CVR Birthdays this week:
Happy Birthday to: Cara Cascadden, Laura Medalie, Will Robens, Nicholas Kidder, & Sophia Mizouni!
Greetings from a relit Adamant!
I wasn’t sure I was going to get this newsletter on time as the power and phone were both knocked out by the last storm. While part of me enjoyed the separation from connectivity from the rest of the world, another part of me welcomed the return of power and connection to the rest of the world. I am thankful for the people who worked to reconnect the thousands of us who lost power. I hope you all had an enjoyable Thanksgiving. Dot and I were down in Virginia visiting family but didn’t get any running in. There was a Turkey Trot in Barre and while I haven’t seen results, I did see a wonderful photo of the participants. It looked like a great turnout. My neighbors Donna S. and Eric R did a race out of state. Eric reported he hadn’t run as fast in a while and that Donna came in second in her age group.
The club racing season is now over until…New Years Eve! Thirty-two days away! To help with your training the WGRs are back!
Winter Group Runs (WGRs) are back! Starting this Saturday, December 2, we will meet for most winter Saturdays (with the exception of the weekends of 12/24 due to the holiday, and 12/31 due to the club NYE race). We will have one meet-up time on Saturday mornings, 9am; we will also consider using Sunday as a “snow day” if Saturday weather is looking unfavorable, but we will use that option on a case by case basis.
This Saturday’s inaugural run will be hosted by Donna Smyers in Montpelier. We had initially planned to do a repeat of last season’s opener in East Montpelier but this surprise dump of heavy snow nixed that plan. There will be a mix of route options and we will plan to assemble at Bohemian Bakery. Bonus points if you do some downtown small biz holiday shopping after, our downtown needs your support! 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.
Jennifer Dickinson reports that the signup for the New Years Eve race https://cvrunners.org/cvr-races/nye-5k/ is open. This is our starting event for the 2024 CVR/ORO race series. As a result of flooding, the course will be changed this year. If you are not planning on running, Jennifer is always looking for volunteers. With this race through the streets of Montpelier, helping with traffic to keep everyone safe is always welcome.
We will hold our club awards and appreciation dinner the end of January. We’re looking for a place to hold it. Donna and I would appreciate suggestions for possible locations. We’d like to hold it in the Barre/Montpelier/Waterbury area.
I’ve received more suggestions on how to spend our club money during the coming year. Thank you for those and I’d love more so give it a thought (even if you think it’s outside the box) and drop me a line at andresen41@gmail.com.
At the March meeting we’ll also be electing new officers. We have one person interested in the vice-president position. Graham is stepping down so if you’d like to help the club with tracking membership (not a huge time commitment) let me know.
Trail Running
If you’re interested, a group runs up Spruce Mt in Plainfield Sunday mornings. They start at 7. Keep wearing your orange.
Fun Run
Official fun runs are over for the year however, there continues to be a turnout on Tuesday evenings to get in a few miles. The days are getting shorter (less than 9 hours and 10 minutes), so lights and bright colors are important. Keep visible, Keep safe.
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
Volunteers
New Years Eve race is coming!Race Series
The race series is done! Check the website for final standings!
REMINDER: All volunteers get a free dinner at the club awards dinner.
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.
New Year’s Eve run through the streets of Montpelier. More details to come about the new course.
Other News
The Governor’s Corporate Cup race committee is looking for new members. The current committee includes Leslie Davis (chair), Mike Feulner, Pam Chisholm, Patty Turley, Jeff Bourdean, and Dot Helling. This year’s corporate cup will take place on Thursday, May 16th. Please email dothelling@gmail.com for more information.
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.
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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