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ASRWC January 2024 News
Published Sat 27 Jan 2024
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Happy New Year! And what a year it's going to be!! We've taken January as a month to refresh and get organised to bring the enthusiasm and drive needed to deliver this fantastic calendar of events for 2024 for our members and the greater community. The Summer Sunday Series was an incredible way to end the year (event-wise); it had a little of everything, even a flooded, dry river bed. It was unfortunate that later in December, the shed was broken into on Head st; instead of getting ahead on planning in December on our more significant events and working on grants, we've been working on insurance claims. To more positive things, there was a sneaky peak on our Facebook stories this week; we have an ASRWC buff coming soon. Now, to the rest of our newsletter! Theres some terrific events coming up, Elliot D was our member of the month, his story is so inspiring and worth a read; we have an updated event calendar and we are on the look out for out MOTM for Jan. Thanks Katie
Welcome Back Mparntwe Free 5/2.5km River Fun Run - Saturday, 3 FebWelcome Back Mparntwe
A FREE 5km and 2.5km footpath loop to suit anyone. 6:20AM Briefing Bring in the new running year with ASRWC!! Includes a prize draw for members. Start/finish at the river footpath opposite Todd Tavern (near the River Activation Space). Please register for the event beforehand however we will accept registrations on the day. 2024 bibs ARE ready for pick-up for registered members. The course is not pet-friendly due to the grated foot bridge along the course. Looking forward to seeing you there! We do require volunteers to fill roles. Please view and register for those roles on the link above Nutrition and Hydration Information Talk for WMMNutrition and hydration information talk for The West Macs Monster Trail Running Festival by Megan Scott, dietician. Bonus: Introduction to running with poles at the West Macs Monster Trail Running Festival by Hansie This is a free event for ASRWC members and $15 for non-members. Please register your attendance.
InterSport 2km/4km Fun Run/WalkThe annual Intersport 2km/4km Fun Run/Walk will be held on February 24th at 7:00 am.
The race will start and end at InterSport on Parson's Street in the CBD Join us for this fun yearly event (going on 41 years now!!) in the Alice Springs Running and Walking Club's calendar. Adult Members: $5.00 Non-Members: $10.00 Under 18: Free We do require volunteers to fill roles. Please view and register for those roles on the link above Our December Member of the Month is... Elliott DowlerI'll start this by saying we are all so proud of Elliott. I had no idea until his nomination of his medical journey that started at just 3 days old. The nomination email honestly made me cry. He is so inspiring, and it makes that video of him and his mum crossing the finish line at the last summer series run even more special, and it was pretty damn special before https://www.facebook.com/reel/ Elliott was born with bilateral clubfoot and started treatment at just 3 days old! This involved plaster casting from toes to thigh on both legs every week for 12 weeks. He also had surgery on both feet when he was 9 weeks old. After the casting phase, Elliott had to wear boots and a bar brace all the time until he was 1. Then he only had to wear it for sleeps - right up til age 5! His treatment was quite intensive for a long time, and it affected his mobility and development. His Mum, Morgana was so proud when recently they completed the ASRWC summer series together. ‘To see my boy taking on 5km races, on trail no less, was so amazing’, it makes her so proud. He’s a resilient kid and has overcome some big obstacles to get where he is now. They are both looking forward to another year of running club events side by side!! We can't wait to see what running feats Elliott achieves this year; we hear he's gotten some excellent trail runners for Christmas. Fantastic work Elliott, we can't wait to run with you, this is so well deserved.
Calendar Update*InterSport Run confirmed and added, WMM Nutrition and Hydration Talk confirmed and added
Who's our Member of the Month for January?
Send us an email/message if you’ve got any thoughts about who could be this month’s MOTM.Thanks for reading, ASRWC Committee |
MEMBER OF THE MONTH! This is a thing we’re looking to celebrate: members making a difference in the running and walking community.