Our next meeting will be held as follows: Monday July 23rd @ 6:00 PM at Oaklands Community Center which is at 2827 Belmont Street (corner of Ryan & Belmont attached to Oaklands Elementary School).

We are giving this new location a test drive – it will still be a potluck at 6:00 and meeting at 7:00 format. Thanks to Juliana for setting this up.

Please make an effort to pay your membership dues as they are now due! May 31st marks the end of our fiscal year so please send in your $20 membership dues as soon as you are able.

Print the brochure available at the link below and mail it to us: /site/membership.

Remember, these dues are an important part of our funding and help out with our sponsored projects.

July 15, 2007

The fourth annual Triathlon of Compassion race to raise money for the Victoria Womens Sexual Assault Centre was hosted at Naden CFB Esquimalt this morning. The event was organized by Runners of Compassion, with race director, Andrea Carey at the helm of over 100 fabulous volunteers.

The event featured 40 first time triathletes, and 244 participants tackling a 500m swim, 19km bike ride, and 5km run. The triathlon also has a youth division with a 100m swim, 6.8km ride and 1.6km run.

Come on out to our Annual General Meeting at 6 p.m. in the upstairs private dining room at The Penny Farthing on Oak Bay Avenue. Come one, come all - we'd love to see you! Dinner will be from 6:00 - 7:00, with the meeting starting at 7 p.m.
Please RSVP Rob at [email protected] so we will have an idea of how many to expect.

Urgent

Plan to come on down for a short meeting over coffee at Bean Around the World on lower Fisgard Street to discuss the upcoming Mt. Douglas GutBuster that we are hosting (June 2nd). If you can't attend this meeting, please e-mail Peter Erikson at [email protected] and let him know if you will be available to volunteer.

For Rumon Carter and Michael Lord of Victoria, it was about the triumph of spirit yesterday at the massive 2007 London Marathon. For Steve Osaduik of Nanaimo, it was about trying to triumph in under 2:15...

Read the Times Colonist story HERE.

The next RofC Meeting will be held at Rob's house, 2519 Orchard Street, Oak Bay. Here's a map. 6 PM pot-luck dinner; 7 PM meeting.

New Members Welcome!!

Victoria International Half Iron MAY 26, 2007

Sooke International Half Iron and Sprint JULY 22, 2007

Tibetan Flag Run a success! See a larger picture by clicking HERE.

ROC member Susan Peach invites all runners, as well as their friends and family, to join the Soul Sister Studio staff and students on Friday, March 2nd for a hugely fun evening in support of the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Fit for Heart is an annual fundraiser for the Heart and Stroke Foundation and Susan is especially keen to be involved this year as Ken Pungenti, the runner who suffered a heart attack at the Cedar 12k, is a close family friend. Although this isn't a running event, Susan is hoping that members of ROC may want to come out for a little lighthearted cross training in support of Ken's recovery. Here are the basic details, more info is available atwww.soulsister.ca or by calling 754-7090.