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The Villages Running Club (TVRC) is a friendly community of runners who celebrate the joy of running by sharing a common set of values!

We promote an atmosphere of camaraderie, friendship, and support.

We welcome and celebrate all levels of running abilities and accomplishments.

We encourage the engagement in running through club meetings, club runs, social events and other running related activities.

We support the personal goals of each runner.

We leave no runner behind.

Runs every Tuesday – Thursday – Sunday. Meet at Lake Sumter Landing.

See Calendar for start times.

3/14/2024 Monthly Memership Meeting Minutes:

53 people in attendance 
Opening remarks by Dianne Shultz 
Welcome to Wildwood police office Acevedo
She discussed information regarding  Autism 5K times race Saturday April 20, 2024
Event begins 7:15am
Race starts 9:00am
Top 3 runners medals for each age division
Finishers medal for all participants 
Register @ runsignup.com
Questions: cacevedo@Wildwood-Fl.Gov

Financials reviewed by Jeanne Homan
80 members to date 2024

Up coming races/activities:
3/17/2024 northern adventure from Spanish springs 7:00am
3/22/224 Happy Hour send off for Agnes as she departs to Paris for her 1st full marathon 
Palmer CC 4:00pm
3/24/224 lake Minneola 5/10k/half marathon 
Race discount code: VRC241 (10%)
Carpooling may be available 
3/30/2024 Spanish Springs Running of the Squares 5k/Senior Olympics
4/7/2024 prediction run Lake Sumter Pavilion 7:00am
4/7/2024 Farewell snow birds pool party Seabreeze Recreation Pool, $10 for catered picnic lunch 3pm
4/16/2024 NEW SUMMER RUN START TIME 6:30am
4/2/2024 Wildwood PD 5K for autism awareness 
4/25/2025 Edna’s Happy hour Run 3:00pm

Introduction  of guest speaker Olympic medalist Rick Wohlhuter by John Volasco 
Rick shared stories of his running career and accomplishments 
Closing remarks Dianne Schultz 

Meeting Notes 5.9.24

28 members in attendance Greeting by Dianne Schultz Introduction of new attendees: Phil and Kelly Vannette, Tom and Kristie Ryan, Claire Putman and Kathi Lancaster. Welcome to the run club! Looking for VP candidate: anyone interested in the position can reach out to Dianne or John Volasco Future of TVRC: with growth in the Villages…

Runner Bio – April 2024 Meeting

Greg Houston Running Bio I began running in 1963. Readers Digest had an article about how dramatically your fitness could improve by running. In 8th grade I got as far as the county track meet in the 3X‹mile. Serious running began at 18 as I prepared for college and the military. I ran for the…

Runner Bio – April 11 ’24 Meeting

Terri Bower How it started… In 1984, working as an engineer at Chrysler Motor Company, Terri was introduced to the idea of road running by a couple colleagues—she had no idea people ran 10K’s let alone 26.2 miles for fun!! The colleagues invited her to run after work around Bell Isle—eventually, she made it the…