Seems alot of AFRC activity this year with everyone flying all over the place for races. Even at work, I recently talked to some people doing the Lucerne (Switzerland) Marathon and the Warsaw Marathon. So…anybody have any plans or interest in a 2013 destination race?
Walter Skrinski
NYRR will post their race schedule through September tomorrow, May 7th. Be sure to register early for any races of interest — they fill up fast!!
Renée G.
Below is the link to the seventh “running” of the Legal Runaround 5k and 3k Poker Walk which is scheduled to take place on Thursday evening, May 24 in Somerville, NJ. Amazing Feet has always been the running club sponsor for this event, and we have historically had a wonderful turnout of volunteers and runners. As such, we are looking for as many volunteers and/or runners again this year! The event raises funds for the Somerset County Bar Foundation which supports causes related to the Somerset County justice system and provides an annual legal scholarship.
Please respond to this post or email Jodi at jalper@lasserhochman.com if you can volunteer. We also invite members to run in the race, if they prefer.
Please be sure to mark your calendars and plan to come out to the event – we need lots of volunteers!
http://www.bestrace.com/somerville/legalrunaround2012.pdf
Another great SuperHero Event has been announced!! SuperHero Events and the Seeing Eye are partnering to present a brand new race in Morristown – Run 4 The Seeing Eye. This four-mile race will follow a USATF certified course that is similar to The Super Sunday 4 Miler. It will be held on the evening of Saturday, September 8 at 6:30pm beginning at DeHart St. in Morristown.
Your participation in this event will help support The Seeing Eye in fulfilling its mission of raising and training exceptional dogs to guide people who are blind.
For registration please visit: www.superheroracing.com
Renée G.
Thanks to everyone for participating in the Peapack Piggie Caption Contest!! We had so many GREAT entries – check them out on the earlier post by clicking on the pictures! All four winners have won free membership for 2013!! Congratulations to all!!
First Place: Barbara Lozier “EEWWW! Ever Wash that glove?!”
Second Place: Dorin Ursan “I wanted to thank you face to face for being such an ‘inspiration’ this winter. Yep, I’m going to Cincinnati. What? You thought I was joking?”
First Place: Carlo DiGiorgio “1. What’s the difference between a pig and two Brits? Brits don’t make good sausage. 2. What’s the difference between the pig and two Brits? There on different sides of a fence. 3. What’s the difference between the pig and two Brits? One’s not wearing running shoes. 4. What’s the difference between the pig and two Brits? One doesn’t drink beer. 5. How many Brits does it take to talk to a pig? It doesn’t matter, the pig won’t understand them.”
Second Place: Dave Allen “…….Brit’s have no boundries on recruiting!”
Simon Lamb, Jodi Alper, Renée Gallizzo
Registration for the Steamtown Marathon in Scranton, Sunday, October 7th, and the Philadelphia Marathon, Sunday, November 18th opened yesterday. Several club members have already signed up!
Steamtown Marathon website: www.steamtownmarathon.com
Philadelphia Marathon website: www.philadelphiamarathon.com
Renée G.
Hello AFRC!!
Today begins the Peapack Piggie Caption Contest!! Below you will see two photos taken last month of members playing with the Peapack Piggies. Please reply to the post with your most creative, funniest caption for each photo to win free membership to AFRC for 2013!! The Peapack Piggie Caption Contest winners will be announced on the blog on March 30th!
Judging will be performed by the President, Vice President and Secretary/Treasurer. These three members will not be eligible to compete in the competition. There will be one winner per photo. Please note that the Executive Committee reserves the right to delete any posts deemed inappropriate.
Let’s see those captions!!
Renée G.
Is there a group running River to Sea this year? It was actually fun last year….and I can say this when it is not 104 degrees out!
Dale DeGraw
I wanted to gauge the club’s interest in assembling a team for a Ragner Relay this year. Ragner Relays are overnight running relays that span approximately 200 miles. Teams are generally made up of 12 people and each person runs 3 legs that can range anywhere between 3 and 8 miles during the day or at night. There are three (relatively local ones) that we could choose from this fall: (1) Cumberland, MD to Washington DC (Sept. 21-22); (2) Saratoga Springs to Lake Placid, NY (Sept. 28-29); (3) Lancaster to Mt. Pocono, PA (Oct 5-6). If we decide to do the Pa. one, we will also have to provide 3 volunteers because we live within 100 miles of any point along the course. Registration ends in June. Please visit the website: http://ragnarrelay.com/running_events. I hope we can get a team together!!
Maura Smith
Great news! The 2012 USATF-NJ Championship Race Schedule is up and available! Click here USATF – NJ Championship Race Schedule to view a PDF of the races. These races are also integrated into our website list of upcoming races, highlighted in blue. We are looking for AFRC mens and womens teams for these races, so please e-mail Tom Miller at sirnadl1003@gmail.com if you are interested in joining one of our teams! Pace does not matter – we are looking for fun and comaraderie!
Renée G.
USATF – NJ Championship Race Schedule