RuffTail Runners Training (PLEASE READ AND FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS!)
Details
This training session is required to participate in the RuffTail Runners program. You only have to attend once, and it should take about 2 hours. Please note that you need to follow the registration steps WHEN YOU RSVP...
Here's how this will work:
• RSVP to this MeetUp.
• You'll be asked to pay a fee of $20: NOTE: IF you have already paid for and completed APA! volunteer training, and two mentor sessions, AND are an active volunteer (atleast 15 hours of dog walking), don't pay - message us, and we'll get a limited number of you in, gratis. IF you do this, hold off on the next step until we've confirmed you're in.
• Once you've RSVP'ed and paid, IMMEDIATELY complete the RuffTail Runners and APA! registration (http://www.rufftailrunners.org/join-us/registration/). Use the password "Andre.4ever" (type it in - don't cut-and-paste).
• Please show up on time. We will get started right at 9:00. Because the training is important, if you come later than 9:15, you won't be allowed in, and you'll have to wait for the next training.
• Bring your ID and cell phone!
• Do not leave valuables in your car.
A few notes:
• You must be 18 years or older to participate in RuffTail Runners. Children 12 years old or younger unfortunately cannot accompany you to the training session. Your teenager (13-17 years) can accompany you, but they cannot join the program until they are 18.
• Please wear athletic shoes and comfortable clothes that you wouldn't mind getting a little dirty (like gym clothes).
• There may be event-related road closures downtown. Check here for road closure information (http://www.downtownaustin.com/experience/street-closures) as the training date approaches. When Cesar Chavez is closed, your best bet is to take Lamar from 5th street, turn right on B.R. Reynolds (first right after going under the railroad trestle), and then turn right into the YMCA. You can park at the westernmost end of their parking, and walk across the creek bed to APA!.
• If you can't make it to this training session, please be patient. As soon as another training session is scheduled, it will be posted on MeetUp, which will send you an email. If it's not posted, we don't yet know when it will be.
• You can bring your own leash, which is awesome, but not your own dog.
Once you've gone through the training, you'll be able to run with the dogs. You can even run with the dogs that day (conditions permitting) so come ready to run!