Just when you were mourning the end of your summer travels, three postcards from travel races to cheer you up! Gideon Bautista on the New Jersey Marathon: Distance: 26.2 miles Date: April 29th, 2018 Location: Monmouth, NJ Favorite race moment: Getting called “banana man” while not even wearing the costume by people who couldn’t have …
Editorial Note: For our August 2018 Crown Crier, we have a guest feature on CHRC’s 2018 Camping Trip from none other than Crooks the Chicken. Crooks the Chicken is a longtime member and unofficial mascot of CHRC and a roommate of CHRC members Spencer McCormick and Nicole Teeny. When she’s not camping with CHRC, she …
While many stayed dry at home watching the royal wedding, 66 of us royals celebrated by running a half marathon in the rain. We may have spent most of the week dreading the rain, but it turns out quite a few of us did quite well with the terrible weather. Congrats to at least 10 …
We’ve updated our runs for the summer! Check out the new schedule below: Monday 6:30am Shakeout @ Eastern Parkway & Rogers Monday 7:45pm Stamina @ Prospect Park, Grand Army entrance, Flatbush side Wednesday 7:45pm Park PR Run OR 7:10pm PPTC Summer Speed Series 5K Check the CHRC website/calendar for details Friday 6:30am Easy Five @ Eastern Parkway …
by Kay Naito When I first moved to Crown Heights in 2013, the neighborhood was “up and coming.” Many of the eateries and boutiques you now find on Franklin Avenue hadn’t opened yet but the neighborhood and its gentrification was making news; a few good coffee shops were thriving but Starbucks wasn’t here yet. I …
One of the worst things about being injured is the good advice other runners give you – after you’ve injured yourself. If only they’d given it before. I’m hoping this piece might provide more timely advice, highlight some very bad decisions I made, and prevent others from getting injured. I’m a very goal-oriented individual. After …
TO START Going to Japan had been a dream of mine since I was a 13-year-old learning Japanese against my guidance counselor’s advice. It was my favorite class and the one in which I did the best. Didn’t know it would take so long for me actually travel to Japan, but the Tokyo Marathon gave …
It was a great day for CHRC! Congrats to all of our 23 finishers!! Andrew, Guillermo, Michael, Walt, Leslie, Gideon, Nicole, Sonya, Amanda, Kay, Aliza, Sebastian, John, Ethan, Emily, Sophie, Rachael, Elizabeth, Shelley, Madeline, Erin, Priti, AND Zoe! What was your race experience like? The 2018 NYC Half was an awesome experience! I was really …
Why do you run? The reason I run? Years ago I sprained one ankle and broke the other, and after that I did nothing. Absolutely no activity, I just never put the effort in to fully recover and became a bit of a blob. Then, I moved in with Anna and she ran all the …
What was your race experience like? I really liked this race. I don’t actually like racing all that much, especially in NYC. The races are expensive, and with most races taking place in Manhattan, getting to the starting line early on a weekend morning is just too much of a hassle for me. But at …