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News and Notes – February 8-21, 2026  |
Millstone Madness was postponed to this coming Saturday, February 14! Volunteers (and Participants!) are still needed for the upcoming Millstone Madness Snowshoe race. Please sign up today on the CVR website or email Jackie at JackieMS08@yahoo.com if you’re able to help out. You can also register to race here – online registration closes 2/12. Day-of registration will be available! The great news is that it’s supposed to be downright balmy (in the 30s!!) by end of week so come celebrate the ousting of the polar vortex with some fun in the snow at normal winter temps!
Paul Mailman registration is open! April 18 may seem far away, but it’s a great time to start thinking about training for the 10 miler (5K available too!). More on this race as it approaches but sign up today if you know you’re going to compete! Register here. Meanwhile, volunteers are also needed – Volunteer using RunSignup at RSU Volunteers OR on the CVR homepage at https://cvrunners.org OR email John Hackney at info@cvrunners.org.
Congratulations to all the winners at our Annual Volunteer and Awards Dinner last week! The final results of the CVR/ORO 2025 Series is on the website now. If you were a winner or runner up but couldn’t attend the event, Heather will be in touch in the next week or so to get your certificate and prize to you. More of a recap of the event coming soon as well. Thanks to all our volunteers, members, and race participants for making our club events competitive, safe, and above all, fun! Hope to see you all again at next year’s event!
2026 CVR/ORO Race Series Will Take off in March! Though this year’s series launched with the NYE 5K, the next few in the series start to take off in March, and since we made some changes to the rules (details can be found here), don’t forget you need one additional race this year (7) to be competitive in the series (in addition to volunteering!). Make your race series participation plan early! Special thanks to our friends at ORO (credit to Allee Pineault) for creating our 2026 series poster!
Winter Group Runs – hosts needed for future dates! Get details on the weekly runs as they come together on the Google sheet here. Note that WGRs will be taking off at 9:30am on Saturdays this winter (with Sundays as possible snow-days if Saturday weather looks particularly unfavorable). Sign up to host at this google sheet, or email Jessica Ball, our WGR coordinator, at jessica.petrino@gmail.com.
Email Heather or Donna ASAP if you not getting our Thursday WGR emails! We send out a Thursday blast with details of the coming WGR in a special note. You can also always find details on the google sheet above!
WGRs have been on pause the last week due to extreme cold, and this weekend no run is scheduled to make room for the rescheduled Millstone Madness Snowshoe race. More cool stuff is coming so keep an eye on the google sheets above for what’s going on in the coming weeks!
Reminder – Fun Runs have officially ended! But if your Tuesday evenings feel empty, don’t fear – an intrepid group continues to meet at the Bear Naked Growler on Tuesdays for a run along the bike path at 5:30pm. Wear your reflective gear and headlamps – be seen, be safe!
Wanted! We had expressions of interest for club treasurer, membership coordinator, youth grants, and comms coordinator – thank you to all who have stepped up or are in discussions to learn more. Meanwhile we have one other role we’re looking to fill in time to be included in the slate of new board members at the March 15 annual meeting:
Club Secretary- Current Secretary Cheryl Lasell is putting her pen down after four incredible years in this role. She leaves big shoes to fill, but we hope that someone in the club has just been waiting for their moment to step up. This is a board position with an indefinite term. The person who fills this role should be organized and detailed-oriented, skilled at capturing meeting decisions/actions (or have ideas for how to do so in ways that utilize new technology!), and generally keeping club written records. Please reach out directly if you’d like to learn more or discuss with Cheryl what the role entails/time commitment, etc.
Member benefits – don’t forget your benefits! All details on benefits and how to access them can be found here.
CVR Birthdays – February 8 – 21
- Richard Boisseau
- Colin Clifford
- Roger Cranse
- Sandy Ferno
- Tim Heney
- Heather Voisin (new age group!)
- Callum Sherriff
- Meghan Meyer (new age group!)
- Tom Bachman (new age group!)
- Jacob Jancaitis
- Judith Thurlow
- Alex Martinez (new age group!)
- Craig Bingham
Until the next newsletter, happy running!
