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Time to Get Dirty!

Feb06
2012 Leave a Comment Written by jurczyk

The Dirty Trail Series is a new trail running series I’m directing with Vince Rucci and Jim Christ. The series includes 16 events ranging from 5K to a Half Marathon (13.1 miles/21K) across Northeast Ohio, including races in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Cleveland Metroparks, Metroparks serving Summit County and Lake Metroparks as well as some private lands. The first race, the 4 mile Dirty Snowflake Prediction Run was held on January 28. The next race, Dirty Love, is this Sunday at the River Grove Picnic Area in the North Chagrin Reservation of the Cleveland Metroparks. Check it out and Do the Dirty!

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Houston, We Had No Problems

Jan22
2012 Leave a Comment Written by jurczyk

Came back from Houston last week and forgot to post anything here.

First, had my most satisfying marathon in years last Sunday at the Chevron Houston Marathon: perfect weather, no major mistakes, felt good throughout. Thanks to the C Different Foundation for allowing me to participate as a charity runner. Managed to raise more than $500. Race-wise, I managed to break 4 hours chip time (3:59:50) without knowing. Had my watch set to clock time and didn’t note when I actually crossed the starting line. Based on a number of factors, I’m setting a goal of 3:40 for the Cleveland Marathon in May.

The next two days were spent mostly at the Running USA Annual Conference. Lots of great networking with other race directors, including a LOT of Ohio race staff, as well as vendors who’ve I’ve only communicated with by phone or e-mail.

40th Annual Houston Marathon

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KLOUT

Jan22
2012 Leave a Comment Written by jurczyk

KLOUT is a good way to measure your social reach on the Internet.

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Empire Avenue

Dec13
2011 Leave a Comment Written by jurczyk

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USATF Annual Meeting

Dec05
2011 Leave a Comment Written by jurczyk

Back from the USATF Annual Meeting in St. Louis…The Burning River 100 was named the 2013 USATF 100 Mile Trail National Championship and the new North Coast 24 Spring Edition on May 5-6 was named the 2012 USATF 100 Mile Trail National Championship.

Also managed to run a 1 mile road race in 6:10…and survived!!!

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Buckeye Woods 50K

Nov26
2011 Leave a Comment Written by jurczyk

Looking forward to tomorrow’s Buckeye Woods 50K. Thanks to Dan Horvath for organizing this run. Last time I ran one of Dan’s races, I won…nevermind that I was the only runner.


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A Worthy Cause

Nov23
2011 1 Comment Written by jurczyk


Hello Friends:

I would appreciate if you would Sponsor My Efforts for the C Different Foundation.

I have set a goal to raise $500.00 for the C Different Foundation and I now ask your help in raising the money for this worthy cause. The C Different Foundation works to create opportunity for visually impaired athletes to participate in athletic events. CDF also seeks out other types of opportunities for our athletes to share their message. We promote total integration — not separateness — for blind and visually impaired athletes for the benefit of society in all countries worldwide.

I hope you will sponsor my efforts, so together, we can make a difference. Please consider a donation of $5, $25, $100 or more. Your donation is tax-deductible and will make a tremendous impact.

Please visit the link below to donate to this cause:
http://www.ChevronHoustonMarathon.com/Donate/PersonalPage.cfm?MID=8314&CID=343

Every donation – large or small – brings me one step closer to reaching my goals.

Thank you for reading this, for supporting me, and I hope that you and your family have a Happy Holiday season!

Joe

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Busy Fall Running Season

Sep21
2011 Leave a Comment Written by jurczyk

Will be swamped with races and events this Fall after cross country season is done. Here’s the schedule as of now:

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Busy Weekend Ahead

Sep15
2011 Leave a Comment Written by jurczyk


After working at the St. Basil CYO Cross Country Invitational for about 800 3rd-8th grade boys and girls at the Brecksville High School Campus in the morning, it’s off to the North Coast 24 at Edgewater Park. The NC24 is once again the USA Track and Field 24 Hour National Championship. It starts at 7AM Saturday. With decent weather, we should once again see some 150+ mile performances.

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Burning River 100 Next Weekend

Jul21
2011 Leave a Comment Written by jurczyk

Next weekend (July 30-31) is the Fifth Annual Burning River 100 Mile, the USA Track and Field 100 Mile Trail National Championship which I direct. The race has grown tremendously in 5 years. As of this writing (July 21) we have 287 entrants and are looking to hit 300 by the time the race starts. We also have somewhere between 350-400 volunteers helping out runners. For more info, go to BurningRiver100.org .

Also check out this piece from Channel 3 from a couple weeks ago.

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