LVRR Awards $24K in Scholarships
Lehigh Valley Road Runners is pleased to announce our 2016 scholarship recipients. As always, it is a daunting task to sieve through the high quality applicants and select our winners each year. This year proved no different. We wish all of our applicants a successful college career as you embark on this new chapter in your lives. We will present the awards to our recipients at our July Summer Series 5K on Wednesday, July 6th. Ed Thompson Memorial Scholarship ($2000) Ryan Paradise – Ryan will be attending Lehigh University to study Engineering. Nicole Reinhart Memorial Scholarship (($2000) No recipient in 2016. LVRR Club Scholarship ($2000) Devon Fogel (Notre Dame Green Pond) – Devon will be attending Moravian College to become a physical therapist. Lauren Drabenstott (William Allen) – Lauren will be attending New York University and is considering studying environmental science. Brooke Schaffer (Emmaus) – Brooke will be attending Penn State…
Half & Half 26.2
Lehigh Valley Road Runners is pleased to announce a new partnership with Runner’s World Half Marathon. Together, we present the Half & Half 26.2. Participants will run the St. Luke’s Half Marathon on April 24, 2016 in Allentown, PA and the Runner’s World Half Marathon on October 16, 2016 in Bethlehem in order to complete the marathon distance. Finishers will receive a unique, quality hoodie. Results will be announced at the Runner’s World Half award ceremony next October. Registration for the event is now open. This inaugural event will be open to the first 250 runners to register. Runners can sign up here: https://runsignup.com/Race/PA/LehighValley/HalfandHalfMarathon More information can be found here.
2015 Scholarship Recipients
With twenty applicants our job was very tough this year. How do you whittle down the list from the highly intelligent and talented pool of teens who will undoubtedly go on to do great things in the years to come? It wasn’t easy and we take the decision-making very seriously. We wish all of our applicants the very best as they enter their college careers. Here are the recipients of our seven scholarships for 2015: Lehigh Valley Road Runner Scholarship ($4,000 annual scholarship awarded to eligible students with Lehigh and Northampton counties who run track or cross country) Angelina Biondo (Penn Argyl) – She will be attending DeSales University majoring in nursing. Shaina Palmer (Freedom) – She will be attending Johns Hopkins University majoring in biomaterials engineering. Alex Fitch (Liberty) – He will be attending Misericordia University to become a physician assistant. Andrew Shaffer (Bethlehem Catholic) – He will be attending Embry…
Lehigh Valley Mile Race Series Announced
Lehigh Valley Road Runners is pleased to announce their newest race series and support to bring back the mile. The Lehigh Valley Mile Series will take place on June 5, July 4 and August 8 in three separate locations throughout the Lehigh Valley. Each mile race will consist of Youth, Open and Elite divisions. An elite purse is available to the top three overall men and women as tallied by a point system at the conclusion of the series. Entrants must run a minimum of two races in their division in order to qualify for an award. The June 5th event will take place in Bethlehem at the Moravian College track for a true track mile. July’s event is a 1-mile trail race in Allentown’s beautiful Lehigh Parkway. The final event is a road mile which will take place in downtown Easton, finishing at Riverside Park. Age groups include 14…
LVRR Featured as Case Study
A year ago we made the switch to a new registration service, Runsignup.com, and could not have been happier. Let’s just say that our race directors and treasurer have had an easier time managing registration and volunteers through our new system. Runsignup has been a real pleasure to work with, always willing to listen to our feedback to make tweaks to their system, and even making changes that we have needed. Recently, two club members were interviewed by Johanna Goode from Runsignup.com, the interview was featured as a case study on their website. You can read the case study here.
Currently Forming LVRR Teams for Upcoming National Championship Event
USA Track and Field Club Cross Country National Championships are coming to the Lehigh Valley this fall. On December 13, 2014 Lehigh University’s Goodman Campus will host this National Championship event, right in our back yard! Lehigh Valley Road Runners is excited to be a part of this event. To show their support, the club is thrilled to announce that they will subsidize participation by club members. LVRR would like to field up to a total of eight teams (two teams per division) with a maximum of eight runners per team. If you’re interested in participating on one of our teams please contact Chris Garges at garges329@yahoo.com by September 30, 2014. Chris will organize the teams on a first come, first served basis. Additional information: There will be four divisions (women’s open 6k, women’s master 6k, men’s open 10k and men’s master 10k). Masters competitors must be 40 years of…
LVRR Scholarship Recipients Announced
We’re proud to announce the following recipients of our annual club scholarships. In 2014 we had more scholarship submissions than in any previous year. Needless to say, the scholarship committee had some tough decisions on their hands. Thanks to all of our incredible applicants and congratulations to our winners! We presented our winners with their checks at the July 2 LVRR Summer Series 5k. LVRR Scholarship – $4,000 annual scholarship awarded to eligible students with Lehigh and Northampton counties who run track or cross country: Ryan Cerrone (pictured above) – Northwestern Lehigh (Pennsylvania State University) Lucas Crampton – Parkland (George Washington University) Elizabeth Chikotas (pictured above, right)- Saucon Valley (Pennsylvania State University) Haley Yost (pictured above, left) – Northwestern Lehigh (Eastern Kentucky University) LVRR Club Scholarship – $2,000 annual scholarship awarded to eligible children of LVRR members in good standing: Colin Coates – Emmaus (Pennsylvania State University) Ed…
McKinley Students Awarded $500
Congratulations to the McKinley Elementary students for winning the 2nd place prize of $500 from the St. Luke’s Half Marathon Kids Run. The LVRR is really proud to recognize your efforts to promote health and fitness to your students.