Published by the DAILY
RECORD of Morris County, New Jersey
On Sunday, February 22,
2015
ITCHING TO GET RACING, GO TO NEW BRUNSWICK NEXT WEEK
Yes, you are getting itchy feet and nowhere to race. Take a trip down to New Brunswick next
Sunday, March 1st and run in the Buccleuch Park Road Relays. The distance is 10K but each partner in the
relay run only 5K. To make it fun, each
partner runs half their distance or 2.5 kilometer and then hands off to the
other runner. Each runner does two legs
but they are split into four separate legs.
Oh, and each leg is actually two loops in the park.
That has to be fun to watch all that activity. For runners who may not be in 5K shape this
time of year a rest in between 2.5 kilometers will be welcome.
The men’s race is at 11:00 a.m., the women start at noon and
the co-ed teams go off at 1:00 p.m.
There are several subcategories and even a costume
category. Obviously the event is
designed to be a fun event before the more serious racing gets underway later
in the month.
A nice touch is a $2.00 discount on the entry fee if you
bring a gently used piece of running equipment that can include a technical race
t-shirt. They will be donated to low-income
high school track and cross country teams in New Jersey.
For all the information check it out at www.roadrelays.com
Shore AC sends team to California
The Shore Athletic Club will have a team at the national 8
kilometer masters championship this weekend.
Getting a jump on the national grand prix series is not a bad idea given
that the race is in Brea, California, a suburb of Los Angeles.
Let’s see, it might get to the low 40’s here in New Jersey on
Sunday, while in Brea it will be 20 degrees warmer. Although only the Shore club’s M70 has a full
team competing, Shore club member Reno Stirrat of Rockaway will be competing individually
in the M60 division.
Long Distance Running Committee meeting is tomorrow night.
The Long Distance Running Committee is meeting at a new
venue tomorrow night, February 23rd, in Rockaway. Some members travel a distance to get to the
meetings and do not have time to catch a bite to eat. A request was made to make it a dinner
meeting. It will be at Potbelly’s
Riverside Café in their back dining area.
The address is 26 East Main Street in Rockaway. The meeting will start at 7:00 p.m. with the
room reserved for 6:30 p.m. for those who want to order food.
The focus of the meeting will be solutions for team member
verifications and eligibility verifications.
Slow posting of team results in the team grand prix has been a vexing
issue for several years and the verifications have been the hold-up. LDR division chair, Ed Neighbour of Sparta is
hoping the participants can improve the system.
Also to be discussed is the use of social media to publicize
USATF events and activities.
The Miles for Music 20K will be the first USATF New Jersey
championship race and thus a team competition for all divisions. It takes place on Sunday March 21st
in Johnson Park in Piscataway.
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A calendar of USATF sanctioned events can be found at www.usatfnj.org or at www.raceforum.com for running and tri and
biathlon events.
Contact Madeline Bost at madelinebost@verizon.net.
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