LOST Race Volunteers…

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So the LOST Race is fast approaching (Saturday, Aug 10, 8:00 am start)… and we are working behind the scenes to make the 6th annual LOST Race happen… (just ordered the medals and prizes from Xterra!)… but we need your help!

Well, that’s not exactly true… if you are racing, then you are off the hook!  But if you have family, friends or relatives that wouldn’t mind helping, we could certainly use the help!

We have 2 areas that we need volunteers, on water and on land. 

The land volunteers are easy… typically you are either just at the start or at the finish and therefore it doesn’t take too long either… but it is very much appreciated!  If you have teens that need volunteer hours for high school, we can do that too.  Darren Osborne is heading up the land volunteers, so you can email him directly if you have someone who would be interested in helping in positions such as:

  • registration
  • body marking
  • handing out medals
  • timing / placing
  • baggage check
  • awards
  • food table
  • etc.

The water volunteers are key to the whole event, so we really appreciate the help here!  Joe Allen is heading up the water volunteers, so you can email him directly if you have someone who would be interested in helping in positions such as:

  • kayaker and/or kayak
  • SUP and paddler
  • boater and/or boat
  • lifeguard
  • etc

Fortunately, we try to keep the whole race simple and grass roots and therefore don’t need too many volunteers… and usually have a great response from volunteers, but we do need a few people to put up their hands!  So please let Darren and/or Joe know if you can help!  Many thanks.

 

Cheers,

Rob

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I founded LOST Swimming because I like open water swimming and would like to see it grow and thrive in Lake Ontario. I started as a competitive swimmer as a kid and ended up getting as far as a silver medal at Nationals and going to the Olympic Trials in 1988. But I retired after that, I was sick of swimming. So I got into running marathons and have run over 35 to date, as well as a few ultra marathons, including the Marathon des Sables (7 day, ultra across the Sahara Desert). I also kind of fell into triathlons and have done a handful of Ironman tri's too. This gradually got me back in the water and in 2006 I took the plunge and attempted swimming the English Channel. I didn't quite make it across, but the circle was now complete and after 17 years I was a swimmer again! Although I still do plenty of pool swimming, I now much prefer open water swimming and like to say that open water swimming is to pool swimming, what trail running is to treadmill running! As a result I hope to encourage more people to join me for a dip in Lake Ontario as often as we can!