Let's meet the Sunday Sippers
Let's meet the R4R Runners #94 & #95
Welcome to the 94th and 95th edition of the Meet the R4R Runners. This week we get to meet John and Butzy, who are regulars for the Wednesday night run/walk… only recently they’ve been using it as a cooldown!
They’re great fellas that always greet you with a smile and they’ve dished up some great answers, so without further ado… let’s meet these two!
What are your names?
John Veloudos
James Butz
Where are you from?
John: Canberra
James: Canberra
What's your favourite thing about Canberra?
John: Being the Bush Capital of Australia
James: Lake Burley Griffin
How did you hear about R4R and when did you first attend?
John: Friend of mine (Hamish Dawson of Uni North Owls fame) suggested to come down in early of 2021, have been coming ever since
James: My housemate (Hamish Dawson) brought me along back in February of 2021
Big wraps for Hamish! What's your favourite thing about R4R?
John: The welcoming environment it presents, whether that's meeting new people or having someone to open up to
James: The consistency. Rain, hail/snow or shine there’ll be runners going to Commonwealth Bridge and back
What would you like to see R4R do?
John: For Breeny to come back for another episode on the Sunday Sippers Podcast
James: A last man/woman standing run/fundraiser. Run 5/6k every hour on the hour until only one runner remains
I would never want to do one of those things… I’ll let you decide… What's the longest you've ever run?
John: 43k Trial Run (Climbing Mt Majura, Ainslie & Black Mountain)
James: 100km in December last year
Are you planning on taking part in any races or events soon or are there any just gone?
John: I'm racing the Port Macquarie Iron Man on the 5th of May! Feel free to follow the journey @sundaysippersau on Instagram, where James & I document our training through content & podcasting
James: Competing at Ironman Australia in Port Mac on the 5th of May. Hopefully the start of a long career at full distance triathlon
Which three people (alive or dead) would you like to run or walk 6km with?
John: Barack Obama, Khabib Nurmagomedov & Mum
James: David Goggins, Billy Slater, Usain Bolt
What does resilience mean to you?
John: Doing the hard/right thing regardless if you feel like doing it or not
James: Showing up even when things aren’t going in your favour.
When you look back on the hardest moment/s in your life, is there anything you wish you could have told yourself?
John: That every moment eventually passes with time, along with feelings and thoughts
James: Stay disciplined and ride the wave. Most feelings pass and the ones that remain serve a purpose for future endeavours
Thanks, Fellas!
Only 1 week left!
R4R Goes to Park Run
Following our successful first R4R visit to Umbagong District parkrun on Easter Saturday, we will be heading to Jerrabomberra Mountain Reserve parkrun on Saturday 27 April.
The R4R Community is welcome to run, walk, or volunteer at this event. If you’re keen to volunteer, please check their future roster page via the link below and email your interest to jerrabomberramountainreserve@parkrun.com
If you require further information about the planned visit, please speak to Ben Alexander or Tony Wallace at any of the R4R events. We will visit a different local parkrun event on the last Saturday in each month.
Great stuff lads and Dawso!
All registered for the 27th!