Walk: Sat. Nov. 20 @ Tim's

Great shot of last Saturday's misty morning, by our gal Eileen

They say that this week's sulky weather will smarten up a bit for Saturday. Good thing, 'cause I have leaves to shred! Shall we say 8 am for 8-10K? We need to get a walk in before Santa Claus arrives on Sunday to herald in high-calorie season.

By the way, you still have time to order a book or calendar, as I won't be placing the order till we straighten out the dates below. Every year, we seem to get reorders after people see the product, so why wait? (As I don't make a penny on the sale, this little nag is for your benefit only.)

Our poll: Votes so far overwhelmingly prefer (13-1) a spring race and fall party. If you haven't clicked in your vote (the poll is at the top of the right column on the blog), you have three more days to do so. Sorry, I can't accept votes given in the comments, as there's a danger of duplication.

Proposed dates: For our spring 10K race, how about Sunday, April 3rd (the day after Harry's and the Beach Spring Sprint)?

For our fall party, for the last couple of years it's been on the second Saturday in November. However, in 2011 that falls on a couple of Shore Things birthdays. Since we'll all know in advance, I'm hoping the group won't mind shifting the date by one week to make it November 19th (the 3rd Saturday), for 2011 only. Then we'll return to our regularly scheduled programming.

Good luck to Margy and Rainer, who are already working on deafening us at next year's party with the sound of their medals clinking. They're doing the Whitby Waterfront Race on Sunday.

I also have sad news to pass along. Many of you will remember Darrell Atherley, the extremely tall, extremely fast, extremely nice walker from Wow in Oakville. He passed away on Nov. 12th after a year-long battle with cancer. There will be a death notice soon with details in the Globe & Mail. We send our sincere condolences to his wife Joan and their family.