Bill Pomeroy has been a tremendous promotor of the sport of athletics in this province both as a builder and volunteer for many, many years. Whether it be for road races, cross-country meets or track and field in general, Bill has been constantly there assisting organizers in countless ways on countless occasions.
With respect to those yearly road races, Bill certainly has been just about a jack of all trades, helping set up start and finish areas, making announcements, getting the runners to the start line, doing whatever needed to be done, even mixing batches of Gatorade for the race participants. And he often performed those various tasks while competing in the race himself.
When the cross-country season opened each year, Bill has frequently been there to help out with the course set-up, to assist the meet directors, to act as an emcee informing the spectators and race participants alike as to what was happening. He has also been noted for taking numerous pictures of the event to post on Facebook later. He has been noted for arriving on the scene of the race well before the meet organizers and has often been the last to leave, making sure everything was completed to conclude the event.
Bill is extremely well known in the running community and has tremendous knowledge of the sport. He has assisted many runners with training plans and suggested various routes they could train on. And as many trail runners in the Bowring Park area will remember, Bill often places a refreshment table with water on the trail or in his driveway. A kind gesture no doubt much appreciated by those long distance runners on warm and sunny days.
Bill’s expertise in setting up and preparing for road races or cross country events has often been called upon various athletic clubs, the NLAA itself, or the running community as a whole. He has indeed given a large chunk of his volunteer time assisting the greater good of the sport.
Not only has Bill been an incredible volunteer for many years, he has also been a very fine runner, participating in numerous road races and Tely 10 races throughout the late 1990’s and early 2000’s, his most impressive being his winning of the Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Marathon in 2007, despite running extra distance after being misdirected off the course by his police escort.
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