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Welcome to Central Jersey Road Runners Club |
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P.O. Box 1863 Cranford, New Jersey 07016 |
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Central Jersey Road Runners Club |
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1. June Moon 5k IS CANCELLED! For details, Click Here. 2. A Family Afternoon at Monmouth Park Join your fellow CJRRC members for an afternoon at Monmouth Race Track! Saturday, July 25th This year we will have a reserved picnic area. Admission tickets are required for entry to the reserved area. If you are planning to attend, please let us know on or before July 17th so that we can mail the tickets to you prior to the event date. Picnic food, water and soft drinks will be provided. Chef de Cuisine: Baxter Brooks Club members are free, guests $5.00. Let us know how many people will be attending and if there are any particular food preferences (don’t get fancy, keep it simple, vegetarian or meat). RSVP via email to tombrand@earthlink.net or fran.libasci@att.net, or call Tom at (908) 273-6662. RSVP by July 17th! Note that there is no rain date. In the event of rain we will be given a designated area in the Grandstand. Further information about Monmouth Park can be found at the following website: http://www.monmouthpark.com/ We will provide additional information about the event by e-mail as the date approaches. 3. CJRRC’s General Membership Meeting Schedule CJRRC’s A Day at the Races/Picnic July 25th September 24th October 29th November 19th. All meetings are at 7:30 PM and are held at the Cranford VFW 479 S Ave E, Cranford Township, New Jersey 07016 4. The Next USATF-NJ LDR Championship Race of 2009! The next USATF-NJ Long Distance Running Championship race for 2009 will be the June 28 Pine Beach 5k Masters Men/Women
If you would like to run on a team at any of the championship races, contact Coordinator Dr. Bob Boyd at DRRDBoyd@comcast.net.
PROCEDURES FOR DECLARING A TEAM A table manned by USATF-NJ Long Distance Running committee members and volunteers will be near the registration area. They will have membership applications available for new/renewing members and to take Team Changes and Team Declarations. Important Notice – Team Captains please be sure all of your competitors know they CANNOT wear headphones! At the USATF annual convention in December a modification was made to the rule pertaining to the use of headphones. This modification will affect ALL of the USATF-NJ Grand Prix Championships. The modified rule reads: "(f) The visible possession or use by athletes of video, audio, or communications devices in the competition area. The Games Committee for an LDR event may allow the use of portable listening devices not capable of receiving communication; however, those competing in Championships for awards, medals, or prize money may not use such devices." This means that any USATF-NJ athlete that is competing at a championship race as an individual or on a team cannot wear headphones. Non-championship competitors are allowed to wear headphones at championship events unless specifically banned by the race. However, championship competitors caught wearing headphones during the race will not be eligible for USATF-NJ Championship individual or team scoring or awards. Please leave your headphones in the car or at home!
MEMBERSHIPS: Athletes who have not renewed their membership can do so at the race. Please arrive early to allow time for this.
TEAMS: Captains are asked to pre-declare their Teams to Dave Siconolfi at david@compuscore.com by 5:00 PM the night before the race. Pre-registered athletes will be posted at www.compuscore.com as soon as possible. Please identify your teams by their permanent team numbers, found on the LDR page of our website. Pre-declaring incomplete teams is acceptable and encouraged in order to speed up data entry on race day. Athletes registering on race day must be added on a Team Changes form no later than 15 minutes before the start of the race. It is the Captains responsibility to affirm that the declared athletes have USATF-NJ membership, are a member of their club, and have indicated that they wish to be running for the club. If a team member is switching from another club, that member needs to notify USATF-NJ of that change. There is a 90 day wait after competing for one club, to switch to another club. TEAM DECLARATION and TEAM CHANGES FORMS are available at www.usatfnj.org/ldr The Team Change Form allows a club to add or remove team members from one or more previously declared teams. If you have any questions on how to use this form, please check with the USATF Representatives. All declarations must be handed in by one half hour before the race and all team changes must be handed in to the USATF representatives by 15 minutes before the race . Declarations will not be accepted after these points. Please advise your team members to arrive early if they are post-registering to insure that their bib number is available to their team captains. Bib numbers must be provided with the name of the athlete on the team declaration or change forms or the athlete will not be scored on the team. This rule will be strictly enforced.
AWARDS: If you believe you are an age group winner, please show your respect to the organizers and other competitors by being on hand at the Awards Ceremony. Winning teams will be announced; however team awards will not be handed out pending verification of USATF-NJ membership..
5. Local RRCA Coaching Certification Course!!!!! The RRCA will be holding coaching certifications Register early! Classes fill up very, very, very quickly!1 Click on RRCA Coaching Class to the left for details! July 11 & 12 in Clarksville Tennessee Aug 21 & 22 in Hammond Indiana September 12 & 13 in West Hartford CT October 2 & 3 in Portland, Oregon October 23 & 24 in Arlington, VA October 23 & 24 in San Jose CA The certification is designed for coaching adult endurance runners for road running. There are currently more than 400 RRCA certified coaches across the US in 41 states and in Canada. Register soon. Classes fill up VERY quickly! For details about the program Click Here
6. The Evolution of Women in Running Article From the New York Times 2/25/09
7. Announcing the CENTRAL JERSEY TRIPLE 2009! 2008 was the inaugural season for The Central Jersey Triple. What is the CENTRAL JERSEY TRIPLE? All people (members and non-members of CJRRC) who run and/or volunteer in all three of the following club races will receive a commemorative coffee thermos. For the 2009 CENTRAL JERSEY TRIPLE our three club races are: Hangover Run 5K January 1st, 2009 June Moon 5K June 19th 2009 New Date: Not-Quite-Fall Classic 4 Mile Sunday August 30th,2009
8. New! USATF Championship Race Participation Incentive In order to increase club participation in the USATF-NJ Long Distance Running Championship Series, CJRRC will provide merchandise incentives to all members who run on our teams. There will be 13 Championship Races this year. A list of this years Championship Races an be found on Club News Page 2. All Members who run on a CJRRC Team in 10 of the 13 eligible races would receive a CJRRC Team sweatshirt. All members who run in 7-9 races will receive a CJRRC Team long-sleeve tee shirt. If a member signs up to run and we do not have enough runners to field a team in that age category, that race will still count in his or her total for a shirt.. We will keep a current total for each runner throughout the year. For details about the program Click Here
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Race Results: send them PROMPTLY to Bob McGill at slowly6@yahoo.com |
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Webmaster is on vacation until July 12th, 2009! |