• Taking delight in Runner’s High

    CONGRATULATIONS to everyone who has made it across a finish line this month!!

    Here are 5 ways to celebrate your achievements and honor your incredible spirit and fitness:

    Don’t miss out on a great time with the Royal Council!
    **SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT** Wear your finisher’s medal from earned at a race this September or October, and the Queen of CHRC-Landia will crown you with a free Butter & Scotch signature Jell-ohhh shot!

    • Sign up for your next race! Set new goals and build on your confidence and successes.

    NYRR has launched online race registration for January-March 2016 and the initial registration period (aka the cheapest they’ll ever be!!) ends October 14. Among the available races are popular ones like:

    95c132_f781f42292284262b9cf736302b5dcb0.jpg_srb_p_960_720_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srbJan. 24: Fred Lebow Manhattan Half Marathon. Kick off your spring training with this fun winter run! You’ll be accompanied by the inspiring words of Mr. Lebow and classical music.


    Feb. 20:     Al Gordon 4Mile. One of few races in our backyard, this Prospect Park race is now a Marathon Qualifier with a nod toward another NYC running great.

    Mar. 6: Washington Heights Salsa, Blues and Shamrocks 5K. Historic cloisters, salsa, blues, Irish folk, gospel jazz… appeals to all tastes!

    Mar. 20: NYC Half Marathon. Okay just kidding. This one’s not open yet but it’ll open for drawing on October 15! May the odds be ever in your favor…

    If you were training hard for your big race, now it’s time to get back in touch with what you love about running.

    • Indulge in a time of Recovery & Strengthening.

    Massage, Yoga, Stretch…We encourage all of it!

    It’s easy to get sick and end up indoors during this beautiful time of year that passes all too quickly. Enjoy the changing of the season!

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  • Balancing Outdoor Frolicking with Cozy Desserts’n’Drinks

    Fall!! …. or more summer…?

    This weather definitely has us guessing but here we are in the busiest time of year for racing and a great time to be out in a soon to be a colorful leaf-covered wonderland. For those that trained with us all summer, you’re likely feeling that surge in your legs now. And for those joining in after a summer of recovery, your fresh legs will keep us all motivated for more!

    As you complete your major fall races, find some time for balanced recovery. Enjoy the cozy comforts of sweaters and tea while finding that exhilaration of running in cooler temperatures.

    We have a couple of great events this month to help you celebrate so mark these in your calendar. We can’t wait to see you and have some fun!

    The Royal Council invites you to our monthly

    Public Court on October 14, 2015 at 7:30pm. 

     

    This time we will be at Butter & Scotch on Franklin Avenue. Let’s hear about your racing season and chat about your Halloween costume and your running goals for next season!

     

     

    runthefarmGet out of the city for a day of apple picking, hay rides and pumpkin patch dancing, October 25, 2015.

    We are heading up to Stuart’s Farm, up the Hudson. Join CHRC Trail Runners at Muscoot Farm nearby for a frolic in a 5mile trail race in the morning, or join us for just the fall fun! Be sure to RSVP so we can coordinate rides.

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  • September Public Court

    Mark your calendar for Sept. 16th @7:30pm for our monthly Meet’N Greet at Catfish!

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  • August Meet’N Greet

    Hey CHRC!

    Come and enjoy a drink out on the patio! Let’s catch up and talk about training, upcoming races, and what you’ve been doing all summer!

    Monday, August 24 at 7:30pm!

    RSVP on Facebook for more details!

    Don’t forget to check out Tim’s Monday Night Bike ride before to feel extra good about drinking that icy cold beer!

    See y’all there!

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  • New #CHRC Web Site!

    Far far away, behind the word mountains, far from the countries Vokalia and Consonantia, there live the blind texts. Separated they live in Bookmarksgrove right at the coast of the Semantics, a large language ocean. A small river named Duden flows by their place and supplies it with the necessary regelialia.

    It is a paradisematic country, in which roasted parts of sentences fly into your mouth. Even the all-powerful Pointing has no control about the blind texts it is an almost unorthographic life One day however a small line of blind text by the name of Lorem Ipsum decided to leave for the far World of Grammar.

    The Big Oxmox advised her not to do so, because there were thousands of bad Commas, wild Question Marks and devious Semikoli, but the Little Blind Text didn’t listen. She packed her seven versalia, put her initial into the belt and made herself on the way. When she reached the first hills of the Italic Mountains, she had a last view back on the skyline of her hometown Bookmarksgrove, the headline of Alphabet Village and the subline of her own road, the Line Lane. Pityful a rethoric question ran over her cheek, then

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