Marathon Training begins for December’s Palm Beaches Half and Full Marathon
Yesterday’s “info session” at The Cooper in Palm Beach Gardens was the unofficial kickoff of our 2019 Training Program for the Palm Beaches Marathon. This is the second year of PBRR’s involvement with Presenting Sponsor Jupiter Medical Center. We assist runners by providing training plans and certified coaches to help folks complete the half marathon or marathon at this year’s Palm Beaches Marathon event on December 8th. The program begins August 6th with an info session meeting in Jupiter Medical Center’s Wellness Center at 6:00 pm. Runners interested in participating in this year’s training can attend the meeting Aug 6th or email Kristen Lidstrom with Jupiter Medical Center at: Kristen.Lindstrom@jupitermed.com
This is a great way to achieve the goal of completing a 13.1 mile or 26.2 mile race with the support of a group. Your training can be done by joining in our weekly group runs along with doing your own runs. This means that you will be part of a structured plan when you want to be, and running on your schedule otherwise – so convenient. We invite experienced runners looking to improve their times to also join our group, as the accountability of training with others is a strong motivator!
PBRR sends a big group to Boston Marathon
The 123rd Boston Marathon was run on Monday, April 15th, 2019. Our members, including several “first timers,” ran the famed course from Hopkinton to the finish line in Boston. Many of the PBRRs ran BQ times, allowing for a repeat visit next year!
Sherry Hobson Completes 75 miles for her 75th B-day
This past weekend, Sherry Hobson completed a series of three 25 mile runs (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) to celebrate her 75th birthday. More importantly, her efforts were aimed at bringing awareness to the National Alliance to End Veteran Suicide. Her efforts concluded Sunday afternoon with successful completion of the final 25 miles and a reception for Sherry. Her effort was sponsored by Connected Warriors, an organization bringing the recovery benefits of yoga to veterans. Also joining Sherry to wrap up her amazing weekend were some of the runners that joined her over the three-day span and her support crew members. And yes, there was a birthday cake for tha gal that just completed near a marathon a day for the last three days!
Congratulations on your accomplishment Sherry!
Classics By The Sea IMPORTANT INFO
- There are three races at Jupiter’s Carlin Park Saturday morning. The KId’s 1 Miler begins at 7:10am. The 10k begins at 7:30am. The 5k begins at 7:40am. Plan to be at Carlin Park no later than 6:30am as the local police will close the roads before the race begins.
- You can register for the event HERE
- Packet pickup is at Tri Bike Run on Friday, Dec 7th from 3 pm – 6 pm. Tri Bike Run is located at 13975 US-1, Juno Beach, FL 33408 We encourage all runners to skip the Saturday morning rush and get your bib and shirt at Friday’s packet pickup, and of course, visit Tri Bike Run for any run or nutrition needs before the race!
- We are happy to once again support Marines Toys For Tots with our event. Please bring a new, unwrapped toy to packet pickup (Fri) or the race site (Sat) to help make this year’s holidays brighter for the less fortunate in our community. Our generosity in past years has been amazing!
- Get ready for a fun morning as runners challenge one of the best courses in the state for bragging rights in the Kid’s 1 mile, 5k and 10k distances!
Contact Dave – dave@palmbeachroadrunners.com for info.
Help PBRR at our upcoming events…
There’s no secret here – We always need great volunteers to help make our events a success! If you can assist us at packet pickup or on race day, please click on the link(s) below and select a time slot. For students, we give community service hours for all volunteer duties performed. Our volunteer opportunities are positive, smile-based services for happy runners and their families!
Volunteer for RUN 4 the Pies
Volunteer for Classics By The Sea
Jupiter Medical Center Marathon Training
Jupiter Medical Center, the Presenting Sponsor of the Palm Beaches Marathon, is conducting training for the Palm Beaches Half and Full Marathon. This training will be led by PBRR certified coaches. There are three informational meetings detailed in the flyer below, the first of which is this Tuesday at The Butcher Shop in WPB. We encourage anyone that would look to complete a full or half marathon as a goal to join us and see what the program entails. It is a fundraising effort, each runner must raise $250 for the JMC Foundation. Included with that is your race entry fee, running hat and jersey, along with expert training and guidance from PBRR’s Coaching Team. See flyer below for details!
Women For Women Race Donates to Youth Scholarships
The Chamber of Commerce of the Palm Beaches presented the Palm Beach Roadrunners with a check for $1000 for the Youth Scholarship program. The annual Women For Women 5k & 10k Race had a wonderful turnout last month. The donation helps high school age runners attend summer camp at the Warrior Running Camp in Central Florida this July.
Global Running Day
Pledge to run with PBRR and lululemon The Gardens Mall on Wednesday, June 6th at 6:30 pm We start and finish at WPB Brewery on Evernia Street. There is easy parking in the city lot across the street – Stay after the run for Happy Hour priced beer & wine for all of our runners!
Link to the Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/357118758145466/
Big PBRR showing at local races
This past weekend had many of our members running well and placing high in two big events. Lake Worth’s Women For Women 5k & 10k was “Mermaid Themed” with a costume contest alongside the two races. In Jupiter, the 5th Annual Live Like Jake 5k saw many of our runners claim top age group awards while supporting infant and youth swim training. Below are the results for each event, just click on the logo and it will open in a new browser tab…
Rogue Run May
Join us for a Rogue Run this Tuesday! We will meet at The Gardens Mall Food Court Entrance at 6:20 pm and start running at 6:30 pm. Expect a run of approx 3-4 miles for all ages and abilities. Then some sah-weet fun! Do not expect a course map, you know how this works…