Hello ADR Members. The year is coming to an end (Hooray) and ADR’s Nominating Committee has presented its slate of candidates to serve as officers for the four expiring seats for the two-year 2021 – 2022 term:
Dawn Cragon, Debi Zander, Walter Anderson and Marty Raffensberger.
However, if anyone else is interested in running for a Board seat and helping further the mission of ADR, you can offer a nomination “from the floor” by emailing your interest to AshtabulaDistanceRunners@gmail.com.
Nominations are welcome and will be reviewed by your fellow ADR members before we vote at our upcoming annual meeting (announcement forthcoming). Thank you!!!
Please come receive your award in person, if at all possible.
We will be distributing OVERALL and AGE GROUP awards in person 2 to 4 pm on Sunday Nov. 8 at Point Park in the Ashtabula Harbor. Point Park is located at the northern end of Walnut Boulevard next to the Maritime Surface and Transportation Museum, 1071 Walnut Blvd, Ashtabula, OH 44004.
If unable to attend Sunday, we will make arrangements to personally deliver or mail awards to out-of-town winners who are unable to pick up in person.
If you’re unsure if you will receive an award, please check the results that are available here –> https://www.athlinks.com/event/154378/results/Event/936918/Results
2020 B2B HALF MARATHON EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION DISCOUNT EXTENDED TO OCT 7! DISCOUNT BUNDLE OPTION ADDED TO RUN BOTH RACES.
Registration is $50 thru Oct. 7, $55 thru Oct. 23 for the half marathon on Oct. 25; and $25 thru Oct. 23 for the 5K on Oct. 24. Run in both races for $70 through Oct. 7 and $75 thru Oct. 23.
2020 ADR Club members can receive a $15 discount to bundle both races.
The option to bundle is NOT located on home page for the race website on Run Sign Up. Rather, the bundle option is on the registrant page where you enter your information. You’ll be asked to choose which event(s) to enter and it will let you know that you can save $5 on the price of entering for both races by signing up for the other race in the same transaction.
PLEASE SEE PHOTOS BELOW FOR EXAMPLE on the registrant’s page:
Reminder: There is NO RACE DAY REGISTRATION this year, due to COVID-19 protocols and there will be wave starts of 10 or fewer runners for each race.
Join us in Ashtabula, Ohio, to run the 2020 Bridge to Bridge Half Marathon on Sunday Oct. 25 and 5K on Saturday Oct. 24! Registration is $50 thru Oct. 1, $55 thru Oct. 23 for the half marathon and $25 thru Oct. 23 for the 5K.
There is NO RACE DAY REGISTRATION this year, due to COVID-19 protocols and there will be wave starts of 10 or fewer runners for each race.
The half marathon course will take you over the beautiful Gulf-Smolen Covered Bridge, which is the longest in the U.S., and the race finishes at Briquettes Smokehouse, just after crossing the Ashtabula Lift Bridge in the historic Ashtabula Harbor Area.
The 5K is flat and fast and (PR-attainable) finishes at Briquettes (before going over the Lift Bridge) with the last 1/4 mile all downhill.
Prize money will be awarded to the Top 3 overall men and women finishers in the 2020 Bridge to Bridge Half Marathon!
First place: $150
Second place: $100
Third place: $50
Plus, additional prize money will be awarded to the male and/or female winner, if either or both break the respective event record for the half marathon.
Records are:1:14:50 by Kyle Griffith in 20141:30:02 by Kim Tanner in 2018
The 2020 Bridge 2 Bridge Half Marathon will be an in person race on Sunday Oct. 25 and the 2020 Bridge 2 Bridge 5K will be in person race Saturday Oct. 24!
We are tying up loose ends and registration for each race will be available soon!
We want to make this a safe and enjoyable experience for all involved, so the decision was made to have these races on the same weekend, but on different days.If you’re interested in doing both races this year, no problem!
Please check back for details about this awesome weekend event, more information will be forthcoming soon.
Please take the required action listed below if you’ve previously registered for the Shamrock 2 Mile Race that was rescheduled to Sept. 5 and please note the starting location has been changed to the Harbor-Topky Memorial Library, 1633 Walnut Blvd, Ashtabula, OH 44004
If you are intending on running the reschedule of the Shamrock 2 Miler on September 5th AND registered back in March, you need to check your email and open the email from Run Signup/Shamrock 2 Miler and update your profile.
I am needing some additional questions agreed to and for you to enter an estimated finishing time so I can seed everyone in to appropriately timed waves.
Your official start time and wave will be emailed to you the night before the event. If you have already completed this task, thank you. For the other half that still needs to do it, please fill update your profile for this event as it is mandatory for participation.
Announcement: Results from races that are conducted on the 2020 Race Schedule this year including virtual events will count toward 2020 Grand Prix scoring.
So be sure to sign up for the races! You can start with the Ashtabula Greenway Trail 10K & 2 Mile Virtual Races event that starts tomorrow June 13 and concludes Sunday June 21. This is an ADR Club Event.
Discount code for 2020 ADR Members only is on the private club members only page or for 2020 club members not on Facebook please send an email to request the code to ashtabuladistancerunners@gmail.com
Reminder: children ages 14 and younger are just $5 (no further discount) for this event as long as a parent signs up for the 10K or 2 Mile.
If you’re unfamiliar with virtual races, simply sign up and pay for the race like you would any other race, then on your own time go run that distance at some point during the days the event is being conducted, and enter your time at the race website where you registered. That’s it!
The Ashtabula Distance Runners Club (ADR) is pleased to announce the awarding of two $500 college scholarships to Ashtabula County high school seniors who participated in cross country during the 2019-2020 school year.
The ADR Board of Directors selected Geneva
High Scholl graduate Elizabeth N. Joy as the 2020 female recipient and
Jefferson High School graduate Nicholas Diehl as the 2020 male recipient.
Diehl completed his high school career with a
3.959 grade point average and plans to attend Ohio State University this fall. Joy
finished with a 3.882 grade point average and will attend the University of North
Carolina Wilmington.
During the 2019 Cross Country season, Joy finished
first at several meets, including the McDonough Invitational, the Grand Valley Invitational
and the Ashtabula All County Meet.
She finished second at the Chagrin Valley Conference
meet and at districts with a personal record of 19:31.32, qualifying her for
regionals in Boardman. At Boardman, she finished 12th qualifying her for the state
meet, where she finished 42nd.
“Although extremely competitive while running she is the first to check on her teammates after a race,” said Geneva coach Emily Long. “She talks with competitors from other teams helping to enhance our local running community.”
Diehl was a four-year letterman for Jefferson and
a two-time finisher in the regional meet.
“As a member of the cross country and track team he has demonstrated great leadership skills and has been a role model to our younger athletes on and off the field,” said Jefferson coach Terry Furman. “He has gone out of his way to stay after and work with junior high athletes in track and cross country. He has represented our school with class, honor, and respect throughout his years here. He has shown great character and respect to all coaches, officials, and opposing players.”
The ADR Board of Directors received
applications from eight students who were seniors during the 2019-2020 cross
country season.
Scholarships winners are chosen based on several
factors involving a student’s academic and athletic accomplishments along with
service within their school and community.
“We were happy to receive a number of great
candidates to consider for a scholarship and our board did a great job
deliberating the merits of each candidate’s application,” said John Hutchison,
ADR Board President. “These awards will help Elizabeth and Nicholas pursue
their academic dreams. We look forward to each winner further contributing to
the community.”
Traditionally, ADR also awards two $500 scholarships to track and field athletes. However, due to COVID-19 canceling spring sports, ADR did not make any scholarship awards to track and field athletes for the 2019-2020 school year.
