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April in The Villages usually signals a time of quiet as snowbirds flock to their northern homes and residents take back the streets, multi-modal trails and golf tee times. But this week for The Villages Running Club is going to be a busy one! The collection of food for the Wildwood Food Pantry finishes upContinue reading “The Last Week of April”

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”

Collection for Wildwood Food Pantry The Villages Running Club will be collecting non-perishable food items for the Wildwood Food Pantry. Items will be collected at the regular runs starting Tuesday, April 20th through Thursday, April 29th (4/20, 4/22, 4/25, 4/27, 4/29). Steve and Carol Wolf will be coordinating the collection of items and the transportContinue reading “TVRC Charity Drive”

Just a reminder for everyone that our April membership meeting is scheduled for 4:30pm on Thursday April 8th at the Colony Rec Center pavillion. Aviv Clinic from Brownwood will be providing snacks and drinks for the members. The agenda for the meeting is as follows: Review of last month’s membership meeting minutes Board Member RoundtableContinue reading “April 8th Membership Meeting”

As you all may know, the powers-that-be have made the decision that the April Running of the Squares will be virtual. We all hope this will be the last one during the COVID-19 pandemic.  We know you need more t-shirts and medals and this 5k run will allow you to get one more of each. Continue reading “Running of the Squares April 2021”

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.