24 years of Tuesday Summer races

Next Tuesday July 10th will be a major milestone for the Raritan Valley Road Runners as they present their 100th race in their Tuesday night summer series which spans an incredible 24 years.

On May 22, 1984, Club President Allen Paul's vision of a series of competitive but fun summer races was born. Mike Geraltowski and RVRR's current president Gene Gugliotta placed 1st and 2nd place in that race, and both have pledged to return on Tuesday, 24 summers later, to "defend their titles". Kristin Stout, winner of the 1st 1 mile run at age 10, has also agreed to return, this time to run the 5K. Kristin, recently back from Iraq, was surprised at her 6:19 time in 1984. "I would have felt less sorry for my fellow platoon members during their 1 mile training run if I had remembered that I ran 6:19 as a 10 year old".

Over the years, the RVRR Summer Series has changed its course, its location, and the runners have aged (a little). But ask anyone of the 300+ competitors we average in a summer, the tradition of competition and fun remains.

For the 100th race, race director Doug Brown plans some special and exciting events. There will be plenty of food, lots of prizes, and more special guests. The race commences from its current location, Buccleuch Park across from St Peters Hospital in New Brunswick. Registration starts at 6pm with the race at 7pm. There is also a Kids Series with races starting promptly at 6 pm.