RunWEST

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Come Run With Us:  Route for Saturday, 1 November 2025
(Updated Each Thursday PM)

***7:30 am start***

7:30 am start from The Lakes Running Company in Excelsior.  Free parking available behind the store and in the free, covered ramp.  The store will be open at 7:15 for bathrooms.  Stay afterward to shop!  Thank you, Pete, for hosting!  

Route is a repeat from last November:  https://routes.rungoapp.com/route/WAP6QssHVn

Loop 1 is about 4.4 miles- shorten it by taking a left on St. Alban's Bay Road at 1.5 miles 

Loop 2 and Loop 3 are both a little over 3 miles. 

10.7 miles for all 3 loops.

Food + Essentials Drive for ICA Food Shelf

We have another easy way to help our community this weekend.  As most of you are aware, SNAP funding will lapse on November 1, so Lakes Running Co is collecting donations of food and essentials for the ICA Food Shelf (icafoodshelf.org).  Below is are their lists of needs for October and November. If you are able, please bring an item (or multiple!) to donate!  

Oatmeal                                    Flour (5 pound sealed new bags)

Cereal                                        Sugar (4 pound granulated, brown, powdered, new bags)

Shampoo                                  Oil (18 oz sealed new container)

Jelly                                           Baking soda

Canned Fruit                            Vanilla

Pancake Mix                            Oats

Granola Bars                            Cranberry sauce

Paper towels                            Chicken broth

Dog & Cat food                        Cranberries

Diapers (size 3,4, and 5)         Pumpkin

                                                    Sweet potatoes/yams

                                                    Instant potatoes

                                                    Pasta Sauce

Check out their website or Instagram for other ways to help!  

https://www.icafoodshelf.org/ 

@icafoodshelf