Trail Bits 2006 #7

Trail Bits 2006 # 7

Lots of things to report today; at last nights ROC Board of Directors meeting three funding applications were approved. 1. We approved a Funding request that came to us through one of our local elementary schools. This application will see us providing funding for a child who needs proper sports wear in order to play team sports at the school as well as funding for the purchase of sports socks which will be given out with the running shoes that we had previously donated to this school. 2. The second funding application that we approved was a request for funds from the SD68 Outreach Program. This program deals with kids who have literally dropped off the radar screen in terms of the regular school system. This program reaches out to those kids in the hope of one day reintegrating them into school system. Our funding will help to provide basic needs such as personal hygiene products, clothing, etc to those kids. This program is a first step in a very, very long process of reintegration. 3. The third funding application we approved was a request to provide funds to the Boys & Girls Club of Nanaimo that will allow them to send a number of inner city kids to summer camp for a week. If you would like more information on any of these programs that we have agreed to fund, please send me an email and someone from the Board will call you to explain the programs in greater detail. Please remember that it is with your support, either through membership fees, your financial sponsorship or through your helping out at events that we able to do the work we do….Thank you.
“Every Step Counts”

· First Half – Half Marathon – This Sunday, our very own Steve Osiaduk will be in Vancouver to take on Jon Brown and a number of other top male runners in the First Half- Half Marathon. Good luck to Steve and good luck to all of you that are heading over for to race with him in Vancouver. This should be an amazing race to watch as Steve, Jon and a couple of others battle it out. Steve’s PB in the Nanaimo Half of 1:05:26 is better than any of the winning times at this race the past ten years as are all of Jon Browns 2005 half marathon race times which were all under 1:04. It should be an amazing race. Tina Connelly, the two time winner of the Nanaimo Half is the favorite on the women’s side of the race.
· Trail Waiver Form - It is that time of year when I need to have you fill in and sign a Waiver Form. I have attached a copy for you. Please bring it signed on Saturday, drop it off at Frontrunners or give it to any one of the Directors.
· Stormy Weather – a few of the past weekends have seen the group head out into some pretty stormy weather. I need to ask all of you to please exercise caution when you head out in these types of conditions. It is sometimes better to err on the side of caution and not run, than to run in conditions that could result in someone getting hurt.
· Snow Shoeing – If you are planning on coming you MUST EMAIL Kathleen Richardson if you want to come, by no later than February 18th. We are close to 20 right now. If we don’t have 20 people signed up we will be canceling the event, so please reply. Only $27.00 for a fun filled morning.
· Ab Classes & Spinning Classes - Contact Sean Lunny at seanlunny@shaw.ca if you are interested
· The RUN Details – Westwood Lake – 8:00am – For an Hour and twenty. Weather permitting it will be a run of the Westwood Ridges. It should be bright sunshine on Saturday morning. It will be cold though, so dress warm. Can you please come at least 10 minutes early if possible, we want to take one or two shots with the video camera for the Shaw Cable spot….thanks

Enjoy your last Saturday of sleeping in. Next week we move back to 7:30AM

Upcoming Stuff
· Hatley Castle 8km – February 26th
· Bazan Bay 8km – March 12th
· Comox Half Marathon – March 19th
· GutBuster # 2 Royal Roads - March 25th
· Sooke River 10km – April 2nd
· Whidbey Island Marathon – April 2nd
· Merville 15km – April 9th
· GutBuster # 3 Mt. Tzouhalem – April 15th
· Kusim Klimb – June
· GutBuster # 4 Mt. Douglas – June 3rd
· GutBuster # 5 – Westwood Lake Half Marathon & 8km – July 16th