CVR Birthdays this week:
Happy Birthday to: Dick Bushey, Toni Kaeding, Colin Whitehouse (new age group), Rebecca Wallick, Michele Mannino, Sara Holquist, Katy Farber (new age group), Stephen Kenny, & Jocelyn Lorrey!
Greetings from a snow covered Adamant,
As our website states “Central Vermont Runners is a non-profit corporation founded in 1980 to serve the needs of runners in the central Vermont area. We welcome runners of all ages and abilities from beginners to serious racers. We organize over fifteen races and events throughout the year, including the Leaf Peepers Half Marathon, the Capital City Stampede 10K, and the New Year’s Eve 5K.”
Last week I mentioned a race in CT that some people have been running for more than four decades. Here with CVR we have a number of races such as the Sodom Pond race here in Adamant that my wife recalls running in the 80’s. CVR doesn’t exist by accident. We are a diverse group brought together by our enjoyment from running. It’s the work of the members of our club we do our best to honor at the annual banquet each year. While there are a number of awards we give out, the one that means the most to me is the Spirit of the Club award. This is awarded to the person who best exemplifies our club and its goal of supporting running here in Central Vermont.
I will be handing out this award at our annual banquet in January. I would appreciate hearing your thoughts on who should be the recipient this year. You can email me at andresen41@gmail.com and let me know your thoughts. Thank you.
Winter Runs are HERE!
Winter Group Runs (WGRs) are here! The second WGR finally felt like an actual winter run – the group gathered at John Valentine’s for a crisp (and dusty!) run in the morning chill. Let it be known that the Valentines’ put on a mean post-run spread, so the bar has been set! Thank you John and Jane for the wonderful treats and company.
This Saturday’s run will be hosted by Keeley Koenig and Mark Evans in Montpelier. There are a few suggested routes offered along the back roads towards East Montpelier. There is snow in the forecast for late in the week that may still be falling by Saturday run time. If that’s the case, Keely has proposed transforming the run into a snowshoe excursion, so get those snowshoes ready just in case! More info and sign-up sheet are here. We will send out more details in a Thursday email blast to the WGR listserv- if you were not on it last year but want to join that list, email Donna Smyers or Heather Tomlins.
Race Series
John has posted the final race series results on the website. Joe Merrill gets a huge THANK YOU for handling the spreadsheet to track all the results. Head here cvroro race series – Central Vermont Runners (cvrunners.org) to check out who did what.
Trail Running
I’m not aware of a trail run this weekend but keep checking…
See the Group Trail Run spreadsheet for info on planned runs.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1QVYTimMdXi0NafvtSjvwcacQ1yP4uMNipIJw7FUeymU/edit#gid=650063008
It’s a Google Doc. You can look ahead and see if there’s a run that interests you.
Volunteers
- The Volunteer List by Race Number on the homepage of the website shows all volunteers for this year and the race at which they volunteered.
- The Alphabetic Volunteer List on the homepage of the website is the list that establishes eligibility for the annual dinner and for the race series.
- Anyone that has volunteered for a race this year should check to confirm that they are on the list.
- Please have anyone with questions about the lists contact me by email at info@cvrunners.org or check with the race director of the race at which they volunteered.
Race Results/reviews:
Up Coming Events.
Our next race will kick off the 2023 CVR/ORO series on 12/31/22 with the New Year’s Eve 5K in downtown Montpelier. Start time is 2 pm on Court Street, Montpelier. Registration is now open. We encourage advance registration as we are not permitted to do registration in the Pavilion. Same-day registration and bib pickup will be at Onion River Outdoors at 20 Langdon Street Montpelier from 12-1:30 on race day. More information is available on the CVR website (https://cvrunners.org/cvr-races/nye-5k/)
This annual event requires around 25 volunteers, so please sign up today. On the CVR home page click on Membership. Then click on the “Volunteer for a CVR Race”. You need to login with your account details. If you have questions about volunteering, please contact race director Jennifer Dickinson (jennifer.dickinson@uvm.edu).
Other News
My name is Lisa McCurdy, I’m the marketing director at Gray Matter Marketing. We produce the Vermont 10 Miler and Craft Brew Races Stowe, as well as a bunch of other events all over New England. As a New Year’s celebration, we’re offering members of your club at 15% discount on all of our races for 2023. The code can be used at any time (until races sell out) and in the future for any 2023 events that aren’t yet open for registration. It doesn’t expire until the end of 2023!
The code is “CMV23”
A full list of our upcoming events is below, and of course feel free to always reach out with any questions or if we can support your club in any way. We hope to see a bunch of Central Vermont Runners out at our events in 2023!
March 26th – Southcoast Health Aquidneck 10K (https://aquidneck10k.com/) – Middletown, RI
April 1st – Behan Bros. Newport Night Run (https://newportnightrun.com/) – Newport, RI
April 23rd- Portland 10 Miler (https://portland10miler.com/) – Portland, ME
May 6th – Craft Brew Races Worcester (https://craftbrewraces.com/worcester/) – Worcester, MA
May 20th – Craft Brew Races Stowe (https://craftbrewraces.com/stowe/) – Stowe, VT
June 4th – BankNewport 10 Miler (https://newport10miler.com/) -Newport, RI
July 22nd – Craft Brew Races Newport (https://craftbrewraces.com/newport/) -Newport, RI
September 17th – University Orthopedics 5K (https://universityorthopedics.com/5k/) – East Providence, RI
October 1st – Ocean Road 10K (https://oceanroad10k.com/) – Narragansett, RI
October 8th – Amica Newport Marathon and Half Marathon (https://newportmarathon.com/) -Newport, RI
October 15th – Citizens Bank Pell Bridge Run (https://pellbridgerun.com/) – Newport, RI
November 5th – Vermont 10 Miler (https://vermont10miler.com/) – Stowe, VT
New England 10 Miler Series – includes Portland, Newport and Vermont for one price PLUS extra swag and bib pickup priority (https://newengland10milerseries.com/)
Best,
Lisa McCurdy
Director of Communications, Gray Matter Marketing
PLEASE NOTE MY NEW EMAIL ADDRESS
Lisa@wingonwingllc.com
CVR Equipment Use
Anyone wanting to use equipment send Sal (and cc myself) a request that includes 1) Date equipment to be removed from the shed, 2) Itemized list of equipment being removed; including quantities, 3) Date equipment will be returned to the shed. Please send Sal (and cc the club president) and email to let us know when the equipment has been returned.
The Club Timing Clock
If you use the club timing clock, it’s important it be returned the next day. The clock is used for a lot of events other than club races. It’s club policy that if the clock is requested for a non-CVR event, a CVR member must be present to ensure proper handling.
FOR SALE
You have running gear you’re not using and would like to sell it, I’m happy to post it here for you.
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Elected Officers
President – Chris Andresen
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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