Open house for Wicked Running Club Wicked Running Club presents Wicked Open House 2009 Saturday, May 16, 9 a.m., on Salem Common.
This event is rain or shine. Join the club for a stretching at 10 a.m. followed by a fun run at 10:30 a.m. There will be raffles and refreshments. New members who join at the open house will receive a Wicked cool T-shirt. The club welcomes members of all abilities and promote the fun, fitness and sociability of running. Membership includes 15 percent discount at New England Running Company, 20 percent discount at The Sports Spa, weekly runs, discounts on Salem Park and Recreation clinics coached by Mike Toomey, “Club Nights” at New England Running Company, scholarships to local high school runners, team relays in Lynn Woods, Lake Winnipesaukee and Mill Cities Relay, team banquet, grand prix racing series, web site and charity opportunities. For more information, contact Alison Phelan at alphelan2aol.com or Shari Hewson at shewsoncellsignal.com. Membership dues will be collected in November for 2010 membership. On Saturday, March 21, a charity bowling match was held at Metro Bowl Lanes in Peabody. Participants included the Lafayette Club, the V.F.W. Club and the Ward Two Clubs of Salem. Recently a traffic tragedy stuck one of our own. Stephen Foster lost several members of his family in a traffic accident. This bowling match donated funds collected plus a 50/50 drawing to help defray Stephen’s expenses. Also, Rich Daly, owner of North Shore Driving School, donated free driving classroom instruction and free road lessons for Stephen’s surviving child (approximately a $700 value). Thank you to all who participated and thanks to the Lafayette Club for the get-together after bowling.
This spring, B&S Fitness of Salem is offering its seventh annual triathlon-training program in partnership with Salem Parks and Recreation. This program is the only one of its kind in the area, and one of the most comprehensive triathlon training programs in all of New England.