We will have two Saturday sessions now.  Sam will walk Lake Gracie at 7:30 AM Saturdays.  Come and run /walk or crawl.

Karen will lead a group to run various nearby sites.  7 AM (Note the time) and this coming weekend it will be Silver Lake (5K around).  You will probably get an e-mail from her.
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SATURDAY JULY 17

This Saturday at 7:30 we had three runners and one walker, plus "late Laura".   Come and join us at Lake Gracie every Saturday 7:30.  Meet at High School parking lot..

EVER SATURDAY MORNING

Every Saturday morning at Lake Gracie.  Meet at HighSchool parking lot at 7:30.  If you are late, just come on down to the lake.  Run or Walk.
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TOMORROW HAS BEEN CANCEL DUE TO LACK OF INTEREST.

No, just the Monthly meetings cancelled.   The Saturday run/walk 7:30 at Lake Gracie will continue.

When you are ready to do more, leave comment here or facebook or e-mail Karen.

Lake Gracie run/walk continues at 7:30 Saturday Mornings.  Shawna and Laura ran this Saturday and Sam walked.  Meet at high school parking lot.  If you are late, just come down to the Lake and join in.
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Run Walk and the Monthly meeting

Saturday the Run walk at Lake Gracie.  Meet at the high school parking lot.  7:30 AM


Regular monthly program the first Monday of each month at 6 PM.. Richard Ridler, personal fitness provider, will give the program at the next meeting June 7, at the Lake Eustis Sailing club 1310 North County Road 452, Eustis.


Mr. Ridler will discuss goal setting, plans, and their achievement through diet, conditioning and strength. www.misssion1fitness.com Mr. Ridler is a retired Navy LCDR, and retired Physicians Assistant. He has 32 years experience in a variety of active fitness programs.


The meeting and races are open to the public and for more information call 352-636-3802 or 352-357-4022.
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Saturday May29....

 Saturday Morning, May 29, 7:30 AM Shawna Sherman and Sam Chapin did solo run and walk around Lake Gracie. Light winds barely wrinled the relactions of the house across the Lake. No cars. No runners. No other people. Well, one car came down at almost 8 AM and two peole got out to walk. The high school Saturday classes are all over with no cars or high schoolers around. Lots of room in the parking lot.

Shane Sherman is off his running because of continued heel pain. Cross training with swimming and biking planned for him..

Where were the rest of you Saturday. Tell us about you run or walk or swiom or bike or whatever and put it on facebook.
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The Eustis Fit Club for runners and walkers had their Impromptu 5k on Saturday May 22 with Kyle Krekeler the big winner followed by McKenna McArdle second and Terry McArdle third.


The Fit Club continues to run Lake Gracie every Saturday, meet at 8 AM in high school parking lot, and a “sit down and talk.” meeting the first Monday of the month at 6 PM. Call 352-636-3802 or 352-357-4022 for more information.
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This coming Saturday May 22, 2010 run walk at Lake Gracie.  Meet at High School parking lot at 8 AM.

We have been doing this every Saturday.. so come and  help us keep things going.
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The Eustis Fit Club impromptu 5 K run on Saturday morning, April 24, at Lake Gracie was won by Heath McArdle, second Shane Sherman, and third Darlene Velez.




The run/walk will continue every Saturday. Meet at the Eustis High School Parking Lot at 8 AM.



Regular monthly program the first Monday of each month at 6 PM.. Richard Ridler, personal fitness provider, will give the program at the next meeting May 3, at the Lake Eustis Sailing club 1310 North County Road 452, Eustis.



Mr. Ridler will discuss goal setting, plans, and their achievement through diet, conditioning and strength. www.misssion1fitness.com Mr. Ridler is a retired Navy LCDR, and retired Physicians Assistant. He has 32 years experience in a variety of active fitness programs.



The meeting and races are open to the public and for more information call 352-636-3802 or 352-357-4022.
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Richard Ridler, fitness provider from Mt. Dora, will provide the program for the monthly meeting of the Eustis Fit Club for Runners and Walkers.



Mr. Ridler will be discussing goal setting , plans and their achievement through diet, conditioning and strength. www.mission1fitness.com Mr Ridler is a retired Navy LCDR and retired physicians assistant. He has 32 years of various active fitness programs.



The meeting will be held Monday, May 3, 6 PM at the Lake Eustis sailing Club, 1310 North County Road 452, Eustis.



The meeting is open to the general public. For more information call 352-636-3802 or 352-357-4022.
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MONDAY MEETING

The monthly meeting Monday , April 5 at 6 PM will be at the Lake Eustis Sailing Club..
The Speaker will be Angela Ford.  See the note below.
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Karen Kerr Hohman says,  Our next monthly meeting is scheduled for: Monday, April 5th@6pm  Run walks every Saturday.
Location:  of  Monthly meeting TBA

Guest Speaker: Angela Ford

She will be sharing with us information on Diet, Physical Activity and Behavior ModificationShe teaches 9 week classes designed to help people lose weight and keep it off for life.She graduated from UF as a Nurse Practioner... in 1996 (Go Gators!) and has been practicing in Lake County since then! You won't want to miss this, so mark your calendars now!Would love to get a head count as well, just for information purposes.

5K runners race of the Eustis Fit Club was held Saturday at Lake Gracie with an impromptu format. Race winners were Karen Hohman first, Heath McArdle second and Shane Sherman third.




Next run walk will be Saturday at Lake Gracie. Meet at the Eustis high school parking lot.

NEXT RUN WALK    SATURDAY 8 AM     LAKE GRACIE 

MEET AT THE HIGH SCHOOL PARKING LOT.
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March first meeting of the Eustis Fit Club was held at the Garden Room of the Eustis Recreation Department.


President Karen Hohman reviews the history of the Club.

Sam Chapin outlined the search for 5k location in Eustis.

Karen announced next Saturday run walk at Lake Gracie to include a hill. Meet 8AM at high school parking area.


Rick Copley, personal and group fitness coach, discussed and demonstrated “Seven ways not to be injured while running”.

1. Warm up with walking or squats.

2. Squats and lunge walk exercise 2-3 times a week.

3. No leg extensions or leg curls.

4. Drink lots of water and eat healthy food.

5. Progressive and intermittent progress.

6. Core strength training.

7. Rest when tired.

More about these to be found on his blog rickthefitnessguru.blogspot.com



Rick announced his 5K run at Emeralda Marsh March 19 at 5 PM.



We will be looking for a first Monday 6 PM meeting place.
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MONDAY 6 PM MEETING

RICK COPLEY WILL

talk about: "How to NEVER get injured running. 7 tips to prevent EVER have to miss time from being injured"


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BIG WEEKEND, FEBRUARY 27 AND 28

SATURDAY is the Eustis George Fest "run with your Dog"   We encourgae you to do that.

SUNDAY 8 AM  the Eustis Fit Club will have a run-- walk at Hidden Waters off Country Club Rd.  This is our Saturdday thing moved to Sunday because of George Fest..

MONDAY  March 1 at 6 PM our monthly meeting which will be at the Garden Room of the Eustis Recreationm Department  at  2214 East Bates Avenue Center enter on the Bates ave side.
Business meeting and Program by Rick Copley, group and personal trainer.
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I am training for a marathon. I know to some of you that seems like a big deal and to others it seems like a minor thing. For me, it is huge. I use the word huge on purpose for a couple of reasons: 1. the task of training and actually running in the marathon (I have run a couple of 1/2 marathons) is a lot of work. 2. By comparison to most people, I do not look like a guy that should be entertaining thoughts of a marathon. Although I am in very good cardio shape, I still am 6'2" and 260 lbs. That means I am HUGE, although my beautiful wife would issue a similarly HUGE denial, the fact remains that I am bigger than most anyone I see training for endurance events.

I guess what I am getting at is that if I can do it, it seems like anyone should be able to do it. I have always had trouble with my weight. As a favorite TV character of mine frequently opines: " I am not FAT, I am big-boned. So I am a big guy and I always have been. I am OK with that and it isnt going to stop me from training. It may take me longer to get to the finish line, BUT I WILL get there. I think that is the attitude that everyone should have I WILL. So many people use the words I CAN'T, I DONT HAVE TIME, I AM TOO BIG, I DONT KNOW WHERE TO START or any phrase that begins with the word BUT as an excuse. Folks, get out there and DO IT. Get off your BUT (LOL), make some goals, reach those goals and reset them a little higher. When we are on our deathbed, will you be sad that you didnt get to watch more TV or play more video games or will you be sad that you didnt get out and DO SOMETHING!

Over this last weekend with the Eustis Fit Club we were able to WALK/RUN around Silver Lake in Leesburg, FL. It is a three mile flat journey and it was such a nice cool day that several of us did it twice. If you are interested in doing some long runs with me.....over 10 miles, please email me at ssherman@cnbt-fl.com.

Until next time....take care
Shane

ANOTHER GROUP OF RUNNERS OR WALKERS

There is a need for another day and another time other than our regular Saturday 8 AM thing.  We have people that want to do their thing with someone.  Yes, we know about the pace problem, but we need to support each other if we can. 

SO IF YOU DO EITHER RUN OR WALK AT A REGULAR TIME AND PLACE, and would welcome others to join with you, LET US ADD YOU TO A LIST.

Shane is looking for someone to do longer runs with him--- any takers?

RUNNING AND WALKING PLACES IN EUSTIS

We would like to add more running and walking areas near Eustis.  What is you favorite place, not listed already on the side bar?  Yes, we know about "out your front door" is usually the best!

GENERAL MEETING FEBRUARY 1,2010

We had 12 at our first meeting.  Karen Hohman was elected President.  She is a busy lady and needs your support or you might be stuck with the presidents job.

Sam mentioned that he thought the running club would stand on three main legs.  1) The weekly run-walk get together.  2) Monthly meeting with an educational program associated with running, walking, exercise or general health.  3) Local races.  Some members will be drawn to one of the activities and maybe a few to all of them.  A fourth category that might develope later would be outreach to healthy life styles with a) childrens program.  b) Police and Firemen.  c) High school age group.  d) Medical rehab program.

Police Officer Misti Mohrenne, the Community Relation Officer, explained her roll as CRO, her experience running and stair climbing and weight control.  She offers to measure distances for us with her Laser guage.
She will help us with road access for races.

Kristy Rohwedder is working on the T shirt program.

The Shermans are helping with the eustisrunnerandwalker.blogspot.com thing.  Members are encouraged to log on and make comments, become followers and/or suggest topics.

Kristy has the Facebook page rolling nicely with many many members.

Publicity had an article in the Daily Commercial and we expect more comverage.

MIKE NEPHEW, who had just returned from a hot 1/2 marathon in Miami, discussed preparations for races like a marthon.  Warm ups, foot alinement, shoes, leg hip and back mobility, heart rate monitoring, water loss and replacement.

Next monthly meeting will be March 1, 2010 at 6 PM  and it will be at the Eustis Recreation Garden Room at 2214 Bates Avenue.  Enter at the double doors on Bates Ave.   We will try to have Eric from Fleet feet talk about 5K races.  Rick Copley is on deck for a program soon.


The next run walk is Saturday 8 AM at Silver Lake.  Check Facebook for where to meet.
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Well, regretfully, I have gained the typical 10-15 pounds over the holidays. It is funny how that happens, especially when I havent really stopped exercising. I guess the whole calorie in, calorie out is not just a myth it seems to be science. Since it is science, I trully need to pay attention and either ratchet up the exercise or ratchet down the food consumption. I hate to think that the metabolism thing is just going to get worse as I get older. I am a relatively young 43, just like my mom is a relatively young 63. Everything I do is below my age level...ask my wife....or Karen.... or anyone else that we know.

The thing is that Shawna and I have signed up for a cruise with some friends of ours (May 2) and so we have to be close to swimsuit shape by the time that we get to that date. Of course, that means different things for myself and my woman. Speaking of my woman, she just got a KICK ASS haircut. VA VA VOOM. I am the luckiest guy.

OK, now that that is out of the way I wanted to see if anyone is interested in training for an actual marathon. 26.2 miles is a long way, but I am determined to do it and would love to have someone to train with. I cant seem to get Shawna or Karen interested so I am looking for some outside help. Any takers?

NEXT EVENTS

THE NEXT TWO MEETINGS FOR THE EUSTIS FIT CLUB.


1) SATURDAY JANUARY 30 AT 8AM THE RUN- WALK AT LAKE GRACIE

MEET AT EUSTIS HIGH SCHOOL PARKING LOT.


2) MONDAY FEBRUARY 1 PLANNING MEETING..

6 PM AT THE LAKE EUSTIS SAILING CLUB, 1310 N. COUNTY ROAD 452

6:30 MIKE NEPHEW, A PERSONAL TRAINER, RETURNING FROM THE MIAMI 1/2 MARATHON ON SUNDAY, will discuss "what personal training can offer to the individual and to the group". Mike has been to one of our Run-walks. He is a personal trainer certified through the American College of Sports Medicine (#640486) and a certified distance running coach through the Road Runners Club of America.

NOW DOESN'T THAT SOUND LIKE AN INTERESTING EVENING...


DON'T FORGET FACEBOOK-- EUSTIS FIT-CLUB

A GOOD SECOND DAY FOR EUSTIS FIT CLUB

This was to be a joke.  I am really a sailing guy that used to be a runner years ago.  Picture of me both walking and sailing.  Then I thought better of it, but couldn't get it erased.  Now I am sort of stuck with it on facebook.  Could be worse.

Today, our second Saturday, was a great day for runners and walkers.  Shane Sherman and Kristy Rohwedder got us off running and walking.
Sam was at the back end of the walkers.  Not a bad place to be.  You get a better look at the neighborhood and the things along the way.  We had one walker that hadn't done much walking recently (me, too) and she sort of came to a halt on the way up the hill.  I was happy to wait with her for a automobile ride to come back for her.

A suggestion for those walkers over 30 years who haven't been walking recently--- don't try the whole circle around the lake, remember it is a steep hill to get back to the parking lot.  Better yet, after the runners and walkers are off, drive down the hill and park on the grass, do the one mile walk and drive home.  Do some walking three times a week and then do the up and down next week.  Slow and easy will do it for most of us.
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SATURDAY RUN--WALK

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NEXT RUN-WALK
"Eustis Fit-Club Meeting #2"
Saturday, January 23 at 8:00am.
Where: Eustis High School
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PERSONAL TRAINERS AND THE RUNNERS

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We have three personal trainers associated with our group. In alhebetical order:
Rick Copley
Matt Kolozsvary
Mike Nephew
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We hope they will be offering us general advise as well as specifics to individuals.
Stay tuned.
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GETTING STARTED WITH THE RUNNING

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Mike Nephew gives us a schedule to advance from walking to running 2 miles in 10 weeks. What he calls "the couch to 2 miles". And his wife did it!!
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OK Mike, here we go:
Week one-run one minute and walk two minutes x7 for total of 21 minutes. Repeat every other day.
Week two-run one minute and walk one minute x 10 for total of 20 minutes. Repeat every other day.
Week three-run two minutes and walk one minute x7 for total of 21 minutes. Repeat every other day
Week four- run three minutes and walk one minute x5 for total of 20 minutes. Repeat every other day.
Week five- run four minutes and walk one minute x4 for total of 20 minutes. Repeat every other day.
Week six - run six minutes and walk one minute x3 for total of 21 minutes. Repeat every other day.
Week seven-run nine minutes and walk one minute x2 for total of 20 minutes. Repeat every other day.
Week eight - run twelve minutes and walk one minute. run to 20 minutes. Repeat every other day.
Week nine- run fifteen minutes and walk one minute. Run to 20 minutes. Repeat every other day.
Week ten - run for 20 minutes. Repeat every other day and think about what you want to do next.
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Now, more about Mike and Matt Kolozsvary and Rick Copley tomorrow. Keep looking us up.
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FLYERS, RUNNERS AND WALKERS

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If this is a flyer, she is banking right. We will have a lot about running, but if she is a walker,
she is walking to get to running,
she is walking to loose weight,
she is walking to race walk,
or she is walking to walk....
to see the birds, visit the neighbors, go around the park, to increase ability to walk, improve heart function, correct cholesterol, fight off diabetes...
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Join our group if you JUST want to walk.
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NEXT RUN-WALK

"Eustis Fit-Club Meeting #2"
Saturday, January 23 at 8:00am.
Where: Eustis High School
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LOTS OF RUNNERS AND WALKERS

Saturday, January 16, 2010

Eustis Fit-Club "GREAT MORNING!"
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What a GREAT turn out we had this morning! I was actually SURPRISED at the cars that kept driving up! and ALL of the people I knew!!
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A friend of mine Leslie Campione said: "I was worried no one would show up.. so I felt like I better go and support Karen! hahahaha"

Well 36 people showed up! and several who weren't there are planning to be there next Saturday.
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Matt Kolozsvary ( a personal trainer at the Y) talk about reaching goals, stretching & warming up before getting started.
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I love the different levels everyone did - We Headed down to Lake Gracie and didn't have to call 911!!! .
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Thank you Kristy Rohwedder, So much for handling him coming to train us rednecks =) And also Kristy has suggested and I think this is a great idea to have a "baseline" on what your time is, so that you have something to compare it too! And so we will have a stop watch at the one mile mark for just that!
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Thank you Sam Chapin, for initiating this!

Roben Bronsen took pictures for us, and so that will be going out as well!
These will all be on our facebook page. FACEBOOK Eustis Fit-Club
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Lining up for the stretches!
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Ok... Shawna explaining the proper dance move that we should be doing - Me I think it's called:
16---42!!! HUT HUT
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And then there is ALWAYS the Peanut Gallery..
Shug, and Joanna... laughing at how ridiculous we look!
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Here we GO! (and I see now that I DO run like a GIRL!!!)

More on Facebook.. check us out!
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Thanks again for being a part of this! Let me know if I need to add anyone to the email list!
We also have a blogspot as well! Would love to have you all join us there!

Until we Run/Walk Again!
karen


Eustis Fit Club
"Lacing up, Embracing Challenge, Walking/Running to get there.
eustisrunning@yahoo.com
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"Eustis Fit-Club Meeting #2"
Saturday, January 23 at 8:00am.
Where: Eustis High School
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Join Eustis Fit Club!

Hello and welcome to the EFC Blog!! We hope you will join us in our quest to live a healthy lifestyle! We look forward to comments, tips and stories about your walking/running activities.
Thanks, the Shermans

THE WORLD AT 3 TO 7 MILES AN HOUR

Walking is about 3 miles an hour. If you push it can get up to 4 MPH. Joggingwill get you up to 7 MPH. Then if you can run 4 minute miles, let me see thaattt iisss.....

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FIRST RUN - WALK

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First run, race , walk will be at 8Am Saturday January 16. Start at parking lot of Eustis High School and will go around Lake Gracie.Come and join in.
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CLUB NAME AND MASCOT

MAYBE DO SOME OF THESE THINGS???

EUSTIS RUNNERS AND WALKERS
PURPOSE is to encourage running and walking as lifetime sports and healthy activity.
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Promoting regular local short races. (1 to 3 mile)
Promoting local training and group training.
Promoting longer 5k and 10 k , ½ marathon or marathon races in Eustis.
Have regular meetings with educational programs– training, stretching, fast running, distance running, triathalons, race walking, foot injuries, leg injuries, Running and heart disease, Treadmills, etc.
Use various areas around the city —Lake front, Carver Park, Hidden Waters
Seek new members to the group. ( a small group needs regular new blood or it disappears)
Make them feel welcome. Give them good advice.
Seek family members to help as race volunteers.
Liaison with Eustis Recreation, High School X country, Triangle YMCA, Trout Lake, Florida Hospital Waterman, Eustis City Commission, Police, Fireman, Chamber of Commerce and Main Street.
We will need a small group to plan activities. – like a Board of Directors.
We will need a group of volunteers for various actions.
Question of Web site. We can do blogspot free with several bloggers and any reader can add comments.
OTHER PUBLICITY– Newspapers, City Schedule, Main Street.
Membership List Maybe no fee to begin with. Just a hold harmless note.
Email list
Meeting place .. We can do LESC a couple of times week days and some week ends. I f long term I will need to get permission from the BOD. Question Parks and Recreation, High School, Hospital.
?? Program for children. Road Runners of America have one and then the story of Robert Sweetgall.
Why WALKERS. 1. Walkers to runners. 2. Walkers to loose weight. 3. Walkers for Walking (Big Sport from 100 years ago.) 4. Walkers for Race Walking (a low impact sport.)
Special welcome to women .
Special welcome to youth.
　
　
　

WHY???

WHY A RUNNING CLUB....
　
1) Runs and races near home.
2) You can maybe have the runs and races you want...
3) Add to the good of the Community.
4) Promote a healthy activity.
5) To join together with friends.
6) Equal opportunity thing - male and female.
7) An inquiry into better living.
8) A step to a greener world.

FIRST MEETING

SEVEN RUNNERS AND WALKERS on the coldest day ever in Eustis met to form a club. Maybe it will be the Eusits Fit Club.
First run, race , walk will be at 8Am Saturday January 16. Start at parking lot of Eustis High School and will go around Lake Gracie.
Come and join in.