Friday, 1 November 2013

YCRC news

Posted by speedygeoff on Friday, November 01, 2013 with
Spring Series 6:15pm Tuesdays
5 November Stirling Ridge 5.2k
11 November Barrenjoey Drive 5k
18 November Black Mountain Peninsula 5k
26 November Boathouse East 5k
3 December Stromlo Forest Park 5k [Edit - venue now changed, tba]

YCRC Annual Meeting – Monday 28 Oct 2013
Big thank you to all attendees and thank you to those who indicate their apologies for last night’s Annual Meeting.  The following elections were made: President Geoff Sims, Vice President Carol Ey, Treasurer Graeme Small, and Secretary Craig Davis.  Committee members Annie Schofield, Nick O’Neill, Georgina Tozer, Tina Dilegge, Sue Moloney, Lars Rutz, Kate Vandenberg, Richard Lucas, Dave Osmond, Dave Hobson and Ken Eynon.

Jogalong Sunday 3 Nov 2013 The very popular Women and Girls Jogalong, comprising 6k Handicap, 3k and 1.6km mini jog for young children will take place at Grevillea Park, East Basin this Sunday.  Jogalong is free to club members.  Memberships for remainder of 2013 and all of 2014 can now be made online.  See YCRC memberships below.
The Jogalong and 3k start at 9am, and the Mini Jog shortly after. The very popular warm up is conducted before the Jogalong and all participants must register, so please turn up early.

Spring Series 2013
The first events of the 2013 Spring Series commences at 6.15pm Tuesday 5 Nov.  The start/finish is located at the junction of Hopetoun Circuit and Alexandrina Drive Yarraluma.  Please note that this is not the advertised location, which was Weston Park.  Unfortunately Weston Park is still a construction site and not available.   The 2k/5k events will get underway at 6.15pm sharp.
The Spring Series is great for beginners, and caters for runners and joggers of all standards.
The Spring Series of 2k/5k events runs from 5 November and concludes with the Christmas Relays on 10 December at Lennox Gardens.

Other Events
The Ben Donohoe 6.3/3.4kkm Runs and Walks for Fun will be held this Sunday at John Knight Park. Lake Ginninderra   Late registrations will be taken on the morning from 8am.  The events start at 9.30am and 9.45am respectively.   Entries are big and parking in the Belconnen/Lake Ginninderra area will be difficult to obtain so arrive early.  These events are stage by the Sports Admin students at Hawker College and all monies go to charity.

YCRC Memberships from now until Christmas 2014
Memberships for the remainder of 2013 and the whole of 2014 can now be made via Register Now and the link on the club website http://www.canberra.ymca.org.au/runnersclub/Pages/default.aspx see red membership tab on the left hand side.