Any club member interested in forming a relay team for the Need for Speed 50-Mile Relay Against Domestic Violence, contact Bill Zink, email: teams(at)njmasters.com.

When: Sunday June 8
Where: Start Bear Mountain State Park, Finish: New Rochelle, NY

Routes and Relays: Approximately 50 miles through scenic Westchester County via Hudson River towns, parks and trails.

Leg One: 8.4 miles, paved roads, hilly
Leg two: 7.5 miles, dirt trails, very hilly
Leg three: 6.5 miles, grass trails, paved roads, mostly flat
Leg four: 2.9 miles, paved roads and trails, mostly flat
Leg five: 6.8 miles, paved roads and trails, mostly flat
Leg six: 6.4 miles, paved roads, mostly flat
Leg seven: 5.1 miles, paved roads and trails, mostly flat
Leg eight: 3.7 miles, paved roads, dirt trails, mostly flat
Leg nine: 5.7 miles, paved roads, grass trails, mostly flat

www.needforspeedrelay.org

Tuesday workouts at Paramus Catholic will start at 6:15pm for the remainder of the season. On May 20th we will meet at Graydon Pool for the annual Door Hanger Run. Track workout to follow at Ridgewood HS.

We still need volunteers in key positions for the Ridgewood Run. Please email Lily Kosaka at lily.kosaka (at) pepsi.com if you have not yet signed up for an assignment. We also need any club member who is running the 10K and 5K to cover their spots while running and when not running, come to the volunteer desk to get a new assignment. Additionally, volunteers are needed on the Saturday and Sunday preceding the race. On Sunday May 25th we need at least 10 volunteers at the Ridgewood Y Expo from 2 pm - 4 pm. This event is an “All Hands on Deck” must for NJM members. Please help us continue to put on a quality event.

coach pasternack is organizing a group of people who would like to go to the newport rhode island running camp from aug.4-9th. olympic coach bill dellinger,joan benoit,geoff smith are a few top speakers who will be there. for more info contact joel@ joelrun@aol.com

The weekly Saturday Long Runs have shifted to Thursdays for the Spring and Summer. Runners meet on Thursday evenings at 6 PM at the Otto Pehle entrance of Saddle River Park to run the length of the park at an 8:30-9:30 per minute pace. The group travels north - on a flat and fast path - through the Dunkerhook area to the Ridgewood Duck Pond, takes a break, and returns to the starting point. The distance can easily be extended or shortened. Contact Mike Machuca for details.

See the Course Map at http://www.usatf.org/routes/view.asp?rID=195259 . The Otto Pehle Area is located ½ mile south of Route 4 on Saddle River Road. From Ridgewood take Paramus Road south towards Rte 4, go over the overpass and make an immediate right. Go 100 yards to the light and make a left unto Saddle River Road. The entrance is just past the Bus Stop on the left.