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      Hello Everyone,                                                                                                                                                                                                              January 7, 2021        

     In this Issue:

     

  1. Happy New Year 2021
  2. Make Your New Year’s Goals About What You Have to Gain
  3. Kivi Park volunteer, 93, is an inspiration for many
  4. Photos This Week
  5. Upcoming Events; Feb 28 Hypothermic Half
  6. Running Room Run Club Update: 
  7. Track North

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NORTHERN ONTARIO | News
Kivi Park volunteer, 93, is an inspiration for many
Jaime McKee, CTV News Northern Ontario reporter

CTV News Northern Ontario Videojournalist
@jaime_mckee4


SUDBURY -- Kivi Park in Sudbury’s South End is known as a gem to the city. It depends on many volunteers to keep the 482-acre property in good shape.

One of those volunteers is 93-year-old Geoffrey Knight.

Knight has been volunteering at the park for just more than a year, and on top of volunteering, he walks the five-kilometre trail most days.

“It’s a very nice park, it’s got good trails, it’s got good scenery, and nice company,” he said.

Knight's role as a volunteer is to make sure people using the trails have purchased a pass.

“Geoffrey is actually the first volunteer I met here,” said Kivi Park communications coordinator Hailey McCue. "He stopped me and asked for my pass when I was out for a walk. It was awesome … He’s been a volunteer for a year, and every time I see him, I just get so inspired to see someone his age out walking like that.”

Knight doesn’t take it easy on the trails. He heads deep into the bush, where the trails are narrow and steep.

“There’s always challenges, particularly going downhill,” he said. “I have to go very slowly, I have to take very small steps.”

As long as he remains healthy, Knight told CTV News he plans on hiking the Kivi Park trails until he’s 100.

“I think it’s keeping me healthy, and sane," he said. "To stick indoors all day I would go around the bend.”

No matter what the temperature is, Knight makes it his goal to do the five-kilometre route. On days where it’s too windy, he sticks to the one-kilometre trail.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Photos This Week

 

Laurentian Lake Sunrise

Laurentian Trails

Black Lake run Jan 1

Fielding Park with the Bird Lady Jan 1

Laurentian Lake hike Jan 1

Trail around Laurentian Lake Jan 2

Jan 3 - Original 1998 SudburyRocks!! members - Vince, Karen, Monique and Sheila at the Laurentian Cairn

XC Ski Thursday at Naughton ,Friday at Kivi Park and today at Onaping Falls Nordics where I skiied on a section of the trail bearing my name .Last year I lamented/whined / complained to Willy Kohl , the Onaping Falls greeter and groomer, that the corner on this new section's kind of narrow . It got widened and given a name. Thnx Willy for making this happen
Excellent skiing conditions today - Maureen M.

 

Fat Biking at Walden

 

 

 

 

Upcoming Local Events

 

   February 28, 2021

Virtual

Event Information and Registration

Hypothermic Half Marathon 2021 - Virtual Run Canada
Ontario: Sunday, February 28, 2021 - Registration

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Run Club Update

 


 

 

Store News

 

Good afternoon Sudbury Runners and Walkers,

 

We have FREE run club Wednesday nights at 6pm and Sunday mornings at 8:30am.


Cancelled until Further Notice

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Track North News - by Dick Moss

 


 


 

 

Dick Moss, Head Coach
Laurentian XC/Track Team
c/o Coach Moss <pedigest@cyberbeach.net>
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For information call me.
Vincent Perdue
vtperdue@cyberbeach.net

Proud sponsor of the Sudbury Rocks!!! Race-Run-Walk for the Health of it

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