Team World Vision Ozarks

First Team Run!!!

2010-06-01T07:38:00.003-05:00

Jim and Danny have mapped out some routes for the team and started a group at www.dailymile.com so team members can log on and see the routes we have planned. The group name is 2010 Team World Vision Ozarks.

The first TWVO Team Long Run will be Saturday, June 5th at Close Memorial Park on Scenic. The run will begin bright and early at 6:00am!
The beginner group will run four miles while the intermediate and advanced groups will run eight miles.

Beginner Route:
http://www.dailymile.com/routes/168430-running-route-in-springfield-mo

Intermediate and Advanced Route:
http://www.dailymile.com/routes/168435-running-route

Upcoming Races!!!

2010-04-28T11:45:00.007-05:00

Who in the World is David Crump?...Family UrbanOrienteering Race
For race form and more information Click Here

Beat the Heat...1,2,and 3 miler
For race form and more information Click Here

Orienteering Race - RESULTS

2010-04-06T18:19:00.000-05:00

Click on Image to view a more readable version!

Training Plans Are Posted

2010-03-09T18:08:00.004-06:00

JUNE 5th is when training starts, so I thought I would make sure everyone could be mentally ready!!!
I wanted to let everyone know that the Training Plans for 2010 have now been posted in the right navigation menu. The Training Plans consist of Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, and even a Walk-to-Run program. You can find these in the blue section to the right under the heading "Training Plans"...make sense, right?

First Info Meeting Feb. 26th @ 7:30

2010-02-09T14:41:00.005-06:00

I wanted to let everyone know that the first informational meeting will be held on February 26th @ 7:30pm at San Francisco Oven.(1110 E Republic Rd, Springfield, MO) At this meeting we will be discussing all information about the marathon and upcoming fundraisers. You are more than welcome to come at 7:00pm that evening if you would like to eat before the meeting.

Together we can make a difference. There is strength in numbers!

2010-02-04T17:44:00.016-06:00

What is an Orienteering Race? - Click Here

Date: Friday April 2nd, 2010
Itinerary: 6:15-6:45pm Check-in/ 7-9pm Race/ 9-9:45 EATS, Door Prizes, and Laughs
Location: Global Fayre 324 S Campbell Ave Springfield, MO 65806
Fee: Pre-register $10 per person Race Day $15 per person. Cheap fun! For a good cause!
Information: Contact Russ Traphagan at teamworldvisionozark@gmail.com or 830-0649
Results: Races like these take time to complete so we will produce the results a couple of days following and post them
on the internet. It is too easy to cheat in these events so we will not do awards but will have cool door prizes from down
town businesses.
Registration Form is available HERE. or at The Starting Block.

Team "Snot Rockets" loves Ninja's

2010-02-03T21:03:00.015-06:00

This last Saturday evening, we had some of our TWVO members get together and take part in an Orienteering Race put on by The Starting Block. As you can see from the pictures, team "Snot Rockets" was proudly supporting TWVO and in doing so, they earned the prize of best team name for the evening. Keep watching the Blog for more details about the "Time, Talent, and Treasure" Orienteering Race that TWVO is putting on.

One team member helping another put screws in her shoes for traction on the snow

Team Snot Rockets!!

Yes...Ninja's are allowed on the Team

Trying to stay WARM

Introduction to Team World Vision Ozarks

2010-01-27T12:25:00.013-06:00

How TWVO Started:
You may be asking yourself…How did Team World Vision Ozarks (TWVO) get started. The answer is best explained in a story:
Three years ago, a friend of mine by the name Chris Miller noticed the pile of unclaimed mail on his kitchen table was getting pretty high. Under all the Pizza Hut coupons and credit card offers, he found a copy of Relevant Magazine. After flipping through it, he began reading an article entitled "The Louder Voice: ... the article brought tears to his eyes. In the article, the author recounted a trip he had recently taken to Africa. He spoke of seeing little boys and girls piled on beds, waiting to die. He brought to light the intense poverty that exists all over the world. Chris’s heart broke as the author said that (at least) 20,000 children die each day from hunger, disease, and a lack of clean water.

But there is good news. It doesn’t have to be this way. Chris reminded me that there is HOPE!

Chris knew this was not something he could keep to himself. He began dreaming about putting together a local team. That Dream became a reality, and over the past two years almost 50 runners from Team World Vision Ozarks have completed the Chicago Marathon. These runners have been both experienced and inexperienced - who share a passion for serving the less fortunate. Our plan this year is for us to, meet each Saturday (starting in June) at one of the area parks, train together, complete our long runs, share in our accomplishments, and Celebrate in Chicago as TWVO makes a difference in AFRICA.

Who is World Vision?
Simply put, World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children, families and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice.

For more information, check out http://www.worldvision.org/.