Author Archives: lizannatkin

As part of our runner profile series we’re pleased to introduce Bob Coffey! We hope you enjoy getting to know Bob (and his wife Jil) a bit better. Bob and his wife Jil have lived in the Villages for nearly 10 years and they are on their fourth home now. They enjoy being one ofContinue reading “Runner Profile – Bob Coffey”

Due to popular demand, we’ll be placing another order for TVRC running apparel! If you’re interested in showing sharing your pride in TVRC with the community this is the blog for you. As a reminder, TVRC members can purchase apparel at cost and non-members will incur a surcharge (we’d really like to have our supportersContinue reading “Order Your TVRC Apparel by April 30th”

“What do we love?” “Hills.” “Why do we love them?” “Cause they’re hills!” The chant from my daughter’s middle school cross-country team echoed in my mind on a recent Thursday on Gayle Mills Drive here in The Villages. The Villages Running Club members old and new ran up the steep hill and jogged back downContinue reading “Hills”

Yes, I know I need to get up and get going, but just one more snooze…Okay, it turned into 3 more 9-minute siestas and that is how I ended up with my goofy experience of the running of the bridges! “So, I overslept,” I thought as I hopped in my car and raced to BrownwoodContinue reading “Running Late”

There will be two opportunities to wear the green while running with TVRC. On Thursday, the day after St. Patrick’s Day, we will gather under the pavilion at Lake Sumter Landing at 8:15 am or so to enjoy snacks and drinks. Most runners do hill repeats on Thursdays, but others stick to the loop forContinue reading “Running In The Green”

Meeting minutes for our membership meetings will be posted to our Google Drive folder. These are accessible to anyone through the Governance page of our website.

As part of our runner profile series we’re pleased to introduce Mark Rossini! We hope you enjoy getting to know Mark a bit better. Mark Rossini came to running as training for chasing after a soccer ball! He played as a youth, in school and continued to play for most of his adulthood. Mark evenContinue reading “Runner Profile – Mark Rossini”

Just a reminder about our upcoming membership meeting on Thursday, March 11 at 4:30pm. We will meet outdoors under the Pavilion at Colony Cottage Recreation Center. We will be confirming the rest of our new leadership team, addressing the agenda topics below and checking out the running shoes being brought by Becky of Suda’s FitFoot.Continue reading “TVRC Membership Meeting 3.11.21”

TVRC will profile members of our running club on the TVRC web site so that we can all get to know each other a bit better – even when we don’t always run together. Mary Lou Marcotte has agreed to be our first runner that we profile – Thanks Mary Lou! Mary Lou is theContinue reading “Runner Profile – Mary Lou Marcotte”

If you’re interested in showing sharing your pride in TVRC with the community we’ll be placing an order soon for TVRC apparel. As a reminder, TVRC members can purchase apparel at cost and non-members will incur a surcharge (we’d really like to have our supporters be members!). We plan to place the order in earlyContinue reading “TVRC Apparel”