Runners, the Colonial Road Runners 8th Annual Powhatan Creek Trail 5K Run/Walk (8:30 a.m. and 8:35 a.m.) and One Mile Fun Run/Walk (8:00 a.m.) will take place Saturday, September 19, 2020 at Clara Byrd Baker Elementary School, 3131 Ironbound Road, Williamsburg, VA 23188.This is a Colonial Road Runners Grand Prix Event. Online registration open until …
2020 Hampton Roads Cross Country Series at Poquoson Running Trail
The HR Cross Country Series is open to runners 5th grade and up with races held on 10/3, 10/17 and 11/7 on the Poquoson running trails. Due to the looping course, the maximum seed time for the 5K is 28:00 minutes with a limit of 200 runners (4 waves of 50 runners each, separated by …
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Have a Running Buddy! It may save your life!
This tragic news article from Arkansas is a sad reminder that everyone is vulnerable out there on the running trails and roads… runners, particularly females, should always have a running buddy to deter attackers. https://people.com/crime/missing-arkansas-jogger-sydney-sutherland-found-dead/
Tom Ray Memorial Predict Your Time 5-Miler
Fellow PTC Runners, We’ve had a great time at our first two Summer Fun Runs, the Lake Matoaka 4.3-Mile Trail Challenge and the Swamp Bridge 5K, thanks to Susan Hagel and Bruce Davis, respectively. The final event (usually the first) in this 3-race series is the Tom Ray Memorial Predict Your Time 5-Miler. No GPS, …
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PTC Summer Fun Run Series
Fellow Runners & Volunteers, Our PTC Summer Fun Run Series is on! We needed to postpone the first run due to Hurricane Isaias and apparently it was a good call since we’ve learned there was lots of debris on the Newport News Park Bikeway. Our series is now: Tuesday, 11 August: Lake Matoaka 4.3-Mile Trail …
“Predict Your Time” Postponed
Fellow runners, out of an abundance of caution with the pending storm Isaias set to hit our area tonight and tomorrow, we are canceling tomorrow’s “Tom Ray Memorial Predict Your Time 5-Miler”. It is tentatively rescheduled for 25 August, pending approval from Newport News Park. Be safe!
Hurrican Isaias
Fellow runners, We are following Hurricane Isaias very closely and how it may impact Tuesday’s “Tom Ray Memorial Predict Your Time 5-Miler.” Heavy rains on Monday and Tuesday could lead to a very wet, muddy, and possibly impassable Newport News Park Bikeway. There will also be a possibility of lightning and tornados due to Isaias. …
Ft. Eustis Races go “Virtual”
Fellow runners, with the uncertainty of base access due to the ongoing COVID-19 restrictions, Joint Base Langley-Eustis has made the decision to make both the Mulberry Island Half Marathon & 5K (12 September) and the Ft. Eustis Run & Ruck 10K (17 October) into “Virtual” events. I hope you will still consider supporting these events! …
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11th Annual Run the D.O.G. Street 5K
Per Jim Elder, the race is a go for 9/5/20. The Two Shilling 1 miler starts at 7 AM and the 5K at 7:30 AM. The race is currently closed to new entries except virtual participants. The other exception is for Tidewater Striders, Peninsula Track Club and Colonial Road Runners who have not signed up, …