Hello runners…….on the last day of 2008, let me take the opportunity to wish you all a very happy New Year. I hope that 2009 is successful for you, and that your resolutions…. particularly any running resolutions…… are achieved! Have a very enjoyable and safe New Years Eve as well.
Don’t forget our volleyball get together on January 4 - details below - and running is on as usual this coming weekend. Scott and I are in Melbourne on New Years Day but hope to see you on the 3rd. Until then….happy running! All the best …. Ben
Message from the Secretary
Hi members,
Happy New Year to all our members and their friends and family!
7 SFR legends rocked up for Christmas day and finished the 5K loop before tucking in to loads of festive feasting! Thanks to all those who made it!
Remember – our run programme is not changing over the festivity period. Plus see below about the Freezone Beach Volleyball picnic….
LBD is starting to gain momentum – Denver whilst in USA is making steady progress and with lots of help from Michael J and Niko S the team have put together really useful info on our website – take a look at it! Fantastic work guys…
Our weekly programme and PHOTOS - click here for more information
Coming up – dates for your diary – click here for more information about all the rest of the upcoming events.
Frontrunners gear – See Jim for polo shirts, caps, New singlets, backpacks and sports bags. click here for more information.
Results – nil
Social news -
Sun 04 Jan – Volleyball and picnic with Freezoners at South Maroubra Beach 1pm onwards – bring a picnic lunch and sun protection… contact.freezone@yahoo.com.au.
Sat 14 Feb – LBD run – Denver is planning this event – check out the website for all the updates!!!!
30 December 2008, 7.04 am
Posted in Events by Wayne
Wed 07 Jan - 6.30pm 5K run around the park (Summer only)
Sat 10 Jan - 8am 12K coastal run or 9.00am 5K club run around the park. Breakfast and coffee at the van afterwards.
Sun 11 Jan - Club 5K/7K run around the park 9.00am start.
Mon 12 Jan - Run squad training - Centennial park 6.30pm IN THE PARK $5. Bring water and a towel.
Mon 19 Jan - Run squad training - Centennial park 6.30pm IN THE PARK $5. Bring water and a towel .
Sat 24 Jan - AUSTRALIA DAY RUN 8am 12K coastal run or 9.00am 5K club run around the park. Breakfast and coffee at the van afterwards.
Sat 14 Feb - 2009 LBD run 4k 9.00am see below for details
Sun 15 Feb - MG Fair Day - volunteers needed
Sat Mar 07 - Mardi Gras 5K fun run - free
July 2009 – OUTgames, Copenhagen, Denmark
October 2009 – World Masters Games – Sydney www.2009worldmasters.com
July 2010 – Gay Games 8 Cologne, Germany
Celebrating 25 years - Sydney’s gay & lesbian running / walking / bi- & triathlon sporting club Whether you are a beginner, a retired runner, a fun-runner, fitness freak, a competitive short, medium or long-distance walker, sprinter, runner, cyclist or breakfast eater only — you are welcome. Click on the link above for more information. Download sponsorship form here.
Sydney Frontrunners is a member of Team Sydney Inc. and International Front Runners (IFR)
2008 AGM - our 25th Annual General Meeting held in May - Congrats to New club President Ben Jackson on his election. Treasurer Jim B and Secretary Wayne M were re-elected. Your new committee comprises Lisa R, Nick M, Denver D and Soney C. Thanks to everyone who attended the AGM - there was some very fruitful communication. Happy 25th Anniversary runners.
At the first committee meeting (31 May) both Clare Menzies and Zoe King were appointed to the club committee. So that makes 9 people in all - with 3 energetic gals! Congrats…
Where do we eat??? Our fave breakfast spot on Saturday and Sunday mornings is the van located right in the centre of the park on Parkes Drive…. about 800m from where the club meets. they serve great coffee (a must), fab bacon and egg rolls plus lots of other goodies including muffins, sports drinks, fruit salad. Join us after any run session in the park.
Where do we meet in Centennial Park?Check out the map below (look for the blue ring)…just 50m inside the Paddington gates
29 December 2008, 8.58 pm
Posted in Events by Niko
Welcome to the Little Black
Dress Run
Presented
by Sydney Frontrunners
9am Saturday 14 Feb 2♥♥9
Paddington Gates | Centennial Park
(Adjacent to the Paddington 5 Ways Entry)
a lark in the park
to help kids with HIV
The Little Black Dress Run, or LBDas we call it, is a 5K fun run through Centennial Park… but there’s something a little bit Queer about this one.
It’s more than women on the run, jocks in frocks, dragsters or feeling the “Thrill of Frill” – it’s about skirting the park to help children growing up with HIV.
The LBD Run is a 5K fun run fundraiser for Camp Goodtime- A charity based at the Sydney Children’s Hospital raising funds to care for children living with HIV. Camp Goodtime receives no Government funding.
SCH is helping kids live longer, happier & stronger lives,
but a special needs summer camp, Camp Goodtime, builds their spirit & soul.
Routine childhood illnesses can be arduous. With a compromised immune system, an every day illness, which should be easily cured, now becomes vastly more complicated. Compound this with a rigorous medication routine (which in-itself takes its toll on the body), health holding them back from fieldtrips, holidays or just backyard fun, and the fear of acceptance from school mates, all combine to make young years harder then they should be.
“Camp Goodtime provides a venue where information about the medical, social and other aspects of HIV can be shared and where new ways of coping with the virus can be learned”
This is a free event…
(as glamour should be)
… and it’s also a Fundraiser
There is no registration fee but to help the ankle biters we do ask for a Voluntary Donation on the day ($10 suggested).
Aside from looking fabulous, you can also contribute by asking and encouraging friends, family & co-workers to sponsor you.
Fundraising is easy….
First - find your Inner Woman to go “Glam” - click your heels, then say the words…
“I can help sick children attend a special summer camp”
Now who couldn’t chip in for that!?
(See how good you feel, You’re putting more life back into their life!)
DOWNLOAD a copy of the sponsorship form here:
Matching donations:
Double your efforts by asking your company to match your fundraising. If your employer does not offer this option, ask you contributors if their company does. Sydney Children’s Hospital has Charitable Tax Status and can provide receipts on request for this tax deductible donation.
~All money raised goes directly to Camp Goodtime.
But I haven’t got a thing to wear…
The Little Black Dress is the quintessential Cocktail Party dress – sleek yet sexy. Find your (inner woman) frock at St Vinnies, Salvos or any Second Hand clothing store – stunning numbers generally start from an outrageous $8.00
As your muse,
Think ‘Breakfast at Tiffanies’ gone slightly wrong…
And don’t forget the Accessories, the right pearls or a well placed scarf can make a train wreck look fashionable!
Prizes for best dressed
Drinks and nibbles after
Kid & Dog friendly
The Little Black Dress Run is an annual event of Sydney Frontrunners held
in conjunction with Sydney Mardi Gras – we’re one of the first athletic events of the month long Mardi Gras calendar.
Come along and make a difference to a child’s life.
It’s on Valentines Day… and yes, it’s a little queer…
but we’re kicking off Mardi Gras in style & with a good cause
