CVR Birthdays this week:
Happy Birthday to: Cale Ellingson!
Greetings from a classical Adamant,
The Adamant music school is in session so those of us who live in the village are having to suffer the sounds of classical piano music drifting through the air.
There wasn’t a CVR race this past weekend but that didn’t stop some of our members from getting in their strides elsewhere. Darrell and Cheryl Lasell both rain the egg race up in Fairfax.
Joining them was Bob Murphy.
You’ll notice both Darrell and Bob are wearing their New England 65+ Runners Club shirts. Reach out to Darrell if you’d like more information on that club. There are a larger number of members outside the state. Darrell, along with Newton Baker (current VT State Director) and Zeke Zucker (our Vice President) are the state representatives to this 800+ member running group.
Additionally, this past weekend were the National Triathlon competitions in Milwaukee WI. Donna Smyers made the trek (by train) and finished third in the Olympic distance and first in the Sprint. Congrats Donna!
The next CVR race is the Berlin Pond 5 miler on August 17th. A great race around the pond. You can register on-line now through the CVR website.
The race directors for the Groton Forest Trail run issued the following statement:
Due to the impact of the July 10th storms that brought catastrophic flooding and extreme water damage to many communities across Vermont, including many of the towns that surround the Groton State Forest, we are regretfully, and with a heavy heart, cancelling the Groton Forest Trail Run for 2023.
For anyone who doesn’t know – Central Vermont was hit very hard by these storms. Montpelier and Barre were essentially buried underwater, leaving local businesses with inches of mud and piles of trash to clean up. In Marshfield and Cabot, the water destroyed homes, turned pastures into gravel fields and demolished both dirt roads and trails.
We have been working with the Groton State Forest Park Staff, who gave us an assessment of the current damage to their trails and roadways, including the Groton Forest Trail Run courses. We were told overall the courses are extremely muddy and wet, with some blow downs and washouts. In order for us to run the race, we would need to put in significant volunteer hours to make the routes safe for runners.
Club Meeting
The next meeting is August 28th. This will be a potluck beginning at 5:30 with the formal meeting beginning at 6:00 PM. Don Singer has graciously agreed to host the meeting at his home located at 262 Hill St in Barre. (Thanks Don)
Please send me agenda items.
Membership Renewal – Reminder
There’s a link to RunReg at https://cvrunners.org/join-cvr (“JOIN CVR”). This page also has a printable form for those who prefer to mail their renewal.
Renewing with a multi-year membership means fewer year-end renewals for you and less administration for the club.
Not sure when your membership is due for renewal?
• check your membership card (contact Graham if you need a new one)
•check when your membership expires by logging in to the CVR website. (Here are the instructions to log in)
• contact Graham and he can confirm your renewal date
Trail Running
Trail runs are happening. Mac Gardner Morse led a group through the hills of Calais this past weekend.
You can sign up to Host or check the details and sign up for upcoming runs on the Google Sheet <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_Q5iTs68nmt0zl6WBomiWw3BSZyMWO6-18m1zlDHAYQ/edit#gid=0> or just send me an email howardms@gmail.com
See you on the trails!
-Mark Howard
Coaching Opportunity:
Spaulding High School needs a new cross country coach. If anybody is interested, the job is posted here: https://employer.schoolspring.com/job.cfm?jid=4323718 If anybody needs more information, they can contact Don Singer at dnldsngr@gmail.com.
Vermont Special Olympics Track & Field
Do you have 2 hours/week and some running, jumping and/or throwing enthusiasm to share?
Please consider supporting local athletes by volunteering to help coach Central Vermont Special Olympics Track & Field this summer!
No special coaching experience is necessary, just availability and enthusiasm (although anyone with a little experience or interest in throws and jumps could help there).
The fun, low-key practices will be Tuesday evenings at the U-32 track for 8 weeks, starting next week (July 25) and leading up to the festive Fall Games on Sept. 16.
For more info on joining in, please contact Ellen Riley, jrervt@aol.com or Anne Treadwell, ac98@cornell.edu. Thank you!
Fun Run
“While the “Disaster Recovery Trailer City” blocks the Fun Run usual starting line, the group is continuing to meet in the same parking lot and run on Green Mountain Dr past the original Fun Run start at the Liquor Control Building to access the path. The distances end up the same as if you start at the usual start.
Other runs
The Long Trail Running Club has Thursday evening runs in Chittenden County, starting and finishing at a brew pub. It’s a fun group, and they usually find good routes. Routes are 4-6 miles long; the group stops from time to time to wait for the caboose to catch up; there’s also often a group that walks. Check out the group at www.meetup.com/longtrailrunning
Volunteers
- VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
- All of the remaining races for 2023 are open and accepting volunteers online using the link on the homepage, so please support CVR’s races and the race directors by volunteering now. Contact John Hackney with any questions about volunteering.
Race Series
Joe has updated the race series. Check it out on the website.
Web Site
I know we’ve had members running some races outside the local area that I’d like to hear more about. Reach out to John with the details so we can share your experience with the entire club.
Send your running related stories and articles to John at info@cvrunners.org to be published on the CVR website.
Up Coming Events.
Berlin Pond
The Berlin Pond 5 miler is coming up August 17th! Race starts at 6:00PM!
Northfield 5K Run/Walk & 1-mile Kids Run
Registration is open for the 44th Annual Northfield Races on Sat, Sept. 2. The 5k run/walk starts at 9:30 a.m. This year’s 5k race features five-year age group awards for nonbinary, female, and male divisions. Age groups start at 10-14 and go up to 100! For participants ages 50 and up, the 5k road race serves as the Vermont Senior Games 5k state championship. VSGA gold, silver, and bronze medals will be awarded to the top three male and female runners and Power Walkers, in five-year age groups. The one-mile kids’ race starts at 10:45 a.m. Prizes are available for the top three male, female, and nonbinary finishers in age groups 5 to 8, and 9 to 11. Online registration, early registration discounts, and race day details are available at: https://cvrunners.org/cvr-races/northfield-5k/. This fun annual event kicks off the Northfield Labor Day Weekend Festival!
Tomato Trot Trail Run/walk
Come run/walk around Cate Farm! The Tomato Trot 5K is a scenic trail run/walk through farm fields and on woods roads, around the borders of Cate Farm. The first kilometer snakes along the Winooski River and is relatively flat; the rest of the run is over small rolling hills. Click HERE for a trail map with elevations. Each runner/walker will receive a pound of Cate Farm tomatoes upon finishing the 5K, and anyone 65 or older who beats Farmer Richard’s time gets 2 pounds of tomatoes! (FYI, Richard is not that fast:)
Tomato Trot 5K registration fee is just $10 before August 1st, $15 after August 1st. Sign up HERE. Check-in is from 3-3:45pm on August 12.
The course record stands at 20:33 (August 2022). First place runner will receive 10 pounds of tomatoes, 2nd place 5 pounds, 3rd place 3 pounds.
5pm Farm Social- After running or walking the 5K loop, celebrate with friends and neighbors and munch on some yummy snacks.
Race to the Top of Vermont
“The Race to the Top of Vermont takes place on Sunday, August 27, on the Mt Mansfield Toll Road: https://www.runreg.com/rtttovt
Registration is $80 per runner for Catamount Trail Association non-members … or $60 per runner for a team/group/club of 5 or more persons.
Let me know at graham.a.sherriff@outlook.com if you would like to form a group and get discounted registration.”
Northeast Kingdom Marathon and Half Marathon Sept 16th
https://brightonrecreationvt.org/northeast-kingdom-marathon/
Leaf Peepers
Will Robens reports that registration for Leaf Peepers is now open!
Elected Officers
President – Chris Andresen (andresen41@gmail.com)
Vice President – Kim Caldwell
Finance – John Valentine
Secretary – Cheryl Lasell
At Large Executive Committee: Bob Murphy, Darragh Ellerson
Keep your feet moving
Chris Andresen
If you have a comment or question, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me at: andresen41@gmail.com
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