Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Raritan Valley Upcoming Events

  • Saturday March 29, 8:00 AM, Grove 2 - The Towpath Run's official start time switches to 8:00 AM in Johnson Park, Piscataway, grove 2 by the zoo. Out and back on the Delaware-Raritan Towpath.

  • Saturday March 29, TOWPATH KICKOFF BREAKFAST - After the run at Sonya's house in Piscataway. Free breakfast, expenses on us - just everybody help out a little. Directions to Sonya's will be distributed at the Saturday morning towpath run.

  • Sunday March 30 - Bear Mountain Adventure Run - An IronPete Production. For information, click here or email IronPete directly.

  • April 15 - RVRR Newsletter Deadline - Send your writing to Ken Mangin. Any and all articles about club happenings and your own running-related stuff is welcome and encouraged! The first color newsletter was awesome, I must say!

  • Monday April 21 - Help Ultramarathoner Jodi-Lynn Richter Run NJ - About 5 PM - 1 AM. This is a fun, motivational experience! More info here. Let me know via email if you want to join the team and run with her any part of the route.

  • Saturday May 3 - Farmlands Flat Tour - Go for a long bike ride with RVRR people. Choose distances 18-100 miles. RVRR Tailgate Party after your ride! Let me know via email if you are going!

  • Wednesday May 7 - Backwards Run - Run the usual course backwards. This is Fun! This is Difficult! The biggest challenge you may have all year!

  • Saturday May 17 - Midland Run Memorial Run. The Midland Run is Dead - Long live the Midland Run! We will meet at the Far Hills Train Station. The run will start promptly at 11 A.M. We will run the old Midland Run 15K course as we have every year the week before the Midland Run. We will go out to a local establishment for lunch afterwards.

  • Saturday June 7 - Towpath "Train"ing Run - Details soon!

  • Wednesday June 11 - RVRR Pub Filp-Flop Cooldown - After the regular Wednesday Night Run. We will jog a circuit of New Brunswick wearing RVRR shirts, shorts and flip-flops. We will do it in the opposite way we did it in December (that's a flip-flop, get it?), stopping for "summer refreshment" at Dolls, Marita's, Harvest Moon, Old Bay, The Corner Tavern, Stuff Yr' Face (outside food), and back to Dolls. Schedule your sitters and prepare your designated drivers!

  • Wednesday June 18 - RVRR turns 25 years old! Super Anniversary Run and picnic! More info to come!

  • Tuesday June 24, 7pm - The first Summer Series and Youth Series race, back in Buccleuch Park in New Brunswick. For more information and registration, see the flier.

  • Tuesday July 8, 7pm - Summer Series Race #2.

  • July 12-13 - Road Trip to The Boilermaker 15K - If you are interested in running the 2008 Boilermaker 15K, the largest 15K in the USA, please let me know via email immediately! It is difficult to impossible to get hotel rooms in and near Utica on the weekend of this race. I have some reserved, but we may need more, so let me know ASAP. You must enter early for this annual sell-out race.

  • Tuesday July 22, 7pm - Summer Series Race #3.

  • Tuesday Aug 5, 7pm - Summer Series Race #4.

  • Saturday August 2 - River to Sea Relay on August 2, 2008! The entry fee cost will be $50 per person for RVRR member teams. The teams consist of 7 people. This totals $350. The pre-entry fee for the race is $400. RVRR will pay the remaining $50 for every RVRR team. If you are even remotely interested in being on an RVRR R2C team, let me know via email immediately!

  • Saturdays - Towpath Run 9:00 AM, Grove 2, The run starts in Johnson Park, Piscataway, grove 2 by the zoo. Out and back on the Delaware-Raritan Towpath. Breakfast at Newbies. Here is a map of the location.

  • Tuesdays at The Towpath RVRR Women's Team Workouts - Warm-up begins at 6 PM. Meet at the Towpath at Amwell Rd./Rt. 514 in East Millstone. Workouts will be intervals by time in minutes. We will do a 15-20 minute warmup prior and a cooldown for the same amount of time afterwards. Questions - contact Chris. (Though geared towards women team's goals, "non-women" can also participate.)

  • Wednesday Nights - At the Reformed Church of Highland Park. We start running at 6:30 PM - arrive earlier. Location info & directions here! Please study the map of the course - print it and carry it if you think you need to. I also mapped some course variations for those people that do not want to run the full 7.5 miles:
    5.5 Mile Option

    5 Mile Option

    4 Mile Option

    3.5 Mile Option

    11.3 Mile "Out of Our Minds" Option

    Dinner plans after the runs:
    3/26 Pad Thai, Highland Park
    4/2 Aposto's, Highland Park (OK2BYOB)
    4/9 Marita's Cantina, New Brunswick
    4/16
    Doll's, New Brunswick

  • Runs in South Brunswick on Monday & Wednesday mornings, and Highland Park hill training on Tuesday evenings, a Ken V. Production.


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