Fall/Winter 2003 - Vedder Running Club

In this edition:
• Photos
• Articles
• Up coming races
• Clinic information
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
I think the most appropriate way to
start this message is by mentioning how
successful our ‘Around the Lake Give r’
Take 30’ trail race was, and how important
all of you were who were involved in
volunteering on race day, and especially
those of you who spent so much time on the
committee in preparation. All of your time
and effort was the major component of a
hugely successful event! I (and a few others
as well) had a bit of a dream of seeing some
kind of a trail race happen on the beautiful
trails around Cultus Lake. It was only with
the vision and persistence of some of you as
club members that we worked our way
through to a very high quality race! I would
never have imagined how proud I could feel
to be called ‘race director’ of a group of
people who could put on an event like this.
So from me personally to all of you on the
race committee and to all who volunteered
so willingly, I would like to say thank you
so very much for the effort to make the race
come off so well and actually fulfill a bit of
a dream for me! I look forward to next year.
Many of you have done really well
with running and being fit this past year. I
thought it might be appropriate to mention a
few of the achievements that come to my
mind.
Another member of the club (Reg
Hornsby) completed his first 100km event
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(the H2H Ultra), with a smile on his face
(mostly) right to the end. Way to go Reg!
You have earned a lot of our respect.
Some of you completed your first 50
km ultra; Tracy Elmore, and Reg.
Some of you did your first marathon
(or two) this past year; Mary Williams,
Heather Sinnott, Graham Dyble, Bruce
Honeyman, Maureen Willis, and our new
female marathon speedster Kathy Vinge.
Some did their longest race at our
30km ‘Around the Lake’ trail race; Mal
Boyle, Patrick Ramsden, Trudie Bouchard.
Some of you completed your first
half marathon; Gord Enns, Jeni Fowler,
Cheryl Garnett, Fiona Janzen, Lynn Long,
Athena Velonis and Patrick.
Many of you have set new personal
best records. Some, like Dave Stephen, after
years of running are still getting faster and
setting higher goals. Some of you are
coming back after years to reclaim
capabilities that you had (Tom Raven) and
many of you just continue to inspire the rest
of us with your years of running and
continuous fitness capability levels (Wayne
and Lorraine Martens, Marcia Boulanger,
Angus Haggarty).
Some of you have completed your
first 10 km race (or two) – Gary Burr, Lorrie
Dickey, Kathy Preuss. Some of you have
only been coming out more recently and are
still experiencing some of the beginning
aches and pains of persevering and getting
into the running habit (Laurel, Stephanie,
Janet). Some of you who may be reading
this have come out occasionally but haven’t
officially joined the club yet but we hope
you continue running and do join, and bring
your friends as well.
By my rough count, we have over
30 people in the Club who have run a
marathon at some point in their lives. This
is a pretty significant achievement.
I’m sure I’ve missed somebody’s
first, and longest, or fastest, but I think that’s
almost the point here. There are so many of
you who have accomplished so much this

year and we have a lot to be proud of, both
individually and collectively as a Running
Club. I would really like to see this Running
Club become more well known to the
community so that when people are
interested in being fit and healthy and want
to run, they will always know that there is a
group here ready to take them in.
This winter, January to April, we
have the opportunity to become involved
with a Run Clinic in Chilliwack. I think as a
Club we have the depth and capability to
help others in the community to reach some
of their goals and capabilities.
All of this talk of successes is not to
demean anyone doing less than their
capability – we all have changing priorities
and limited time, etc., but … I find looking
at and acknowledging the successes of those
around us reaching higher can be a very
stimulating and useful thing in our daily
lives.
Congratulations to ALL of you!!
Healthy Running,
Clarence Wiens
RUNNING ACCORDING TO RAVEN
Reading some of our Club runners’
comments from previous newsletters struck
some familiar thoughts. Originally I started
casually running about 25 years ago. I
believe it was probably for fitness, but
somewhere along the line it got out of hand.
I progressed through my 20’s to early 30’s
where, on a bet (beer-induced at the 24-hour
relay) I vowed to run a marathon 3 ½
months later.
I was a long-haul trucker and soon realized
what I’d gotten into. Aside from the
guffaws and badgering of my “health-
conscious” trucker friends, there was some
serious training to be done. My home was
the highway and training saw many different
locations in Western Canada. Never
knowing your run location can be quite
undesirable. I was swore at, fingered, bitten,
shot at (starter pistol fortunately) and
flashed. I preferred the latter. On a run in
Winnipeg, I ran blindly past signs onto a
prison and was met with an armed greeting
and escorted out. One evening in the
Cariboo, I jumped into a leech-infested lake
for my post run bath.
Having no coaching support, or voices of
wisdom to help one through the marathon
process, is not the way to go. Most of my
difficulties or injuries were born of
ignorance. Through my experience I see
why our Club is such a useful tool for new
runners. It is also why you should never
listen to me.
I trained till I blistered everything and lost
many toenails. One was removed because it
grew back through the toe (shoes too tight,
dummy, I later learned!). Pain, stupidity and
due diligence paid off and a successful
marathon was completed. Pride intact, I was
hooked. The next few years I filled with
runs until I began to view them as a chore.
This is about the time I found the Vedder
Running Club.
It is not coincidence that runners are
successful people with a zest for life. Now I
enjoy running as a pleasure and integral part
of life. Through other challenges in life,
running keeps me level and everything in
perspective.
I know I will never not run. I hope to run
till I’m so old and slow I’m consistently last.
I find it hard to believe that after 25 years of
running I enjoy it as much as ever and still
feel like I’m just beginning. I also believe
this is due to the support of a great Club and
its host of unique running mates.
- by Tom Raven

HANEY TO HARRISON 100KM BY
REG HORNSBY
My plan to run the 100 km was simple…
finish! So every medium to large up hill I
had planned to walk, take some walk breaks
along the way, drink lots of fluids, and eat. I
had my support vehicle (Taxi to some
people) and finish one stage at a time.
It was early on Saturday November 8; the
race started at 4am, the wind was coming
from the east. On the drive down from
Chilliwack we had hit pockets of rain and it
was almost cold enough to snow, it was
going to be a long day. At the ‘runner
check-in’ Jon Her on
(My support vehicle driver) and I, met up
with Clarence and Kathy Wiens. There were
also some runners from our trail race, some
from the Diez Vista race and also from the
Knee Knacker race that I knew. After the
‘runner’s briefing’ we started, and it was a
casual start.
Stage 1 everybody was taking it
easy, just loosening up. I ran with Clarence,
Tyler, and a few other runners up to the 1 st
exchange, Clarence was on his own pace
about 23 seconds ahead of me.
Stage 2, this was the 1 st stage I’d
ever ran in the Haney to Harrison, 4 years
ago. It is a lot harder than most people think.
Going along stage 2 was nice, it was dark so
you could not see the hills or the dogs
barking along the way. Compared to
previous Haney to Harrisons, it was very
peaceful and quiet along this stage. Jon
made sure I always had water or e-load in
my hand.
Stage 3, coming into the stage 2 – 3
exchange Kathy Wiens was there to cheer
me on; I had run this stage the past 2 years
on a relay team. I knew the stage very well,
and realized that I had to go slow up the hills
in order not to burn out later. My driver Jon
had gone ahead to the base of the climb to
get food and water out for me, at this point
in the race Clarence was about 5-6 minutes
ahead, and I was running with about 4 ultras.
Going up the 1 st hill was great, I learned
from the Diez Vista race that a good uphill
walking speed is beneficial. On the second
hill by the dump, my driver Jon had to run at
my walking pace, and was feeling fresh, no
pain yet. Half way through stage 3 it was
starting to get light enough that I could ditch
my headlamp and safety vest. The rest of
stage 3 was nice I took a few walking
breaks, not many, and started to catch a few
ultras.
Stage 4, at the stage 3-4 exchange
both Kathy and Jon were there to cheer me
on. I went through the exchange a little fast
for them, I was running with Carlos Castillo
from Victoria, he was on his 11 th ultra this
year. Stage 4 is a nice stage, after hitting a
little ice on stage 3; I was worried about the
downhill coming up shortly. Jon was
positive, and forcing me to eat, Kathy had
no problem handing me gummy bears, they
were good. Once I ran down the downhill,
we hit the east wind, and it felt a little cool.
I decided it was time to change my shirts,
with my driver Jon running beside me I was
tossing off the wet shirts and putting on the
dry ones with out slowing down. When I hit
Sylvester road Kathy was there to cheer me
on, she said I was ‘under 3 minutes’ behind
Clarence and gaining. The thoughts of
going out too fast went immediately through
my mind, Carlos said we were at a 10 hr
pace, all I could think about was going out
too fast.
Stage 5, at the 4-5 exchange I didn’t
even slow down and by this time the relay
teams were showing up and getting ready
for their runners. Just past the tracks, I
caught up to Clarence (he was in pain) and
we ran for a little while together. Jon had
stopped at the store to get a hot chocolate;
the east wind was cool. After I left
Clarence, I ran with Mark White from North
Vancouver, at this stage of the race, just
over the half way point, I was in the runwalking
mode, especially with the wind, all
I could think about was stage 6,
Stage 6 finally, I knew this stage
was up against the mountain; it would be
protected from the wind. Stage 6 was fun, I
got back some energy and was doing more
of a 10 and 1, (10 minutes of running and 1
minute of walking) and feeling very good.
The relay runners passing me along the way
would go by cheering and that was very
encouraging.
Stage 7, after running the last 4 km
on stage 6 with no walks I decided to run up
to the base of Mt Woodside, and then have
my walk break on the up-hill. I knew once I
got to the top of Mt Woodside I would finish
the race. When I hit the bottom of Mt
Woodside I started my walk, all the other
ultras in front of me were running up the
hill. I was sticking to my plan, and thought I
was doing great, just walking up to the top

ut when I got to the top, I could hardly run,
my legs had started to tighten and hurt. Jon
gave me some Motrin, it took a few minutes
to kick in and I could run again. Just before
the steep down hill the Vedder Vixens’ van
caught me, the girls all jumped out, came
over and ran with me for 50 feet, they had to
get to the next exchange since their runner
was only 300 meters behind me, so I ran
down the hill. About 1 mile from the
exchange Tracy passed me, encouraged me
to keep running and that they would see me
at the finish line.
Stage 8, passing the 7-8 exchange it
got windy, with less than 5 miles from the
finish line, I found the 1 st mile hard to run.
When I turned onto Golf Road I started to
run-walk, and running at this point, I would
gain on most relay runners, I did this for 2
miles until I hit Alex, (Jon Smith had
dropped off Alex Marks to pace me in). I
had 3 kilometers to go, he would not let me
walk!! Jon had handed me my flattened
Coke and taken off to the finish line, we
were going a nice easy pace, slow enough so
I would not burn out, but fast enough to
keep up with the relay teams.
Along this part of the run Alex was
being very supportive, and it helped. By the
time I went by the fire hall I wanted to go up
to speed, Alex held me back, figuring I
would burn my-self out. I crossed the last
bridge coming into Harrison, the pub was on
the right hand side and I could hear a scream
coming from some van, ‘there goes Reg’.
On the left hand side was Kathy and
Clarence, I ran by them and was up to speed
and it felt good. I made the left hand turn,
with about 200 meters to go, I felt strong,
Alex ducked into the crowd and I crossed
the finish line, making sure the chip landed
on the mat, 100 km finished in 11:11:59.
Words to live by,
“Surrender. Accept who you really
are, trust life, let go and just BE. Dare to do
the unknown even if you doubt. What is, is.”
–Jeani Read
UPCOMING RACES AND EVENTS
Dec. 17 Christmas Light Run - 7:00 pm
Meet at Rita Chadsey’s at 5844
Unsworth Road. For more info.
call Rita at 858-6318.
Jan. 1 Remedy Run – 11:00 am
Meet at Clarence and Kathy
Wiens at 10371 Young Road
North. (bring some leftover
goodies for a light snack after
the run). For more info. call
Clarence or Kathy at 792-7787.
Jan. 25 Campell Valley Stomp -
5k/10k
Start/finish is at Little River
Bowl at the end of 208 St. off
16 th Ave. in Langley/Surrey.
Race begins at 9:00 am sharp.
Feb. 8 “First Half” half marathon –
8:30 am
Sponsored by Pacific Road
Runners.
Start/finish is at the
Roundhouse, Yaletown,
Vancouver. For more info. and
online registration:
www.pacificroadrunners.ca
Feb. 29 Houston Trail Foorace – 5k/10k
Start/finish is at Derby Reach
Regional Park picnic area on

Allard Crescent just west of Fort
Langley by the Fraser River.
Race begins at 9:00 am.
Mar. 13 Hayward Lake Trail Race –
17k/34k
One loop (17k) or two (34k)
around Hayward Lake by the
Stave Lake Dam. For more
info: www.ironlung.ca
Apr. 10 Diez Vista – 50k Trail Race
More info:
www.diezvista.itgo.com
Start: 7:30 am at Sasamat Lake
Park in Port Moody.
Apr. 18 Sun Run
More info:
www.canada.com/vancouver/sp
ecials/sunrun/index.html
May 2 Adidas Vancouver International
Marathon (and half marathon).
More info:
www.adidasvanmarathon.ca
May 11 Run for Mom
Start/finish at Cheam Centre in
Vedder Crossing. For more info
call Clarence at 792-7787.
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
-Technical Singlet (grey) $30.00
-Technical T-Shirt (grey) $35.00
-50/50 poly cotton T-Shirt $10.00
All shirts have the club logo on the front and
back of the shirt.
If you wish to purchase a club jacket, simply
pick one up at the Running Room. Purchase
either the purple or purple and black jacket,
the club will pay for the stitching of the club
name on the back of your jacket.
Check with Kathy and Clarence, we have
numerous sizes of shirts available, and
remember they make nice Christmas gifts.
SUN RUN TRAINING CLINIC
Chilliwack is hosting a Sun Run
training clinic put on by PacificSport-Fraser
Valley and Designed by Sport Med BC in
conjunction with the Chilliwack Landing
Leisure Centre. This is a 13-week course
starting on Sunday January the 18 th through
to April 11 th . This event is open to club
members and non club members. Clarence
Wiens will be the clinic coordinator and
several VRC members are volunteering as
clinic leaders. You may have seen
advertising for this clinic in our local papers
already, cost is $109.00 plus GST. To
register call PacificSport-Fraser Valley 1-
604-864-4657.
Due to many of our members being involved
in this clinic especially because it will be
every Sunday for 13 weeks, we are looking
for a few volunteers to coordinate the runs at
the Cheam Centre. We need to make sure
we have someone that is consistent and will
be available to show up at the Cheam Centre
to greet and give some guidance to any new
members that may show up.
Please contact Clarence or Kathy ASAP.
COACH’S CORNER
This is an excerpt from the book "The
Complete Idiots Guide to Jogging and
Running" by Bill Rogers with Scott
Douglas
Chapter 12 - The Aches and Pains
Should You Run on It?
Judgment calls are a big part of being a
runner. You're always weighing a seemingly
endless number of issues in trying to answer
some basic questions, such as how far, how
fast, and when and where to run. If you're
injured, there's an even more basic question
to consider: Should you run? Here's where
injuries can get the most tricky. If you don't
run on your injury, it's not going to bother
you. Push this logic to its extreme, and it'll
never bother you - never run, and I can
guarantee you that you'll never have a
running injury.

The standard medical advice for all injuries
used to be: Don't run for two weeks. If it
bothers you when you start again, take
another two weeks off, and keep doing so
until you're better. That's not very helpful
advice for most running injuries. If all
runners stopped running every time they got
a little ache or pain, some of them would
almost never run!
What you want to know is how to finesse
your ache or pain so that you can keep
running without doing more damage. After
all, a little knot in your calf that loosens up
after 10 minutes of easy running is a lot
different from an aching hip that makes you
limp around the office, and then only gets
worse when you try to run on it. How much
and whether you should run with your injury
depends on how it feels not only when you
run, but also the rest of the day.
Although there aren't hard and fast rules for
running while injured, here are some general
guidelines:
• If you don't notice any pain during
your run, but have pain after a run
or when you get up in the morning,
it's OK to run your usual run at your
usual pace.
• If you notice pain during your run,
but it doesn't interfere with your
normal running form, its OK to keep
running, but stay close to home so
that you can get back quickly if
things deteriorate.
• If the pain becomes worse the
longer you run, limit your running
to however long you can run before
this deterioration starts.
• If the pain causes you to alter your
usual running form, don't run with
this injury until you can run
normally at a relaxed pace. Running
differently because of an injury will
make other body parts more
susceptible to injury, because they're
being asked to work harder than
usual to compensate for the injured
part that you're favoring.
• If your pain interferes with your
normal, day-to-day nonrunning
activities, the only running you
should even think about doing is to
the nearest sports medicine doctor's
office.
If you're injured and can run, or even if you
just feel the beginnings of an injury, try to
run primarily on flat surfaces. Running
downhill increases the pounding on your
legs, and running uphill forces your tendons
and muscles to work extra hard. When
you're already flirting with disaster, you
don't need either. In all of these cases,
consider taking anti-inflammatories and
applying ice to the painful area a few times a
day.
VRC Executive:
¡ Clarence Wiens, President: 604-792-7787
¡
Virginia O’Brien, Past -President:
604-824-1162
¡
Kathy Wiens, Treasurer & Memberships:
604-792-7787
¡
Louise Short, Newsletter & Publicity: 604-
792-1879
¡ Jon Smith, Secretary, 604-824-8991
¡ Rita Chadsey, Archives, Variety-Run
Coordinator: 604-858-6318

PHOTO GALLERY
Lorrie & Heather at Lorrie’s 1 st race,
way to go!!! Abbotsford Police
Challenge.
Victoria Marathon & ½ Marathon
Lynn & Dave-Lynn’s 1 st ½ Marathon,
congratulations LYNN!!
And here comes Howie…..
Victoria marathon group!
Kelowna Marathon & ½ Marathon
In the cabin……………nice!!
What’s for dinner??
At the finish

Kelowna continued………..
The smiles tell all!
Kathy’s looking mighty relaxed.
Looks like any runners’ closet to me.
Around the Lake Give r’ Take 30 race
And there goes Gerhard……….
And here come the girls……….
Run Patrick run.
And most important…the timing crew!

Around the Lake continued
The doc is in the house.
And the winner is…
Haney to Harrison
Our very own Ultras.
More H2H
I’m not sure what these two are up to but
it can’t be good.
The girls team, having fun I’d say.
Tracy, Heather, Tara and Maureen.
Rita, looking good!!!

More H2H…
And there’s Marla pulling double duty,
ran her leg & volunteered at the finish!!
Our ladies fast team, & Clarence, how
did you manage that one?
Herb & Theresa after it’s all over.
Hey Shelley, I heard the story but it
can’t be all about you.
And I think Ken would agree!
RACE THE RAIN
Group photo…

The Trail Zone
By Reg Hornsby
Get off the road they say, And why not,
over the past few years, I have been
running both road and trails, each year
dedicating more time to trail running and
enjoying it. This section will be appearing
in the quarterly newsletter, it will focus
on trail races, both up coming and past
races. It will also have a section with new
trails to run outside of the Chilliwack
area (both long and short). With the
approach of winter and the east wind,
this is a good time to go out and enjoy
some of the trail running around Cultus
Lake, if the snow is flying and the east
wind is blowing the horse trail from Watt
Creek to Edmeston rd is sheltered and a
dream to run, and why not, It’s different,
fun, challenging and a good endurance
work out.
January 25, 2004, February 15,
2004 and February 29, 2004
Campbell Valley Stomp (5K & 10K),
Aldergrove Mud Run (8K) and the
Houston Trail Footrace (5K & 10K),
this is a series of runs taking place in
the beautiful park settings in the
Fraser Valley, geared for beginner to
novice trailer runner’s, although
great warm up’s for the experienced
trailer runner. Each run will be on
trails within the parks and will be well
marked. However these trails may
be wet and muddy so come
experience running in its most
natural environment. After each race,
runners will have something warm to
drink and some good tasting snacks
to munch on. Each run will have
some great draw prizes, so stick
around and see if you win! There will
be both individual race and series
awards given for junior, open and
master (male and female) results will
be available in either of the
Peninsula Runners Stores by the
next day.
February 21, 2004
Grouse Mountain is pleased to
present the SnowRunner 10km and
the SnowHiker 5km, one of Canada's
largest snowshoe events taking
place on Saturday, February 21,
2004. Test your strength and
endurance and enter the challenging
SnowRunner 10km, or for those who
are new to snowshoeing or just
looking for a fun outdoor event, enter
the SnowHiker 5km.
March 13, 2004 (don’t miss this
race)
The Hayward Trail Run is a series of
2 races around B.C. Hydro's
Hayward Lake Reservoir in Mission
B.C. The Shorthaul is a 17 km one
loop run. The Longhaul is a 34 km
double loop. Each loop consists of 2
km paved road, 6 km hard pack
gravel and 9 km of dirt single-track.
The course is 100% runable with
moderate hills and some stairs. Entry
is limited to a total of 125 runners for
both races with a Feb 28 2004 entry
deadline. Entry is $35 with a
technical shirt - $15 no shirt.
Trail Races For 2004
January 25/04, Campbell
Valley Stomp. 9:00am sharp. 5K &
10K http://www.peninsularunners.com/events.html
February 15/04 Aldergrove
Mud Run. 8K run. 9:00am.
http://www.peninsularunners.com/e
vents.html
February 21/04 Grouse
Mountain- SnowRunner 10km &
SnowHiker 5km,
http://www.grousemountain.com/ad
v_sno_5k10k.cfm
February 29/04 Houston Trail
Footrace. 5K & 10K. 9:00am
http://www.peninsularunners.com/e
vents.html
March 13/04 Hayward Trail
17K & 34K, Mission (don’t
miss this race)
http://www3.telus.net/haywardtrailr
un/haywardtrailrun
April 25/04 Squamish
Thunder 10K trail run -, Squamish
http://www.ironlung.ca/

April 10/04 Dietz Vista,
7:30am Sharp, race is full already
http://www.diezvista.itgo.com/
May 15/04 5 Peaks Race #1
Golden Ears, Approximately 14km,
http://www.fivepeaks.com/
May 30/04 Half Knacker 24K
trail race -, North Vancouver
http://www.halfknacker.ca/
June 19/04 5 Peaks Race #2
Mount Seymour, Approximately 8km,
http://www.fivepeaks.com/
June 27/04Comfortably Numb
25K trail race -, Whistler
http://www.ironlung.ca/
July 10/04 Knee Knacker,
50km Trail race 6:00 am
http://www.kneeknacker.com/
July 17/04 5 Peaks Race #3
Whistler/Blackcomb Approximately
12 km http://www.fivepeaks.com/
August 14/04 Stormy 67km
trail race, Squamish
http://www.stormytrailrace.ca/
August 21/04 5 Peaks Race
#4, Cypress Mountain, 9km, 10:00
AM http://www.fivepeaks.com/
August 28/04, Cutthroat
Classic, Winthrop, Washington (fills
up fast) http://www.mvsta.com/
September 11/04 Around the
Lake Give 'r Take 30K,
http://www.ironlung.ca/aroundthela
ke.html
September 18/04 5 Peaks
Race #4 Buntzen Lake Reservoir,
15km, 10:00 http://www.fivepeaks.com/
September 18/04 (approx
date) grouse grind race
http://www.grousemountain.com
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September 25/04 (approx
date) Muddy Buddy team race
http://www.covecommunications.ca
/muddybuddy.htm
October 23/04, 10K& 20K
Trail Race, North Vancouver
http://www.ironlung.ca/ironlungrace
.html
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Vedder Rotary Trail distance chart
Note: all distance in kilometers.
From Cheam Centre to: One
way
Return
Vedder Bridge 1.2 2.4
Peach Rd. 2.9 5.8
1 st bench after Peach 3.0 6.0
Bench w/ 2 big rocks 4.1 8.2
Lickman Rd. 4.5 9.0
Double bench on right 5.0 10.0
Wooden footbridge 5.8 11.6
Rock barricade 6.2 12.4
Beside river to:
Rail bridge 7.2 14.4
Gate to Heron reserve 7.8 15.6
Yellow Gate gravel pit 9.4 18.8
Up on dike to:
Railway crossing 6.5 13.0
Heron Reserve bldg. 7.4 14.8
Keith Wilson bridge 10.7 21.4
Freeway bridge 13.3 26.6

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Membership dues are the only guaranteed revenue for this club. The money collected stays in the club fund to help with
administrative costs (including the newsletter, brochures, and bringing in speakers to meetings), subsidizing the cost of
club shirts and jackets for members, subsidizing some event entry fees, and other items. Plus – your membership gives
you the following discounts upon presentation of your card:
10% discount at Peninsula Runners in Langley on 88 th Ave. north off 200 St. exit and in White Rock
10% discount (or more) at Forerunners on West 4 th in Vancouver
10% discount at Decades Coffee Club in Downtown Chilliwack
10% discount at Java Hut on Luckakuck Way (beside Superstore)
Please fill in the attached form and return it with your $20.00 membership to:
Vedder Running Club
c/o Kathy Wiens
10371 Young Rd. N., Chilliwack, BC V2P 8C4
For an added $10.00 you will receive a cotton-blend t-shirt with VRC logo and name.
Please note: we’re sorry , but if we do not receive your membership renewal dues within three (3) months, we will have
to remove you from our membership list. (And, we really don’t want to do that!)
For more information about the Vedder Running Club, please contact President Clarence Wiens at 792-7787.
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VEDDER RUNNING CLUB – MEMBERSHIP FORM
The VEDDER RUNNING CLUB is a non-profit recreational club, promoting fitness through running. Annual
membership is $20.00 and is for the period of January through December.
New Member:_______ OR Membership Renewal:________ (Please check appropriate category)
Female:_______ Male:________
First Name:_________________________________ Last Name:______________________________________
Home Address:________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
Home Phone Number:_______________________________ Birthdate: ____________________(optional)
(may be needed for group race entry forms)
E-mail:___________________________________________
Waiver: In consideration of your accepting this membership, I hereby for myself, my heirs, executors and administrators
waive and release the organizers of this club and its sponsors from any and all rights of claims for damages I may have
against them, their representatives, successors and assigns, for any and all illness, injuries and/or losses I may sustain as a
result of my participation in this club.
Signed:____________________________________________ Date:___________________________________
Check here if:
Yes, I’d like a VRC cotton t -shirt. An extra $10.00 is enclosed.
Yes, I’d like to borrow the VRC training manual (no cost!).