Club News:
Annual Breakfast Run We'll host our annual breakfast run on Sunday March 6th at our Rockaway location, the Parking lot at 400 Morris Avenue (next to the Hampton Inn). The run will be followed by breakfast at Potbelly's in Rockaway.
Roxbury 5k Race: The Striders will host the 8th annual Roxbury Community Benefit 5k race on Monday night June 13th at 7pm. The staging area will be at the Eisenhower Middle School located at 47 Eyland Avenue in Succasunna. Download the mail in applications below. You can also signup online at http://register.compuscore.com/roxbury5k/ . Additional information about the race is available at www.roxbury5k.com .
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Striders Summer series: The Striders will host their annual 4-race 5k XC summer series at Johanson Memorial fields in Boonton Twp. on June 21st, July 5th, July 19th, and August 2nd. Download the mail-in application below.
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Hangover Run - Our first club run of the new year took place at the Randolph High School track. Afterwards, off to the Randolph Diner for breakfast. |
Christmas Light Run - A picture from our annual run on the Boulevard in Mountain Lakes to view the Christmas lights.
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Running Challenge to 2016
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Are you up for a challenge in 2016!!!! Join the running community by signing up to run either 1,000 miles in 2016 or run/walk 100 days in 2016. That's 83.3 miles a month, 19.2 miles a week, or 2.73 miles a day.
We can do this !!! Sign up today at www.ilovetorun.org. Create an account and log your miles. Tell you friends, do it as a group, this is a great way to set a goal to help you run more in 2016. |
Local Races:
Looking for a race in New Jersey? With the warmer weather coming, they'll be plenty of races to choose from. Check out some of the following websites to find a race:
www.compuscore.com, www.bestrace.com, www.oymp.net, www.jerseyrunner.com, www.eliteracingsystems.com, www.usatfnj.org, www.raceforum.com
Looking for a race in New Jersey? With the warmer weather coming, they'll be plenty of races to choose from. Check out some of the following websites to find a race:
www.compuscore.com, www.bestrace.com, www.oymp.net, www.jerseyrunner.com, www.eliteracingsystems.com, www.usatfnj.org, www.raceforum.com
Strider members can now receive a 15% discount
at the Running Warehouse website
Contact Ed at born2runnj@hotmail.com for the discount code
Weekly Club Group Run Schedule:
Sunday Morning Run:
Sunday Morning Run:
- Location: 400 Morris Avenue, Rockaway (off Green Pond Rd) at 9:00am (8:30am during the summer)
- Distance: 4 to 13+ miles on the roads
- Contact: Steve Austin at badknees@verizon.net
- Add'l Info: During the summer, we have a tailgate party once a month at this location where everyone brings food/drinks and hang out for a bit afterwards.
Tuesday Night Run:
- Location: St Catherine's Church on the Blvd, Mountain Lakes at 5:00pm
- Distance: 4 to 8+ miles on the roads and/or trails
- Contact: Steve Austin at badknees@verizon.net
Wednesday Night Run:
- Location: Piccatinny Arsenal (enter at Main gate of Route 15) at 6:30pm
- Distance: 6 to 10+ miles on the roads
- Contact: Steve Austin at badknees@verizon.net
- Add'l Info: You must be placed on the security list to gain access to the base. Contact Steve.
Thursday Night Track Workout (Aug thru Oct):
- Location: Wildwood School, 51 Glen Rd, Mountain Lakes at 6:00pm
- Distance: Track workouts, ladder routines, etc...
- Contact: Ken Baker at bakejazz@optonline.net
Saturday morning Trail runs (Seasonal):
- Location: Columbia Trails, Long Valley or Horseshoe Lake, Succasunna at 9:30am.
- Distance: 6 to 13+ miles on the trails
- Contact: Columbia Trails - Steve Austin at badknees@verizon.net ; Horseshoe Lake - Jim Schulz at runman66@optonline.net
- Add'l Info: Trails must be clear to run. Check our facebook page or get added to our group email list.
See Madeline Bost's Running Column online at: http://runningcolumn.blogspot.com/
Morris County Striders P.O Box 233 Ledgewood NJ 07852
Last Updated: June 7, 2016
