HALF FOR HAITI Is on this Saturday, February 6 at 9AM.  Meet at BRAINSPORT and head out to walk or run your choice of a 5K, 10.5K, or 21 K route.  This event has been organized on short notice by your friends at BRAINSPORT,  Canarama RUNNING ROOM, and the Saskatoon Road Runners ( missed mentioning them in last week’s TIMES ).  If 9AM doesn’t work, you can start later and return to BRAINSPORT before we close at 6PM.  Later starters will have to support themselves though as we don’t want any frozen volunteers out on the Trail.  As previously mentioned this is a fund raiser to assist PLAN CANADA and their relief efforts in Haiti.  Our friends from Cafe Sola are going to bring some coffee and cookies which you can purchase with a donation and they are donating all proceeds to PLAN CANADA as well.  Our goal is to raise $1,000 for every Kilometre of a Half Marathon = $21,000.00. If you would like to learn more about PLAN CANADA visit www.plancanada.ca .

JUST TRI IT

Sorry guys this is for the ladies only.  Interested in trying Triathlon?  The YWCA will be offering another Just Tri It program.  This has been a very successful and popular program.   The registration dates this year are as follows:                         Early bird registration will start February 1st and run until February 28th.  The cost will be $125.                         Regular registration will start March 1st and run until March 25th.  The cost for that will be $135 Here is a note from the Lead Trainer “We are doing something a little different this year.  We are asking that people who have already been through the program come back this year as volunteers.  They can provide the new participants with hints that they used to stay motivated and it gives them a chance to give back to the program.”  For more information please contact Helecia Giggs at the YWCA - 244-7034 ext 145. I am sure there are some readers who are graduates of this program so hopefully you can find time to give back to the program and encourage others to try tri.


TRAIL ETIQUETTE 

In response to last week’s comment about sharing the trail when we run in groups we received this comment from a reader. “I’ve encountered individual and groups of runners on the MVA trail running with dogs off- leash.  This poses the obvious risk to other runners of being bitten, but it also poses the more likely risk of injury to a runner who could slip and/or fall or otherwise be injured by trying to avoid the unpredictable actions of an animal.  Given the city bylaw (Animal Control Bylaw 7860, paragraph 9) that requires dog owners to have their pets on a leash, I would appreciate if you would put out this reminder to your readers. Here is the bylaw link should you wish to include it.  http://ww8.saskatoon.ca/ DEPARTMENTS/City Clerks Office/Documents/bylaws/7860.pdf  “

IN THE NEWS

Noticed in Monday’s paper, Judy Warick - 2009 Sask Sport Award for Volunteer in Athletics and Randy Warick, 3rd place in Masters Mile in 6:27:55.  Way to go Judy and Randy!

KIDSPORT “Saskatoon KidSport provides financial assistance for youth from low-income families to help them to participate in sport.  Children between the ages of 5-18, WHO ARE LACKING THE MONEY TO PARTICIPATE IN SPORT, are eligible for assistance”. If you know of anyone who might benefit by this program, application deadline is March 30 for this year.  You can phone their office at 975-0871 for an application form or email me and I can forward one by email.  Thanks to Murray Gross for bringing this to our attention.

FUTURE TIMES

This TIMES is getting full so I’m saving a couple of items for next week.  Watch for news about a trip to Kenya and your donated shoes and another trip to the Himalaya mountains.

JOINTS IN MOTION ANNOUNCEMENT

It’s that time of year again – New Year’s Resolution time!  Does your resolution include getting fit, challenging yourself in a new and exciting way, or helping others? If you want to do any of those things, you can accomplish them all and more through The Arthritis Society’s Joints In Motion Training Team program!  
To learn more about how to fundraise, please join us at one of our upcoming fundraising information sessions.  Also, learn more about how the JIM program works, and what the training is all about.  
In Regina: Monday, February 8th at 7:00pm in the boardroom of The Arthritis Society office – 110-2550 12th Avenue (in the Neil Professional Building on the corner of Albert and 12th). In Saskatoon: Thursday, February 11th at 7:00pm in the boardroom of The Arthritis Society office – 600-333 25th Street East (in the Regency Centre on 25th Street East between 3rd and 4th Avenues).  
If you are interested in attending the meeting closest to you, please RSVP to tshewciw@sk.arthritis.ca or by calling Tracey at 244-4755 or 1-800-321-1433. Special registration incentives will be offered at each of these meetings.  
 
Tracey Shewciw Provincial Joints In Motion Training Team Coordinator The Arthritis Society - Saskatchewan Division #600-333 25th Street East Saskatoon, Sk  S7K 0L4 Phone: (306) 244-4755 or 1-800-321-1433 Fax: (306) 244-9903 www.jointsinmotion.ca

DISNEY WORLD MARATHON

Here is the report I promised from John Dewald about his trip to Florida for the Disney World Marathon. After the 2009 Saskatchewan Marathon our group was sitting around drinking beer when we decided to run the 2010 Disney World Marathon. Pictured from left to right wearing their Brainsport singlets are: Brent Saunders, Brenda Cuthbert, Warren Frazer, Kath Frazer, John Dewald, Carmen Dewald, and Nancy Saunders. All 7 completed the Disney World Marathon on Jan.10/10. Brent and Kath took up the ultimate “Goofy” challenge of running the 1⁄2 marathon on Jan.9 followed by the full marathon the next day earning the Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse, and Goofy medals. It was the 1st marathon for Brenda, Warren, Carmen, and Nancy while John posted a PB with a 3:19:29 performance. The marathon was followed up by a well deserved 5 day cruise to Turks & Caicos and the Bahamas. The group will be drinking more beer and planning on their next race adventure, stay tuned.

That’s it for the TIMES this week - as coach Colin says “We’re Running”

Ian

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