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JSRC Board Nominations Now Open!

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Nominations for the 2025-2027 JSRC Board are now OPEN and will close on Friday, January 10, 2025. All member in good standing (your membership account MUST be up to date in RunSignup) are eligible to serve on the board.

To nominate someone (you can't nominate yourself) please email Joe Freeman at jfreeman@comcast.net  Position descriptions and nominees can be found on the Nominations Page.  Nominees will only be listed upon accepting their nomination.

Runner Safety is Important to Us

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With the large number of Scary Races, Turkey Trots, Fall Clasics and Santa Runs, this is a great time of year to lace up and hit the streets.  Even in our every day group runs, safety is an important topic.  There have been a number of inquiries received lately about our rules and guidelines for races and group runs. As such we should like to share some important information for JSRC runners and event directors from our Insurance provider, The Road Runners Club of America.  Enjoy the festive running season, but please follow the recommended safety guidelines.   Headphones, Stroller, and Pet Guidelines - Road Runners Club of America

 

 

 

JSRC Adopt-A-Family

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Coming to an event hall near you... (ok, Asbury Park Mt Carmel School to be exact...)

One more time this fantastic club will wrap items for several families in need. At the Novemberfest, the generosity of the club was in full motion. Over $1,000 was raised...and you all made John O'Gorman PAY!!

Come on out on Monday night, December 16th. You can reach out to event coordinator Karen Kelly with any questions... event info here

JSRC's 2025 TwiLight Run - Leggett's - Manasquan

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Running In The New Year - A JSRC Tradition
Let’s face it, this is the busiest time of the year but it’s also time to think about your New Year’s Resolutions.  And with all the food and drink we are about to consume over the next few weeks, you might want to consider starting 2025 off on the right foot with some extra steps!
 
Please join us for the 21st Annual New Years Eve Twilight 2-Mile Fun Run/Walk & Party hosted by the Jersey Shore Running Club on the beautiful Manasquan beachfront and local streets. This JSRC tradition has brought smiles to the thousands who have run it in the past.  A 4:00 pm start time allows for a little “recovery time” before your late night partying. This is a SAFE and happy celebratory FUN RUN with course marshals at selected locations. Signup here.

The Navesink Challenge 12K & 5K

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Hosted by the Jersey Shore Running Club on Sunday, December 1, 2024!  The scenic hills and rolling farmlands of Middletown Township came alive once again with 1,185 runners. 12k and 5K distances took off starting at 10am. One of the favorite area races of the year.  The after race party was held at Birdsmouth Brewing in Oceanport, NJ. and was an outstanding smash!! Kudos once again to Karen Kelly and John O'Gorman for a stellar event.   Complete race info can be found here.

JSRC Novemberfest - November 26th - 7pm

Over 100 participants joined us at Birdsmouth Brewery on Tuesday, November 26th for a special Friendsgiving meeting. 
Great friends, great food, great brews were had by all!  Dinner was provided by the club. 
(Thanksgiving sandwiches, macaroni salad, potato salad...)

Cookie exchange was another smash! 

We will be collecting toiletry items for the food pantry.
Toilet paper, toothpaste, toothbrushes, shaving cream, feminine products, soap, etc.

If you weren't here, you missed another great night!!

Thank you to event organizer Vicki Trerotola.

 

44th Annual JSRC HASHaTHON - November 10th, 2024

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Wow! If you missed this Sunday's Hash, you missed a good one!! Back for the 44th installment of "the race from H@&#" the JSRC HASHaTHON 6-Mile Treacherous Trail Race was electric with quite the buzz across the back woods of Cheesequake State Park in Matawan, NJ.  The Hash kicked off at 10:50 with a great rendition of the National Antem from Dave DeMonico and Chik Albers. Followed by a post HASH party with free beer and Pizza.  Of course, all proceeds go to support Matawan/Aberdeen First Aid Squad/Bayshore EMS. Many, many thanks to Race Director Joseph Iovelli and his slew of volunteers. Check out pictures soon found here

JSRC Deal Trick or Trot

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If you didn't make it out to the Trick Or Trot...well, you missed a good one!!!  Ghouls, Goblins, pets, costumes galore, BBQ, beer stand, music, and awards, all were had on this glorious weather day!!

October 27th in Deal, NJ at the 2024 Trick or Trot presented by Deal Fire Company No. 2  & The Jersey Shore Running Club was phenominal. The Shore Saves Petwalk or the family friendly Kid's Dashes were awesome. Proceeds of this event benefited DEAL FIRE COMPANY and the rescued dogs being cared for by SHORE SAVES based in Freehold, serving Monmouth & Ocean counties (www.shoresaves.com).  A fun morning with awards for fastest men and women in 10-year age groups, 5 best costume awards (human and pet) and best team costume all were had. Thank you to Race Director Barbara Hanlon and her entire squad of volunteers!!

9/11 Memorial Run - JSRC Remembers

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To memorialize all from the Jersey Shore who were lost on September 11, 2001, JSRC invites you to gather on the Bordwalk at 16th Avenue in Belmar, NJ (across from Dunkin' Donuts) at 6PM on Wednesday, September 11th, 2024. This is not a race, it is an opportunity for the running community to gather to remember and honor the 147 friends, family members and neighbors of Monmouth County who were lost on that terrible day 23 years ago.  More information can be found here about this solemn and moving event. 

Saturday in the Park - Women's 5K - August 24th 2024

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This is Jersey Shore Running Club's 31st Annual Women's 5K run & walk, to benefit organizations with programs dedicated to providing shelter, counseling, advocacy and education for women and their families in Monmouth and Ocean Counties. JSRC is proud to announce that the 2024 Saturday in the Park Women's 5K will be held at Thompson Park, Lincroft, NJ, (our 4th year at this location) on Saturday, August 24th at 8:30AM with the Kids Races to follow at 9:30AM.  There is a great Patch article about the history of the event, this year's beneficiaries, our sponsors, and much more.  Race registration is open with early registration discounts in place until July 28th!  Complete race information and registration can be found here

New Year... New Gear Store

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Happy New Year!  We have formally opened our new gear store powered by Squad Locker.  The store is stocked with an initial variety of items for you to choose from.  Be sure to check back often for seasonal offerings, new designs, and sale items.  

Club Members receive a discount as a benefit of membership.  Members will be emailed the current discount code to be used at the time of checkout.  If you have misplaced your discount code, or did not receive it, please request it in an email to:  membership@jsrc.org.

Click Here to access the new store!

The Hills Were Alive on Saturday, July 27th!

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The 4th Annual Navesink 4 Mile was held on Saturday July 27th With over 400 runners gathering at Bodman Park for a summertime run through the hills of Middletown Township. Runners were challenged by an awesome awesome 4 mile course that meandered past horse farms, golf course, rolling hills, and dales.  Congratulations to Brian Hill of Middletown, and Michelle Navarro of Red Bank, the top overall Male and Female finishers in this year's event!  Congratulations also to all of the runners who came out on a warm summer morning to join in on the fun and who hopefully joined in at the fantastic afterparty at Belford, Brewery.  Thanks go out to our race directors, Karen Kelly and John O'Gorman, and to all the great volunteers who made this event possible!  Looking forward to December for the main event, The Navesink Challenge, a 12K & 5K happening on December 1st, 2024!

JSRC SUMMERFEST 2024 - Hope you had a great time!

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The club gathered at Birdsmouth Brewing in Oceanport on June 25th for the First Annual JSRC Summerfest and it was a great success!  Thanks to Vicki Trerotola for taking the lead in organizing this fun new club event and thanks to all the JSRC Board Members and Club members who assisted in the planning, preparation and clean up.  It was a great evening with a little bit of club business (our monthly meeting) mixed in with a lot of camaraderie, great food, lots of brightly colored clothing and at ton of laughs!  Another great reason to become a member of the best running club in New Jersey! (Photo Credit - Dave DeMonico)

Spring Races Bring Faster Summer Paces

It's been a busy Spring with lots of group runs and some pretty big races thrown in for good measure.  Run-A-Palooza in Asbury Park kicked off the spring running season for JSRC with over 3,000 runners competing across the 5K, Half Marathon and Marathon Relay.  It was a blustery day, but no rain this year!  Close to $200,000 was raised for local charities thanks to your support!  We continued the fun with the Lake Como Spring Break 5K (under the sun this year too) on April 27th, the largest edition of this race yet with over 560 registered runners, its keeps growing every year!  Great pre and post race activities thanks to our friends at Bar-A.  On May 4th on Sandy Hook, JSRC and the Eatontown Lions held the Sandy Hook Lighthouse 5K under beautiful weather conditions with 300 plus runners to benefit the New Jersey Blind Citizens Association & Camp Happiness.  Thanks to all the runners, volunteers and supporters who came out to each of the events and make them all successful!  Special shout out to race directors Joe Freeman (Sandy Hook 5K), Bob Both (Run-A-Palooza) & first time race director Vicki Trerotola (Lake Como 5K) and all of their respective race committees for three fantastic events!

Lots more spring running to be had.  Check out the Area Race Calendar here to choose your next challenge! 

Oh What a Night!

On February 24th, the JSRC traded in their running shoes for dancing shoes and met at the Spring Lake Manor for an evening of food, music & fun in celebration of the camaraderie that we share as an organization, the wonderful year of races and events that we had as a club, and the good that we were able to accomplish across the Jersey Shore community.  With nearly a quarter of a million dollars raised and donated in calendar year 2023, it certainly was an accomplished year!  Many thanks go out to the organizers, volunteers, business and organizations who organized, donated and contributed in so many ways to a wonderful event.  You all know who you are and you are gratefully thanked!  Here's to the year behind and the year ahead for JSRC!  For all the photos of our Winter Spectacular please click here 

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