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​Here is some general information and news about our club. Click on the tabs above for more!  Follow us on social media using the icons below (and on every page).   

The Valentine's 5k road race is February 11, 2024

The 2024 Valentine's 5k race registration is online!  There is an exciting change to this long established club race as chip timing will be used for the results for the first time.
The registration link is   here 
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​Our club meets every Wednesday at 6:30pm  at Cat's Caboose on Glenridge Avenue, St. Catharines 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 .
Dec 3: We had our 2023 Christmas Party last night at Club Capri in Thorold.   With close to 60 in attendance there was food, dancing, door prizes, a 50/50 draw and some refreshments too!  Thanks go out to the Social Committee, especially Lisa Galloway and Carla Royer, as well as to our Master of Ceremonies and DJ, Don Stoakley.  As club President Tony Pisano stated at the start of the evening, we have had a great year and look forward to exciting developments and events in 2024. 

Dec 2:  ​Sponsor a family update:
Through the wonderful generosity of our members we have raised a total of $1,000 to donate to Community Care to sponsor a family in need this holiday season.  Thanks to everyone who supported this initiative and to Karen Evers for organizing it and coordinating with Community Care. 

Nov 26:  Here is the Race Roster link for 2024 club membership. The fees are still the same as before! This could be a neat holiday gift idea!

Nov 6:​ The Winter version of the 12 Mile Creek half marathon will be back on January 20,  2024!  See the Trail races tab.
Oct 26: Please see News and photos for a new update regarding the origins of our club and the recent Man-a-Mile race. ​​ 

​Oct 23:  It was a big race weekend, with the NFIM (Niagara Falls International Marathon) being the main event. The photos above show runners in the various distances at NFIM, plus our intrepid cross country racers at the Pete Glavin cross country race in Ithaca, NY. and also at the Spartan race.  There is also a notable mention for our super fast Master runner!  (Dana is shown twice due to a small tech issue with the upload!) 

Oct 16: Our next race is the Valentine's 5k road race, coming on Sunday, February 11, 2024.
We are very excited to announce that there will be chip timing​ used for the first time!  See link at the top of this page. 

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​Oct 15:​ The Head for the Hills results are on this link   Check out News and photos for a few photos.  
Congratulations to all the kids, walkers and runners who came out yesterday on a cool and wet morning and made this event a big success and fun too! 
​Thanks to all the generous event sponsors and to our race partner  Brain Injury Association of Niagara.  We held this event again at White Meadows Maple Farm on Effingham Road, west of St. Catharines.   
All proceeds from the race go to BIAN. 
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ongratulations and thanks go out to our Race Director Tony Pisano and to all the dedicated volunteers!  
Oct 9:  News and photos has been updated again covering the Crystal Beach 5k and the 101st Man-a-Mile!

Oct 1:  News and photos has been updated again with two results from the Muskoka Half Marathon held yesterday.  There is also an announcement about our SCRRW "Club Member Spotlight" award.  Club members please see the highlighted change to our By-Law (1.05b) which was voted on and approved at the AGM.  Click here to read a short explanation about how our "Head for the Hills" race came about.
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Sept 24: Please see  News and photos for today's race news!  We had our fifth and last Patio Run yesterday afternoon from the Upper Deck on Martindale. Run, then patio!  See below.​
Sept 18: Also 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".  
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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! 

June 17: The link for the 2023 Niagara Ultra results is here.  

June 4:  The results from the 2023 12 Mile Creek Half Marathon and 7k can be found on the Trail Races tab.
Check out some race photos posted on the News and Photos tab.  

​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!  ​
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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. 

​​​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 week on the club Facebook page.  
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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 10 am for a post workout hot or cold  beverage.  See the Facebook page for these runs/walks too. (Also posted weekly with our schedule for the week).
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