Northeast Ohio Interclub Race

[Janet E]

Northeast Ohio Interclub Race
Saturday December 11th

Northeast Running Club www.northeastrunningclub.org/ & Second Sole Striders are co-hosting the second in the series of Northeast Ohio Interclub runs. CTC is invited to participate in addition to many other clubs including, CWRRC, SARC, SERC, NERC, Second Sole Striders, Vertical Runner running groups, Fleet Feet Northfield Running groups, Grunt Girls, NEO Fit, Crooked River Runners, and Euphoria Fitness! Time to show the running clubs how us triathletes can really run!

Location: The West Woods Park www.geaugaparkdistrict.org/parks/westwoods.shtml
9465 Kinsman Road (Route 87)
Russell & Newbury Twps.
About West Woods: Beautiful Park with excellent running trails

About Interclub Relay Race – 8:00 AM Start
1st Runner - 8.5 mile leg
2nd Runner - 5.5 mile leg
3rd Runner - 3 mile leg
Awards for top 3 teams – Male, Female and Co-ed

Fun Run -8:30 AM Start
– Pick your distance

Courses will be marked and water will be available on the course at several places. Warm food and hot drinks will be available at the start/finish area during and after the event.

Cleveland Triathlon Club can enter as many teams as they want and people can enter the fun run or we can group teams here. Each runner must bring $10 cash on race day and CTC will collect it from you.

You must notify CTC that you wish to enter no later than Tuesday, December 7th. There will be warm drinks, homemade bread, hot chili & condiments, hence the need for having the notification deadline to ensure that there will be plenty of food.

So here is how we will handle organizing CTC teams. You must provide notification by 12/7, your choice of three ways- via email to [e-mail], reply to CTC FB page or reply to this thread.

1. You can organize your own team of 3 and provide notification.
2. You can post here or on FB page if you are looking for teammates and people can be grouped accordingly (Specify desired leg distance and goal such as have fun, certain pace, etc.)
3. You can just specify you are in for a fun run!

Should be a fun event and it would be nice CTC exposure! Put your name in now!

[Janet E]

As a quick FYI, to my knowledge we do not yet have a CTC team participating in this. If anyone is interested, please raise your hand here ASAP!!!!

The RD passed along the following info today-
At this point it looks like there will be over 30 teams. They need to begin to firm up the count so that they can plan to have plenty of warm foods and drinks.

They are shooting to finalize teams by end of day Thursday (Dec. 9th).

Some details-
* Relay Race will start at 8:00 from near the shelters at the end of the park road off of Highway 87. First runners will be running the longest (8 1/2 mile leg). Plan for it to take 55 minutes up to an hour and 30 minutes for your teammate to complete this more challenging leg. Second runner will do the 5 1/2 mile leg and the third and final runner will run approx. 3 miles to the finish line. Your team total time will be recorded at the finish and awards (top 3 in each category of Male, Female and Coed ) will be handed out as the 3 mile course participants cross the finish line.

* Fun Run will go off at 8:30 following the last of the 8.5 mile relay leg runners crossing the Start / Finish area for the first time (approx. 1 1/2 miles into their run). Your choice on which distance to run.

* Be sure to bring dry clothes to change into after you finish your run. There are fairly good size bathrooms to change.

* Warm drinks and chili will available following the completion of your run to help you stay warm while you cheer on your teammates.

* Event will be held regardless of the weather.