All Hands on Deck: College Ave Road Mile 6/10

Happy Wednesday from the GSTC Headquarters,

 

It is with both urgency and excitement that we write.  In six weeks, our club will be hosting the first annual College Ave Road Mile.  Much like our other two successful events, the Get the Gorilla 5k and Road Relays, we hope this event grows to support our two primary causes:

 

1.  low-income youth runners of NJ through Essays for Equipment,

2.  our own GSTC running community that supports runners of all ages and abilities.

 

However, there is much more at stake here than $2,500 of GSTC seed funds.  With a great event on June 10th, we will approach the USATF-NJ with a proposal to reform the aging Grand Prix Championship Racing Series.  Our hopes are to make the Grand Prix more relevant and appealing to all runners, and one way is to include the College Ave Road Mile in the Grand Prix. To make this argument, this event needs to be a success in its first year.

 

We've become the most successful club on the East Coast through teamwork, hard work, and a collective vision, and we're going to need that in these final six weeks.  Here is a modest list of what every member can do. 

 

 

 

1.  Like, then write encouraging words on its wall ("Can't wait!"), then post on your FB page....once a week.  People need to be nudged often!  http://www.facebook.com/CollegeAveRoadMile?ref=ts

 

 

2.  Sign up today.  Team events = fun = everyone is there! http://raceforum.com/registration/EventDetail.aspx?e=5075

 

 

3.  Forward attached application.  We all have friends, family, and co-workers who will race it.  Individual emails to people are most effective.  Send them ths link for more information, too: http://www.gardenstatetc.org/college/mile.html.

 

 

4.  Print and distribute/hang.  For Road Relays, I hung a flyer in the small gym of my apartment complex.  A resident, Amy, signed up for the race.  Then she signed up for the club.  This weekend she handed out GSTC flyers for seven hours at the UNITE Expo.  Small efforts can create amazing results!  Physically giving them to friends, family members, former teammates, etc. is even more effective!

 

 

5.  Attend Leadership Meeting.  May 1.  Tuesday night, after team workout, 8:30pm.  Skinny Vinnie's.  Be there.

 

 

 

Much like NYC's 5th Avenue Mile, our event could become one of NJ's biggest races that brinsg together all demographics of the running community.  However, that will only happen if we all play an active role, as races don't just take-off on accident or without lots of early hustling.  Think about it like this: if every GSTC member attended and brought two people, we'd have nearly 1,000 people at this event. 

 

Let's do it!