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CORNERS TO CROSSING 10K, 5K, and Tot Trot, April 17

By | March 30, 2010 | 5k & 10K Races, Concert, Family Events, Sports Events | No comments

RuN,   WaLK,   or   JaM at  the WaTeR STaTioNS! at our community’s annual road race - CORNERS TO CROSSING 10K,5K, and Tot Trot, April 17

What’s new for the Corners to Crossing 2010 Event Day?

  • Continue with the popular, flatter 10K qualifying race for the Peachtree Road Race.
  • Expand the venue to include a very fast 5k qualifying race for the Peachtree Road Race.
  • Continue to support children running  with the popular “Tot Trot”.
  • A full day of music for your post-race pleasure.

Participants are invited to celebrate their run with free concerts in the afternoon and evening as we launch into Spring with a “Beach Music” theme.  You don’t want to miss this!

General Information

Purpose: To provide the community with a quality athletic event and fun filled day of music while raising money for the Robert D. Fowler Family YMCA and other local charities.
Please Note: Race start times and starting points vary
Times Race and Starting Locations
7:30 a.m. – 5K and 1 Mile Run at Norcross First Baptist Church 706 N. Peachtree St., Norcross
8:00 a.m. – 10K at Robert D. Fowler YMCA, 5600 W. Jones Bridge, Peachtree Corners
9:15 a.m. – Tot Trot at Thrasher Park – Downtown Norcross

Parking is available at all locations.
T-shirts: All participants will receive a quality t-shirt adorned with a copy of the original painting for the 3rd Annual race
Shuttle: Free buses back to the start area from 9:00 to 11:30 a.m.
Awards: Trophies and prizes await the winners. OVerall 10K and 5K awards for 1st Male and 1st Female, Open and Masters winners. Additional 10K Awards to the top  M/F finishers in each age group: 10 & under, 11-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-19, 30-34, 35-40, 41-45, 46-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70 and over. In the 1 mile run, the top M/F under 12 years of age will also receive an award.
Musicfest: Join us in an afternoon and evening of Beach Music will be held at Lillian Webb field in Historic Norcross. The festival will include several lead-in bands, highlighted by a concert and dance to the sounds of the East Coast Band from 7:30 – 9:30 p.m.

Note: Benefits Fowler YMCA, Norcross Cooperative Ministries, Pinckneyville PTSA , and Summerour Middle School Foundation. Corners to Crossing 10K, Inc. is a 501 c 3 charitable organization. All donations to the race are tax deductible. See your tax counselor for additional information.

Pinckneyville Middle School is one of the beneficiaries of race proceeds.

We will staff the water stations, have runners participating, help along the course, and cheer the racers along the way.  Last year the volunteers had a blast!  We had a band at the school and boom boxes at other water stations.  Lots of runners told us they loved the cheering, music, and high fives!  This is a FUN volunteer activity and a great way to show the spirit of Pinckneyville Middle School.

We need at least 5 adult captains for our stations and volunteer kids to help.  The race begins at 7:30, so you’ll finish before most Saturday sports begin.  High school students and scouts who would like to help with community service are welcome, too!  If you can support our school and community as a volunteer, please respond to Florence Luranc atfLuranc@bellsouth.net.     If you would like to participate as a runner, walker, or tot trotter, please go towww.CornersToCrossing.com.   This is a great community event you won’t want to miss!

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Running Events in and near Gwinnett

By | November 9, 2009 | 5k & 10K Races, Sports Events | No comments

Saturday November 14

INAUGURAL RUN FOR REBECCA 5K

Wills Park - ALPHARETTA
5K – 7:00A.M.
DAVID GRUBER: 678-386-2028 info@partnersforcare.org http://run.partnersforcare.org

RUN FOR SHELTER
5KTribble Mill Park - LAWRENCEVILLE
FUN RUN – 9:00A.M., 5K – 9:30A.M.
JANET RUSSELL: 770-945-1261 janet@runforshelter.org http://www.runforshelter.org
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Youth Track and Field in Gwinnett

By | November 9, 2009 | Cross Country, Youth Sports | No comments

Someone just recently posted a question about youth Track and Field in Gwinnett.  It seems most times the schools are the best place to start. My son just started Cross Country for the first time at Norcross High School. He had a good time, ran at least 4 miles a day (sometimes 7-8) and competed on the weekends at different 5K events. He enjoined it and built up some great friendships – he intends to continue in the spring in track and fields and then run through the summer program with the other boys. By the fall he’ll be ready for Cross Country again.

In the mean time to answer the youth running question. Outside of the high schools and some middles school you can try:

Lightning Spikes

Registration for the 2010 Season Begins November 21, 2009. Registration will be held at Berkmar High School between 12pm-2pm. Download and complete registration forms off their site.

Jackrabbit Track & Field Clinic -

Jackrabbit Club – 2090A Hwy 317 #422, Suwannee, GA 30024  404-545-8304  info@jackrabbitclub.com  The program is for kids 7-18. They are memebers of the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) and the United States of America Track & Field Association (USATF)
Victory Thoroughbreds

I believe they still are active in Norcross try their number 770-572-7885.

Try to contact the USA Track and Field Georgia Association at Email: inezfinch@aol.com or 770- 977-1850 for Inez Finch. I’ve also emailed Inez for information – once I get it I’ll post it online.

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Suwanee Day Classic 5K and 10K Races in September

By | July 12, 2009 | 5k & 10K Races, Family Events | No comments

Suwanee Day Classic 2008

Suwanee Day Classic 2008

Run, Suwanee, Run

Runners in the 9th annual Suwanee Day Classic, scheduled for Saturday, September 12, have their choice of two routes. Participants may choose from a 5K route through historic Old Town or a 10K course along the Suwanee Creek Greenway.

Both races begin and end at Town Center Park, located at the intersection of Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road and Buford Highway. The 10K begins at 8 a.m., with 5K runners taking off at 8:30 a.m.

The 2009 Suwanee Day Classic, which will be held the week before the annual Suwanee Day festival on September 19, is organized by BodyPlex Fitness Adventure with sponsorship support from Optimum Health and Suwanee Family Dentistry.

All runners who register by September 5 are guaranteed a race t-shirt; runners who register later will receive t-shirts while supplies last. The entry fee is $18 if received by September 5, and $20 thereafter. Race-day registration begins at 6:30 a.m. at Town Center Park.

A downloadable registration form as well as a link to online registration is available at www.suwaneeday.com/race.html.

Awards will be given to approximately 70 individuals in various age groups as well as to runners ages 12 and under who complete the course.

On your mark…get set…run, Suwanee!

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Corporate Challenge 2009

By | February 9, 2009 | Adult Sports | No comments

The Gwinnett Corporate Challenge brings together companies that compete in activities such as golf, kickball, rock climbing, tennis, trivia, bowling, a 5K run, team building exercises, table tennis, a scavenger hunt, laser tag, and sand volleyball. Money raised from the Challenge goes toward recreation scholarships that allow Gwinnett’s children and senior citizens an opportunity to participate in summer camps, swim lessons, sports, and recreation classes who may not have been financially able to do so.

In the past the event has taken place in September over two weeks and in a variety of parks and settings.

Contact John Register at john.register@gwinnettcounty.com or call 770.822.5454 to register. Get reduced early bird fee until June 12!

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