Hope you are all getting excited for the Gala, which is just a few days away. We all like to be fashionably late, but the Gala is not the night for that. Not only will there be free beer for the first hour, there is also have a schedule of events that you most certainly don’t want to miss out on.
Check it out:
8:00PM-9:00PM Free Six Point Tall Boys **While Supplies Last**
9:00PM Aja Marsh (NBR founder) Welcome Speech
& Premiere of "Sh!t North Brooklyn Runners Say"
10:00PM Presentation of NBR Merit Badges
& NBR Superlative Awards
11:00PM-1:00PM PARTY TIME!!
See you there!
-Gala Committee
You have only until midnight on Monday 12/6/2012 
to get in your nominations for the 2012 Gala Awards, as well as your self-nomination forms for the various merit badge awards! Make sure you do both today!
1) Gala Awards Online Voting Ballet.
2) Fill out your Merit Patch Online Form.
You won’t want to miss this – get your prom tickets before they are gone (which will actually be never, but the price goes up by $10 if you wait until the day of!)
-Your 2012 NBR Gala Awards Committee
The First NBR Track Meet – The McCarren Park Track Classic
March 10th, Saturday, 9:30AM – 3:00PM
McCarren Park Track – Driggs Avenue between Lorimer St. & Union Ave.
After months of harassing OSA and requesting permits, NBR has been approved for a track meet on *Saturday March 10th 2012* at McCarren track. More details in the weeks to come (including a plea for volunteers). The track will be ours until 3pm so keep your morning/afternoon free.
All the details & link to online sign-up on The Official McCarren Park Track Classic Page.
Let’s start putting positive thoughts for non rain/warm(ish) weather.
North Brooklyn Runners Gala 2012
Track to the Future: Enchantment Under the Sea Dance
Friday February 10th, 1955
Warsaw: 261 Driggs Ave, Greenpoint 11222
8:00 PM – 1:00 AM
-NBR Gala Committee
Sunday December 18th
2:00 – 6:00 PM
The Gutter – 200 N14th Street, Brooklyn 11211
Come and bring your holiday cheer to NBR’s Holiday Sweater Party on December 18th! This festive event is a time for us to get together and save each other as the madness of the holidays sets in and right before the frost bite of the winter running season descends upon us. It will be at one of North Brooklyn Runner’s favorite haunts, The Gutter. So lets bring so much Holiday tackiness to that rickety old bowling alley, that the tinsel sticks to the walls for years to come. Holiday Attire maybe voluntary…. but lets be honest, you don’t wanna be the party-pooper looking drab at an NBR party. PLUS there will be a major award given out the best sweater of the night! Other tidbits to be excited about, bowling available for those interested, potluck style food (Gutter lets us bring in our own food so lets take advantage of that), and collecting coats for NYC coat drive.
- Major award for best sweater of the night
- Potluck stye food (Bring a dish to pass if you want)
- Bowling!
- Bring an extra coat for the NYC coat drive
Facebook invite here.
December 13th, Tuesday, 5:30 – 8:00 PM
JackRabbit Sports
42 W 14th St (between 5th and 6th Aves), NY, NY 10011
This is a special Jackrabbit Night…
All NBR members who go to the 14th St location of Jackrabbit and mention “NBR” to the cashier get 15% off all non-sale purchases!
Plus…that’s not all!
Toys for Tots
Jackrabbit will be collecting toys for the Children’s Harlem Hospital through the month of December for the Toys for Tots program. Toys should be unwrapped and appropriate for children ages 3-14 yrs. This event caps our collection period. YAY presents for kids!
AND, Jackrabbit is also hosting a running workshop at 6:30pm:
How to Prevent Common Running Injuries: (Tuesday, Dec 13th@6:30pm)
The holiday season is upon us however you’re still feeling those nagging aches and pains from your late season runs. Grab an unwrapped toy and join NY Sports Med as they lead a conversation about how to prevent common running injuries.
Facebook invite here.
Sunday 12/11/2011 1:15 PM
Come out this Sunday for NBR’s first doughnut run! Meet at the usual spot, Northside of McCarren Park Track by the recycle bins at 1:15PM for a tour of three of Brooklyn’s best doughnut joints!
The roundtrip route is nine miles total. See you there!
-Brian C.
(Click on map for larger view.)
Wednesday December 7th, 2011
8:30 – 10:00 PM
Trix – 145 Bedford Ave (between 10th St & 9th St) Brooklyn, NY 11211
Running through the winter can be quite miserable. While heading south for a few months to Central or South America is a great idea, if you’re stuck here all winter, why not learn to run through it – and no, not just running on a treadmill for three months?
Let’s share tips on how we can run through the winter, what clothes work, what we do when it’s icy and how to run when the snowdrifts are higher than your head.
Trix are having drink and food specials for us so come thirsty & hungry! Also, come with tips. Let’s support local businesses with our drinking!
Facebook invite here.
J.P. Montes Wins!
Congratulations to J.P. and all NBR Brooklyn Marathoners:
|
Place |
Name | City |
Bib No |
Age |
Gender |
Age Group |
Chip Time |
Gun Time |
|
1 |
John Paul Montes | Brooklyn NEW YORK |
228 |
24 |
M |
***** 20-29 |
2:43:13.1 |
2:43:14.8 |
|
4 |
Daniel Mazzuchin | Brooklyn NEW JERSEY |
213 |
35 |
M |
1 30-39 |
2:52:02.9 |
2:52:04.7 |
|
17 |
Eddie Schneider | Brooklyn NEW YORK |
292 |
28 |
M |
2 20-29 |
3:16:26.8 |
3:16:32.2 |
|
18 |
Cory Zwerlein | Brooklyn NEW YORK |
42 |
26 |
M |
3 20-29 |
3:18:01.8 |
3:18:06.1 |
|
36 |
Wayne Pacileo | Brooklyn NEW YORK |
253 |
30 |
M |
18 30-39 |
3:29:16.5 |
3:29:27.7 |
|
47 |
Eric Rose | Brooklyn NEW YORK |
279 |
28 |
M |
13 20-29 |
3:35:41.4 |
3:35:52.8 |
|
77 |
Mia Chen | Brooklyn NEW YORK |
49 |
30 |
F |
5 30-39 |
3:48:03.0 |
3:48:19.0 |
|
123 |
Ray Sales | Brooklyn NEW YORK |
286 |
41 |
M |
26 40-49 |
4:03:49.0 |
4:04:15.9 |
|
130 |
Glenn De Kler | Brooklyn NEW YORK |
67 |
29 |
M |
29 20-29 |
4:07:00.0 |
4:07:32.1 |
Filed under: Events, Injuries, Inspiration, Members, Pain, Races, Workouts
It was so nice out this past weekend, I had to figure out how best to enjoy the beautiful fall weather. Ah, what better way than to punish myself and abuse my body! This weekend at the Raceway Park in Elizabethtown NJ was the Tough Mudder Tri-State event. The 12 mile course – designed by British Special Forces – includes several miles of mud running, near-freezing water, and 32 obstacles. Perfect.
I was able to complete the course in 2h17m, which was pretty good considering that time includes: over a ¼ total of swimming in 35oF water, a 200m long trench of waist-high mud, ~4 miles of mud-covered motocross track hills, a ¼ mile tire carry, crawling, climbing, bleeding, and about 10 minutes of helping other mudders at several obstacles (like waiting to help someone onto the wooden platform at the top of the 20ft rope ladder at the end of 200m swim through ice water, or bracing a cargo net so it won’t swing while someone scales it)! Oh, and I got hit with 10,000 volts directly to my head right before the finish line… awesome.
But, I had such a good time that when I completed the course, I took a 10 min break, had a cliff bar and some water, and then did the whole thing again! I mean, if I get one orange headband for doing it once, that means I get ANOTHER if I run it again, right? Totally worth it.
I wish there was some kind of official ranking so I could compare my time to others, but the Tough Mudder pushes that this is an event, not a race, and that completion and camaraderie are more important than time. Regardless, I’d like to, once again, thank NBR and all it’s members for helping contribute to a great run time, and increased speed, strength and endurance. THANKS!
Now who’s going to join me at the next one???
See ya there,
Colin
