• Race Report: Pride Run & Achilles Run

    It was a double header in the last weekend in June!

    On Saturday, June 25, CHRC Women and CHRC Men were out in full force at the 35th Front Runners New York LGBT Pride Run 5M! It was a hot and humid day but runners celebrated the diversity of the LGBT community by wearing rainbow tutus and color-coordinated shirts and shorts! Before the race started, a moment of silence was held to honor the shooting victims in Orlando, FL.

    CHRC Women – 5M (2016)

    # Time Date Event CHRC Runner
    1  0:36:14  6/25/2016  Front Runners NY LGBT Pride Run  Jess Setless *PR*
    2  0:42:48  6/25/2016  Front Runners NY LGBT Pride Run  Yael Elmatad
    3  0:43:24  6/25/2016  Front Runners NY LGBT Pride Run  Rachael Wyant *PR*
    4  0:43:47  6/25/2016  Front Runners NY LGBT Pride Run  Elizabeth Sullivan *PR*
    5  0:50:25  6/25/2016  Front Runners NY LGBT Pride Run  Kaitlyn Kociela

    CHRC Men – 5M (2016)

    # Time Date Event CHRC Runner
    1 0:34:00 6/25/2016 Front Runners NY LGBT Pride Run Gideon Bautista *PR*
    2 0:36:03 6/25/2016 Front Runners NY LGBT Pride Run Spencer McCormick *PR*
    3 0:36:13 6/25/2016 Front Runners NY LGBT Pride Run Jeremy Toussaint-Baptiste *PR*
    4 0:37:09 6/25/2016 Front Runners NY LGBT Pride Run David Gibbons *PR*
    5 0:44:44 6/25/2016 Front Runners NY LGBT Pride Run Nick Collins *PR*

    Runners of all abilities (including handcyclists, wheelchair racers, and walkers) participated in the 14th Achilles Hope & Possibility 4 mile race on June 26. It was a hot Sunday -and with a staggered start you either loved it or hated it- but every finisher earned a medal!

    CHRC Women – 4M (2016)

    # Time Date Event CHRC Runner
    1 0:28:00 6/5/2016 Retro Run 4M Stephanie Butikis
    2 0:28:05 6/5/2016 Retro Run 4M Kay Naito
    3 0:28:13 6/26/2016 Achilles Hope & Possibility Jess Setless *PR*
    4 0:29:20 4/24/2016 Run as One 4M Monica Merlis
    5 0:31:12 1/9/2016 City Parks Foundation Run for the Parks Jess Setless

    CHRC Men – 4M (2016)

    # Time Date Event CHRC Runner
    1 0:26:44 6/26/2016 Achilles Hope & Possibility Gideon Bautista *PR*
    2 0:27:06 6/26/2016 Achilles Hope & Possibility Michael Gelberg *PR*
    3 0:27:36 2/7/2016 Gridiron 4M Robert Lynn
    4 0:27:55 6/26/2016 Achilles Hope & Possibility Nigel McGregor *PR*
    5 0:28:03 6/5/2016 Retro Run 4M David Gibbons

    Congrats to all those who PRed!

    Double congrats to Jess Setless and Gideon Bautista for winning the award for “Runner Most Likely to Race A Double Header and Finish with 2 PRs”!

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  • Race Report: Retro Run 4M and New York Mini 10k

    It was a groovy Retro Run on Sunday, June 12 despite the severe weather warning! Here’s the skinny: sweatband and tube sock wearing runners ran counter-clockwise around the inner loop of Central Park. Miles splits were called out live and CHRC scored some PRs at this club points race!

    The 45th annual Mini 10k, originally named after the miniskirt, was held on Sunday, June 11 with over 8800 women! Congrats to Yael Elmatad, Jess Setless, and Celia Dillon who repped CHRC Women at the race. The race started along the exterior of Central Park, near Columbus Circle, then clockwise around the full loop.

    Congrats also goes to:

    • Peter Meegan for finishing #1 in AG and #9 overall at Provincetown 10k!
    • Gideon Bautista for finishing #5 in AG at the Walkway Marathon!

    CHRC Women – Top 5 – 4 Mile (2016)

    # Time Date Event CHRC Runner
    1 0:28:00 6/5/2016 Retro Run 4M Stephanie Butikis *PR*
    2 0:28:05 6/5/2016 Retro Run 4M Kay Naito
    3 0:29:20 4/24/2016 Run as One 4M Monica Merlis
    4 0:31:12 1/9/2016 City Parks Foundation Run for the Parks Jess Setless
    5 0:32:41 6/5/2016 Retro Run 4M Elizabeth Chen *PR*

     

    CHRC Mens – Top 5 – 4 Mile (2016)

    # Time Date Event CHRC Runner
    1 0:27:36 2/7/2016 Gridiron 4M Robert Lynn
    2 0:28:03 6/5/2016 Retro Run 4M David Gibbons *PR*
    3 0:28:08 2/21/2016 Al Gordon 4M Nigel McGregor
    4 0:28:09 6/5/2016 Retro Run 4M Jeremy Toussaint-Baptiste *PR*
    5 0:30:23 4/24/2016 Run as One Reed Edwards

     

    WHAT’S NEXT?

    The next club point races are Queens 10k, and the Pride Run 5M! Both are sold out but the Team Champions 5M (Women) and Team Champions 5M (Men) is still available; sign up and rep CHRC in this exclusive team only event!

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  • Race Report: Run as One 4M & Japan Run 4M

    Spring has sprung and it was beautiful on Sunday, April 24th in Central Park! Over 8000 runners participated in Run as One to raise awareness of lung cancer: the leading cancer kill in both men and women in the U.S. and the most common cancer worldwide.¹

     

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    Unfortunately, BABYMETAL was not part of Japan Day.

    But it was rainy Sunday, May 8 during the four mile Japan Run. The race was the opening event for the 10th annual Japan Day @ Central Park festival which celebrates the Japanese community in New York and the cultural connections between Japan and the United States.

     

    Congrats to Nigel McGregor, Monica Merlis, Reed Edwards, Sunny Kasabwala, Nick Collins, John Bedard, Wei Wang, Katie Petereson, and Anya Javadi for repping #CHRCWomen and #CHRCMen during these races! Here are the Top 5 in 2016:

    #CHRCWomen 4 miles

    # Time Date Event CHRC Runner
    1 0:29:20 4/24/2016 Run as One 4M Monica Merlis
    2 0:31:12 1/9/2016 City Parks Foundation Run for the Parks Jess Setless
    3 0:33:10 1/9/2016 Al Gordon 4M Rachael Wyant
    4 0:33:32 3/26/2016 Al Gordon 4M Laura Zukaite
    5 0:33:46 1/9/2016 City Parks Foundation Run for the Parks Wei Wang

    #CHRCMen 4 miles

    # Time Date Event CHRC Runner
    1 0:27:36 2/7/2016 Gridiron 4M Robert Lynn
    2 0:28:08 2/21/2016 Al Gordon 4M Nigel McGregor
    3 0:29:59 4/10/2016 City Parks Foundation Run for the Parks Jeremy Toussaint-Baptiste
    4 0:30:23 4/24/2016 Run as One 4M Reed Edwards *PR*
    5 0:30:34 2/21/2016 Al Gordon 4M Nathon Turner

    Honorable mentions:

    • David Johnson, a Masters runner, finished with a PR at the NYCRUNS Central Park 10k!
    • Tim Crossley finished the Providence Marathon!
    • Stephanie Butikis finished the Novo Nordisk New Jersey Marathon with a Boston Qualifying time!

    WHAT’S NEXT?

    Spring Summer ahead by registering for the NYRR club-only Team Championship 5M for both women and men. (And while you’re at it, sign up for the June club points races: NYRR Retro Run 4M and the Front Runner NY LGBT Pride 5M).

    If you’re running the Airbnb Brooklyn Half, be on the look out for an email with details about the pre-race party!

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  • Race Report: MORE/SHAPE Women’s Half-Marathon & Boston Marathon

    What great running weather we’re having!

    Danielle Wheeler, Susan Matthews, and Rachel Wyant, took advantage of the clear skies on Sunday, April 17 and repped #CHRCWomen at the 13th anniversary of the MORE/SHAPE Women’s Half-Marathon. With two full loops in Central Park, it was also plenty of hill repeats!

    In other hill news, on Monday, April 18, Kay Naito repped #CHRC at the most prestigious marathon in the world: Boston Marathon! Pushing past Heartbreak Hill, this marks Kay’s first Boston Marathon finish and makes her the first CHRC member to finish in the 120 years of the Boston Marathon!

    Congratulations to everyone! Here are the Top 5 #CHRCWomen in the half marathon and full marathon categories:

    Half Marathon

    # Time Date Event CHRC Runner
    1 1:44:21 3/20/2016 United Airlines NYC Half 2016 Elly Kuhlman
    2 1:47:40 3/20/2016 United Airlines NYC Half 2016 Jess Setless
    3 1:49:58 4/17/2016 More/Shape Women’s Half Marathon Danielle Wheeler
    4 1:54:57 4/17/2016 More/Shape Women’s Half Marathon Susan Matthews *PR*
    5 1:58:53 4/17/2016 More/Shape Women’s Half Marathon Rachael Wyant *PR*

    Marathon

     

    # Time Date Event CHRC Runner
    1 3:29:48 4/18/2016 Boston Marathon Kay Naito
    2 4:44:35 3/19/2016 Savin Rock Marathon Kaitlyn Kociela

    Don’t see your name but finished a race this weekend? Make sure to submit it!

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  • Race Report: Run for the Parks (4M)

    It was a sunny and windy Sunday, April 10 in the 4 mile inner loop of Central Park. But that didn’t stop 6,900+ runners from racing at the City Park Foundations Run for the Parks!

    Although it wasn’t a Club Points race, congratulations to Jeremy Toussaint-Baptiste, Jess Setless, Sunny Kasabwala, David Gibbons, Nick Collins, Wei Wang, and Yosef Bergovoy for representing #CHRC. Some members even finished with a PR!

    Here are the Top 5 in the 4 mile distance for 2016:

    CHRC Women (4M)

    # Time Date Event CHRC Runner
    1 0:29:46 3/26/2016 Al Gordon 4M Monica Merlis
    2 0:31:12 1/9/2016 City Parks Foundation Run for the Parks Jess Setless *PR*
    3 0:33:10 1/9/2016 Al Gordon 4M Rachael Wyant
    4 0:33:32 3/26/2016 Al Gordon 4M Laura Zukaite
    5 0:33:46 1/9/2016 City Parks Foundation Run for the Parks Wei Wang *PR*

    CHRC Men (4M)

    # Time Date Event CHRC Runner
    1 0:27:36 2/7/2016 Gridiron 4M Robert Lynn
    2 0:28:08 2/21/2016 Al Gordon 4M Nigel McGregor
    3 0:29:59 4/10/2016 City Parks Foundation Run for the Parks Jeremy Toussaint-Baptiste *PR*
    4 0:30:34 2/21/2016 Al Gordon 4M Nathon Turner
    5 0:32:30 4/10/2016 City Parks Foundation Run for the Parks Sunny Kasabwala *PR*

    Be sure to check out the Top 5 CHRC Women and CHRC Men for other distances. There’s still time to place yourself among the ranks! (Submit your results on the Racing page).

    WHAT’S NEXT?

    The next and third Club Points race is the popular Airbnb Brooklyn Half which sold out in less than an hour!

    Don’t forget to pick up your #CHRC gear at the Meet’N’Greet!

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