• 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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  • 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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  • The In-between Period

    Whether it was for personal fitness or getting to a big fall race, for many of us, our summer training cycle is complete. We’ve rewarded ourselves, celebrated… Enter the dreaded/beloved ~~ In-Between Period ~~
    Maybe you start questioning before each run – do I want to run OR do I want to ______ (snooze, eat this donut, watch another episode, etc.) What do YOU choose?
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    We have some suggestions for our Royal Members:

    1) Come and join us at our upcoming events.

    The end of the calendar year brings opportunities to get together with friends and family, eat comforting meals and drink merrily. Our every-growing running family is no different!
    •  November Royal Court. On Monday November 23rd @99 Rogers from 7:30pm onwards. Come let’s talk of winter runs & treat our parched lips to some delicious brew! RSVP on Facebook!
    • 2nd Annual Royal Winter Runderland. On Friday December 18th. Celebrate the end of an awesome year of CHRC running. RSVP on Facebook!

    2) Give back to Running.

    #CHRCWomen supports the mission of Girls on the Run. On Sunday December 6th on Randall’s Island, Join us as a Runner (accompanying 3rd-5th graders complete their first 5k!) or Volunteer for this incredibly special day for the girls in our program! Register now at www.gotrnyc.org/5kinfo.

    3) Running and Racing in the winter is FUN! pie and cocoa

    Not only do you get bragging rights and look like a badass, you get to recover with hot cocoa and pie. What else could you want?
    #CHRCWomen and #CHRCMen, the final NYRR Club Points Race of the year still has space for you! Sign up and run with us at the Ted Corbitt 15K on Saturday December 12. Let’s end the year with a bang!

    Whatever you choose to do, we’re here for you. 

    Let’s chat about it while we go for a casual fun run!

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  • Bronx 10 Mile

    Congratulations to all members who participated in this 5 borough series race in the Bronx! Among the nearly 10,000 runners out there, Team CHRCWomen placed 27th and put in another score for club points, and Nick Collins represented our men in this flat fast race. The Bronx 10mile  marked the start of the fall racing season for many and it indicated only that we are ready after all the work this summer. Afterward we got together and re-upped our energy at Amy Ruths with a delicious Southern brunch before heading back to Crown Heights. Thanks to everyone who was out there!

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  • 5th Ave Mile

    #CHRCWomen and #CHRCMen competed in this exciting classic New York event! A full race report can be found on NYRR.org

     

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    CHRC leads the pack at the start!

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