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NYRR designates certain races each year, approximately one a month, that are Club Points Races. They are specifically targeted for Local Competitive Teams to compete against one another. The better our top five men and five women do in each race, the more points we earn as a team. All points are totaled at the end of the year to rank the teams.
When you register for a NYRR race , be sure to affiliate with North Brooklyn Runners (NBR).
The Official 2011 NYRR Club Points Race Schedule:
• Coogan’s Salsa, Blues & Shamrock’s 5K (March 6th) Register Now!
• Scotland Run 10k (April 10th) Register Now!
• Brooklyn Half Marathon (May 21st) Register Now!
• NY Mini 10K (Women Only) (June 11th) Register Now!
• Portugal Day 5M (Men Scored Only) (June 19th) Register Now!
• Central Park Conservancy 4M (July 16th)
• Club Championships 5M (double Points) (August 6th)
• Harlem 5K (August 27th)
• Fifth Ave Mile (September 24th)
• Norway Run Half Marathon (October 1st)
• ING NYC Marathon (November 6th)
• Joe K 10K (December 4th)
Mark Your Calendars – Register Early & Often!
If you’re looking for other races to run, check out NYRR’s full schedule, and frequently view The NBR Upcoming Races page throughout the year to find other races we have targeted as a team.
You do not have to be a NYRR Member to run any or all races, but it helps. There is a significant discount when registering for races as a member, usually $5 off. You can recoup the membership fee in just a few races.
If you plan to run these or any other races with us, Sign-In so we can meet up with you and cheer for you!
Go NBR!
Some basic information on how to sign up for NYRR races, how to plan, and what to do on the day of.
It’s very easy to sign-up. Go to The New York Road Runners website, find the race you want to run, and once you are the race’s page click Online Application. Follow the steps to fill out the form, pay a little money and you are in. Make sure to set NBR as your team affiliation when filling out the form. You can never hurt the team’s overall place, only help.
After signing up, put your name on The NBR Race Spread Sheet.
Plan for the Race. Just because it’s called a race doesn’t mean you have to push yourself to the limit. People run for all different reasons and whether you love to compete or just want to finish, running a race is great motivation and lots of fun.
You may want to have a goal pace for the race. It makes staying motivated a little easier during the race and can help prevent you from starting too fast (something that I often do). You can use this equivalent pace calculator to figure out what sort of pace you might be able to run based on other results:
Before the race you’ll need to pick up your race number and D-tag (timing device) at 9 East 89th Street. Often someone from the team is generous enough to pick up other peoples race numbers. Watch for these emails. I’ll post a meet up time and location a few days prior to the race to help ensure that people arrive with enough time to check their bag and warm up before getting into the corrals.
On the day of the race, try to eat and drink beforehand, but most importantly, listen to your body. After a few races you’ll develop a routine that works for you.
Then just get to the the meet up location, travel to the race, pin on your number, attach your D-tag, drop off your bag, warm up, stretch out, find your corral and have fun.
If you have any questions about races, where to sign up, how they work, etc., contact our NBR race coordinators, Rob Fritz & Alex Walsh.
-Rob
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