TRDC - 53 strong at the National Half Marathon and Half Marathon Relay
Teens Run DC empowers at-risk youth to envision and work towards the achievement of personal goals through a youth mentoring and distance running program. Over the course of nine months, TRDC Running Leaders, Mentors, and Friends challenge and guide these youth to develop the skills necessary to achieve their running goals and their life goals.

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PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CREDIT UNION CHERRY BLOSSOM TEN MILER

Teens Run DC is pleased to have entered into a partnership with the Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Miler, the city’s pre-eminent race with an international reputation among the world’s finest road runners.
The Cherry Blossom Ten Miler will be the goal race for Teens Run DC for 2012 for the majority of its runners, though shorter 10K races and an end of the year half-marathon will also be offered. With the race taking place the first weekend in April, warmer weather will hopefully be upon us, and TRDC participants will have ample opportunity to train. We are excited for the affiliation and look forward to a long and productive relationship in the years ahead.

Check us out at the Pre-Race Health and Fitness Expo on Friday March 30( 1 to 7) or Saturday March 31 (9 to 5).

UPCOMING EVENTS:

  • Saturday January 28: Mentor Training Workshop – after practice
  • Friday March 30: Pre-race Potluck Dinner

OUR RACE SCHEDULE:

SUNDAY OCTOBER 23: Somerset Back to School Classic 8K Race

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 11: Veteran’s Day 10K

SUNDAY DECEMBER 11: Jingle All the Way 8K

SUNDAY MARCH 11: St. Patrick’s Day 8K

SUNDAY APRIL 1:  CREDIT UNION CHERRY BLOSSOM TEN MILER

SUNDAY MAY 27: Alexandria Running Festival Half Marathon

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RUNNING LOG (10 mile training) JAN 14 – APR 1, 2012

RUNNING LOG (10K training) JAN 14 – APR 1, 2012


Teens Run DC hit the ground running with the start of the 2011-2012 Season.  After devoting a great deal of time and attention to the recruitment of mentors and students the community developed into one that is 51 students strong.  With a network of more than 40 adult mentors and 10 committed teachers TRDC was able to develop a presence at four different DC high schools: Wilson, Cardozo, Cesar Chavez, and Maya Angelou.

Students, mentors, teachers and friends were welcomed into the program with a great TRDC BBQ held at Wilson High School.  After a run through Tenleytown the team came together to grill hamburgers, hotdogs and veggie burgers, of course!  It was a great day that gave everybody an opportunity to come together and interact with members of the team that they did not know beforehand.

The Somerset  8K was the next big TRDC event…and our first race of the season.  Thirty-three mentors and teachers accompanied forty-five students.  The TRDC crew finished proud and strong, many setting personal records for the nearly 5-mile course.

Less than one month later TRDC showed up 39 students strong at the Veteran’s Day 10K. As students approached the finish line they could hear parents, friends and teammates cheering for them.  As some of our final runners came down the final stretch they were joined by some of our students who had already crossed the finish line.  It was moving to see these students demonstrate the sense of community and camaraderie that TRDC is all about!

The Jingle All The Way 8K came up quickly, and again we had a large presence on race day with 43 students and 32 mentors, teachers and friends.  It was a brutally cold day but everybody stood by the finish line to cheer for their teammates.  Although the highlight of the race was the fact that everybody managed to cross the finish line one of the most moving moments of the day was when the TRDC chant began as all of the race participants stood at the start line waiting for the announcer to signal the start of the race. It was quiet at first, with just a small number of students cheering amongst themselves but it slowly grew into a roar that reached every corner of the pack.  WHO ARE WE?  TEENS RUN DC!  WHAT DO WE DO?  WE RUN THIS CITY!!!

We are Teens Run DC and we’ve been running this city, in record numbers this year!  Looking forward to more races in 2012!!!


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