Year Round Events

YREs (Year Round Events) are “go at your own pace” walks in the Tampa Bay area. See the YRE Information document for complete information.

Procedure

Physical Start Box

Ask for walk box at start. Please be considerate of staff and patrons at host location.
Register, sign waiver and use maps/start cards to return at finish.

Online Start Box

Go to my.ava.org to set up an account. Once account is set up you will be able to register for year round events online and receive directions and stamped insert cards by email.

You can earn IVV distance and event credit every time you complete the course. Insert pages are available at the physical start boxes.

Walk Fees

Physical Start Box

If you are walking for volkssport (IVV) credit, fee is $3 each day you do the event. You may do the walk twice for distance credit for the same fee on the same day (not Tampa 20K).
Children under 12 walk for free if they don't keep books.

Please pay by check made out to Suncoast Sandpipers Volkssport Club. If you can't pay by check, send payment to the club address. Some boxes have addressed envelopes to the POCs (Point of Contact). Leaving cash puts hosts and club at risk for theft.

Online Start Box

Fee is $4 plus the current service fees for all participants and will be deducted from your account.

YRE Information

Year-Round Events are sanctioned by the American Volkssport Association. All events are eligible for IVV achievement award credit. Sponsors will make every effort for safe events but are not liable for accidents or thefts.

YRE monitors or POCs

Hurricane Updates as of November 2024

Belleair-Largo (OSB)
Alice Lawrence
727-595-2173
pipers at tampabay dot rr dot com

Dunedin (OSB)
Robin Kelly
727-786-6694
ekelly1.2 at verizon dot net

Fort Myers (OSB)
Temporarily Closed - Hurricane!
Craig Bennington
239-687-8333
craigbennington at gmail dot com

Punta Gorda (OSB)
Temporarily Closed - Hurricane!
Craig Bennington
239-687-8333
craigbennington at gmail dot com

Safety Harbor
Ann dela Fuente
727-842-6328
walkan2003 at yahoo dot com

Downtown Sarasota-Lido Key (OSB)
Temporarily Closed - Hurricane!
Alice Lawrence
727-542-9742
pipers at tampabay dot rr dot com

NE St. Petersburg/St. Pete Pier
Denise Connelly (Jan-Apr)
518-369-5449
sillysoc at aol dot com
Alice Lawrence (May-Dec)
727-542-9742
pipers at tampabay dot rr dot com

St. Petersburg Mural Walk (OSB)
Alice Lawrence
727-542-9742
pipers at tampabay dot rr dot com

Tampa
Michelle Devlin
813-406-9507
mjdev7 at verizon dot net

Tarpon Springs Howard Park/Tarpon Springs Sponge Docks
Temporarily Closed - Hurricane!
Bob Huffaker
727-484-6628
bobhuffaker09703 at yahoo dot com

Venice
Cathy and Frank Edwards
941-493-7030
fwedwards at aol dot com