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Tuesday, September 22 Totowa PAL 5K/10K Run/Fun Run Hi folks. Ross Mistreta, who is one of our members, is very involved in organizing a 5K/10K race in Totowa N.J. The race is scheduled for Saturday, Oct 17, 2009. The course is certified, and will be sanctioned by the USATF-NJ, hopefully this week. The race will also count towards the New Balance Grand Prix and will be worth 500 Points This race will have special age Groups and Teams. For example, if there is a large age group, chances are additional places will be added beyond 3rd place. On top of that there will be a FUN run, so kids are encouraged to attend. Following the race, the Totowa PAL will have a post race carnival with food and fun all afternoon long. I have added this Race to our Calendar. If you have any additional questions, you can call the Race Hotline at 862-377-4799 or call Ross at 973-706-8969.
The Race Website is http://www.totowapal.org/ Thanks and regards, Ben Teixeira Thursday, August 13 August Group Runs Saturday 8/1 8:00am Rochelle Park Mapquest 70 Railroad Ave
Sunday 8/2 8:00am Ross Dock Area at Englewood Boat Basin
Saturday 8/8 CLUB RACE – Rev. Dr. Frand Napier Jr. 5k – Paterson
Sunday 8/9 9:30 am Garret Mountain – see www.cliftonroadrunners.com under Locations for directions. Saturday 8/15 8:00am Rochelle Park Sunday 8/16 8:00am Ross Dock Area at Englewood Boat Basin 8:30am Snack Bar Area at Englewood Boat Basin (traditional meeting place) Saturday 8/22 8:00am Brookdale Park Sunday 8/23 9:30am Garret Mountain Saturday 8/29 8:00am Rochelle park Sunday 8/30 8:00am Ross Dock Area at Englewood Boat Basin 8:30am Snack Bar Area at Englewood Boat Basin (traditional meeting) Saturday, July 18 WEDNESDAY TRACK WORKOUTS WITH COACH FREDDY The track workouts are a huge success with more and more members attending as the weather improves. Once you come to one session – you’re hooked. To better organize warm ups and speed work, Coach Freddy has implemented two different sessions. First Session at 4 pm ------Second Session at 5:30pm
Directions: Route 80 East, exit 70A toward Leonia Saturday, July 18 ATTENTION USATF-NJ HEADPHONE RUNNERS: New 2009 USATF Championship Race Ruling: All headphones devices are banned from USATF-NJ Championship races. Anyone running with headphones of any kind during a Championship race will not be eligible for individual, team scoring or awards. Do not jeopardize the team or your individual score. Friday, July 10 JULY GROUP RUNS Saturday, July 4th: 8:00 am, Saddle River Park; Rochelle Park – mapquest - 70 Railroad Ave Rochelle Park Sunday, July 5th: 9:30am – 1st PRE-INTERCLUB CHALLENGE PRACTICE: Brookdale Park – Upper Parking Lot.
Maquest 64 Bellevue Ave, Bloomfield Enter from Bellevue Ave entrance only. Go up hill to parking lot on the left. Saturday, July 11: 8:00 am, 2nd PRE-INTERCLUB CHALLENGE PRACTICE Brookdale Park, Sunday, July 12: 8:30am, Englewood Boat Basin From 80/95 Eastbound/local lanes, take Exit 70 & 71, Then take Exit 71, Broad Avenue. Turn right off ramp (Broad Ave) go little over a mile to East Palisade (County Rd 505) make a right continue up hills and down hills all the way to bottom of very long steep hill to Boat Basin parking. Saturda,y July 18: 8:00am Saddle River Park and Teterboro 5k
Sunday, July 19: “THE” INTERCLUB CHALLENGE, 9:00am race start arrive by 8:15am Saturday, July 25: 8:00 am Saddle River Park Sunday, July 26: 9:30 am Garret Mountain TEAM RACES 9/13 USATF-NJ XC 5k - All divisions - Deer Path Park 9/27 Liberty Waterfront Half Marathon - All divisions - Jersey City 10/25 USATF-NJ 8k - All Divisions - Deer Path Park 11/8 Giraldi Farms 10k - Masters Men & Women - Madison 11/26 Ashenfelter 8k - Open Men & Women - Glen Ridge 12/13 USATF-NJ 10 Mile - All divisions - West Windsor Saturday, July 18 Di's Lines for July by Diane Cismowski Fun Fact: The two lions in front of the main library at 42nd Street in NYC are named Fortitude and Patience. (Do you think maybe some runners named them?) ***********************An Anniversary in Running: 25 years ago, in 1984, the Summer Olympics were held in Los Angeles. For the first time ever, the women’s marathon was included as an official Olympic event. As the winner of this Olympic first on August 5, 1984, Joan Benoit made history. Her time was 2:24:52 among a field of 44 finishers. At age 50, Joan set an age group world record at the 2008 Boston Marathon, where she started her running fame by winning Boston in 1979 while a senior at Bowdoin College. Her lifelong running achievements are too long to list here, but include setting various running records and being a representative for Nike, an author, a race director, a coach, a motivational speaker, sports commentator and community volunteer (as well as wife to Scott Samuelson and mother of two). She was inducted into the US Olympic Hall of Fame in June 2008. Her most recent record was set at the USA Masters Indoor Track & Field Championships on March 20, 2009 in Landover, MD when she broke the American women's 50-plus 3000-meter record. She said she entered the event to keep fit and because, in her words, “there is no finish line" in her love for the sport. **********************I came across this next selection by sheer accident and thought it worth sharing. First, I never knew that General Patton was an Olympian. In 1912 in Stockholm, he participated in a pentathlon event (he finished fifth overall), which included a 300 meter freestyle swim, fencing, equestrian cross-country steeplechase, a 4k cross-country footrace and pistol shooting. Second, the focus of his quote below is what I’ve come to learn about a long distance training run – that you’re not only preparing your body physically to go the distance, but more importantly you are preparing your mind to psychologically go the distance. I thought this quote emphasized that very well: Now if you are going to win any battle you have to do one thing. You have to make the mind run the body. Never let the body tell the mind what to do. The body will always give up. It is always tired morning, noon, and night. But the body is never tired if the mind is not tired. When you were younger the mind could make you dance all night, and the body was never tired...You've always got to make the mind take over and keep going. (my own emphasis added in bold!) - George S. Patton, U.S. Army General and 1912 Olympian ***********************On a final note, the next quote reminds us that perseverance and courage can be rewarding. It’s written by the Greek poet, Pindar, whose poetic odes date back to 460 B.C. This is from “Odes, Pythian 10”:Life has no happiness purer, or better deserved, than the satisfaction of winning an award by your own speed and strength, and achieving it through determined preparation and courage on the day. . . . .I came across this in a masterfully written book entitled “Running in Literature,” by Roger Robinson. He is a renowned runner, a professor, a writer and the husband of the first-ever female to officially enter the Boston marathon, Kathrine Switzer. Kathrine Switzer’s book, “Marathon Woman,” portrays her personal running trials and objectives, including her tireless efforts to have the women’s marathon become part of the Olympic event schedule. Saturday, July 18 Bradley A. Richards Scholarship Fund Run by Tom Allen
Saturday, June 13, 2009 Anderson Park, Upper Montclair This was the third year of this small, low-key race. The course is essentially the middle part of the Montclair 10K held the week before, and about as flat as you could get in Montclair. Proceeds go to fund a student scholarship in memory of Mr. Richards; his wife and kids organized the race. The first year, they gave us a white t-shirt (which I promptly gave away; I get too many white shirts!) and a baseball cap. Last year, a much nicer tee in blue with Photo by Barb orange lettering--New York Mets colors! This year, a soft all-cotton tee in a handsome dark gray. You don't run a race because you want an award. As a small race, there are few awards; they are all donated, so the race organizers take what they can get, and give out awards accordingly. This year the age groups were very odd: kids under 12, younger adults 12 to 50 (!), and us older folks 51 and up. And I got lucky. Running well, a few seconds less slow than last year (22:34), I placed 14th overall...and first in my age. My prize was a $20 gift card...at Dunkin' Donuts. Now that the word has gotten out, every cop in town wants to be my friend! Saturday, July 18 View From A Short Perspective by Bill Indek
Great party at Esly's home- thanks Esly- you rock!!!!
They have not forgotten me yet Dept.- Glen Ridge H.S. Guidance Dept. asked me back in late May to help them plan for the annual Academic and Scholarship Assembly which I had run for many years. At the meeting - one student was named as the winner of a career/school award as she is going to Culinary School- so naturally I said - "this is food for thought".
Saturday, July 18 Hey Clifton Roadrunners! As many of you already know, I am now a Prostate Cancer survivor. Fortunately for me, I visit my Urologist twice a year. My last visit proved beneficial when my PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen) blood test was a little high. My Doctor suggested a biopsy, which showed cancer within the Prostate. I caught it early enough so that it didn’t have time to spread outside the Prostate. On May 12th I had Robotic Surgery to remove the Prostate and am now cancer free! I want to thank everyone in the club for your wonderful support during this stressful time in my life. I received so many cards, emails, phone calls, text messages and prayers from you that made me feel really grateful to be a member of this great club. I would like to ask a favor of you all. Take good care of yourselves and visit your Doctor for annual check ups. You owe it to everyone that loves you. Look how it paid off for me! Once again, from the bottom of my heart, thank you all of my friends in the CRRC! Saturday, July 18 NICOLAS JULIAN PERCY HAS ARRIVED A new little Roadrunner dashed across the finish line on May 6th, at 10:50amand weighing in at 8lbs. Daddy said, Mommy was amazing!! Nicolas says, I can already make funny faces just like my daddyJ Saturday, July 18 Dear Barbara & Steve, and Clifton Roadrunners: THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!! I really want to thank you for your donation and support for March for Babies! The George Washington University team consisted of both graduate and medical school students (including a medical school professor/OB-GYN doctor!) and we had a fabulous time. Our team has raised $1,200! It's all thanks to supports like you!! The D.C. March for Babies had more than 1500 registered walkers, and raised more than $370,000. This money will make a difference in the lives of babies and families – so THANK YOU! I have attached a group picture that we took in the morning before the march began --T-Shirts in hand! Thank you, again, for showing your support --I truly appreciate it! Cheers! Diana P.S. I've been receiving the Clifton Roadrunners Email updates, thank you! You all have been doing an incredible job! GO TEAM!!! Saturday, July 18 DIS LINES: For June by Diane Cismowski RUN FASTER, DRIVE SLOWER was the message on the upscale tech t-shirts and waterbottles. The inaugural “Keep Kids Alive Drive 25” 5k at Colts Neck High School kicked off on March 29. Five high school seniors have been working on this project since the beginning of the school year, to fulfill a class requirement of creating an event that would benefit their community. Support and effort was evidenced by the amount of raffle prizes, food items donated, the long list of donors included in each race bag and order of events. A popular area running club aided the students, and the event was a USATF NJ points race. Although I pre-registered, I opted instead for a 9 mile run in the fog at 7:30 a.m. Later, I ventured to Colts Neck to cheer on the runners and was pleasantly surprised when Ben ran by. But the message of the day was most powerful. Since “pictures speak a thousand words,” I cannot express better than the images below what a fun and beneficial event this was. Keep this race in mind for next year………….For more info about the cause go to: www.keepkidsalivedrive25.org Saturday, July 18 The View from A Short Perspective by Bill Indek Hi Boys and Girls- did you miss me last month?- what- you did not realize that I was not in the last CRRC Newsletter. Oh, well, fame is fleeting. Speaking of which- the June issue of Runners World Magazine- page 102- had a picture of the first Women's Mini- Marathon a 6 mile run in 1972 in Central Park. Look over Kathy Switzer's right shoulder in the back- that is me in the back of the pack- my 15 seconds of fame. I was getting ready to pace my wife in her longest ever run- if you look close you will see her next to my left. Now it is time for your next dose of Indek observations- while on a College Trip to visit colleges in Florida the following actually took place: At Florida Institute of Technology- they have their own airport and pilot training program. I told the student guide- this is really a great example of HIGHER EDUCATION!!!! At Eckerd College- they had us go on tour via bikes- imagine 32 guidance counselors on bikes! Well, I asked the Director of Admissions if this would qualify us as Big Wheels on Campus- or at least Spokesmen? She knew me from her former college in New England and just shook her head and said- somethings stay the same! And- at Jacksonville University- they took us down to their boat house and site of a new Marine Bio Center via golf cartes. So naturally I pointed out to my fellow counselors- it is an ala carte tour!!! As a volunteer track coach at Glen Ridge H.S. the following took place recently- a sophomore was complaining about stomach distress as he had eaten too much at lunch. I , as the old wise man said- "remember- you are what you eat". I then turned to a different sophomore who is a bit of a flake and said" and in your case it is obvious that you have eaten way too much baloney". He was speechless and the rest of the team went ballistic with laughter. Shared glory moment- one of my track stars from the Class of 2000 was inducted in to the Glen Ridge H.S. Athletic Hall of Fame in April at a large dinner reception. She had won over 40 medals in 4 years in 100 hurdles, 400 hurdles, high jump and long jump at League, County and State Championships and was State Champ in High Jump as a Senior.She and her Dad said some really nice things about me when they were up on the stage accepting the award. And I did not have to pay them. I look up to her- had no choice- she stands 6' tall! And- believe it or not- it is actually time for running news- 1. Ran a 5 k in April down in Long Branch, NJ- Sargent Pat's Day Memorial Run- he was a policeman killed in the line of duty about 8 years ago. I run this every year. This year it reminded me of a movie- The Perfect Storm- driving rain- do not know how rain drives- but you get the picture- gale force winds and sloppy conditions. Slogged my way through in 31 minutes and actually got 2nd in my age- all the other old farts who are faster stayed indoors at home. 2. Shepard's Lake 5 k in Ringwood on May 16- guess what- it rained again- but not much. Pretty course through State Park. As it is the Shepard's Lake Race- you can say at the start that all 300 plus starters got the flock out of there!! Ran 28:54 AND AM SLOWLY STARING TO REGAIN CORRECT MUSCLE BALANCE via therapy and private yoga. That's it for now gang. Hope to see you on the roads. Friday, March 13 2009 USATF-NJ TEAM EVENT SCHEDULE
TEAM EVENTS: All members can participate in these races but you need to be a USATF-NJ member to run on the team.
April 5 Cherry Blossom 10k Open Women April 25 Clinton Country Run 15k All Divisions May 3 Our House 5 mile Masters Men/Women May 9 Newport 10,000 Open Men May 31 Run for Rachel 5k Open Women June 15 President’s Cup 5k Open Men June 28 Pine Beach 5k Masters Men/Women Sept 13 USATF-NJ XC 5k All Divisions Sept 27 Liberty Waterfront 1/2M All Divisions Oct 25 USATF-NJ XC 8k All Divisions Nov 8 Giralda Farms 10k Masters Men/Women Nov 26 Ashenfelter 8k Open Men/Women Dec 13 USATF-NJ 10 Mile All Divisions Captains ask you please pre-register for all team events. If you’re attending a team race - Please contact your Captains Car pool will be leaving at two locations 1. Captain Matt Lalumia - Clifton 2. Captain Ben Teixeira – Kearny - benteixeira@verizon.net Captain Annemarie Uebbing auebbing@comcast.net Saturday, July 18 The Shamrock Marathon by Nick Joannidis I have been running with my friend Tony Borsella for 25 years - our first run happened around December 4, 2003, and we agreed to go out and do a marathon together over the next year to celebrate (without wives and kids). We have both finished a marathon together 12 times before, so this continued our running ways. The goal was to pace Tony for under 4 hours - 3:50 to be exact, which would be his first time under 4:00 since 2002. This Spring’s locale was Virginia Beach for the Shamrock City Marathon on March 22. As you all know, it had been quite chilly in New Jersey so it was a welcome surprise that marathon weekend was largely going to be sunny and in the 50's. Tony and I drove down on Saturday and relaxed, just having dinner and getting our timing strip and numbers. The morning of the race was chilly - 38 degrees - but we knew it would warm up over the next few hours, so we weren't worried. After a few moments at the starting line fiddling with our GPS watches, off we went. After 2 miles Tony left me with the 3:50 group. Wary that he was going too fast, I hung back for a few miles, making sure I was on pace to tell him at the first turn around. He kept on going at the faster pace, so at mile 9, I decided to go find him in case he needed help later. By mile 14 I had caught up to his pack, which was pounding out easy 8:20 miles and he was fully in a conversation with his pack. Since he was looking good, I stayed right behind him for the next 4 miles. Around mile 20 I started a conversation with a runner (Paul) who was the same age and had kids the same age. He lived about 7 miles from the start so he gave me a history of the area - naval and army bases, lighthouses, where to go on vacation standardized testing at the schools - you name it - he told me about it. Tony stayed about 200 yards in front of me until mile 22. At this point Paul and I began out move to the finish and caught Tony. We 3 stayed together until mile 25. At this point I knew we were safely under 3:50 and all goals would be met so I kicked in the last mile in 7:24 to the finish. I finished in 3:41:28, Tony just broke 3:43 and we both agreed that we could have gone another 3-4 miles on this day. The marathon, sponsored by Yuengling Beer, was not over yet. After immersing our legs in the freezing Atlantic Ocean for a moment, we joined the crowd at the beer tent for the next 2 hours listening to a live band. The biggest surprise for me was that I spotted and talked to Sergio Cano, man of 1000 races, who was also in the crowd, dancing the time away. He had run the 1/2 marathon earlier in the day in 1:24 or so. I highly recommend this marathon - it was very well organized and very very flat for those who want good times. The wind has been a factor in past years, so please keep that in mind while planning. There are plenty of places to stay and eat and drink, so there is a lot to do - also considering that it is always held near St. Patty's Day. Saturday, July 18 CONGRATULATIONS PERCY AND DENISE Love, joy and huge happy smiles filled the room as Percy and Denise exchanged their wedding vows and pronounced husband and wife on March 26, 2009. Denise was radiant and absolutely beautiful. Her new hubby was handsome and as always very playful. We wish them a loving and wonderful life together filled with happiness. Saturday, July 18 SABA & ROSA RUN THEIR FIRST HALF MARATHON Congratulations to Saba Mekbeb & Rosa Teixeira on completing their 1st Half Marathon on an unusually scorcher of a day at the Women’s Only MORE Half Marathon on Sunday, April 26th. The temperature went into the 90’s and to ensure the safety of the estimated 7,700 runners, the Race Officials cancelled the Marathon and the Half Marathon was changed to a fun run and not timed. “New York Road Runners definitely made the right decision today,” said Susan Loken, 45, of Phoenix, AZ. The three-time champion and event record-holder (2:45:35) of the marathon, Loken had hoped to challenge her own mark this year, but she took the last-minute change of plans in stride. “Today was all about the spirit of the event and ensuring the safety of all the runners and walkers,” she said. Third place was declared a tie among Loken; her friend Susie Meyers-Kennedy, 43, of Chandler, AZ; and Christine Glockenmeier, 41, of Basking Ridge, NJ. The three women crossed the finish line hand-in-hand and embraced in the post-finish area.Saba recently joined the club running and attended her 1st group run at the Englewood Boat Basin in early March. The hills did not faze her as she ran the hilly out and back course to the George Washington Bridge. Saba’s longest distance was 5 miles but after hearing about the More Half, she signed up and began to increase her long distance to 12 miles. It was a tough break to run her 1st half in 91 degrees but Saba ran well and when asked if she would run another half marathon, without hesitation she said, yes. Rosa entered her 1st race, a 5k in 2003. Soon after, she injured her back in a car accident so the MORE Half is only her 2nd race. Rosa and I (Barbara) ran together and our strategy was to walk the hills & run the down hills. In our 2nd lap as the heat progressed, we added walking some of the sunny areas. Our strategy paid off as we felt no ill effects from the heat and finished in under 3 hours. Rosa’s ambition is the 2010 San Francisco Marathon were you are awarded necklaces made by Tiffany and Co. and presented by Fireman in tuxedo’s! We had a relaxing celebration at Mc Gee’s Pub, hungrily chowing down before heading back to New Jersey and a long deserved rest and refreshing cool shower Saturday, July 18 RUNNER OF THE YEAR by Blanca Alvarez Blaskovic
I heard Captain Matt speak about the qualities of The Runner of The Year. I sat and listened and I could not believe what I heard. I did not know what to do. I was not sure if I should cry or scream for joy. I decided to cry. I was so emotional but yet I remembered to thank my husband Mirko for his great support throughout the year. I know sometimes it was not easy for him to come with me to all my meets and wait for me to finish the race. Raining or sunshine he was there for me. Another person that offered me a great support and help is my friend Barbara. My first week with The Clifton Road Runners, she made me feel right at home. Her open arms made me feel as though I had been a member for years and I wanted to do my best at all times. Not only for me also for the club. Through the shock of receiving my Award and my emotions running at all ultimate high I forgot to thank Anne Marie. She is someone I admire extremely, not only because she is my Captain but because she brings out the best in me. Her suggestions and her confidence in me made me a better runner. I recall one particular moment where I thought I could not finish the race. I ran the 18 Mile meet in Long Branch Island. At the beginning of the race I did not see any Clifton Road Runner members. The race began and as I proceeded to mile 13 I did not feel well. My body did not want to drink water or eat. I began to get nervous. I thought I would not be able to finish the race. As I began to slow down and reached mile 15 I saw Anne Marie pass me by. Just seeing her enthusiasm, it made continue the race. In that moment I used my psychological skills and I made a mental connection with Anne Marie. She became my focus to finish the race. I imaged that there was an invisible rope tied to her which I had to follow until the finish line. I reached the finished line and I realized that this was the longest meet I had ever ran. Anne Marie was waiting for me in the end and that made me feel better. I also want to thank all the members of the Clifton Road Runners that helped me through out the season. I am very proud to be part of the team. Thursday, March 12 2008 Clifton Roadrunner Award Winners
Captains Award
3rd Place 50-59 Age Division
Lorena Gregory Annemarie Uebbing
Percy Perez
Hector Echeverry
Tom Pena
Sheba Wright
Jose Arturo Vallejo Ben Teixeira Wednesday, January 21 He Proposed And She Said --------------------YES! Cupid’s arrow was a direct hit for our lastest love birds at Esly’s barbeque last summer and now it’s official. Percy Perez proposed to Denise Chavez and she said – Yes! Perez and Denise recently moved into a new apartment on Orient Way in Lyndhurst and will be hosting “their” first official bun run on Feb. 15th. Congratulations Percy and Denise on your recent engagement:):) All of us are so very happy for the both of you.
Sunday, January 4 2008 Ashenfelter & USATF-NJ 15K CRRC Teams Races 11/27 - ASHENFELTER 8K: A record high of 1479 runners did not faze our Clifton Teams as they prepared for the Open Division competition at the Ashenfelter 8k on Thanksgiving morning. Captain Ben Teixeria, Matt Lalumia and Annemarie Uebbing did a remarkable job of fielding 4 Open teams. The Open Men’s A Team led by 27 year old, Ted Mussano and followed by his teammates Francisco Arias (50), Captain Ben Teixeira (46), Feliciano Pereira (63), Arturo Vallejo (60), Hector Mantari (34), Sergio Cano Jr. (20) & Esly Panduro (39) placed a prestigious 4th place. The Open Men’s B Team – Pete Engelhardt (51), Jaime Mantari (40), Jim Leitz (69), Bill Ash (66), Percy Perez (36), Hernan Mantari (32) and Tom Pena (65) did a fab job of placing 10th. The women also fielded an A & B Team. The A Team placed 8th with teammates Sheba Wright (26) leading the women followed by Camille Creary (37), Amparo Hernandez (49), Gabriela Huaman (31) & Blanca Alvarez (55). The B Team was led by Karen Mantari (32),followed by Annemarie Uebbing (49), Orefina Pena (61), Sigrid Weihenig (59) and Nancy Read (51) ran a strong race placing 12th. 12/14 – USATF-NJ 15K: What excitement. Captains Annemarie, Matt and Ben were met with a huge Clifton turnout showing they were in full strength and ready to rumble in the final team event. And rumble you did!! The men’s 60’s team was leading by 3 points over Shore AC but because of a USATF-NJ rule of each team dropping their lowest score, their lead was shortened to 1 point. The entire 60’s team came out in full force to bring this challenge back to where it belongs – on the roads in a foot race. The 60’s men stomped the competition with a 1st place win securing their ranking of 1st place. Meanwhile, Ben loaded his 40’s team with runners from both the 50’s and 60’s team and he was a happy Captain taking 4th placeJ. The women’s 50’s ran a remarkable race placing 5th and tied for 4th place in the Grand Prix Team Competition. This is the 1st time in club history our women’s 50’s team have a 4th place ranking. Yes, as one we are vulnerable – as a team we are INVINCIBLE! Go CRRCJ Sunday, January 4 2008 USATN-NJ GRAND PRIX Congratulations to our team members from both the Men’s 50’s & 60’s age group on placing 3rd in the 50-59 Age Division in the USATF-NJ Grand Prix Team Competition. It’s all about teamwork. How about our 60’s men!! This is their fourth year in a row of placing 1st in the 60-69 Age Division in the USATF-NJ Grand Prix Team Competition. This is the Men’s 60’s Team fifth 1st place win in the past 7 years! Look at the Open & 40’s Men!! They had their best team season in club history with both age groups placing 5th in very competitive age divisions. The 50 & 60’s women are proud to announce they tied for 4th place. We couldn’t have done it without the help of our 60’s women Orfelina Pena and Peggy Richko. With some of our women entering the 50’s age division in 2009, we excited to see what our team can do. The Open & 40’s Women also had their best team season in club history and they are just getting startedJ Come on you youngun’s join the “senior” teams by getting active in the team competitions. All of this would not have been possible without the the dedication, patience, and enthusiasm of your Captains – Annemarie Uebbing, Ben Teixeira and Matt Lalumia. They put in many hours calling members the week before team events to see who is available. Long hours organizing the teams once the preregistration list becomes available the night before and on race day, anxiously wait for the runners to log in and making last minute changes before the team cut off time. Often this prevents the Captains from relaxing, hydrating and warming up before “their” race. Success comes through hard work and work hard they did while making the team events fun and exciting for all levels of our runners. Thank You Captains for leading us through an awesome season.
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