Harvest Trail Run Firemen s Park Niagara Falls, ON Saturday, September 22, 2012 Start Time: 10:00-1K Kids run 10:30-5K trail run A Serious Race But An Event For The Whole Family
The Harvest Trail Run and Festival The Harvest Trail Run and Festival is perfect for a family outing. Not only do you get to challenge yourself with a great trail run in scenic Firemen s Park, but you and your family can also enjoy the Harvest Festival. The festival has hay rides and corn mazes for the kids, as well as different craft vendors and demonstrations. The food is provided by the Stamford Centre Volunteer Firemen s Association. There are delicious BBQ hamburgers and hot dogs, as well as hot cider to warm you up on that first day of autumn. Firemen s Park offers the perfect setting for this festival, with the foliage all in the warm reds, yellows and oranges that we all think of for the fall. Enjoy great food and celebrate the harvest amongst the tranquil scenery of changing leaves in this beautiful natural park. The Run The run combines open fields, groomed trails, single track and abandoned dirt roads with a few hills thrown in for good measure. The last ½ to ¼ kilometre is a challenge as participants will climb about 100 meters to the finish.
The Sponsoring Organizations: The St. Catharines Road Runners & Walkers was founded in 1978. This not-for-profit organization is focused on promoting running, walking, fitness, conviviality and having fun. The Club has a strong focus on making a difference and in 2011 donated over $45,000 to selected charities and not-forprofit groups. The Harvest Trail Run is the last of 6 races in the club s 2012 running calendar Dontgetlost Adventure Running is a not-for-profit volunteer-driven organization with a 45 year history in the Greater Hamilton and Niagara Regions. Their programs include the Salomon Dontgetlost.ca Adventure Running Series and the fast-growing Adventure Running Kids after school program, promoting adventure, fun, and fitness through on and off trail running spiced with any number of physical and navigational challenges. Check them out online at adventurerunning.ca and adventurerunningkids.ca. Stamford Centre Volunteer Firemen's Association started in 1922 as fire protection for the village of Stamford until the eventual amalgamation with Niagara Falls in 1963. Since then they have continued on as a community based service club. Firemen's Park, a 135 acre wooded conservation area on the Bruce Trail in the north end of the city, is wholly owned and maintained by the SCVFA, and is available year-round for use by the community, individuals and groups. Visit them online at http://scvfa.ca to better understand their contribution to Niagara Falls.
Things to do: The Harvest Trail Run - of course! Children 14 and under can stop by the Adventure Running Kids (ARK) Zone and attempt a 400m Super Sprint Adventure Run. It's a short loop that is a snapshot of what kids experience weekly during ARK. Run the loop as many times as possible - who will be the fastest to conquer the twists, turns and Adventure Running challenges that await? Craft Show / vendors Corn Mazes Hay Rides Lots of great food Enjoy the many trails through Firemen s Park Children s play ground There is even an enclosed dog run for those with canine friends.
Harvest Trail Run A special Fundraiser This event is a joint venture of the Stamford Center Volunteer Firemen s Association and the St. Catharines Road Runners and Walkers to help support the Adventure Running Kids program which is run out of Firemen s Park in the spring and fall. ADVENTURE RUNNING KIDS is an adventure running training and racing program open to boys and girls aged 6-14. Their coaches and leaders not only challenge and teach kids to be stronger, tougher and faster runners while having an appreciation of our environment, but they also coach kids on the problem solving skills that are valuable in training, racing and life. ADVENTURE RUNNING combines trail running, night running, navigation, cross country running, obstacles and, during the winter, snowshoe running into a fun, challenging and often muddy eco-adventure.
Entry Fees (CDN & USD): Shirts will be provided to all who register before September 8, 2012 1K Fun Run free 5K: $30.00 14 and under $15 (there are technical (challenging) sections to this race and parents should use discretion in registering their kids and can "chaperone" if they wish) AWARDS Top 3 Male and Female runners and top 3 M & F 14 and under Online Registration: http://www.onlineregistrations.ca RACE INFORMATION: Contact: Matt West: matthewalanwest@gmail.com Race Date: Saturday, September 22nd, 2012 Race Kit Pick Up: 8:00 am 10:00 am Race Start: 1K Kids run at 10:00, 5K at 10:30 am Awards Ceremony: About 12:00 noon Directions to Registration on Firemen s Park in Niagara Falls, ON From QEW (east or west) exit at Mountain Road and go east to Dorchester Road. Turn left onto Dorchester and use upper or lower (on left just after train tracks) parking lots. Registration and race start off upper parking lot. Follow signs to registration tables.
MAIL CHEQUES and APPLICATIONS TO: St. Catharines Roadrunners & Walkers P.O. Box 23004, Lake and Carlton Plaza St. Catharines, ON L2R 1R5 Please include payment and if you are entering a family please fill out a form and have it signed for each family member Name: Gender: Male Female Address: City Prov. PC/ZIP Phone: Email address: Age on Race Day: Shirt Size: XSmall Small Medium Large XLarge In consideration of my entry, I do hereby, for myself, my heirs, executors and administration waive, release and forever discharge any and all rights and claims for damages which I may have or which may hereafter accrue to me against the St. Catharines Roadrunners and Walkers Club, Golden Horseshoe Orienteering, The City of Niagara Falls, the Niagara Region, the Stamford Center Volunteer Fireman s Association, the sponsors of this event or their respective officers, directors, agents, representatives, successors, and/or assigns for any and all damages which may be sustained and suffered by me in connection with my said association with or entry in and/or arising out of my traveling to, participating in and returning from said athletic meet including any claims arising from my negligence. I have read the above statement, I understand it, and my signature confirms its full acceptance. I attest that I have full knowledge of, and assume the risks involved in this event and I am physically fit and sufficiently trained to participate in the event. I grant full permission to any and all foregoing to use my likeness participating in this event without obligation or liability to me. Signature: Parent (if under 18 years of age)