CRR Board Meeting on Monday

The next meeting of the Board of the Colonial Road Runners will be on Monday March 3 at 7 PM in room B of the Williamsburg Regional Library at 514 Scotland Street.

Officers as of April 30, 2013 President: Rick Platt rickplatt1@juno.com First Vice President: Jim Goggin Second Vice President: Will Murray  Secretary: Stan Rockwell  Treasurer: Randy Hawthorne Board of Directors as of April 30, 2013 Greg Dawson  Ron Henn  Steve Menzies  Brenda Mitchell  Mike MacDonald Jen Quarles  Bob Walker  Jim Winthrop

Directions are below.


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March of the Lions 5K Run and Community Expo On Saturday

March of the Lions 5K Run and Community Expo

Saturday, March 1, 2014

Warhill High School , Williamsburg , VA

A Colonial Road Runners Grand Prix Event

Organized by and benefiting the Warhill High School PTSA

 Register online at https://www.raceit.com/Register/?event=22805
Registration in .PDF format at http://colonialroadrunners.org/entry/2014_March_of_the_Lions_5K_Entry.pdf

Entry fees for 5K run/walk - $20 until Jan. 1, $25 until Feb. 1, $30 until Feb. 22, $35 after Feb. 22 and race day.

Warhill High School students register at Warhill High School prior to Feb. 22 for a discounted $15 entry fee.

T-shirts guaranteed to all registered by Feb. 22.

 Entry fee for 1 mile fun run $10.

 Address: Warhill High School , 4615 Opportunity Way , Williamsburg , VA 23188 .

Time Schedule:

8:00 a.m. – Race day registration and packet pickup starts

9:30 a.m. – 1 mile fun run/walk

10:00 a.m. – 5K run/walk

11:15 a.m. – Awards ceremony

 Race website: http://warhill5k.blogspot.com

 Contact: Race director Gina Troy (757) 871-9130. Email: beanerbrae@yahoo.com

Warhill High School PTSA President: Pam Hrncir (757) 508-4668. Email: pdhrncir@gmail.com

Race coordinator Rick Platt, Colonial Road Runners (757-229-7375, cell (757) 345-1431. Email: rickplatt1@juno.com

Awards: Top 3 men and women overall. Top 3 men and women in following age groups: 10-and-under, 11-12, 13-14, 15-16, 17-19, then five year age groups from 20-24 to 65-and-over, men and women.

Course: The 5K cross country course includes a campus/service road loop, and out-and-back on adjacent James City County recreation trail (the Warhill Nature Trail), and return to start area by service road.

Race expo: Includes craft/vendor fair, student performances (Warhill Jazz Band, Choir, Orchestra and cast from “Thoroughly Modern Milly”, kids zone. For the community (Red Cross blood drive, Avalon Center for Women and Children, Adopt a Pet), job fair (Kingsmill Resort, Regal Cinemas, Food Lion, Pizza Hut), SHIP healthy cooking demos

Directions: From I-64, take Exit 234A (Route 199) towards Lightfoot. Take U.S. Route 60 exit toward Lightfoot. Turn left onto Richmond Road . Turn left onto Route 614/Centerville Road. Turn left onto Opportunity Way . Warhill High School is on the left at 4615 Opportunity Way .


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Ali's Run

The 10th Annual 5K Run and Walk in memory of Ali Kaplan will be a part of the 23rd Annual William and Mary Alan Bukzin Memorial Bone Marrow Drive on Saturday, March 29, 2014. Race details and registration is available at http://colonialroadrunners.org/entry/2014_Alis_Run_Entry.pdf. Online registration is at https://runsignup.com/Race/VA/Williamsburg/AlisRun2014

Ali Kaplan

About Ali  Alison Kaplan passed away in 1999, at age 12, from aplastic anemia, a very rare bone marrow disease. Ali
was a straight "A" student, played recreation league soccer and basketball, and was active in school chorus and Dance Williamsburg. In recognition of Ali's selflessness, compassion, and courage, both James Blair Middle School and the Junior Women's Club of Williamsburg established annual student awards in her memory.



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Request to "Save the Country Road"

Could you help us by sending this petition to all of participants who ran the Colonial Half Marathon yesterday on Old Country Road as Kingsmill proprety is going to expand in that area in that beautiful road that we have been all enjoying it would be closed. We need to do everything to stop that project which is going to be ratified by the city of James town in early March.

Thank you very much for your help and thank you for all your efforts to allow us to enjoy every year that beautiful special event.

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/345/705/648/petition-against-country-roadkingsmill-rezoning-effort/

Sincerely

Bader El-Safadi
Williamsburg resident

A Message from United Athletics Williamsburg

Hello Colonial Road Runners! I am posting on behalf on United Athletics Williamsburg. If you were at the Toano Icy 8k this year, you may have seen our two teams that participated in the race. Our mission is to assist people with disabilities to participate in racing events. We are always looking for volunteers to assist our assisted athletes.

  Here is a list of our upcoming events:

• 4/26/14- Run the D.O.G. 5k
• 5/3/14- Pedal the Parkway (bicycling event- non-competitive; will also accommodate walkers and joggers)
• 5/4/14- East Coast Triathlon (Richmond-- looking for assisted athletes to participate with pre-selected Junior Elite triathletes)
• 6/1/14- Run for the Dream Half-Marathon (in coordination with Ainsley's Angels of Northern Virginia)
• 9/14- Williamsburg Landing 5k for the Arc
• 11/27/14- Blue Talon Bistro Turkey Trot 5k
• 12/13/14- Sleighbell 5k

Please head over to "United Athletics Williamsburg" for any questions or more information! Just think what we could accomplish, if runners were willing to donate their time and talent to at least 1 race per year! Just think of all the smiles and community feeling that will happen because of your support!

Thank you!

Melissa Natter

Williamsburg Running Workouts and Races — February 18-23, 2014

The worst of the winter weather is finally over! Run today on the Warhill trails with Rick, Andrew, Mercedes and others in temperatures around 60! Wednesday’s interval workout at Walsingham will be in the 60s, and the rest of the week is nice, in preparation for Sunday’s 35th annual Sentara Colonial Half Marathon and 5K at William and Mary Hall.

 Tuesday, February 18 - Williamsburg - Warhill Trail Distance Run/Tempo Run Workout, 3:30 p.m. (note the changed starting time to 3:30 p.m. because of the later sunset and the schedule of our regular participants), 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, February 19 - Williamsburg - Colonial Road Runners weekly interval workout, 5:00 p.m. start (through Feb. 19), then 5:30 p.m. (Feb. 26 through end of October), 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, or if grounds are excessively wet). 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.

Wed., Feb. 5 through Wed., Feb. 19 - 5:00 p.m. (enough daylight now)
Wed., Feb. 26 until the end of October - 5:30 p.m.

Saturday, February 22, 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, February 23, 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).


This weekend’s only race on the Peninsula is the 35th annual Sentara Colonial Half Marathon and 5K on Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014

Sunday, February 23, 2014 – Williamsburg – 35th annual Sentara Colonial Half Marathon, 1:10 p.m.; 5K run, 1:00 p.m.; fun run, 1:45 p.m.; finishes inside William and Mary Hall. Race expo from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on concourse level of William and Mary Hall. Race info and online registration for half marathon and 5K at www.ColonialHalfMarathon.com or pick up registration form at Colonial Sports, 1303 Jamestown Road, Suite 111 , Williamsburg , VA 23185 . (757-253-0277). Race info contact William and Mary Special Events, Meagan Bedsaul (757-221-1599 or 757-221-1552). Email:mmbedsaul@wm.edu. Additional email contact: rickplatt1@juno.com. All proceeds benefit the Track and Field program at the College of William and Mary.

Long-sleeve tech T-shirts and finisher awards to all half marathon participants. $2,000 in prize money to top three men and women overall ($500-300-200). Race day entry allowed for all events. All proceeds benefit the William & Mary Track and Field and Cross Country Programs.


Rick Platt, President
Colonial Road Runners113 Anthony Wayne Rd.
Williamsburg , VA 23185
Phone 757-229-7375
Cell 757-345-1431rickplatt1@juno.com

Toano ICY 8K Recap and Results

By Rick Platt

Both Victor Flemming, 34, of Carrollton and Jennifer Quarles, 41, of Williamsburg broke course records Saturday morning at the Toano ICY 8K Run, on a course starting and finishing at the Toano Middle School, and on a mostly flat course down nearby residential, wooded and scenic Church Lane.

Flemming ran a time of 26:54, almost two minutes faster than the previous course record of 28:42 by John Piggott, 47, of Williamsburg, the 2013 race winner. An eighth-grade phenom, Jack Ikenberry, age 14, from Mechanicsville, was second overall in a remarkable time of 28:42. Third overall was professional triathlete Adam Otstot, 31, of Willamsburg, the physical education teacher at Rawls Byrd Elementary School in Williamsburg, who still ran a 28:50 despite pushing Ryan Wilson, age 7, of Williamsburg, in a stroller, as part of the United Athletics program for Special Needs Children.

For the women six-time Colonial Road Runners Grand Prix champion Quarles ran a time of 32:11 and broke by over two minutes the previous race record of 34:16 by Debbie McLaughlin of Williamsburg, the 2013 race winner. McLaughlin, 48, improved her time by 13 seconds to 34:03 to finish second overall. William and Mary grad student Emily Honeycutt, 22, of West Point was third overall for the women in 35:06.

The level of competition was much higher this year as, in addition to the two course records, seven men’s age group records were broken and seven women’s age group records were broken, along with the women’s race walk record. The race walk winners were Scott Stakes, 51, of Portsmouth (50:42) and Sylvia Garcia, 61, of Williamsburg (1:01:40).

The Toano ICY 8K Run was the first race in the 2014 Colonial Road Runners Grand Prix series, this year expanded to 22 races from February to December. Check out the club website at www.colonialroadrunners for the full schedule info and upcoming entry forms.

Despite predictions of possible wintry weather Saturday morning (which fortunately did not happen), there were 121 finishers in the 8K run/walk in 2014, similar to the 129 finisher for the inaugural 2013 race. However, the participants in the 1 mile fun run made a huge increase from the 9 finishers in 2013 to 59 entrants this year, mainly due to the change to a “Color Run” where participants had colored flour thrown or air blown on them during the two loops around the Toano Middle School athletic fields. All the kids, and a few adults, had a great time with this unusual event. Two participants, Bob Curtin Jr., 61, of Hampton, and Abigail Sabo, 11, of Williamsburg, did both the Color Run and the 8K run.

Course Records
Current Grand Prix Standings
Course Map

 Second Annual The Tide/W-Y Daily.com Toano ICY 8K Run
Toano Middle School, Toano, Virginia
Saturday, February 8, 2014
A Colonial Road Runners Grand Prix Event
Information from Rick Platt (757-229-7375, rickplatt1@juno.com)

121 finishers in 8K run/walk.
59 entrants in 1 mile Color Run

** Age group record (5-year age groups)

Men Overall
**1. Victor Flemming, 34    Carrollton    26:54
[new course record, old record 28:42 by John Piggott, 47, Williamsburg in 2013]
**2. Jack Ikenberry, 14    Mechanicsville    28:42
3. Adam Otstot, 31    Williamsburg    28:50*
* [Otstot ran the entire race pushing Ryan Wilson, age 7, Williamsburg, in a stroller, as part of the United Athletics program for Special Needs Children]

Women Overall
**1. Jennifer Quarles, 41    Williamsburg    32:11
[new course record, old record 34:16 by Debbie McLaughlin, 47, Williamsburg in 2013]
**2. Debbie McLaughlin, 48    Williamsburg    34:03
**3. Emily Honeycutt, 22    West Point    35:06

Men 9-and-under
1. Brennan Kelso, 9    Williamsburg    40:11

Men 10-14
1. Andrew Denny, 13    Williamsburg    34:20
2. Ethen Pickles, 11    Williamsburg    39:17
3. Paul Glass, 12    Williamsburg    39:26
4. Sebastian Fall, 12    Williamsburg    41:49
5. Glenn Glass, 10    Williamsburg    44:51
6. Charlie O’Connor, 12    Toano    52:24
7. Joey Picataggi, 11    Williamsburg    52:59
8. Xavier Barnes, 11    Williamsburg    52:59
9. Tyler Schwartz, 12    Williamsburg    57:39
10. Hunter Ammons, 11    Williamsburg    57:40
11. Owen Ellis, 12    Lanexa    57:47

Men 15-19
1. Brian McManus, 18    Williamsburg    32:14

Men 20-24
1. Seth Herbst, 24    Williamsburg    32:35
2. Christopher Russell, 21    Williamsburg    37:26
3. Ethan Huck, 23    Chesapeake    38:21
4. Adam Goldberg, 22    Williamsburg    41:40

Men 25-29
**1. Steven Brewer, 28    Newport News    30:20
2. Noah Tucker, 25    Winchester    32:50

Men 30-34
1. Paul Damon, 30    Williamsburg    35:12
2. Timothy Tonsetic, 33    Williamsburg    41:17
3. Brooks Taylor, 32    Richmond    44:18
4. Steve Weagle, 34    Williamsburg    46:14

Men 35-39
**1. Douglas Marshall, 39    Mathews    29:08
2. Bryan Dollyhigh, 38    Toano    32:31
3. Jason Miller, 36    Williamsburg    32:55
4. Rob Coplen, 38    Norfolk    37:43

Men 40-44
1. Eric Kelso, 41    Williamsburg    39:58
2. Artie Shell, 42    Williamsburg    46:49
3. Stephen Jones, 41    Williamsburg    49:09
4. Jeff Debusk, 41    Williamsburg    53:43
5. Scott Cookerly, 40    Toano    59:14

Men 45-49
1. Greg Dawson, 48    Williamsburg    30:08
2. Martin Gallivan, 45    Williamsburg    30:39
3. Kevin Clauberg, 45    Williamsburg    35:52
4. David Osman, 48    Toano    40:11
5. Pat Neary, 45    Williamsburg    41:51
6. Scott Chisholm, 49    Toano    1:01:33

Men 50-54
1. Timothy Hodge, 54    Virginia Beach    38:09
2. Gary Fisher, 53    Powhatan    38:50
3. David Becker, 51    Toano    41:58
4. Steve Lovell, 53    Williamsburg    44:57
5. Rex Hoover, 50    Williamsburg    46:01

Men 55-59
**1. Bill Bustin, 56    Poquoson    36:19
2. Will Murray, 58    Williamsburg    38:10
3. Steve Long, 59    Williamsburg    38:41
4. James Gullo, 59    Williamsburg    42:46
5. Todd Lins, 57    Williamsburg    48:50

Men 60-64
1. Rick Platt, 63    Williamsburg    38:55
2. Jimmy Blount, 63    Williamsburg    43:14
3. Don Garber, 61    Richmond    43:36
4. David Kelly, 60    Williamsburg    44:51

Men 65-69
**1. George Carrigan, 65    Williamsburg    34:52
2. Robert Wilson, 66    Toano    41:59
3. Larry Arata, 69    Williamsburg    42:11
4. Ed Oliphant, 68    Gloucester    43:38
5. Stephen Scudder, 65    Virginia Beach    1:02:12

Men 70-and-over
**1. Richard Maruyama, 71    Yorktown    50:20
2. Richard Sanborn, 79    Williamsburg    1:11:32*
* Walker winning age-group award

Men Walk
1. Scott Stakes, 51    Portsmouth    50:42
2. Gary Buckley, 62    Williamsburg    59:55
3. John Strassberger, 69    Williamsburg    1:00:24
4. Vern Smith, 57    Williamsburg    1:06:25
5. Kent McPoland, 51    Newport News    1:07:07
6. Bob Curtin, Jr., 61    Hampton    1:09:46
7. Richard Sanborn, 79    Williamsburg    1:11:32
8. Craig Reid, 43    Williamsburg    1:24:12

Women 14-and-under
**1. Megan Cretney, 13    Toano    42:19
2. Braelyn Lassiter, 13    Williamsburg    44:36
3. Faith Lovell, 13    Williamsburg    45:05
4. Amy Nunes, 14    Toano    49:34
5. Dana Kiger, 14    Toano    52:42
6. Abigail Sabo, 11    Williamsburg    1:03:40
7. Sara Diego, 12    Williamsburg    1:09:32
8. Cara Moff, 11    Toano    1:09:32
9. Izabella Fall, 11    Williamsburg    1:21:14

Women 15-19
**1. Bridget Thompson, 19    Alexandria    36:38
2. Shannon Crist, 17    Lanexa    54:47

Women 20-24
1. Elizabeth Kenis, 23    Norfolk    37:49
2. Katie Robinson, 21    Williamsburg    41:39
3. Julia Ladnier, 24    Williamsburg    1:11:09*

Women 25-29
1. Lydia Wooten, 25    Virginia Beach    59:30
2. Kate Otstot, 25    Williamsburg    1:11:09*
3. Melissa Nater, 27    Williamsburg    1:11:09*
* [Julia Ladnier, Kate Otstot and Melissa Nater shared turns pushing Alex Wilson, age 14, Williamsburg, in a stroller, as part of the United Athletics program for Special Needs Children]

Women 30-34
**1. Jessica Burcham, 32    Lanexa    39:38
2. Carey Phillips, 31    Williamsburg    40:01

Women 35-39
**1. Jeanette Primich, 37    Williamsburg    37:48
2. Kari Bryner, 35    Williamsburg    41:50
3. Alison Ellis, 35    Lanexa    52:04

Women 40-44
1. Susan Hagel, 40    Norfolk    37:17
2. Carrie Nunes, 42    Toano    39:44
3. Lori Chaney, 43    Williamsburg    47:48

Women 45-49
1. Karen Kovacs, 47    Hayes    35:36
2. Christianne Allison, 46    Toano    37:47
3. Pamela Welton, 47    Rockville    45:00
4. Natalie Conway, 47    Williamsburg    49:31
5. Pamela Lundberg, 47    Toano    54:17
6. Magali Brownfiel, 45    Toano    1:23:37

Women 50-54
1. Jean Troutman, 51    Williamsburg    43:35
2. Deborah Ellis, 54    Williamsburg    1:05:58

Women 55-59
1. Carolyn Harrison, 57    Williamsburg    41:02
2. Ellie Bustin, 57    Poquoson    42:01
3. Thea Ganoe, 56    Hampton    42:43
4. Rose Crist, 58    Lanexa    43:22

Women 60-64
1. Louise Sharer, 61    Williamsburg    43:19
2. Martha Gullo, 60    Williamsburg    1:07:03*
* Walker winning age-group award
3. Brenda Mitchell, 63    Williamsburg    1:15:24

Women 65-and-over
1. Ann Hirn, 68    Portsmouth    48:32

Women Walk
**1. Sylvia Garcia, 61    Williamsburg    1:01:40
2. Toni Smith, 59    Williamsburg    1:06:24
3. Betsy Garber, 58    Richmond    1:07:02
4. Martha Gullo, 60    Williamsburg    1:07:03
5. Vonda Reid, 42    Toano    1:24:13
6. Amie Reckmeyer, 41    Williamsburg    1:24:55
7. Denise Deal, 43    Toano    1:24:56

Unclaimed Race Awards

If you were an age group award winner and didn’t stay around for the awards ceremony, contact race director Nancy Lassiter about picking up your race award at (757) 566-4251 or email: lassitern@wjcc.k12.va.us

Week's Workouts, Saturday's Race and a Student Survey Request

After several weeks of excessive cold, and two winter storms that hit on Tuesday, the weather is finally cooperating and we can return to our regular Tuesday Warhill trail workouts and Wednesday Walsingham interval workouts. Hope to see you there!

Tuesday, February 4 - Williamsburg - Warhill Trail Distance Run/Tempo Run Workout, 3:00 p.m. (note the starting time remains at 3 p.m. for the winter months), 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, February 5 - Williamsburg - Colonial Road Runners weekly interval workout, 5:00 p.m. start (Feb. 5 through Feb. 19), then 5:30 p.m. (Feb. 26 through end of October), 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, or if grounds are excessively wet). 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.

Wed., Feb. 5 through Wed., Feb. 19 - 5:00 p.m. (enough daylight now)
Wed., Feb. 26 until the end of October - 5:30 p.m.

Saturday, February 8, 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, February 9, 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 first Colonial Road Runners Grand Prix Event of 2014 is this Saturday, Feb. 8

Toano ICY 8K Run/Walk – Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014 – 10 a.m. (8K), 9:30 a.m. (1 mile), Toano Middle School, 7817 Richmond Road, Toano.  Race director Nancy Lassiter (757-566-4251). Email: lassitern@wjcc.k12.va.us. Entry form and further info at: www.colonialroadrunners.org, https://www.raceit.com/Register/?event=23863, and http://www.edline.net/files/_wPJ2D_/24b6a2d445efc6983745a49013852ec4/TIDE_ICY_8K_2014_Registration_Flyer.pdf or http://colonialroadrunners.org/entry/2014_ICY_8K_Entry.pdf

Rick Platt, President
Colonial Road Runners
113 Anthony Wayne Rd.
Williamsburg , VA 23185
Phone 757-229-7375
Cell 757-345-1431
rickplatt1@juno.com

I am a Senior Honors student at Bryant University, completing my capstone research project. Like you and your members, I am a runner, and I am interested in the relationship between running, and a personality trait called "grit."

Angela Duckworth, an Associate Professor at the University of Pennsylvania, defines grit as “perseverance and passion towards long-term goals.” The question I am trying to answer is if running is an indicator of grit, or do gritty people run? What is the relationship, and how do running and grit build upon one another?

I would appreciate it greatly if you could help me in my research. Below is a link to a short survey which allows me to explore the relationship between running and grit. Would you please send this survey to members of your organization? You can help me explore the relationship between grit and running. The results of this study will not only help my academic efforts, but also contribute to a greater understanding of running psychology.

All individual survey results will be kept completely confidential. There is no obligation to participate. Please feel free to email me if you have any questions at rvakil@bryant.edu

Link to the survey: Start Survey - http://surveys.questionpro.com/a/t/CQiiTZMqUnJ.

All the best, and happy running!

-Rohan Vakil