April 2024 Announcements
Hello Frontrunners and Frontwalkers!
Happy International Transgender Day of Visibility! To all our members who are Transgender, please know that our club sees you, supports you; and hopes to be a safe space for you. Happy Easter to all our members who celebrate!
Frontrunners Business Meeting
April 3rd, Wednesday, 7:15 pm.
Cafe Dantorels, 2700 24th Street.
Please join us as we discuss developing our website, possible 503c3 nonprofit status, our July Pride Run, and other important topics. The more people that attend, the better we can make decisions that will help our club grow. Please attend!
American River 25/50 mile Aid Station
April 6, Saturday
We are still looking for a few more volunteers!!! We will be handing out food and hydration to the many runners coming through the mile 41 aid station. We have a morning shift (7 am to 1 pm) and an afternoon shift ( 12 pm to 6 pm). All day volunteers also welcome. Feel free to bring friends or family to help out. Please contact Brian Lew @ bdlew_98@yahoo.com ASAP if you're interested!
Frontrunners Brunch
April 20, Saturday. 9:00 am
Cafe Bernardo, 515 Pavilions Lane.
Join us for another third-Saturday brunch! Follows our 8 am run at Guy West Bridge (945 University Ave).
Upcoming Races in April/May
Sunday, April 7. Credit Union SACTOWN Run. This local race features a 10 mile, 5K, and Miracle Mile race options. And our friends at Sacramento Running Association is offering us a 15% discount! Enter Club Code "SACFRONT15" when registering. » Link
Saturday, April 27. American River Parkway Half Marathon. Features a Half-Marathon Walk, Half-Marathon Run, 5K Run/Walk, and 1K Kids' Otter Dash. » Link
Sunday, April 28. Run Because You Can. A 5K run/walk and Kids Fun Run in Land Park! Presented by Runnin' For Rhett. » Link
Saturday, May 4th. West Sac Beer City Half Marathon, 10K, 5K. Starting along Drake's The Barn, this is a cool race series, followed by a Beer Festival. » Link
They are also looking for VOLUNTEERS! If interested, please check out Beer City Volunteer Sign-Up 2024.
Digital Updates
We have a new website! [If you’re reading this, you are on the new website now.] Check out all of the hard work of our VP Nick Kobel! Sacramento FrontRunners & FrontWalkers
Do you use the Strava App? Strava is a popular (and free) app that helps track your running and riding with GPS. It also allows you share pictures from your activities, follow/cheer friends, and join Challenges. Well, we now have a Sacramento Frontrunners group on Strava! Join us on Sacramento FrontRunners’ Strava page.
We are now on WhatsApp! We would like to invite all of you to join our WhatsApp group as a place to stay in touch, invite others for unscheduled runs or socializing, receive announcement and other communication. Click here to join the community, and then be sure to enter the “Running/Walking” group within the community, along with any other groups.
Sincerely,
Michael Bunuan, President