• 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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  • Ready, Set… Go #CHRC!

    On Sunday, March 6, more than 5000 runners participated in one of NYRR’s favorites, the Salsa, Blues and Shamrock 5K in Washington Heights!

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    Among them were the lucky 13 #CHRCMen and #CHRCWomen accompanied by one special Leprechaun cheering on the sidelines at the finish. Members of the team had been preparing for this hilly race through the month of February and others used this as a training race for their bigger events of the 2016 spring racing season.

    With five male finishers, this was a debut finish for the #CHRCMen’s team – meaning that the team had enough people to pool their results and get scored for club points! Congratulations to our men’s team!!

     

    This is #CHRCWomen’s second year in the Club Standings and it’s certainly a strong start! The ladies ran with smiles for miles to bring in four points and a 6th place standing for Open Women B (20th overall). Now that’s a smashing start to the 2016 season!!

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    Big thanks to our Lucky Leprechaun (aka Akil) who cheered our 200m finish! We celebrated with a Dominican breakfast at Malecon. It was a CHRC kind of morning.

    NEXT UP…

    Our second Club Points race is this Saturday April 2nd at the Scotland 10K in Central Park! Both #CHRCWomen and #CHRCMen have full teams toeing the start line. Bring a sprig of heather and blare the bagpipes! These runners are ready for some fun! Here’s tae ye! Here’s tae us!

    Join us afterward for some tattie scones and a party to celebrate at Berg’n in Crown Heights! All are welcome.

     

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  • SPRING GEAR – The Shoppe is open!

    RACING SEASON HAS FINALLY KICKED OFF!

    And what better way to say hello to spring then by getting all your SPRING CHRC GEAR ordered? This will be your last chance to purchase before the Brooklyn Half Marathon in May so you don’t want to miss this!

    The Gear Shoppe is now open for our Spring Season Sale!

     

    This season’s HOT LIST:

    *THE SINGLET* – the old stand by. tried and true. Black, Mens/Women’s sizes
    *THE SHORT SLEEVE* – all new!! by popular vote. Black, Mens/Women’s sizes
    

    And coming back this season by popular demand…
    

    *THE SWEATSHIRT* – organic pre-shrunk cotton. Black, Unisex
    

    *THE BUFF* – our most popular item, this puppy doubles as a headband in warmer months!
    

    *THE TOTEBAG* – don’t be caught at the farmer’s market without it. Natural or Black canvas
    

    

    

    A few important notes…
    

    1. Be sure to check the sizing charts provided in each listing to make sure you are sizing your race gear properly. These are performance materials (wicking fabrics with slight stretch) so the shirts have an athletic (read: tighter) fit.
    

    

    2. All gear will be distributed in-person at the APRIL 15th Meet and Greet – there will be no shipping on orders unless by special request.
    

    

    3. If you have any questions about size or anything, please message Stephanie through the Etsy Shop.
    

    

    The SHOPPE Closes on Wednesday March 30, 2016 at MIDNIGHT SHARP.
    

    No late orders will be taken. Be sure to pre-order before the deadline.
    

    

    

    
				
				
				
    
				
				
				
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    March Madness Challenge
    
				
				
    HEAR YE!! HEAR YE!!
    

    The CHRC March Madness Challenge doth begin forthwith!
    

    THE CHALLENGE: Run every day during the month of March!*
    

    At the end of the month awards will be given for:
    

      

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    We got through the coldest of winter. It’s time to get back into running consistently and what better way to build that base for your Brooklyn Half training than to start a healthy challenge for the month of March!
    

    Track your runs any way you choose. We recommend joining the CHRC group on MapMyRun, but anything from your own apps to pencil and paper will do. Just make sure to send Elly your running record at the end of the month. Encourage each other through the month on Facebook by joining the Event.
    

    We will gather on April 1st to celebrate CHRC’s running prowess and give out awards! Details to follow.
    

    What are you waiting for???
    

    It’s #CHRCMarchMadness #MarchMilesMadness #runstreak! Go forth!
    

    startline*NOTE: We do not want to encourage over training. Runs of all lengths count. Make healthy choices for yourself, and take a day off if you need to. There will be many awards to win.
    

    
				
				
				
    
				
				
				
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    Spring NYRR Club Points Races
    
				
				
    Scotland 10k April 2, 8:00am @ Central Park
    

    NYRR Retro 4-Miler June 5, 8:30am @ Central Park
    

    Front Runners New York LGBT Pride Run 5 Miles June 25, 8:30am @ Central Park
    

    Get’m while they’re hot! On sale for $18 each till February 29.
    

    
				
				
				
    
				
				
				
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    New York Marathon Events at MCNY
    
				
				
    Make the City Your Gym February 22 at 6:30 pm
    

    New York may be well known for its expansive parks, pedestrian lifestyle, and greenmarkets, but many residents also cope with food deserts, prohibitively expensive gym memberships, and limited access to well-maintained green space – as well as to quality healthcare. How can New York offer world-class health and wellness opportunities for all its citizens, not just the wealthiest? Join us for a discussion with fitness writers, physicians, and leaders of the city’s public health initiatives to explore the free and low-cost fitness resources that already exist in the city, and how best to take advantage of them. This program springs from our exhibition, The New York City Marathon: The Great Race.
    

      

    • Thomas W. Farley, Former Commissioner of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene & Chief Executive Officer, The Public Good Projects
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    • Adena Long, Assistant Commissioner, Public Programs, NYC Parks & Recreations
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    • Nancy Easton, Co-Founder, Wellness in the Schools (WITS)
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    • Anahad O’Connor, Reporter, New York Times
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    • Jordan Metzl (moderator), Sports Medicine Physician, Author, and Fitness Instructor, Hospital for Special Surgery
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    Use the code RUN3 for discount tickets!
    

     
    

    Runners’ Weekend: Yoga Workshop and Film Screening  February 28 at 2:30 PM
    

    Yoga for Runners Workshop, 2:30 PM
    

    Yoga has only relatively recently been recognized as an important supplement for runners to help them develop greater, flexibility, fitness, and mental focus. It can be used as part of a post-run stretch and cool down, as important cross-training for injury prevention, or to help unwind after a busy day. Join us for a well-rounded 45-minute sequence that includes key poses for the areas of the body that are most overused or prone to injury for runners presented by the Upper East Side’s own Five Pillars Yoga. Attendees must bring their own yoga mats.
    

    Run for Your Life Film Screening, 4:00 PM
    

    (Rescheduled from Saturday, January 23)
    
Following the yoga workshop, join us for a screening of Run for Your Life, a documentary film chronicling the life of Fred Lebow, race director and founder of the five-borough New York City Marathon. The movie will be followed by a conversation with its Emmy Award winning director, Judd Ehrlich and George Hirsch, a co-founder of the New York City Marathon and Chairman of the Board of the New York Road Runners, about how Lebow’s tenacity and passion for running united a divided city and sparked a worldwide fitness boom. During the film, a light, healthy snack will be served!
    

     
    

    These programs accompany our exhibition, The New York City Marathon: The Great Race.
    

    Use the code RUN3 for discount tickets!
    

     
    

    
				
				
				
    
				
				
				
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    Good Toy says Running, Creativity, and Cupid Go Together
    
				
				
     
    

    CHRC’s Gear iusb_760x100.16907372_15mvShoppe is supplied by Good Toy Print Lab, a small silkscreen start-up in a rural garage in New Jersey.
    

    Our proprietor, Stephanie and her boyfriend, Alex have been the designers and creators of CHRC gear since 2014. Much like their own Brooklyn Romance (Steph and Alex worked together at adjacent farm stands at Grand Army Plaza Farmer’s Market… she used to give him free bread to flirt with him), the relationship that CHRC has with Good Toy is a special one that feeds on mutual love of running and the creative spirit.
    

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    Good Toy started when some friends decided to turn their hobby around to make cash and escape the boredom of post-college lethargy.
    

    And the name? Alex and his friends were drunk in a bar talking about Furbies with an Irishman. Thus the birth of “good toy”!
    

    It stuck.
    

    This year Good Toy expanded to become a cross hybrid of a silkscreen studio, printing lab, and collaborative creative space for artists in their local community with plans to be a “full service” creative agency. Steph and Alex provide graphic design consultation, custom graphic and manual design for logos and marketing, & silkscreen printing for media and apparel. 
    

    They’ve expanded to start doing more artistic paper prints and wedding invitation suites, now working on starting up lessons, hosting classes for silkscreen workshops, and utilizing their studio for a gallery space to host events and other creative workshops.
    

    When Alex and Stephanie met, she says “we image1clicked immediately as creative partners, and began collaborating on unique, original, quirky and bold hand-made prints.” Their creative process is special, not only due to their deep friendship and bond, but also because they work together on every design or product that Good Toy puts out; listening to Steely Dan and drinking craft beer in the studio all day to fuel their creativity.
    

    Stephanie is a long-time member of CHRC, a runner that loves speed and hard work. The ‘re-birth’ of CHRC (c. 2014) and her relationship with Alex happened to coincide. As she describes it: “It was a happy accident of reciprocity- Good Toy needed to be revamped desperately, and CHRC needed a logo and some gear. CHRC was our very first ‘client’! The rest is in the gear shoppe!”
    

    Learn more about Good Toy and their services: Email Goodtoyprintlab@gmail.com, or contact them directly via phone or Facebook message (Stephanie Butikis/Good Toy Print Lab).
    

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    PRE-ORDER at THE GEAR SHOPPE until TUESDAY FEBRUARY 9!!!  No late orders will be taken. Don’t miss your chance and order today! 
    

     
    

    
				
				
				
    
				
				
				
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    Signed up for that race? Added yourself to the CHRC roster?
    

    Congratulations! You’ve COMMITTED!
    

    Commitment issues no more. You and your running are in a relationship (way before Valentines Day, well done) and the CHRC community is here to support your relationship. Many of us know too well the challenges and the euphoric times that come with this territory. We trust that you know yourself best when it comes to whether the relationship is going to work but no matter what, we encourage you to use our Weekly Group Runs, Social Events and Race Rallying to get the most enjoyment out of Running. We hope you are together for life!
    

    

    NEW GROUP RUN SCHEDULE **Schedule is subject to change. Please utilize our Calendar for updates**
    

    MONDAY: 6:30a.m. Newbie Run
    

    THURSDAY: 6:30a.m. Run & Some
    

    SATURDAY: 10:00a.m. Long One
    

    SUNDAY: 11:00a.m. Trail Run
    

    We have received requests for evening runs, speed and hill workouts. Unfortunately, at this time we do not have run leaders that are able to support these runs on a regularly scheduled basis. Pop-up Runs that cater to these requests by run leaders will be advertised on the Calendar and on the Facebook Group. If you are interested in leading runs, please contact us at runningroyalty01@gmail.com.
    

    Some resources that might assist you:
    

    NYRR Group Training  – Tuesday & Thursday mornings and evenings
    

    Hook & Honerkamp – Tuesday mornings
    

    

     
    

    RACING SCHEDULE 
    

    The club points races through NYRR have been voted on and finalized by the Club Council this week! We encourage members to participate in races throughout the year. Please refer to our Racing page for more information.
    

    In upcoming weeks we will have informational events for you to learn about racing as part of CHRC. Stay Tuned!
    

    
				
				
				
    
				
				
				
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    Runners Hold Court with Snowstorm tales
    
				
				
    You survived Snowzilla 2016!
    

    Perhaps you even experienced it on foot, perhaps even with your running shoes on.
    

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    Come on out tomorrow night to 99Rogers and share your snowstorm tales as we hold Public Court for the first time this year.
    

    The Proprietor of Ye Olde Gear Shoppe will also be present to share samples of her wares for your to try on for size and place an order.
    

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    And if that isn’t enough – for ONE NIGHT ONLY, we are offering a chance to participate in a
    

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    • $10.00 per print/ per item  ($3.00 of every print goes to CHRC club fund!)
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    • Prints available to choose from:
      
– CHRC banner logo (in white or blank ink choice). Size: approx 8.5″ wide x 5″ high
      
– CHRC Vintage “running man” (in white or black ink choice). Size: approx 8″ wide x 10″ high
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    Guidelines for selecting items to print:
    

    1. Item must be in good condition and clean before handing over for print.
    
2. Make sure to select an item that you are OK to part with for approximately 3 weeks.
    
3. Items that are plain in color, design, and have ample space to receive a print work best.
    
4. Performance apparel is accepted. Items will be evaluated to make sure they are receptive to heat.
    
5. Items not accepted: Hats, socks, spandex or Lycra material.
    

    

    
				
				
				
    
				
				
				
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    Run for Your Life: Celebrating Fred Lebow
    
				
				
    Looking for a bit of run-spiration to keep you going during this cold winter week leading into Sunday’s NYRR Fred Lebow Manhattan Half Marathon?
    

    Fred Lebow is a running legend in New York City whose accomplishments as the president of New York Road Runners and the race director of the New York City Marathon from 1972 until 1994 are among the foundations that make running in this city such a great experience.
    

    CHRC is co-sponsoring the Museum of the City of New York (MCNY)’s Fred Lebow Week programs accompanying their exhibition, The New York City Marathon: The Great Race (closes March 8). CHRC Members get $10 discount tickets using the code RUN3 at the following events this week. See you there!
    

     
    

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    Run this City: The Highs and Lows of Running in New York
    
    Thursday, January 21 at 6:30 pm
    

    What makes New York City one of the great running capitals of the world? Are there hidden runners’ gems in this city? Join journalist Liz Robbins and Mary Wittenberg, former president of NYRR for a conversation about the New York runner’s soul. They’ll discuss how runners define this city – and how NYC defines them.
    

    Liz Robbins is the author of A Race Like No Other: 26.2 Miles Through the Streets of New York(2009). A former sportswriter (and current cyclist), she now covers immigration for The New York Times’  Metro section.
    

    Mary Wittenberg headed New York Road Runners for over a decade; she is now the Global CEO of Virgin Sport.
    

    Run for Your Life Film Screening with Judd Ehrlich and George Hirsch 
    

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    Fred Lebow, a Romanian immigrant to New York fleeing the chaotic aftermath of World War II, was an unlikely leader of the city’s running revolution. He fell in love with the sport on his first run around the Central Park Reservoir and from there joined the New York Road Runners in the late 1960s when it was just a small club run out of its members’ apartments. By 1970, under his leadership, the Road Runners founded the New York City Marathon and have since grown the race into the marquis event that it is today. In celebration of the Fred Lebow Manhattan Half, join us for a screening of Run for Your Life, a documentary film chronicling Lebow’s life with archival footage and exclusive interviews.
    

    The movie will be followed by a conversation with its Emmy Award winning director, Judd Ehrlich and George Hirsch, a founder of the five-borough NYC Marathon in 1976 and Chairman of the Board of the New York Road Runners, about how Lebow’s tenacity and passion for running united a divided city and sparked a worldwide fitness boom.
    

     
    

     
    

    
				
				
				
    
				
				
				
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