Above (L-R): Community Fun Run Race Directors Clinton Jolly and Trent Kooyman.
Happy New Year to all, and welcome back to Harriers for 2025! I trust all members have had a wonderful festive break with their loved ones. I know many have already started the year with an event such as 2-Bays last weekend, and have kept themselves fit.
Obviously, the club plans to have another fantastic year, with the Community Fun Run, Marathon, and a host of events being plotted by our dedicated committee.
A reminder that club events only happen if we have members put their hands up to organise them, and of course, members vote with their feet by showing up to actually participate in them. The Harriers charter says we have to run a certain amount of weekend events, but over time these events may get stale and need refreshing, so we’re looking at how we can enliven our smaller club events to attract more members and guests. The committee is always open to suggestions and ideas, so you have any, share with a committee member. Likewise, if you’re interested in becoming a Race Director for one of this year’s events, we’d love to hear from you.
Last year I mentioned the safety aspect of our winter runs going forward. Safety is always a major consideration for the club, and protecting club members is a prime consideration for all our events, and especially for Thursday runs. Many of our club winter runs were established in the past, when Traralgon wasn’t as busy, with less traffic and road crossings, and some of them now are becoming untenable as the population of Traralgon grows. We need your suggestions for new runs, which are safer, consider winter aspects of lighting, roads, traffic, volume of runners on course, trip hazards etc.
If you have a suggestion for a run in town that you think may fit the bill, have a chat with a committee member so we can consider it, do a safety audit, and hopefully include some new runs to replace some of the more risky winter Thursday courses in 2025.
*IMPORTANT Harriers Dates
6 February Committee Meeting
23 March 27th Harriers Community Fun Run (RD Trent Kooyman & Clinton Jolly)
1 June 58th Harriers Traralgon Marathon (New start location) (RD Desley Gray)
Looking forward to catching up with everyone, and having a successful 2025.
Phill Mayer – President
Remaining Duty Roster Summer 2025
JANUARY
16 Megan Scott & Paul Smith
23 Stephen McLeod & Kylee Earl
30 Peter Fairbairn & Catherine Leonard
FEBRUARY
6 Darrel Cross & Alfred Warner
13 Angeline Snell & Geoff Francis
20 Elizabeth Kenney & Mandy Ellis
27 Maree Graham & Stacey Podmore
MARCH
6 Luke Witham & Timothy Graham
13 Collette Hofmann & Anja Norwood
20 Gay Cornthwaite & Owen Notting
27 Glenn Graham & Michelle Sawyer
APRIL
3 Newborough Track (volunteers please)
