A number of years ago, the club started a program of donating used running shoes to local homeless shelters. Earlier this decade, the club hosted a series of Toys for Tots runs. Forty members gathered one year to partake in a 24-hour relay for charity. The Rochester Runners have used running as a powerful tool to help others in need. The 20th Anniversary Party for the Rochester Runners will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Senior Center at the Rochester Community Center.
Admission is free.
For more information, call 742-8936. They raced over 62 miles and it came down to the last few yards. At the Chancellor Challenge 100K race in Boston on Oct. 9, Jan Vandendrissche of Belgium and Jim Garcia of Westford, Mass., were tied with about 20 yards to go. They bumped, Vandendrissche fell and Garcia won. Vandendrissche was 18 seconds behind.