On Nov 7, 2023, ORCA presented donations to three local charities, Haven Society, Forward House, and the Oceanside Community Track. The $5300 was raised at the 2023 ORCA Mother’s Day race. An additional $1800 was donated to these charities directly from sponsors and online donations. The ORCA executive and race committee extend their gratitude to …
The Oceanside Running Club Association (ORCA) Mother’s Day Run is Back for 2023 It has been three years since the last event and the club is extremely pleased to bring it back. You can expect the same great features of the past events. A beautiful location, smiling faces, great motivation to run your best, wonderful …
It’s December 17, 2022. A brisk 2 degrees C and no wind. Nice turn out at Serious Coffee. Most everyone is sporting extra layers since this is supposed to be an easy long run day. The forecast is for snow in the coming days yet here we are enjoying another beautiful day in Parksville.
The Learn to Run Clinic will be re-launched in February 2023. Planning is happening now as the club executive works out the details for the Mother’s Day run and this clinic. We know there are many people in the community wishing to participate in this popular activity. For those wanting to start running for the …
Here it is! A rejuvenated look and feel for the ORCA web site. The ORCA executive realized in early 2022 that the site needed to be updated along with the content. As we are hopefully pulling out of the pandemic, we are seeing a return of runners to our club. Providing current information to existing …
