Athletic Directors, Cross Country Coaches and senior class Cross Country runners who competed in the fall of 2019 for school districts in Ashtabula County:
The Ashtabula Distance Runners (ADR) Club is still accepting scholarship applications from high school seniors, male and female, in Ashtabula County who competed in the sport of cross country in the fall of 2019.
Please download the application if interested and complete all the requirements as asked by May 15.
Then mail your application to:
Ashtabula Distance Runners Club
P.O. Box 43
Ashtabula, OH 44005
The ADR Board uses a rubric to evaluate and score each application to help with the decision-making process to award scholarships.
If you have questions about the application, please contact Warren Dillaway for more information.
After recent developments in Ohio and across the country that are aimed to reduce the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), the Ashtabula Distance Runners Club Board has rescheduled the Shamrock 2 Mile and ½ Mile Kids Race to Saturday September 5, 2020 . If you have registered for this event already, you do not need to register again to participate in the Shamrock event. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and we sincerely thank you for your understanding. In the meantime, registration will remain open.
Also please note the 2020 Grand Prix schedule may continue to change over the coming weeks as developments occur due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation. Please check back periodically for any updates.
ANNOUNCEMENT: After recent developments in Ohio and
across the country that are aimed to reduce the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19,
the Ashtabula Distance Runners Club Board is rescheduling the Shamrock 2
Mile and ½ Mile Kids Race to Saturday April 18. If you have registered for
this event already, you do not need to register again to participate in the
Shamrock event. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and we sincerely
thank you for your understanding. In the meantime, registration will remain
open and we will have more details about the location of the event in the upcoming
weeks as we get more clarity on the situation.
We also will conduct a voluntary fun run on Saturday March 14 at 9 a.m. at Point Park in Ashtabula. So come on out and don’t miss a day to run with your ADR friends! Some members of the ADR Board will be there a little bit early and we will pass out the 2020 ADR membership gifts that arrived today. Check out these cool hats! These gifts will go to those who signed up for individual memberships in 2020 and one per family membership. You can also sign up for 2020 ADR membership in person on Saturday if you meet up with us. Plus, you’ll get a hat! After running, we’ll head down to Harbor Perk for some coffee, join us there if you’re not able to come to Point Park or run with us.
ANNOUNCEMENT: The Shamrock 2 Mile & 1/2 Mile Kids Race on Saturday March 14 has a change in the starting and finishing location. Due to Kent State University cancelling all events on campus property because of precautions regarding the Coronavirus (COVID-19), the Ashtabula Distance Runners Club Board is moving the start and finish of the Shamrock race from Kent State University Ashtabula Campus to the ASHTABULA ARTS CENTER at 2928 W. 13th St, Ashtabula, located a just short bit down the road to the east of the KSU campus.
There is plenty of parking at the Arts Center and the
bathrooms will be open inside the facility for runners to use. For the 2 Mile
Race, the course will be on the same stretch of road as in past years with just
a slight difference. Runners will start at the Art Center, proceed east on
W. 13th Street, turn around at Ohio Avenue (the same as in previous years),
then return west on W. 13th St. and head toward the KSU campus, where there
will be a new turnaround (at the former finish line area) to head back east on
W. 13th St. to finish at the Arts Center.
The Ashtabula Distance Runners Club Board sincerely
appreciates the Ashtabula Arts Center and Director Meeghan Humphrey for graciously
offering the Arts Center to be used as an alternative location for this race on
very short notice.
We hope to see you Saturday morning at the Ashtabula Arts Center for the Shamrock 2 Mile and ½ Mile Kids Race. A reminder to get in the spirit of St. Patrick’s Day by dressing in festive holiday attire! Best dressed holiday attire will receive one (1) free entry into an ADR 5K club race.
As our club’s bylaws specify, the ADR Board recently had an organizational meeting to determine officer positions for 2020.
If you ever have a question, concern or anything relating to the club and/or your membership, please feel welcome to contact any of the following board members:
On behalf of ADR and NERC, we wanted to let you know that SPIRE did not honor the original agreement from last year and came back with a new proposal that was too expensive for both clubs, had no fixed cost, contained too many schedule variables and was not beneficial to our club members despite all attempts on behalf of ADR and NERC to negotiate a deal in good faith.
Unfortunately with that said, NERC and ADR will not be entering into a contract this year with SPIRE to conduct the indoor track workouts.
Hi everyone, we wanted to let you know there was a late change in available times for the SPIRE workouts and we’re trying to work through and find mutually acceptable days and times. So there will not be a session this Wednesday night Jan. 15. We will update when we have further information.
The Ashtabula Distance Runners 2019 Awards Banquet and annual membership meeting will be Saturday, January 11, 2020, at Martinis Restaurant starting at 6 pm. This year the banquet will feature a delicious menu with your choice of beef, chicken or vegetarian dish available as you pay for your reservation.
There will also be a photo booth and the awesome DJ Jeremy James to entertain us before, during and after the dinner. There will be a cash bar available, and we will hold a 50/50 drawing to make one lucky runner a little wealthier! We will be presenting awards for Male and Female Top 3 Overall, Top 3 in each Age Category and a few special awards of which the winners were nominated by your peers. We will also have a very short meeting to conduct some Club business.
We are offering –> ADR members who ran at least six (6) Grand Prix races <– a discounted price of $10 for the banquet meal, and $15 price for all other ADR members and guests. Everyone is welcome. Note: If you ran five (5) or fewer races or even zero (0) races, you are still welcomed to attend at the $15 price!
Online RSVP and payment by PayPal or any credit/debit card is available below.
Payments can also be mailed and postmarked by Dec. 24, 2019. Click on the link to download a 2019 ADR Banquet form), to:
ADR
P.O. Box 43
Ashtabula, Ohio 44005
Please join us for an evening of fun and fellowship.
ONLINE RSVP AND PAYMENT:
Payment must be received by Friday Dec. 27 so we can give the chef our final count.
PayPal instructions: After entering a Level/Meal Section and Name of Attendee, you will be redirected to a PayPal screen. Please click Continue Shopping to add additional attendees until everyone on your list is selected. Once you have completed these steps and included everyone, please hit PayPal Check Out to pay with a PayPal account or Check Out to pay with a credit card to conclude your RSVP and payment.
