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Fleet Feet’s “Shamrock Shuffle” Set for Friday, 3/14/25

March 1, 2025March 1, 2025 by pagodapacers

Get your green on and join Fleet Feet West Reading at Oakbrook Brewing Company for the 2025 Shamrock Shuffle. This is a FUN run to celebrate the holiday and not a timed race.

A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Lauren’s Foundation who supports local families through a variety of charitable funds that support high school seniors, families with seriously ill children, brain tumor research and organ donation awareness. A representative of Lauren’s Foundation will be at the race to collect any extra donations and to discuss their charity.

Hoka will be joining us this year with their newest models to demo on this run. All participants will receive a raffle ticket to win a free pair of Hoka’s of your choice but if you demo a pair at the Shuffle you will receive a 2nd ticket. Also, your first round of beer is on Hoka and Fleet Feet West Reading!

Although you don’t need to wear green, or dress like a leprechaun, we will be voting on the best dressed. One LUCKY winner will receive a $50 Fleet Feet gift card and a Fleet Feet hat!

Every participant will receive a free beer!

*This is the end of the March ’25 Newsletter.*

The NEW Pacer Passport for 2025!

January 31, 2025 by pagodapacers

And now what you’ve all been waiting for.

It’s time to click, download, print, and start gathering those initials.

The road to premium swag is paved with group runs, races, volunteering, and showing up to a few meetings.

Can you handle it?

Check out this PDF, Pacers–and don’t leave home without it!

2025 Passport half sheet print out 1 – final Download

Pacers who complete all the bubbles on their Passport by the end of the year will get a super-special, super-secret bit-o-swag.

Curious? Want answers? Reach out to PPPF (Pagoda Pacer Passport Facilitator) Michelle Henry with your questions, or just show up at a race or a group run or a meeting and ask about it. (Don’t forget to bring your passport.)

Minutes from the Monthly Membership Meeting (1/9/25)

January 31, 2025 by pagodapacers

Pagoda Pacer A.C. Monthly Membership Meeting

Thursday, January 9, 2025

Mohnton Fire Company

Steven Vida presided

Susan Jindra recorded minutes

20 members in attendance

CALL TO ORDER at 7 pm

Minutes from the November meeting were accepted as posted.

REPORTS

Appointments (Steven Vida) – Steve read the list of Officers, Club Appointed Positions and Race Directors.

MOTION: Steve Vida moved that “the presented list of appointments be entered into the meeting minutes.” The motion was adopted without debate.

Treasurer Report (Shaun Luther) – Balance $97,983 (153% of Target). 2024 P/L shows a profit of $1,216.

Kris Kringle Race Report (Lisa Domeshek) – Another successful year of the race with 462 finishers and a profit of ~$10k. So, ~$5k will be donated to the Berks County Cross Country Coaches Association.

NEW BUSINESS

Pacer Passport (Michelle Henry) – The program had another successful year in 2024 with 25 Pacers completing their passport. Seven of the 25 Pacers were new to the passport program in 2024.

MOTION: Steve Vida moved that “Michelle Henry be authorized to administer the Pacer Passport program in 2025. The cost of the swag is not to exceed $40 per person and not to exceed $1200 total.” The motion was adopted (after/without) debate.

Membership Renewals (Steve Vida, Susan Jindra) – The 2025 renewal process went smoothly with only a few issues driven by the RunSignup system upgrade.

MEETING ADJOURNED at 7:25 pm

Officers Appointed by the President:

Vice-President	Lisa Domeshek
Treasurer	Shaun Luther
Secretary	Jennifer Pierdomenico

Club Appointments:

Membership Coordinator	Susan Jindra
Newsletter Editor	Matt Brophy
Scholarship Coordinator	Katie Beane
Webmaster	Ed Recker

Race Directors:

RD Blues Cruise	Mike Whalen, Elaine Cook
RD Charlie Horse	Shaun Luther, Libby Crockart, Kelly Ammon
RD Oley Valley	Len Burton, Barry Goodhart, Jennifer Pierdomenico
RD Run for the Ages	Blair Hogg, Kristen Rothenberger
RD Jr High Cross Country	Tom Chobot, Phil Lechner
RD Kris Kringle	Lisa Domeshek, Michelle Henry
RD Shiver by the River	Sue Jackson, Georgine McCool, Tiffany Pantoja

This Month’s Membership Meeting: 2/13/25

January 31, 2025 by pagodapacers

** Please let us know if you will attend, so we can plan for food.**

We submit a headcount on the Monday before the meeting. You can mark yourself “Going” to the FB event, comment on the event, or contact president@pagodapacers.com.

Mohnton Fire Company Social Quarters
100 E. Summit ST
Mohnton, PA 19540
https://goo.gl/maps/fukZK8BEGAsXUjDv5

The meeting is upstairs. Enter the front door and the stairs are on your left. No need to ring the buzzer for entry.

Food and drink at 6:30pm
Meeting starts at 7:00pm

All members welcome. Members are responsible for purchasing their own beverages.

Race Results (January 2025)

January 31, 2025 by pagodapacers

Michelle Foley ran the PHUNT 25k in 3:28:25! Congratulations, Michelle!

(If you would like to see your race results in an upcoming newsletter post, please e-mail Matthew.L.Brophy@gmail.com and I will be sure to include them.)

The Horse-Shoe Trail Needs YOU!

January 31, 2025 by pagodapacers

We have an upcoming volunteer opportunity that will give you a chance to learn some trail-building and maintenance skills.

The Horse-Shoe Trail Conservancy is rerouting a small portion of the trail that happens to be on a part of the trail that the Pagoda Pacers have agreed to help maintain. They have requested that we provide some help with this effort. The planned date is March 1st, 2025, at 10 a.m. Parking is where the Horse-Shoe Trail crosses Gebhart School Road in Brecknock Twp.

The scope of work includes:

Move and place some big rocks to create an edge to what is sometimes a creek.
Build some bench-cut retainer wall on slope.
Bench-cut some of the slope into the retainer wall.
Place a few stepping stones to hop across in the wet times.
Should take no more than 2-3 hours.

We are looking for 3-5 people that don’t mind getting their hands dirty. The HST Conservancy will provide all the required tools. Gloves are recommended.

GPS Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/wLC44Bn17WKrrUhQ7

Contact Shaun Luther at charliehorsedirector@pagodapacers.com to confirm you can help or if you have any questions.

Triple Trail Challenge 50.3 and Triple Trail Starter Pack

January 31, 2025 by pagodapacers

We’re doing it again.

The club is going to hold the Triple Trail Challenge 50.3 again for 2025.

Last year exceeded our expectations for how many people would attempt to run The Charlie Horse Trail Half Marathon, the Run For the Ages 10K Trail Chase, and the Blues Cruise 50K Trail Ultramarathon.

We listened to some of the feedback from runners, and one of the changes we made for this year is to allow runners to register for all three races at once on UltraSignUp.com.

With one discounted registration, you will be registered for all three races in the Challenge.

Not ready to commit to all three races? Runners will still have the option of registering for each race individually, and (assuming they finish all three), they will still be able to complete the Challenge.

Also new for this year, the Triple Trail Starter Pack!

The Triple Trail Starter Pack is designed for runners new to trail running. The Starter Pack is also a three-race series that will introduce runners to a wide variety of trail races without having to commit to some of the long-distance challenges of the Triple Trail Challenge 50.3. The series starts with the Dirty Pony 5K, moves on to the Run For the Ages 10K Trail Chase, and finishes with the one of the Blues Cruise Relay legs. (Please note that the relay leg must be completed as a member of a registered relay team.)

Discounted registration for the whole series is also on the Triple Trail Ultrasignup page. And like the Challenge, runners do not have to commit to the series; the option of registering for each race individually is still available.

Letter from the President (February, 2025)

January 31, 2025 by pagodapacers

Dear Pacers,

Barry Goodhart passed away in January. He was a long-time Pagoda Pacer member, and he directed the club’s Oley race for 30 years.

I didn’t know Barry during his running days. I met him during his days of coming to every monthly meeting and staying engaged with the community. He was clearly proud of his years directing the Oley race – and he had every reason to be. I know most of us have stood on the start line of his race.

We will remember him fondly.

Rest in Peace, Barry.

Steve