This Saturday's Race - PEI Dept. of Forestry Vista of Colours Run "Fall Frolic"

PEI Dept. of Forestry Vista of Colours Run
"Fall Frolic"
Points Race for 12.3 only
Saturday October 10, 2009
4.6 K and 12.3 K

Starting Time: 10:00 a.m.
Registration: 9:00 a.m. at Harmony Woodlot, Souris (Find it on the Map)
Sponsor: PEI Dept of Environment, Energy and Forestry
Fundraiser: MacIntyre House
Contact: Kim Bailey 368-9019, Kevin Brothers 961-7296
Course Description: Cross country/trail run
Special Instruction or Notice: Entrance gifts, unique door prizes, Post race BBQ.

Fall Frolic 2008 ~ Fall Frolic 2007 ~ Fall Frolic 2006 ~ Fall Frolic 2005 ~ Fall Frolic 2004

Photos from the Fall Frolic 2004-2008

Directions to the Fall frolic From Souris
(click on map to enlarge)

For Immediate Release
September 29, 2009

10th Annual Fall Frolic Road Race sets for Souris October 10

CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI -- Runners from across the Island are invited to join the PEI Roadrunners Club and the Provincial Forest section of the Department of the Environment, Energy and Forestry for the 10th Annual Provincial Forest Fall Frolic Saturday, October 10, at the Demonstration Woodlot near Souris.

The run – a partnership of the department and the Roadrunners – has been a Thanksgiving tradition since its founding in 1999.

That first year, the Fall Frolic was attended by 51 runners and the numbers have grown each year since then. Now there is a hard-core group of between 70 and 80 runners who attend the event.

In order to provide both a family-oriented run and a course challenging enough to meet the Roadrunners criteria, the fall frolic includes two courses.

The main course is 12.3 km long and takes the runner over the heritage road in New Harmony and then along a section of the Confederation Trail. The runners then go back along the heritage road and enter the Provincial Forest Demonstration woodlot for the sprint to the finish.

The shorter 4.6 km course was laid out for up and coming runners, joggers and walkers. To emphasize the family nature of this course, a number of parents come complete with baby strollers. The short course takes the runners south along Route 303 for 2 kilometers and then the runners enter the Demonstration woodlot for the final half of the race.

For the past 8 years, all money that has been raised through entry fees has been donated to MacIntyre House, a non-profit group home that is located in Souris. MacIntyre House is a seven-bed facility that is now housed in the former RCMP building.

This year, the run will be held on October 10, with registration beginning at 9 a.m. and both runs will beginning at 10 a.m. Entry fees are $10. A barbecue will be held after the run. Door prizes will be drawn for, thanks to the support of the many local sponsors in the area.