Inaugural NRRL Race Is Now in the Books!

 

The first race of the 2011 National Road Racing Leauge is official, which means the ball is rolling for the NRRL!  All race results and standings can be found on the National Road Racing League website. 

The rain held off on Saturday morning as the Race To Stop The Silence 8k got underway.  With a male and female team each taking their bye week, it was a dual meet on both sides.  In the men's race, DC Running Coach, LLC held off the VIDA Fitness team to capture the inaugural victory.  Eddie Valentine of Arlington, VA led all NRRL runners across the finish line to pave the way for DC Running Coach, thus building a strong case for his future Hall of Fame status.  Jacques Tisne and Grant Garton were next across the line, before 4 more runners came through within nearly 60 seconds of one another, including VIDA captain, Dan Hunt.

On the women's side, Carolee Williamson of DC Running Coach hit a big 8k distance PR and is the first NRRL runner to wear the crown, coming in 1st among NRRL runners and 3rd overall among the entire 8k field.  Claudia Amendola took the silver position in the NRRL (3rd AG) and earned individual points despite VIDA Fitness taking the bye week.  The 3rd NRRL runner across the line was Johanna Mansilla (DC Running Coach), who also won her AG.  Kinetic Fitness team captain, Becca Lipscomb, was 4th in the NRRL race.

As a reminder about the scoring, runners from teams taking their bye week do not factor into the team scores, but these individual runners still earn points in the Individual Rankings.  Individual points and rankings are based on the finishing order of NRRL runners only.

Runners can join an existing team until May 28th, contact us for details!

Special thanks goes to the race directors and staff at Stop The Silence and timing coordinators at the Capital Running Company!

The next stop on the NRRL schedule is the Poplar Spring Run for the Animals 5k at Wheaton Regional Park on Sunday, May 15th @ 8:30am.

Thank you to Liz and Jodi and everyone else who helped get the National Road Racing League up and running!

See you at the next race,

Mike

Kinetic Fitness joins the NRRL & race #1 approaching!

The newest team to join the NRRL is Kinetic Fitness (LLC), which is captained by local running coach Becca Lipscomb.  Becca's team is a formidable bunch, comprised of runners she coaches and other running buddies.  More information on the team will be coming soon via a video interview with the captain and teammates to be posted on the NRRL Youtube page, along with interviews of other league captains. 

The first race is set for this Saturday downtown at Freedom Plaza.  The Race to Stop the Silence 8k will serve as the inaugural race in the National Road Racing League!  We'll bring you plenty of race highlights all season long through this blog. 

Any runners interested in joining a team in the DC Region can check out our Teams page and contact one of the captains.  The transaction deadline to join a team is May 28th. 

See you at the races!

Mike

8th annual Run Ror The Animals 5k added to NRRL

With the recent cancellation of The Bulldog 5k due to construction on the race course, the NRRL is happy to have the Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary step up to fill in the slot!

The 8th annual Run for the Animals 5k takes place on Sunday, May 15th at Wheaton Regional Park in Wheaton, MD.  The festivities on the day also include a 1-mile fun walk as part of Poplar Spring's fund raising efforts for their charitable mission.

"From the warm up, running and walking on the scenic trails, the dog and people raffles, the prizes, and the abundance of food, a good time will be had by all."

NRRL runners receive $5 off registration!

Thank you to the folks at Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary for supporting the NRRL!

This race is the 2nd on the DC Region NRRL schedule, following the Stop the Silence 8k on April 23rd.

Captains' meeting for DC Region is set

The captains' meeting for the Washington DC Region will be held on Saturday, April 16th at 1:00pm at the downtown Capital City Brewing Company.  The meeting will cover the topics of: team rosters, race registrations, race lineups, scoring, team webpages, and uniforms.

The NRRL is open for teams to join until April 23rd, which is the date of the inaugural NRRL race!

Individual runners can be added to any team roster until the transaction deadline on May 28th.

To officially join a team, all runners must register themselves on the NRRL registration page, which is a very quick process.

Entry fees for each team (male/female separately) will be divided among all the runners on the team, but only 1 payment is submitted per team.  This fee covers league T-shirts for all runners, as well as the team trophies and individual plaques for top runners.