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The boundaries of the Coast Guard Running Club Fifth Coast Guard District encompass the states of Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, and parts of New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The National Capitol chapter exists to serve the Headquarters area with it’s large running community. |
DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE:
Tim ~ A USCGA Grad (04) and former active duty member – currently works in D.C., lives closer to Richmond, reservists that drills up in Philadelphia, originally from Maryland with in-laws in SE Pennsylvania. This guy runs most of the D5 AOR. A wealth of local running knowledge – exceptional integrator he’s ready to take input from the District Members and help D5 become the premier district in the Coast Guard Running Club.
ABOUT D5:
The Fifth District is known by the rest of the world as the Mid-Atlantic. It spans from the Appalachians to the Atlantic Coast, with a mix of urban and rural areas. With that sort of variety, you can easily hit the roads, trails or track to race and train.
The Coast Guard has several large installations in the area, including Training Center Cape May, the CG Yard in Baltimore, Headquarters, several units in Hampton Roads/Portsmouth, and a sizable contingent in northern North Carolina. Although physically located in the Eighth District, there is also a significant CG presence in the nearby eastern panhandle of West Virginia (Martinsburg/Kearneysville).
Headquarters has a particularly strong running community, with dozens of folks heading out on runs through Southwest D.C. at lunch. The PSSU Headquarters Fitness Center CGWEB page has maps outlining the route of the most common training runs. Several D.C. races have a military focus, including the Tom’s Run Relay, JFK 50 Miler, Annapolis 10 Miler, Army 10 Miler, Marine Corps Marathon, Fredericksburg Historic Half Marathon and Quantico Crossroads 17.75K.
D5 hosts the CG Fitness Council: ?http://cgweb.comdt.uscg.mil/PSD/pages/fitnessRunning.aspx Check it out from a standard workstation.
CHAPTERS:
National Capital
Area of Responsibility: Current geographical boundaries stretch from Alexandria, VA to Baltimore, MD to include units within DC and West Virginia.
Units Encompassed: ANT Baltimore, ANT Potomac, Sector Baltimore, Station Annapolis, Station Curtis Bay, Station Washington, Station Stillpond, CG Headquarters, CG Recruiting Command, USCGC Sledge, CG Yard, CG LSSU, Deployable Operations Group, OSC Martinsburg, SFLC, and C4IT Maintenance Center.
Leadership:
- Chair – OS1 Brandon Earhart
- Vice Chair – LT Chris Brock
- Vice Chair – LT Juan Rivera
Main Events: Tom’s Run
Other Events: Marine Corps Marathon, Army 10-Miler, Cherry Blossom 10-K
CG Sponsored Events: Currently none
Partner Clubs: Currently none
Community Involvement: None as a Chapter. One member coaches high school cross-country and track and field for Edison HS in Alexandria, VA.
HOSTED EVENTS:
Nate Bruckenthal Memorial Run (3rd Annual) April 30th, 2011 Times:
Location: The United States Coast Guard Yard invites you to participate in the 3rd Annual Nate Bruckenthal Memorial Run. The 5K (3.1 miles) will start in the Grove and run through the non-industrial sections of the Campus then finish back in the Grove. A FREE Kids Fun Run will also be held following the 5K. There will be two waves. First, children 7 and under can run 100 yards, and then children 8-12 may run ½ mile. All children that participate will receive a ribbon! Awards: Awards and prizes will be given to the top two Male and Female finishers in the following categories for the 5K race only; 9 & under, 10-13, 14-17, 18-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60+ The best overall times for male and female runners will have their name placed on a plaque in building 33 outside of the Galley. Course Supervision: Runners must follow traffic flow. Course Marshalls will be posted at high traffic areas on the course to direct traffic flow. Water will be supplied on the course. Registration and Suggested Donation: The registration entry donation on or before April 28th is $20.00 for Military (Active, Reserve, Dependent), $25.00 for all others. 5K participants will receive a cotton T-shirt. The registration entry donation after April 28th and up to race day will be $30.00, any registrant after April 22nd WILL NOT be guaranteed a T-Shirt. Checks and money orders can be made payable to Baltimore Area CPOA, cash will also be accepted from an official race representative. Credit card payments can be made via Active.com |
EVENT LISTINGS:
This is a preliminary list of large races in the National Capital Region.
| Tom’s Run Relay | June | http://www.tomsrunrelay.org/ |
| Baltimore 10-Miler | Mid-June | http://www.baltimoretenmiler.com/ |
| Crystal City Twilighter 5-K | End July | http://www.crystalcitytwilighter.com/ |
| Virginia Beach Rock N’ Roll Half-Marathon | September | http://virginia-beach.competitor.com/ |
| Ragnar Relay | September | http://www.ragnarrelay.com/dc/index.php |
| Navy 5-Miler | September | http://www.navy5miler.com/ |
| Baltimore Running Festival | October | http://www.thebaltimoremarathon.com/ |
| Marine Corps Marathon | End October | http://www.marinemarathon.com/ |
Tidewater (VA, NC)
http://www.tidewaterstriders.com/schedule.html
National Capital Region (MD, DC, VA)
http://www.racepacket.com/calendar/calendar.php
Delaware (includes listings for Southeastern PA, Southern NJ and the Eastern Shore)
http://www.races2run.com/
Northeast PA (includes Philadelphia area listings)
http://pretzelcitysports.com/calendar.html
Philadelphia
http://users.erols.com/runadvte/
