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Beaches Spring Sprint 2009

The 22nd Annual Spring Sprint consists of a 5 km run or walk for adults and seniors as well as a 2 km run for children and a 2km walk for seniors.

Contact: The phone number at Beaches Recreation Centre is 416-392-0740.  Contact Roland Roushias at the Centre.

Date:  Saturday April 4, 2009
Race time:  9:30am Adult start; 10:15am Children’s start

Location:  The start and finish line is situated at the foot of Silverbirch Avenue, just east of the Balmy Beach Club. The race route goes west along the Boardwalk and then east coming back along the Martin Goodman Trail and the Boardwalk to the finish line.

Organized by:  The Advisory Council of the Beaches Recreation Centre, with the support of the City of Toronto Parks and Recreation.

Registration: March 23, 24, 25 / March 30, 31
7:00pm – 9:00pm at Beaches Recreation Centre (6 Williamson Road, Toronto)

Cost: $20 for Adults and $15 for Children during Registration Dates.
$25 for Adults and $20 for Children on Race Day.
Price includes a t-shirt on a first come, first served basis.

Definition of a child: Students 17 years and under.

Volunteers: 100 Volunteers (minimum age of 15) are NEEDED:
Be available to help out on Saturday April 4, 2009 from 7:30-8:00am until approximately noon.

Volunteers are needed to help us with the following:

  1. Assist in marshalling the course
  2. Help with refreshments.
  3. Monitor storage area.
  4. Give direction to participants.
  5. Assist in crowd control.
  6. Hand out Chip-time anklets / Score race times.
  7. Set-up and take down of race.
  8. Assist in post race clean up.
  9. Promotion of the event.