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
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!