Counting down to Head for the Hills!
Our club meets every Wednesday at 6:30pm  at Cat's Caboose on Glenridge Avenue for a run or walk and social gathering after.   Everyone is welcome!  If you want to contact us please send an email to: ​ scrrwmail@gmail.com and if you would like to receive our emails with upcoming events please click this link .

NEW Sept 18: Please see News and photos about yesterday's events!

Sept 11: You will now find two new pages on the menu bar, "Road Races" and "Trail Races".  Our upcoming Head for the Hills races are detailed on the "Our Next Race" tab above, as well as just below.
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Sept 7:  Here are more details on our "Head for the Hills races".  We are running this event again at White Meadows Maple Farm on Effingham Road, west of St. Catharines on Saturday, October 14.   See the countdown above!
​It will be a traditional trail race, mostly in Short Hills provincial park. The 1k route will be on White Meadows property.  This event is held in collaboration with the Brain Injury Association of Niagara as in the past. ​​

8:00 a.m.    Race day Registration/Bib Pick-up
9:30 a.m.     Opening Ceremonies
9:45 a.m.    10km Race Start
10:00 a.m.    5km Walk/Run Start
10:15 a.m.      1km Kids' Run Start
11:30 a.m.     Awards and Post Race - Food & Refreshments.  For more details see also the Race Roster registration  link

All proceeds go to the Brain Injury Association of Niagara. 

There is more information on the Our next race tab.  
Questions? Contact our Race Director Tony Pisano   pizan1616@gmail.com

Sept 4:  Our last Holiday Bike Ride for the season was held today and it was a great success in rather warm weather!  We had an A and B group ride finishing at Blackburn Brew House, Niagara Falls, and an impressive turn out!  A rode about 32km and B did about 18km.  Thanks to Kathy and Peter for planning the routes and also to Blackburn for opening the bar and kitchen just for our event!

On Saturday we had four athletes performing at the Subaru Guelph Lake II Triathlon/Duathlon.  Don Stoakley did the Sprint Duathlon, Emily Vancise tackled the Sprint Triathlon and Tony Pisano and Christine mastered the "Try-a-Tri". 

There were also a couple of coffee runners at the Glenridge Naturalization site.  See the photos below.​ (In random order!)

​Aug 27:  Yesterday we held our Annual General Meeting and summer barbecue in Burgoyne Woods.  There was a great turnout and a very enjoyable gathering and social time.  Thanks to Kathy Illich, Lisa Galloway and the Social Committee, and also to Trevor and Rose for the pig roast they provided.
Before the meeting, President Tony Pisano presented a cheque for $11,100 to Janet Davey, President of the Bruce Trail Club. This large donation came from our Niagara Ultra event in June.  The Ultra has now raised a total of $114,696 for the Bruce Trail Club, which has enabled it to maintain and acquire land on which the trail runs.  This remarkable donation would not have been possible without the consistent hard work and dedication of race Director Henri Ragetlie and his wife Diane, and of course all the participants and volunteers. 
One of the highlights of each AGM is the announcement of the recipient of the President's award, which is given to a club member who has made a notable contribution to the club in many areas over the previous year.  We were delighted to learn that this year's winner is Don Stoakley! 

​Aug 23: Tonight, before our regular Wednesday run/walk, we presented a cheque for $4,770 to the Niagara Rankin Cancer run. The funds were raised from our 2023 12 Mile Creek half marathon and 7k held in June. ​
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Race Director Gary Addison with Mary Anne Edwards from the Niagara Rankin Run.
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Club members with the "big cheque"! Thanks to Cat's Caboose for accommodating us every Wednesday!

​Aug 19:  This afternoon we had our fourth "Patio Run" from Counterpart Brewery in Niagara Falls.
On a perfect afternoon for running, we made our way along a short section of the Niagara Parkway trail, then returned to the Brewery for food and refreshments. It was great to see a large turnout of runners and friends!  We will have one more patio run in September to finish the season. 

​Aug 17:  Please see  News and photos  for a report and a photo from the Moonlight Run in Williamsville yesterday. Also on this page is the latest list of social events.

August 7:  Big thanks to Dorothy for organizing our Civic Holiday holiday bike ride from Ironwood Cider House in NOTL.

​July 30:  We enjoyed a fantastic "Guess your time" run yesterday, followed by a pot luck supper, and social time with a live band, camp fire and a 50/50 draw!  The rain stopped just in time for this event. The club extends a HUGE thank you to Lisa and Stuart Galloway for providing the venue for this great midsummer social event!  The top three closest guesses for the 4.5 km course were Cesar Valladares, TWO seconds out, Carla Royer, eight seconds out and Brenda Kennedy, nine seconds out. The photos below are mostly "action shots".  There are a few more on News and Photos​
July 2:  Thanks to those involved in organizing the Canada Day bike ride and pig roast in the park, especially Kathy and Trevor!  
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June 17: The link for the Niagara Ultra results is here.  

June 4:  The results from the 12 Mile Creek Half Marathon and 7k. Check out some race photos posted on the
News and Photos tab.  Visit our Facebook page or click here for loads of official race photos.  Once you click on the first image you can keep scrolling through.

June 8: The results for the half marathon have been slightly revised:

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2023_12_mile_creek_half_marathon_walkers_overall_results.pdf 
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​May 28. Yesterday at Sulphur Springs two of our amazing Ultra runners completed FIFTY miles. We congratulate Jessica Carreau and Mark Mullally on their fantastic achievement!  Again, thanks to Erin Lyttle for her support!  ​
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As well as general information, this page also lists some upcoming and recent events.   For our next upcoming club race click  here.      Please also visit our News & Photos page to learn about some great member achievements.  Our Facebook and Instagram links are at the top and bottom of each page. ​There is a new post every few days, listing our events for the week.  Take a look at our Trail Runs page which is especially aimed at those who love to run trails! We held a special event on Sunday, April 23rd.  See details below. ​ The date for the fall 2023 Head for the Hills is Saturday, October 14, at White Meadows farm.​
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On Sunday, April 23rd, we held a special trail running event from the Woodend Conservation Area.   ​The Trail Apes (see above) took part in the RLC Virtual Hekkla in support of the Robert Carreau Memorial Fund. This fund was created in memory of SCRRW member Jessica Carreau’s  brother, who was killed by a drunk driver when out for a morning run in November 2020. At the time, he was Head of School at Rosseau Lake College and a tradition of theirs was to run this Hekkla every Spring. It was Rob’s favourite event. 
Our club raised several hundred dollars for the fund. We had a great turnout of runners and a few cyclists, who supported the Hekkla with an 18 km run or a 28 km bike ride.  A few others did the Hekklette, which is a 5 km run.  
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​Here it is!  There is now a printable club membership application form for those people who prefer to pay their membership by cash or cheque.  You just need to bring the completed form to one of our regular runs/walks and give it to a Board member, who will ensure your membership is processed. 

​​Here is the link for 2023 club membership.   The annual fee is still only $30!  
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​If you want to contact us please send an email to: ​scrrwmail@gmail.com with any questions or comments, or check our Facebook and Instagram posts.
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We are regularly welcoming new members! All runners and walkers are invited to come out to our runs and walks to meet and connect with running and walking friends and acquaintances!  We welcome everyone, no matter what your speed or distance! 
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You can sign up to receive our club newsletter by clicking this link
This email, which is only sent as needed,  updates people on club races, social events and other news. 

​"Trail Apes" trail runs happen every Sunday beginning at 9 am. These are usually about 10k and nobody gets left behind!  The details will be posted each Monday on the club Facebook page.  Our Friday night trail runs are on hold for now, but will be back on our schedule soon!  See our Facebook page.

We also organize Saturday morning coffee runs/walks from various locations. We are adding new venues! These runs can have various start times but we all aim to finish by about 9:30 am for a post workout hot or cold  beverage.  See the Facebook page for these runs/walks too. (Also posted on Mondays with our schedule for the week).
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