Robbie Burns 8k Road Race

On January 27th the Burlington Runners will be hosting the 29th annual Robbie Burns 8k Road Race. There are lots of awards and prizes including a tartan back pack for those register in time. For more info and to register, click here.

Santies in their Scanties

Maybe we should try this in Barrie!!!
The following appears on the My Next Race.com Web site.

Wrapped in teeny tiny Lycra suits, Santa's packages made a nippy jaunt through Yorkville yesterday.

A few dozen brave athletes took part in the third annual Toronto Santa Speedo Run, decorated in strategically placed tinsel and red ribbons to supplement their bathing suits.

"It's not really something you anticipate seeing -- people running around Yorkville in little red Speedos," said Matt Freeman, who organized the Sick Kids Foundation fundraiser. "Canadians are tough and party."

This was the third annual run for Freeman, who started the event as a way of giving back to The Hospital for Sick Children, where he was put back together time and time again during his "accident-prone" childhood.

Tying a wide red ribbon above her bathing suit bottoms, Shannon Sinclair explained before the run, "This is to hide from the jiggle. And it's festive."

"It's damn cold," she added, fitting retrofitted red slippers over her runners.

As of yesterday, the runners had raised more than $30,000, with every dollar going to the Foundation.

That's up from last year's nearly $20,000 raised, and way up from the year before, when $7,500 was brought in.

It's not so hard to hassle people for donations when you have a plan like this, said Laura Branson.

"You're doing something not so fun -- running in the cold. They say, 'That's crazy,' and they donate," Branson said, holding a Christmas-clad dog named Rex, who also took part in the run. "I'm not scared, but I hate the cold, so I just want it to be over."

"It's a great cause and hey, we're Canadian -- we should be doing this kind of thing," said two-time Speedo runner Bruce Lewis-Watts, an Ironman competitor.

With "Streakin' Speedsters" painted on their abs, Natalie Patterson and four other women led the way out of Hemingway's restaurant for the start of the 30-minute run.

"I'm excited and nervous," Patterson said. "We're bearing ourselves to the public."

On torontosantaspeedorun.com, where donations are still being accepted, the event was summed up with this: "It's a fun run with the only objective being to raise as much money as possible, while making complete and utter spectacles of ourselves."


Note: By TAMARA CHERRY, SUN MEDIA

Barrie RoadRunners in our new team shirts making our presence known at Angus Glen 2007.

Running Calender

This was passed on to us today and if there is enough interest (20 or more) we could get a discount. E-mail us if interested

Greetings Runners:
Just in time for Christmas...the 2008 Ontario Running Calendar - 12 month, four colour glossy calendar featuring great photos and inspirational messages. Wholesale rates available for clubs who purchase 20 or more.
You can see some of the calendar here:
http://www.itsjustrunning.blogspot.com/

Cheers,
Kathy


Kathy Wade Vlaar
Manager of Industry Marketing
Phone: (905)858-3060 ext. 207

Snowflake Running Series in Orillia

If anyone is interested in the snow flake running series here is the schedule of the races, unfortunately one is already completed:

Four races on tap for 2007/2008 Winter Series!!!
Canadas only Winter running series heads into year 13 this season with 4 races on tap. Brochures will be posted for downloading and printing. Please pre-register if possible as it makes our lives on race day a lot easier and allows us to get the races off on time.

Race #1 - Sunday December 2, 2007 - 5k - Results
Race #2 - Sunday December 16, 2007 - 5k

Race #3 - Tuesday January 1 2008 - 10k

Race #4 - Sunday January 13, 2008 - 5k

For more info click on the title to go to the website.

Barrie.RoadRunners Blog around the world

With the use of a website called Google Analytics we have been able to follow how our website is viewed and from where. For example since it was registered with the Google site (November 20th) we have had 126 visits from 8 different countries (Canada, US,UK, Germany, New Zealand, Serbia, South Africa and Croatia). Most of the Canadian visitors are from the greater Toronto are and Barrie, but we have had visitors from Sudbury, Montreal, Halifax, Kingston and Ottawa. In the US the visits have come from NY, California, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Vermont, Nebraska, Alabama, Texas, Missouri and Ohio.
Whether visitors are searching for us directly or not, our club is getting some recognition through out the world.

Chilly Half Marathon

If any one is planning on doing the Chilly Half Marathon in Burlington next March, you had better sign up soon. There are only 300 spots left and the walk is sold out.

If you wish to run this year sign up today before it is too late on www.vrpro.ca