Events in March 2025

Events in March 2025

President’s Message

Upcoming Calendar Events

President’s Message

Upcoming Calendar Events

6:00 pm: Beginning Runners Class

6:00 pm: Beginning Runners Class

6:00 pm: Beginning Runners Class

All day: Special Olympics - Catawba College

All day: Mount Hope Church 5K Run for Missions

6:00 pm: Beginning Runners Class

All day: West Rowan Bible Teaching Association 5K

6:00 pm: Beginning Runners Class

6:00 pm: Beginning Runners Class

6:00 pm: Beginning Runners Class

All day: Special Olympics - Catawba College

All day: Mount Hope Church 5K Run for Missions

6:00 pm: Beginning Runners Class

All day: West Rowan Bible Teaching Association 5K

March, with thoughts of spring, is here! A few warm days mixed in with longer daylight are already delightful. Lots of possibilities exist for running club activities, and we have them just ahead.

We have just one race in March this year, and it happens to be one of our best managed races, the Mt. Hope Run for Missions 5K and Fun Run on March 29th. It will again be at Salisbury Community Park. If you haven’t joined us for this race, the scenery is wonderful along with plenty of parking, bathrooms, refreshments and this year, plenty of awards.

Just a week away is the Beginning Runners Class at the Salisbury PD, this time beginning on Tuesday, March 11th. As always, any SRR member in good standing can participate free of charge and we can always use the help with welcoming the new runners. If you know of a non-member who needs the class, they can enter at runsignup.com or by showing up the first night about 15 minutes ahead of the 6pm starting time. Classroom presentations include shoes and equipment, stretching and strengthening, running form, nutrition, safety and injury prevention. Cost for the class remains at $65 and includes a training shirt, membership in SRR and entry into the Bare Bones 5K.

The day before, on Monday, March 10th, we also begin the Rowan Helping Ministries walking class. Guests at Rowan Helping Ministries are encouraged to walk for their health as they learn about the benefits of exercise, nutrition, hydration and more. The class begins at 10am and is usually done by 11am. We need interested walkers to support and motivate these guests. Interesting conversations are common. SRR continues to serve lunch as needed at Rowan Helping Ministries.

Back this year are two Special Olympics events, continuing SRR’s commitment to support this program. This year, we meet at Catawba College on March 27th and at West Rowan High School on April 10th. As another very rewarding way to be involved in the club, we usually plan for about three hours from 9am to noon as club members time the running competitions.
Coming in April will be two races, the West Rowan Bible Teachers Association 5K at West Rowan Elementary on April 5th and the One in 5K at Salisbury Community Park on April 12th at Salisbury Community Park.

The SRR Mileage Club is off and running or walking with a record number of participants. It is not too late to join, but at this point, you cannot include January mileage. You can count the previous month when you join along with the current month and all those ahead until the end of the year. The mileage club is a great motivator, and each person who completes the program gets about three times the value of their entry fee of $12 in prizes should they meet their mileage goal. Participants can adjust upward in September if needed.

If you missed it, the proceeds from the 42nd Annual The Forum Fitness Winter Flight races have so far been realized as $16,000 and a check has been presented to Rowan Helping Ministries. Winter Flight hoodies are being sold for $15 and two for $25 in hopes of an additional check to be delivered soon. Those hoodies are available at The Forum.

As you can see, we have plenty of volunteer opportunities ahead, most of them requiring no special skills. As I mentioned last month, we couldn’t muster enough volunteers for Winter Flight, a first in the history of the race despite having one of the largest memberships ever. Let me know at david.freeze@ctc.net or 704-310-6741 in interested in any of these opportunities.

See you on the roads!

David

11 6:00 pm: Beginning Runners Class 6:00 pm: Beginning Runners Class 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm March 11, 2025 Beginning Runners' Class: WHERE: Salisbury Police Department: 130 E. Liberty Street, Salisbury, NC 28144 WHEN: Tuesday evenings, March 11 - April 29, 2025; 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. HOW: 30 minutes of classroom instruction followed by 30 minutes on the streets around Downtown Salisbury Online Registration - Beginning Running Class Registration Printable Registration Form - Beginning Running Class Registration Spring 2025 Flyer - Spring 2025 Beginning Running Class Flyer

18 6:00 pm: Beginning Runners Class 6:00 pm: Beginning Runners Class 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm March 18, 2025 Beginning Runners' Class: WHERE: Salisbury Police Department: 130 E. Liberty Street, Salisbury, NC 28144 WHEN: Tuesday evenings, March 11 - April 29, 2025; 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. HOW: 30 minutes of classroom instruction followed by 30 minutes on the streets around Downtown Salisbury Online Registration - Beginning Running Class Registration Printable Registration Form - Beginning Running Class Registration Spring 2025 Flyer - Spring 2025 Beginning Running Class Flyer

25 6:00 pm: Beginning Runners Class 6:00 pm: Beginning Runners Class 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm March 25, 2025 Beginning Runners' Class: WHERE: Salisbury Police Department: 130 E. Liberty Street, Salisbury, NC 28144 WHEN: Tuesday evenings, March 11 - April 29, 2025; 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. HOW: 30 minutes of classroom instruction followed by 30 minutes on the streets around Downtown Salisbury Online Registration - Beginning Running Class Registration Printable Registration Form - Beginning Running Class Registration Spring 2025 Flyer - Spring 2025 Beginning Running Class Flyer

27 All day: Special Olympics - Catawba College All day: Special Olympics - Catawba College All day March 27, 2025 Come volunteer with us (morning hours needed) as we time the track events at the Special Olympics at Catawba College. Contact David Freeze at david.freeze@ctc.net to sign up!

29 All day: Mount Hope Church 5K Run for Missions All day: Mount Hope Church 5K Run for Missions All day March 29, 2025 Printable Brochure: Mount Hope Church 5K Online Registration: Mount Hope Church 5K