We cannot put into words the excitement we went through this past month. The anticipation for April put us on edge. When we finally reach our own individual event, we made the most of it by giving it everything we had. And we witnessed that from our teammates! From D.C., to Boston, to our very own backyard at Flushing Meadow Park, we witnessed grit and perseverance that kept us motivated and looking forward to what the rest of 2019 has for us. Let’s take look and make sure to take a look at the list of events at the end of the post!
Race Guides
Starting with the Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile and 5K Run, we created race guides meant to aggregate important race logistics, course strategy, and city attractions for our teammates. Since then, we have created more guides for the Boston Marathon, the Queens Marathon, and the Broad Street 10 Miler.
Although we will have more guides for local NYRR races, our hope is to have guides for races outside of NYC as well. What makes these guides standout is that they are written by our teammates who have previous experience with the race or knowledge of the city (which can be a new city to explore for many!).
Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile & 5K Run-Walk
Just from the first weekend in April, Queens Distance raced all over. Teammates represented in Illinois, Missouri, D.C., and, of course, in local NYC races. Co-founder Edwin wrote about his experience at the Cherry Blossom Ten Miler and we hope you enjoy his training and mentality going into the race that earned him a 57:27 PR time.
Boston Marathon
No time to rest! The following weekend was yet another big weekend with races that ranged from the 5K distance to 50 miles. I’m sure by know you may have guessed who ran that 50 miler at Lake Sonoma! Read more about his race on his personal site.
This weekend also saw one teammate run abroad in Serbia! For a list of races during that weekend and a recap of the Boston Marathon, check out our blog post on the 123rd Boston Marathon. It truly was a moment many of us won’t forget. Big thanks to Albert Tan of Horse and Duck Photo for going all the way to Boston to take amazing pictures of our teammates!
4th Annual Queens Marathon: RRCA New York State Marathon Championships
What an absolutely amazing day! We took over Flushing Meadows Park for a day full of volunteers and marathoners racing loops for different goals. We’ll have a separate race recap post for this race because we need to cover so many details that went into making the Queens Marathon a success for another year.
Until that recap is published, we’d like to thank all our volunteers who came out, especially the bike pacers, the volunteer leaders who took the initiative to coordinate different sections of the park, and the logistics and operation team who made the event run smoothly.
London, Big Sur, & New Jersey Marathon
We completed April with even more marathons! Huge congrats to everyone who ran this past month. For the last week in April: Nicole ran the London Marathon and is closer to becoming a World Marathon Majors Six Star Finisher; Christine and Nick ran the hilly Big Sur Marathon; and we had a small team right across the river at the New Jersey Half composed of Zein, David, and Ashley. We are very pleased with Ashley’s performance as she Qualified for Boston! The previous week she volunteered all day at the Queens Marathon as a Volunteer Lead. It goes to show that the work you put into the team also helps you reach your goals.
Horse and Duck Photo
The team composed of Albert Tan and Jose Donado have a new site with many gorgeous pictures of our teammates at many events. Check them out!
Group Runs
Keep an eye out on our site’s calendar as well as on Strava for more group runs and training sessions. Make sure to also follow us on Facebook and Instagram for updates and news!
Queens Distance
Here’s a list of events this past April, 2019 (pictures courtesy of various team members):
2 – QDR Tuesday Afternoon Group Run- Rockaway Brewery Social Run! Up Vernon Blvd and Back!
4 – QDR Thursday Track Session: Queensborough Community College
5 – Club Fair at NYRR Run Center
6 – President Lincoln’s Half (Springfield, IL)
3rd Annual 5k at the Bay Fun Run (Guardians of Flushing Bay)
7- Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Miler & 5K Run-Walk
Queens Marathon Long Training Run #12 Marathon Pace Effort – The Perimeter
https://www.strava.com/clubs/249991/group_events/481332?fbclid=IwAR2WcW_piekEy1nAehChPa8zZXZ1ZnKS-3VuHL2fE4CbAaT_HJ3TUCihI2E
Delmar Dash 5 Miler
St Louis Marathon weekend (10K)
Boomer’s Cystic Fibrosis Run to Breathe 4 Mile
8- QDR Monday Evening Group Run: Central Park – Send off for Caroline
10 –QDR Wednesday Morning Track Session: Juniper Park Track
11 – QDR Thursday Track Session: Queensborough Community College
12 – QDR Friday Night Run – Kessel Run
13 – B.A.A. 5k, Boston
NYCRuns Queens Half
Helderberg Half
Lake Sonoma 50, California
QDR Saturday Morning Group Run: Forest Park Extended Loop
14 – Marathon Training #13
Rutgers Unite Half Marathon
Shakeout Run for Boston Marathon
Shape Women’s Half
Paris Marathon
JFK Runway 5K
Atlantic City Half
Belgrade Half, Serbia
Spartan race
Riverside Dash 15k
15- Boston Marathon
18 – Queens Marathon bib pickup at Urban Athletics
19 – Queens Marathon bib pickup Queens Theatre
Queens Marathon Shakeout Run! Friday Evening: Open to the Public!
20 – NYRR Run As One 4 Mile
Queens Marathon Bib pickup at Modells at Queens center Mall and at Sac’s Pizza, Astoria
Queens Marathon Shakeout Run: Saturday Morning! Open to the Public
21 – The 2019 Queens Marathon- RRCA New York State Marathon Championships
24 – Popular Brooklyn Half confirmations sent out
27 – AOC Fun Run Astoria
Power of a Woman Triathlon
Allstate Hot Chocolate Brooklyn 15K/5K
28 – NYRR UAE Healthy Kidney 10K
London Marathon
New Jersey Marathon
Big Sur Marathon
Alley Pond Striders 5m
Saint Luke’s Half and 5K
29 – Monday Morning Miles
QDR Monday Evening Group Run: Central Park
