Sunday 26 April 2015

YCRC News

Posted by speedygeoff on Sunday, April 26, 2015 with
1. YCRC Winter Series 2015 - Saturday 2nd May - Kingston Physio West Basin 5k/10 Miler – 8am John Cardiff Close, Black Mountain Peninsula. Please note start time. 10 Miler includes lap of West Basin, Lake Burley Griffin on the bike path. 5k is 2.5k out and back. The 10 Miler (16.1k) is a senior club point score event and the 5k is a junior club point score event. A 2k event for young children will be held as part of the 5k if needed. Craig Wisdom from Kingston Physiotherapy and Sports Medicine and Sports Injury Centre will provide some barrel draw prizes.

2. Women’s and Girls’ Jogalong –Sunday 3rd May- 6k/3k/1.6k - Three events starting and finishing in Weston Park, at the Junction of Prescott Lane and Weston Park Road. 6k the popular handicap where the walkers and slower runners start from the early groups. 3k not a handicap and starts at 9am, which is the same time as group one in 6k. 1.6k Mini Jog for young children starts shortly after 9am.

3. YMCA Canberra Half Marathon Weekend 23rd/24th May 2015 – Lennox Gardens – Yarralumla behind Hyatt Hotel off Flynn Drive. A 5k Fun Run and a 1.6k Mini Jog are held on the Saturday. Entry to these events are free for club members and paid up half marathon entrants. YMCA Canberra Half Marathon starts at 8am Sunday 24th May.

Full details and a course description can be found on the club website. Entries are now open and all early bird entries stand a chance to win one of two $200 Mizuno Shoe Gift Voucher redeemable at the Canberra Runners Shop. The registration for the half is: https://www.registernow.com.au/secure/Register.aspx?E=15477 Early bird entries close Friday 24th April at midnight with draw for Mizuno prizes to take place at YCRC Meeting on Thursday 30th April.

4. Helpers/Volunteers Club Events - With the exception of admin assistance from YMCA Canberra the YCRC is an all-volunteer organisation. You do not need to be a committee member to play an active role in helping your club. Our Winter Series of events starts on Saturday 18th April at Stromlo Forest Park with a 2/5k at 1245pm. If you can help please contact David Osmond.

5. Club Winter Program – If you are planning to run in our Winter Series events, please ensure that you check the location of the event on the club website during the week of the events. The small card ‘Calendar of Events’ which was printed in early 2015 might always be correct. Approvals for events are not always forthcoming and one known change is on 9th May. Due to the unavailability of Stromlo Forest Park on 9th May we will have 2k/3.1k and 6.2k at North Lyneham. Then on 6th June instead of the North Lyneham events we will be at Stromlo Forest Park for 2/4/6k events.