Tuesday, December 24 and Tuesday, December 31 - Williamsburg - Warhill Trail Distance Run/Tempo Run Workout, 3:00 p.m. (note the changed starting time, due to the earlier sunset), meet at parking lot in front of WISC (Williamsburg Indoor Sports Complex), nearest soccer fields, of the Warhill Sports Complex (off Longhill Road, just past Lafayette High School). Course is totally soft-surface of hard-packed gravel and dirt Warhill Nature Trail, wooded scenic route. Distance options of 4 to 9 miles. Rick Platt (757-229-7375, 757-345-1431, rickplatt1@juno.com).
Wednesday, December 18 at 5:30 p.m. (then Monday, December 23 at 4:00 p.m. and Monday, December 30 at 4:00 p.m.), Williamsburg - Colonial Road Runners weekly interval workout, 5:30 p.m., Walsingham Academy track. Speed workout of up to 4 miles worth of repeats, each repeat starting and finishing on the Walsingham track. Surface is mostly grass athletic fields, or crushed gravel running path, before finishing on the track (during daylight hours) or entirely on the track (after dark). Post-workout cool-down run of up to 2 miles. Rick Platt (757-229-7375, 757-345-1431, rickplatt1@juno.com) or Ed Irish (757-221-2425 work, 757-532-1705 cell), epiris@wm.edu. Note that this year the Walsingham weekly intervals on Wednesday afternoons will continue at 5:30 p.m. throughout the winter months, as decided by workout coordinator Ed Irish and the regular participants. Ed emailed “We have lights for the track and will continue to run at 5:30 during the winter”.
Ed Irish has announced the Walsingham interval schedule for the winter months, as follows:
Wed, 12/18 5:30 p.m.
Mon, 12/23 4:00 p.m. (holiday week time)
Mon, 12/30 4:00 p.m. (holiday week time)
Wed, 1/8-1/22 5:30 p.m.
Wed, 1/29-2/19 5:00 p.m.
Wed, 2/26 on 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, December 21 and Saturday, December 28, Williamsburg – “Enterprisers” distance run, 6:00 a.m., Merchants Square of Colonial Williamsburg. Meet in parking lot between the Baskin-Robbins ice cream shop and the Trellis Restaurant. Distance runs of as much as 16 miles, including optional 3 mile add-on, starting at 5:30 a.m. Workouts are announced each week on Thursday or Friday. Lisa Osterhoudt email: lisaann0714@yahoo.com or Bob Fairbairn email: refairbairn@gmail.com.
See more about courses and workouts at http://www.facebook.com/groups/enterprisers/
There are also smaller “Enterprisers” group runs Mondays through Fridays, and Sundays at 6:00 a.m. in Williamsburg , with further details on the Enterprisers “about” page. To be added to the “Enterprisers” email list for the specific weekly Saturday workouts, email Lisa Osterhoudt at lisaann0714@yahoo.com
Sunday, December 22 and Sunday, December 29, Williamsburg – Sunday Morning Distance Runs at Warhill Trail, 9:00 a.m., same starting location as Tuesday runs (WISC parking lot). Email Louise and Bill Sharer at las4452@hotmail.com).
The next Peninsula-area race is on New Year’s Day in Hampton
Wednesday, January 1 – Hampton – Peninsula Track Club – Sentara New Year’s Day 5K (for the American Cancer Society in Memory of Denise Suits), 11 a.m., Sentara Center for Health and Fitness, 4001 Coliseum Drive , Hampton . Daniel Evans (757-766-2658). Email: devans@sentarafitness.com. Website: www.sentarafitness.com
Rick Platt, President
Colonial Road Runners
113 Anthony Wayne Rd.
Williamsburg , VA 23185
Phone 757-229-7375
Cell 757-345-1431
rickplatt1@juno.com
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
The Week's Group Runs and Two Races This Weekend
Tuesday, December 10 - Williamsburg - Warhill Trail Distance Run/Tempo Run Workout, 3:00 p.m. (note the changed starting time, due to the earlier sunset), meet at parking lot in front of WISC (Williamsburg Indoor Sports Complex), nearest soccer fields, of the Warhill Sports Complex (off Longhill Road, just past Lafayette High School). Course is totally soft-surface of hard-packed gravel and dirt Warhill Nature Trail, wooded scenic route. Distance options of 4 to 9 miles. Rick Platt (757-229-7375, 757-345-1431, rickplatt1@juno.com).
Wednesday, December 11 - Williamsburg - Colonial Road Runners weekly interval workout, 5:30 p.m., Walsingham Academy track. Speed workout of up to 4 miles worth of repeats, each repeat starting and finishing on the Walsingham track. Surface is mostly grass athletic fields, or crushed gravel running path, before finishing on the track (during daylight hours) or entirely on the track (after dark). Post-workout cool-down run of up to 2 miles. Rick Platt (757-229-7375, 757-345-1431, rickplatt1@juno.com) or Ed Irish (757-221-2425 work, 757-532-1705 cell), epiris@wm.edu. Note that this year the Walsingham weekly intervals on Wednesday afternoons will continue at 5:30 p.m. throughout the winter months, as decided by workout coordinator Ed Irish and the regular participants. Ed emailed “We have lights for the track and will continue to run at 5:30 during the winter”.
Saturday, December 14, Williamsburg – “Enterprisers” distance run, 6:00 a.m., Merchants Square of Colonial Williamsburg. Meet in parking lot between the Baskin-Robbins ice cream shop and the Trellis Restaurant. Distance runs of as much as 16 miles, including optional 3 mile add-on, starting at 5:30 a.m. Workouts are announced each week on Thursday or Friday. Lisa Osterhoudt email: lisaann0714@yahoo.com or Bob Fairbairn email: refairbairn@gmail.com.
See more about courses and workouts at http://www.facebook.com/groups/enterprisers/
There are also smaller “Enterprisers” group runs Mondays through Fridays, and Sundays at 6:00 a.m. in Williamsburg , with further details on the Enterprisers “about” page. To be added to the “Enterprisers” email list for the specific weekly Saturday workouts, email Lisa Osterhoudt at lisaann0714@yahoo.com
Sunday, December 15 - Williamsburg – Sunday Morning Distance Runs at Warhill Trail, 9:00 a.m., same starting location as Tuesday runs (WISC parking lot). Louise and Bill Sharer (las4452@hotmail.com).
This Weekend’s Williamsburg Races
Saturday, December 14 – CRR – Sentara Sleighbell 5K Run/Walk, 10 a.m.; 1 mile fun run, 9:30 a.m.; Geddy Outpatient Center, Sentara Williamsburg Hospital . USATF-certified course (VA-12066-RT). Jim Elder, Colonial Sports (757-253-0277). Email: jim@colonialsportscustom.com. Website: www.thecolonialsports.com/events or Rick Platt, CRR (757-229-7375, 757-345-1431). Website: www.colonialroadrunners.org. Fast, out-and-back course with Virginia state 5K record set in 2012.
Sunday, December 15 – CRR – Christmas Town Dash 8K Run, 8:30 a.m.; Running of the Chick-fil-A Cows Fun Run (1/2 mile), 8 a.m.; Busch Gardens Williamsburg . Lindsey Brooks, Flat Out Events (757-880-8843). Email: lindsey.brooks@flatoutevents.com. Website: www.christmastowndash.com or Rick Platt, (757-229-7375, 757-345-1431). Website: www.colonialroadrunners.org. Exciting 8K (4.97 mile) course through Busch Gardens and adjacent parking lots with some hills. Final CRR Grand Prix race of 2013.
Rick Platt, President
Colonial Road Runners
113 Anthony Wayne Rd.
Williamsburg , VA 23185
Phone 757-229-7375
Cell 757-345-1431
rickplatt1@juno.com
Wednesday, December 11 - Williamsburg - Colonial Road Runners weekly interval workout, 5:30 p.m., Walsingham Academy track. Speed workout of up to 4 miles worth of repeats, each repeat starting and finishing on the Walsingham track. Surface is mostly grass athletic fields, or crushed gravel running path, before finishing on the track (during daylight hours) or entirely on the track (after dark). Post-workout cool-down run of up to 2 miles. Rick Platt (757-229-7375, 757-345-1431, rickplatt1@juno.com) or Ed Irish (757-221-2425 work, 757-532-1705 cell), epiris@wm.edu. Note that this year the Walsingham weekly intervals on Wednesday afternoons will continue at 5:30 p.m. throughout the winter months, as decided by workout coordinator Ed Irish and the regular participants. Ed emailed “We have lights for the track and will continue to run at 5:30 during the winter”.
Saturday, December 14, Williamsburg – “Enterprisers” distance run, 6:00 a.m., Merchants Square of Colonial Williamsburg. Meet in parking lot between the Baskin-Robbins ice cream shop and the Trellis Restaurant. Distance runs of as much as 16 miles, including optional 3 mile add-on, starting at 5:30 a.m. Workouts are announced each week on Thursday or Friday. Lisa Osterhoudt email: lisaann0714@yahoo.com or Bob Fairbairn email: refairbairn@gmail.com.
See more about courses and workouts at http://www.facebook.com/groups/enterprisers/
There are also smaller “Enterprisers” group runs Mondays through Fridays, and Sundays at 6:00 a.m. in Williamsburg , with further details on the Enterprisers “about” page. To be added to the “Enterprisers” email list for the specific weekly Saturday workouts, email Lisa Osterhoudt at lisaann0714@yahoo.com
Sunday, December 15 - Williamsburg – Sunday Morning Distance Runs at Warhill Trail, 9:00 a.m., same starting location as Tuesday runs (WISC parking lot). Louise and Bill Sharer (las4452@hotmail.com).
This Weekend’s Williamsburg Races
Saturday, December 14 – CRR – Sentara Sleighbell 5K Run/Walk, 10 a.m.; 1 mile fun run, 9:30 a.m.; Geddy Outpatient Center, Sentara Williamsburg Hospital . USATF-certified course (VA-12066-RT). Jim Elder, Colonial Sports (757-253-0277). Email: jim@colonialsportscustom.com. Website: www.thecolonialsports.com/events or Rick Platt, CRR (757-229-7375, 757-345-1431). Website: www.colonialroadrunners.org. Fast, out-and-back course with Virginia state 5K record set in 2012.
Sunday, December 15 – CRR – Christmas Town Dash 8K Run, 8:30 a.m.; Running of the Chick-fil-A Cows Fun Run (1/2 mile), 8 a.m.; Busch Gardens Williamsburg . Lindsey Brooks, Flat Out Events (757-880-8843). Email: lindsey.brooks@flatoutevents.com. Website: www.christmastowndash.com or Rick Platt, (757-229-7375, 757-345-1431). Website: www.colonialroadrunners.org. Exciting 8K (4.97 mile) course through Busch Gardens and adjacent parking lots with some hills. Final CRR Grand Prix race of 2013.
Rick Platt, President
Colonial Road Runners
113 Anthony Wayne Rd.
Williamsburg , VA 23185
Phone 757-229-7375
Cell 757-345-1431
rickplatt1@juno.com
Thursday, December 5, 2013
Runners and Volunteers Needed for Sunday's Christmas Town Dash 8K at Busch Gardens
To CRR finish line volunteers -
Although the Christmas Town Dash 8K at Busch Gardens this Sunday, December 8th will be a chip-timed event by Mettle Events (with the usual CRR finish line system and chute not needed), the race is a Colonial Road Runners Grand Prix Event, and we have offered to help out wherever needed at the finish line (jobs there can include bib number recording, "chute pushing", walker bib number recording, or assistance with timing). If you can volunteer Sunday morning at Busch Gardens, let me know, and I'll let you know the specific assignments from the organizing group, Flat Out Events and Mettle Events. Volunteers will get shirts. Let me know if you can help.
Thanks,
Rick
Further race details below:
To CRR and Williamsburg Running lists
From Rick Platt (757-229-7375, cell 757-345-1431, email rickplatt1@juno.com)
This weekend will offer a number of activities for area runners.
Sunday, Dec. 8 – Christmas Town Dash 8K at Busch Gardens . Packet pickup Friday and Saturday (details below). The 8K race starts Sunday morning at 8:30 a.m., with the Running of the Chick-fil-A Cows, a half-mile family fun run, starting at 8 a.m. Packet pickup and late registration both Friday (in Newport News at Point 2 Running) and Saturday (at Dick’s Sporting Goods in Williamsburg). See below for further details. The Colonial Road Runners will offer volunteers to help out with this CRR Grand Prix race. If you can volunteer with the CRR group, contact Rick Platt at 757-229-7375, 757-345-1431 or email at rickplatt1@juno.com.
Christmas Town Dash 8K
Sunday, December 8, 2013
8:30 a.m. 8K begins: Busch Gardens Williamsburg
8:00 a.m. Running of the Chick-fil-A Cows
Enjoy the sights, smells and sounds of Christmas as you wind your way through Busch Gardens in the exciting Christmas Town Dash 8K. The "World's Most Beautiful Theme Park 's" Christmas Town event becomes the backdrop for this exciting holiday run.
Packet Pick-Up For Christmas Town Dash 8K
Flat-Out Events offers Packet Pick-up in Newport News (Friday) and in Williamsburg (Saturday)!
ALL registrants are able to pick up their race packets in Newport News on Friday, or in Williamsburg on Saturday. Pick which day & location works best for your schedule and we will see you there!
If you have any questions about when to pick up your race packet, please email us!
Friday, December 6
For ALL of our runners
10 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Location: Point 2 Running Company
120 Ottis St, Suite 2, Newport News
( Kiln Creek Shopping Center , off of Oyster Point Road , and near intersection with I-64)
Saturday, December 7
For ALL of our runners
9:30 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Location: Dicks Sporting Goods
The Marquis, 120 Gristmil Plaza, Williamsburg
(Route 199, at intersection with I-64)
The 8K race will start at 8:30 a.m., Sunday, Dec. 8 at the Busch Gardens toll plaza. For additional details on entering the 8K, visit the race website at: www.ChristmasTownDash.com. The event also includes the Running of the Chick-fil-A Cows, a half-mile family fun run at 8 a.m.
There will be one more other upcoming Colonial Road Runners Grand Prix event for the 2013 series, besides the Christmas Town Dash 8K. Entry forms, course maps and additional information for the Sentara Sleighbell 5K can be found on the Colonial Road Runners website at: www.colonialroadrunners.org
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Rick Platt, Colonial Road Runners
113 Anthony Wayne Rd.
Williamsburg , VA 23185
Phone 757-229-7375
Cell 757-345-1431
rickplatt1@juno.com
Although the Christmas Town Dash 8K at Busch Gardens this Sunday, December 8th will be a chip-timed event by Mettle Events (with the usual CRR finish line system and chute not needed), the race is a Colonial Road Runners Grand Prix Event, and we have offered to help out wherever needed at the finish line (jobs there can include bib number recording, "chute pushing", walker bib number recording, or assistance with timing). If you can volunteer Sunday morning at Busch Gardens, let me know, and I'll let you know the specific assignments from the organizing group, Flat Out Events and Mettle Events. Volunteers will get shirts. Let me know if you can help.
Thanks,
Rick
Further race details below:
To CRR and Williamsburg Running lists
From Rick Platt (757-229-7375, cell 757-345-1431, email rickplatt1@juno.com)
This weekend will offer a number of activities for area runners.
Sunday, Dec. 8 – Christmas Town Dash 8K at Busch Gardens . Packet pickup Friday and Saturday (details below). The 8K race starts Sunday morning at 8:30 a.m., with the Running of the Chick-fil-A Cows, a half-mile family fun run, starting at 8 a.m. Packet pickup and late registration both Friday (in Newport News at Point 2 Running) and Saturday (at Dick’s Sporting Goods in Williamsburg). See below for further details. The Colonial Road Runners will offer volunteers to help out with this CRR Grand Prix race. If you can volunteer with the CRR group, contact Rick Platt at 757-229-7375, 757-345-1431 or email at rickplatt1@juno.com.
Christmas Town Dash 8K
Sunday, December 8, 2013
8:30 a.m. 8K begins: Busch Gardens Williamsburg
8:00 a.m. Running of the Chick-fil-A Cows
Enjoy the sights, smells and sounds of Christmas as you wind your way through Busch Gardens in the exciting Christmas Town Dash 8K. The "World's Most Beautiful Theme Park 's" Christmas Town event becomes the backdrop for this exciting holiday run.
Packet Pick-Up For Christmas Town Dash 8K
Flat-Out Events offers Packet Pick-up in Newport News (Friday) and in Williamsburg (Saturday)!
ALL registrants are able to pick up their race packets in Newport News on Friday, or in Williamsburg on Saturday. Pick which day & location works best for your schedule and we will see you there!
If you have any questions about when to pick up your race packet, please email us!
Friday, December 6
For ALL of our runners
10 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Location: Point 2 Running Company
120 Ottis St, Suite 2, Newport News
( Kiln Creek Shopping Center , off of Oyster Point Road , and near intersection with I-64)
Saturday, December 7
For ALL of our runners
9:30 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Location: Dicks Sporting Goods
The Marquis, 120 Gristmil Plaza, Williamsburg
(Route 199, at intersection with I-64)
The 8K race will start at 8:30 a.m., Sunday, Dec. 8 at the Busch Gardens toll plaza. For additional details on entering the 8K, visit the race website at: www.ChristmasTownDash.com. The event also includes the Running of the Chick-fil-A Cows, a half-mile family fun run at 8 a.m.
There will be one more other upcoming Colonial Road Runners Grand Prix event for the 2013 series, besides the Christmas Town Dash 8K. Entry forms, course maps and additional information for the Sentara Sleighbell 5K can be found on the Colonial Road Runners website at: www.colonialroadrunners.org
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Rick Platt, Colonial Road Runners
113 Anthony Wayne Rd.
Williamsburg , VA 23185
Phone 757-229-7375
Cell 757-345-1431
rickplatt1@juno.com
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Group Runs, this week's race and CRR Team info
Tuesday, December 3 - Williamsburg - Warhill Trail Distance Run/Tempo Run Workout, 3:00 p.m. (note the changed starting time, due to the earlier sunset), meet at parking lot in front of WISC (Williamsburg Indoor Sports Complex), nearest soccer fields, of the Warhill Sports Complex (off Longhill Road, just past Lafayette High School). Course is totally soft-surface of hard-packed gravel and dirt Warhill Nature Trail, shaded scenic route. Distance options of 4 to 9 miles. Rick Platt (757-229-7375, 757-345-1431, rickplatt1@juno.com). Remember to vote today!
Wednesday, December 4, Williamsburg - Colonial Road Runners weekly interval workout, 5:30 p.m., Walsingham Academy track. Speed workout of up to 4 miles worth of repeats, each repeat starting and finishing on the Walsingham track. Surface is mostly grass athletic fields, or crushed gravel running path, before finishing on the track (during daylight hours) or entirely on the track (after dark). Post-workout cool-down run of up to 2 miles. Rick Platt (757-229-7375, 757-345-1431, rickplatt1@juno.com) or Ed Irish (757-221-2425 work, 757-532-1705 cell), epiris@wm.edu. Note that this year the Walsingham weekly intervals on Wednesday afternoons will continue at 5:30 p.m. throughout the winter months, as decided by workout coordinator Ed Irish and the regular participants. Ed emailed “We have lights for the track and will continue to run at 5:30 during the winter”.
Saturday, December 7, Williamsburg – “Enterprisers” distance run, 6:00 a.m., Merchants Square of Colonial Williamsburg. Meet in parking lot between the Baskin-Robbins ice cream shop and the Trellis Restaurant. Distance runs of as much as 16 miles, including optional 3 mile add-on, starting at 5:30 a.m. Workouts are announced each week on Thursday or Friday. Lisa Osterhoudt email: lisaann0714@yahoo.com or Bob Fairbairn email: refairbairn@gmail.com.
See more about courses and workouts at http://www.facebook.com/groups/enterprisers/
There are also smaller “Enterprisers” group runs Mondays through Fridays, and Sundays at 6:00 a.m. in Williamsburg , with further details on the Enterprisers “about” page. To be added to the “Enterprisers” email list for the specific weekly Saturday workouts, email Lisa Osterhoudt at lisaann0714@yahoo.com
Sunday, December 8, Williamsburg – Sunday Morning Distance Runs at Warhill Trail, 9:00 a.m., same starting location as Tuesday runs (WISC parking lot). Louise and Bill Sharer (las4452@hotmail.com).
This weekend’s Williamsburg race
Sunday, December 8 – CRR Grand Prix Event – Christmas Town Dash 8K Run, 8:30 a.m.; Running of the Chick-fil-A Cows Fun Run (1/2 mile), 8 a.m.; Busch Gardens Williamsburg . Lindsey Brooks, Flat Out Events (757-880-8843). Email: lindsey.brooks@flatoutevents.com. Website: www.christmastowndash.com or Rick Platt, CRR. Exciting 8K (4.97 mile) course through Busch Gardens and adjacent parking lots with some hills.
Be on a CRR Team!
Check out Greg Dawson's article on upcoming CRR team competitions and how you can join in the fun at http://crronline.blogspot.com/2013/12/greetings.html
Rick Platt, President
Colonial Road Runners
113 Anthony Wayne Rd.
Williamsburg , VA 23185
Phone 757-229-7375
Cell 757-345-1431
rickplatt1@juno.com
Wednesday, December 4, Williamsburg - Colonial Road Runners weekly interval workout, 5:30 p.m., Walsingham Academy track. Speed workout of up to 4 miles worth of repeats, each repeat starting and finishing on the Walsingham track. Surface is mostly grass athletic fields, or crushed gravel running path, before finishing on the track (during daylight hours) or entirely on the track (after dark). Post-workout cool-down run of up to 2 miles. Rick Platt (757-229-7375, 757-345-1431, rickplatt1@juno.com) or Ed Irish (757-221-2425 work, 757-532-1705 cell), epiris@wm.edu. Note that this year the Walsingham weekly intervals on Wednesday afternoons will continue at 5:30 p.m. throughout the winter months, as decided by workout coordinator Ed Irish and the regular participants. Ed emailed “We have lights for the track and will continue to run at 5:30 during the winter”.
Saturday, December 7, Williamsburg – “Enterprisers” distance run, 6:00 a.m., Merchants Square of Colonial Williamsburg. Meet in parking lot between the Baskin-Robbins ice cream shop and the Trellis Restaurant. Distance runs of as much as 16 miles, including optional 3 mile add-on, starting at 5:30 a.m. Workouts are announced each week on Thursday or Friday. Lisa Osterhoudt email: lisaann0714@yahoo.com or Bob Fairbairn email: refairbairn@gmail.com.
See more about courses and workouts at http://www.facebook.com/groups/enterprisers/
There are also smaller “Enterprisers” group runs Mondays through Fridays, and Sundays at 6:00 a.m. in Williamsburg , with further details on the Enterprisers “about” page. To be added to the “Enterprisers” email list for the specific weekly Saturday workouts, email Lisa Osterhoudt at lisaann0714@yahoo.com
Sunday, December 8, Williamsburg – Sunday Morning Distance Runs at Warhill Trail, 9:00 a.m., same starting location as Tuesday runs (WISC parking lot). Louise and Bill Sharer (las4452@hotmail.com).
This weekend’s Williamsburg race
Sunday, December 8 – CRR Grand Prix Event – Christmas Town Dash 8K Run, 8:30 a.m.; Running of the Chick-fil-A Cows Fun Run (1/2 mile), 8 a.m.; Busch Gardens Williamsburg . Lindsey Brooks, Flat Out Events (757-880-8843). Email: lindsey.brooks@flatoutevents.com. Website: www.christmastowndash.com or Rick Platt, CRR. Exciting 8K (4.97 mile) course through Busch Gardens and adjacent parking lots with some hills.
Be on a CRR Team!
Check out Greg Dawson's article on upcoming CRR team competitions and how you can join in the fun at http://crronline.blogspot.com/2013/12/greetings.html
Rick Platt, President
Colonial Road Runners
113 Anthony Wayne Rd.
Williamsburg , VA 23185
Phone 757-229-7375
Cell 757-345-1431
rickplatt1@juno.com
Greetings!
Greetings, fellow runners and athletic supporters! I am the team coordinator for the Colonial Road Runners. It has taken me a mere 14 months (possibly longer) to figure out how to blog. I think the Great Pyramid at Giza was built in a shorter length of time (please don't check me on this).
So why am I writing? Do I want fame, fortune? Literary immortality? YES! But as a side benefit, I will use this forum to provide information to the Williamsburg/Tidewater/Virginia running community on upcoming team running events. These events are typically U.S.A. Track and Field (USATF) national championships, although I may also provide information on USATF, RRCA, or other organization regional and local team competitions. I will also use this forum to recruit new team members and form squads from existing team members for specific events.
So...who can be a team member? Answer: YOU! Well, probably you. You just need to be a CRR team member and have a desire to participate in a team event with a fun bunch of people! Additionally, if the competition is a USATF event, you must be a USATF member ($30 annual membership fee for adults, $20 for 18 and under; U.S. citizenship required); further, if the event is only for Masters athletes, you must be age 40 or over.
We have had great success in team events in the past. We have had numerous team top 3 finishes, including a number of national championship teams. We have also had a number of individual national champions and one multiple-time world champion. We have a team account for team prize money, and that money is used to defray team travel expenses.
Here is a list of upcoming events that I'm currently tracking:
2/15/2014 - USA XC Championships, Boulder, Colorado (USATF event)
5/31/2014 - USATF Masters 8K Championships, WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA!!!
10/5/2014 - USATF Masters 5K Championships, Syracuse, NY
Mid to late October - USATF Masters XC Championships, location TBD
12/13/2014 - USATF Club XC Championships, Bethlehem, PA
If you are interested in joining the CRR running team and proudly donning our orange team singlet, please contact me via the e-mail link on the blog. If that doesn't work, just fat-finger in my e-mail address: chammalamadingdong@yahoo.com
Here's to future team competition!
Greg Dawson
P.S. The "Dingo" moniker is the team name for the CRR M40 (i.e. men 40-49) squad. We are fierce, mangy, and not ashamed to dig through trash.
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