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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. 28th Annual HANGOVER RUN 5k: January 1st, 2010 12 PM What a great way to start the New Year! REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN for the 2010 Hangover 5k! Click Here for more information, for the application, and to register online.
2. Bart Yasso spoke at CJRRC’s November Meeting Runners World’s Chief Running Officer and the man behind Yasso 800’s! CJRRC was thrilled to welcome Bart Yasso to our running community. Bart spoke of the highs and lows of his running career so far and his new book My Life on the Run. For more of Bart Yasso’s bio and details about his new book, Click Here.
3. CJRRC Member Exclusive Event First of all, Dr. Boyd was featured in a recent newspaper article. On Sunday, December 27, 2009 Dr. Bob Boyd will host a 5k fun run. It’s designed for those of us that need our running fix to get us through the holiday season—there aren’t many, if any, races that weekend. It will be at the Colonia High School parking lot at 9:30 AM. It will be a non-scored, non-timed fun run for CJRRC members only. Runners will kept heir own times.
Dr. Boyd is calling the run the “Beat Bob Boyd 5k.” Those who beat Dr. Boyd will get a certificate that says “I beat an old man with a pacemaker in the Beat Bob Boyd 5k.” Those whom Dr. Boyd beats will get a certificate that say “I got beaten by an old man with a pacemaker in the Beat Bob Boyd 5k.” The number of runners is limited to 30. Anyone interested should email Dr. Boyd at DDRDBoyd@comcast.net.
4. Group Runs! Who’s interested in group runs? Alexander Fonseca would to start up group runs at Nomahegan Park in Cranford on Sat and/or Sun starting anytime between 7am-10am. People can meet at the gazebo in the park. He usually runs anywhere between 730-10min pace, all depends how he feela. He’s willing to run whatever pace the majority the people are running. Locations: Nomahegan Park, Lenape park, Echo Lake Park, and Briant park.
If anybody is interested send him an email at fonsecaalexander@gmail.com
5. The Last USATF-NJ LDR Championship Race of 2009! The last USATF-NJ Long Distance Running Championship race for 2009 will be the USATF-NJ 10 Mile Open and Masters Championship at 10AM in Mercer County Park, West Windsor, NJ. The 2010 USATF-NJ LDR Championship Race Schedule is done! If you would like to run on a team at any of the championship races, contact Coordinator Dr. Bob Boyd at DRRDBoyd@comcast.net.
6. USATF “Phidippides Award” The USATF will present a “Phidippides Award” to USATF members over the age of 40 who earn points through their participation in road races throughout 2009. “Athletes who earn enough points will be recognized by USATF with a personalized Gold, Silver, or Bronze plaque.” Further information about the award, including the points needed to receive an award and the point value of different race lengths, is available at the following link on the USATF website: http://www.usatf.org/groups/roadrunning/PhidippidesAward/index.asp
7. CJRRC is featured online with video coverage of the Not Quite Fall Classic at Patch.com Check out the video at: cranford.patch.com/videos/road-runners-host-4-mile-at-nomahegan Speaking of the 32nd Not Quite Fall Classic 4 Miler, it was a great success!! 335 bibs, tons of fans, all of our volunteers, & great weather! Everyone had a wonderful time! Thank you Volunteers and All who came and ran!
8. 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! January 15 & 16 in Houston, TX February 20 & 21 Collierville(Memphis), TN March 12 & 13 Bradenton(Sarasota), FL March 19 & 20 College Park(Atlanta), GA 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
9. The Evolution of Women in Running Article From the New York Times 2/25/09 Click Here
10. 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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