Running Ambassador: Sarah Monte
I have been doing this half marathon since 1999 when it was the Rodale Press Half Marathon. Throughout the years I have lived in many different places and always made it a priority to come home to run this race. My immediate family still live in the Lehigh Valley and it’s always nice to come home and spend time with them while I’m there for the race. I currently live in Tennessee and this past year’s race I ran it with my boyfriend for his first half marathon! I have run this race in as fast as 1:47 and as slow as 2:45. I’ve had foot surgeries only months before the race and I’ve even run it with a broken foot! I’ve trained hard for PR’s and also run it on little to no training at all. Over the years it has become more important to me to run consistently…
Running Ambassador: Chris Stuchko
I am a 35-year-old father to three wonderful children – Cole (9), Grace (7), Joy (4). I am a husband to a wonderful wife, Jen, for 10 years, nearly 11 at the start of the 2018 race. I am teacher at Emmaus High School. I have been in a classroom for 13 years helping students who have challenges, obstacles, and hardships overcome and grow to become productive members of the community. I am an avid listener of podcasts and user of social media. Whether listening to stories about reaching goals, finding mastery, running your best race, or learning about the newest trends in the world, I am always attempting to better myself and become a more well-rounded person. But the one thing that brings all of those different aspects of my life together is this – I am a runner. 2017 marks my 10th year of running races. I have…
Meet Our 2018 Running Ambassadors
We are thrilled to announce our 2018 St. Luke’s Half Marathon Running Ambassadors. In August, we put a call out to our runners in search of a Running Ambassador to represent the St. Luke’s Half Marathon and share their personal journey to the starting line on April 22, 2018. What we didn’t tell you is that we also solicited our Legacy Runners to participate. (A Legacy Runner is someone who has run our race every year since 2001. You can find a list of our Legacy Runners, here.) We had such a great response from both groups and it was very difficult limiting our choices. Really, any of you who wrote in would have made a great selection! Forced to choose, we present our 2018 Running Ambassadors. [columns] [column size=”half” last=”no”] Sarah Monte – Legacy Runner [/column] [column size=”half” last=”yes”] Chris Stuchko [/column] [/columns] Learn more about Sarah and Chris.…
Wanted: St. Luke’s Running Ambassador
We want to highlight your personal running story, the reason why you have chosen to run our half marathon, as well as share in your victory on race day.
Lehigh Valley’s Oldest Half Marathon
Originally a marathon, now a half marathon, we have been at this for a long time and can’t wait to celebrate with you. Registration opens September 1, 2017.
2017 Scholarship Recipients Announced
Lehigh Valley Road Runners would like to announce the 2017 recipients of the various scholarship that the club offers. The awards will be presented on Wednesday, July 5th at the next Summer Series 5K. Lehigh Valley Road Runner Scholarship – Available to two young women and two young men for $4,000 each. Hailemichael Geiger – (Parkland H.S.) [DeSales to study Nursing] Ivan Korpics – (Bethlehem Catholic H.S.) [Mount Saint Mary’s to study Sports Management and Marketing] Sydney DelVecchio – (Parkland H.S.) [Rider University to study Elementary Education] Allyson Yanega – (Southern Lehigh H.S.) [Dickinson to study Biology] LVRR Club Scholarship – Available to a senior female or male high school child whose parents are LVRR members in good standing for 3 years or more for $2,000. 2017 – Olivia Bellito (Nazareth H.S.) [Attending Chestnut Hill College to study Communications]. Ed Thompson Memorial Scholarship – One $2000 scholarship awarded to an…
Club Philanthropy
A question was recently asked of the LVRR, “Where does my entry fee go?” Perhaps it is the fault of the Club that we should better communicate where our finances go. Let’s consider that we, you the Club, endows seven scholarships each year, add to that the huge amount of grants that the Club provides to various youth groups, not to mention the stipends doled out to the organizations that provide service that helps the half marathon function. Thrown on top of that, we have to place the cost of our free Youth Run and Kid’s Series that has thousands of participants. The figure is not just blown smoke but is concise. Every penny can be accounted for. In 2016, the total amount of club philanthropy was $92,000.
Post-Race Food for Thought
We are so excited for race day and hope that you are, too. Chef Jamie McKeon sent us his menu for this year’s post-race food and we cannot wait to sink our teeth into this deliciousness! Vegetarian Black Bean Sausage Patties on Whole Wheat Bun Mrs. T’s Vegetarian Vegetable Soup Cranberry Quinoa Salad (gluten-friendly) Black Bean Brownies Remember, your family and friends are welcome to enjoy the post-race food, too! Chef Jamie will be cooking live on Channel 69’s Sunrise Chef on April 7th. Here is a video from his visit to the show in 2016. The Goji Berry Energy Bar recipe looks delicious and right up our alley as runners.