Please contact Kristen Libel with any membership questions:
amembers@fas.harvard.edu<mailto:amembers@fas.harvard.edu>.
LOCKER RENTAL INFORMATION
MALKIN
* Lockers expired on June 30th.
* Locker renewals for current locker owners will begin on July 9th at 1pm for the
upcoming academic year.
* New locker rentals will go on sale September 3rd for the upcoming academic
year.
* Lockers are $100 for the academic year. Lockers will NOT be sold just for the
summer.
* Please contact Matt Siegel for additional information:
macinfo@fas.harvard.edu<mailto:macinfo@fas.harvard.edu>.
BLODGETT
* Lockers expired on May 31, 2012.
* You can renew now for $100 for the full year (no summer only lockers).
* Please contact Casey Blodget for additional information:
caseyblodget@fas.harvard.edu<mailto:caseyblodget@fas.harvard.edu>.
FACILITY HOURS
* Summer hours are NOW available for all facilities. Summer hours will begin following
Memorial Day. Please visit the website for commencement closings, summer hours &
holiday closings -
http://recreation.gocrimson.com/recreation/hours.
* UPCOMING CHANGES - Blodgett Pool hour changes:
* Summer camp will begin at the Blodgett Pool this Monday, June 11. Camp will be
utilizing lanes during their camp hours so please prepare for this.
PROGRAMS
GROUP EXERCISE CLASSES
* The reduced spring schedule will began on Monday May 14th & runs through June
22nd. The schedules can be viewed on our website:
http://recreation.gocrimson.com/fitness/schedules
* TRUMBA! Now you can view all Recreation Events in one place! Check out our new online
calendar at
http://recreation.gocrimson.com/fitness/calendar where you can view fitness
classes, specialty classes, special events & more! This user friendly calendar powered
by Trumba provides many exciting features. You can add events directly to the calendar of
your choice, schedule an email or text alert, invite friends to attend and sign up for
event notification changes. Stay up to date with current offerings by signing up for the
daily digest email. Events can be filtered and viewed by location, instructor, class type,
time, date and more.
AROUND THE CHARLES IN 26 DAYS
* Save the date for a brand new complimentary fitness competition coming this
July!
* Objective: It takes 17 miles to complete a lap around the Charles River
Esplanade - participate in 17 supervised workouts between July 9th-August 10th at Hemenway
Gymnasium & the Malkin Athletic Center to complete 1 lap around the Charles River.
* Register between June 18th-July 6th. Registration forms will be available in
group exercise classes and online. For official rules please see our website:
http://recreation.gocrimson.com/programs/charles26
PERSONAL TRAINING
* STOCK UP NOW! Personal training rates will be going up July 1st so grab those
sessions now!
HARVARD ON THE MOVE
* Sponsors weekly walks and runs for both beginners and experienced runners and
walkers.
* For the current schedule:
www.harvard.edu/onthemove<http://www.harvard.edu/onthemove> or join our list serve
by e-mailing:
onthemove-list-join@lists.fas.harvard.edu<mailto:onthemove-list-join@lists.fas.harvard.edu>
TENNIS CLINICS & LESSONS
* Murr Center Tennis Clinics (Mon-Thurs) Noon or 6:30pm; non-marking shoes &
racquets required.
* Please contact Mike Mercier at
mercier@fas.harvard.edu<mailto:mercier@fas.harvard.edu> to set up a private lesson!
* Please visit us on the web for more info on tennis and to join the tennis email list:
http://recreation.gocrimson.com/recreation/activities/tennis/index
ROWING
* Weld Boathouse is now open for recreational rowing, Monday-Friday, 10am-5pm!
The seasons and prices for membership can be found online:
http://recreation.gocrimson.com/recreation/activities/rowing/index.
* Memberships are sold out of the Murr Center Fitness Room: valid swim tests are
required. Rowing instruction is also available, please contact Dan Boyne
(boyne@fas.harvard.edu<mailto:boyne@fas.harvard.edu>) for more information.
SQUASH CLINICS & LESSONS
* Come on down to the Murr Center for Tuesday night (7-8:30pm) squash clinics with Mike
Way, Head Squash Coach for Harvard University! Must wear squash shoes and bring squash
racquet.
* For lessons, please contact Assistant Squash Coach Luke Hammond,
lukehammond@fas.harvard.edu<mailto:lukehammond@fas.harvard.edu>.
FRESH POND GOLF PROGRAM
* Attention all Harvard students! You are eligible for free rounds of golf at
Fresh Pond Golf Course!
* Please see the online page for more information:
http://recreation.gocrimson.com/recreation/Fresh_Pond_Golf
GOLF LESSONS/SIMULATOR
* For questions regarding the golf simulator call the Murr Center Front Desk at (617)
495-3454 or email Casey Blodget,
caseyblodget@fas.harvard.edu<mailto:caseyblodget@fas.harvard.edu>.
* For golf lessons, please email Jim Burke,
jrburke@fas.harvard.edu<mailto:jrburke@fas.harvard.edu>.
Kerry Antunes
Assistant Fitness Manager
Harvard University
Hemenway Gymnasium
(Office)617-496-6589