Friday, November 9, 2012

6th Annual Frosty 5K

Help celebrate the end of another amazing running season by joining your friends and fellow runners in a fun 5 km run along the canal.  Everyone is welcome!

Date: Saturday, November 17, 2012
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Where: Lisgar Colegiate Institute, South Building, 29 Lisgar Street, Ottawa

Registration begins at 09:15 at Lisgar Colegiate just before the race.

Predict your 5k time

Prizes will be given to the individuals with the 3 closest times! Stick around after the run for some snacks and a bowl of chili.

Please help fight community hunger.  Bring non-perishable food items* or a cash donation to the run. Collected food will be donated to the Ottawa Food Bank.

Did you know that:
  • The Ottawa Food Bank provides emergency food to 45,000 people a month – 37% of those being children.
  • With its food industry partnerships and bulk purchasing power, the Ottawa Food Bank turns every donated into $5 worth of food into the community.


*Most needed items: canned meat & fish, canned vegetables & fruit, cereal (whole grains), cooking oil, dry pasta & sauce, baby diapers, baby formula, juice (boxes or cans) legumes (canned or dried), macaroni & cheese, peanut butter, personal hygiene products, rice, snacks (think nutritious) and soup.

Check out iRun Radio this week!!

Brent, one of our very own Capital RoadRunner's, will be a guest on Mark Sutcliffe's iRun Radio show this week to talk about his trip to New York City. As you know, Brent planned on running the marathon but Mother Nature intervened. The iRun Radio show can heard Saturday morning at 8:00 on Team 1200 - 1200 on your AM dial! If you sleep in and miss it, you can download the podcast at http://www.team1200.com/podcasts/default.asp