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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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Awards Banquet Thursday February 18th |
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Welcome! CJRRC Home Page News Content: 1. Awards Banquet Thursday February 18th at 7:30 PM 2. CJRRC Meeting Dates for 2010! 3. 28th Annual HANGOVER RUN 5k New Year’s Day! Photos are up! 4. Bart Yasso spoke at CJRRC’s November Meeting!!! 5. The First Annual Beat Bob Boyd 5k. 6. Group Runs. 7. USATF-NJ LDR Championship Race 2010 schedule! 8. USATF “Phidippides Award” 9. CJRRC is featured online at Patch.com. 10. RRCA Coaching Certification Course. 11. The Evolution of Women in Running Article.
1. CJRRC Annual Awards Banquet MARK YOUR CALENDARS! It’s time for CJRRC’s Annual Awards Dinner Thursday February 18th at 7:30 PM at the Cranford VFW Hall. We'll supply the drinks and food (including vegetarian). If you'd like, you can bring a dessert or another type of dish that you'd like to share with the group. Because we need to know how much food and drink to buy and how to set up the hall, please email Tom Brand at tombrand@earthlink.net to RSVP by Monday February 15th. Members are free; guests are $5.00.
2. CJRRC Meeting Dates for 2010! Thursday February 18th Awards Banquet! Thursday March 25th Thursday April 29th Thursday May 27th Tentatively Saturday July 24th “CJRRC Day at the Races at Monmouth Race Track” Thursday September 23rd Thursday October 28th Thursday November 18th All meetings are at 7:30 PM and are held at the Cranford VFW 479 S Ave E, Cranford Township, New Jersey 07016
3. Another successful HANGOVER RUN 5k 1/1/10! A huge amount of thanks should go to the race director committee (Peggy McHale, Valerie Lieberman, Fran Libasci, Baxter Brooks and Tom Brand) and all of our dedicated volunteers who gave their time and energy to make this year's Hangover a great success with a record number of participants. We had 750 total registered for this race on what turned out to be a beautiful day!
4. Bart Yasso spoke at CJRRC’s November Meeting Runners World’s Chief Running Officer & 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.
5. The First Annual Beat Bob Boyd 5k First of all, Dr. Boyd was featured in a recent newspaper article. On Sunday, December 27, 2009 Dr. Bob Boyd will hosted a 5k fun run. It’ was designed for those that need a running fix to get them through the holiday season—there aren’t many, if any, races that time of year. It was a non-scored, non-timed fun run for CJRRC members only. Runners kept heir own times.
Dr. Boyd called the run the “Beat Bob Boyd 5k.” Those who beat Dr. Boyd got a certificate that said “I beat an old man with a pacemaker in the Beat Bob Boyd 5k.” Those whom Dr. Boyd beat got a certificate that said “I got beaten by an old man with a pacemaker in the Beat Bob Boyd 5k.”
“The Beat Bob Boyd 5k went off without a hitch. We had excellent weather, sunny skies, and great camaraderie. There were 16 participants in this, the inaugural Beat Bob Boyd 5 K. Today's runners showed that you don't have to have age group awards to have a good time. We got our running fix during this otherwise slow racing weekend. Six runners got a certificate saying that they beat an old man with a pacemaker, but 9 ran slower than 27:33 and had to accept certificates saying that they lost to an old man with a pacemaker. Mark O'Leary showed his competitive nature by beating Csaba Konya by less than a second. My son, Tim, placed third. I hope to make this an annual event on the last Sunday of December.” Dr. Bob Boyd PS Actually, there was one little glitch. Four runners missed a turn and ran an extra mile. It will make them appreciate course marshalls more.
6. Group Runs! Click Here for this week’s Group Run 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 7:30-10min pace, all depends how he feels. 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
7. 2010 USATF-NJ LDR Championship 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.
8. 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
9. 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!
10. RRCA Coaching Certification Course!!!!! The RRCA will be holding coaching certifications Register early! Classes fill up very, very, very quickly! Click on RRCA Coaching Class to the left for details! 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
11. The Evolution of Women in Running Article From the New York Times 2/25/09 Click Here
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