Our end of season banquet has me reflecting on another year of our amazing UVRC community and all the people who keep this club running. It was great to see many of you at the Enfield Community Center in early November, relaxing and enjoying our dinner and cookie supply (shoutout to Gusanoz and Katie's Cookies yum!!). Thank you to teammate Lori for helping us get the venue and Leb Rec for the photo booth! If you weren't able to join us, I'd like to take a moment to reshare our many thank yous.

Thank you to our:

• Couch to 5k Coach Keri & all our volunteer coaches for warmly welcoming new runners, encouraging everyone to train and finish their 5k at the Hanover Turkey Trot
• Drew for leading Saturday runs, Scott for subbing in, & Beth for all her incredible baking
• Annie and Nicole for editing and polishing our monthly newsletter
• Social committee for making events like the summer picnic possible
• UVRC board members for ordering swag and prizes, coordinating volunteer and pacing opportunities, and always dreaming of how to be more inclusive and fun
• All of YOU for volunteering, racing for the club, writing for the newsletter, cheering each other, continuing to show up, and just being the kindest the UV has to offer

Running clubs aren’t inherently synonymous with community, but because of the small efforts we make each and every week to show up for each other, UVRC has the special sauce to be that community. A heartfelt thank you. See you out running!