Another year of racing is behind us. There were 14 team championship races in 2017. Rose City had runners at 11 of those races, and teams at six of them. Lou Grunfelder and Dick Helmer led the pack with participation in eight races, followed by Michael Lin with seven. Many others of us logged in with one to five races – maybe we will increase those numbers in 2018? Thank you to everyone who raced in 2017, whether it was one race or eight, you all are amazing! The 2018 team championship schedule was just posted. There are some perennial favorites on the list – Clinton 15K, Newport 10K, the Lager Run 5K and Liberty Half. In addition, there are some races that were more recently added to
The Ashenfelter 8K on Thanksgiving morning is a tradition for many runners, including several RC2 team members. The race has been a team championship for many years, and following the demise of the December 10-mile race, became the last team championship of the season. It’s a great way to start off the holiday – and apparently 3,700 people agree! The morning kicks off with the Tom Fleming mile, followed by the Ashenfelter 8K. Both races are in honor of famous NJ running icons. Here’s a little info about Horace Ashenfelter: https://www.ashenfelter8k.org/about-horace-ashenfelter/. He won a gold medal at the 1952 Olympics. In addition, the one mile race is run in honor of Tom Fleming: http
