The FLRC Board of Directors will have its monthly meeting on Wednesday, February 11, at 6:15 PM via Zoom. All our meetings are open to the public, so if you’d like to attend, email board-meeting@fingerlakesrunners.org to receive the Zoom connection details via auto-reply (and let me know if you don’t get the auto-reply). The link is the same if you’ve previously requested it.
Our board meetings revolve around club and committee activity updates, including a report on the club’s financial position and a brief overview of past and upcoming races. We’ll be reviewing the Winter Chill series, the Hartshorne Masters Mile, and the Super Frosty Loomis snowshoe race, and looking forward to the February Flash Dash. Other topics include a Free to Run fundraising proposal, a report on the Diversity & Inclusion Committee’s 2026 kickoff meeting, a demo of the club’s new Google Photos-based photo library, and more.
I open each board meeting with a quick acknowledgment of those who have gone above and beyond in volunteering for the club. Special thanks this month to:
- Sarah Drumheller for coordinating four races in quick succession with the Winter Chill 5K Series, including smoothly navigating a postponement of the fourth race due to heavy snow.
- Diana Hackett for coordinating the 2025 Trail Circuit and putting on the Winter Party at Liquid State, where we shared cookies and gave out Trail Circuit awards.
- Dave Kania and Eric Sambolec for putting on Super Frosty Loomis in extremely cold conditions with careful thought about how to keep the race safe for runners and volunteers.
- At Charlie Fay’s request, Adam Engst for directing another highly successful Hartshorne Memorial Masters Mile. This event has a high degree of complexity and occurs during an extremely busy time on our race calendar. Seeing both a world and an American record set in the indoor mile brings an unmatched level of recognition to the club.
- Scott Dawson for developing and managing new Google Photos-based infrastructure for the club’s extensive photo library.
- Kris Haines-Sharp, who is stepping down as the chair of the Diversity & Inclusion Committee, and Kate McCormick, who is taking over as chair. Any club members interested in helping with our D&I efforts are welcome to join the committee!