Registration Now Open to Mendham & Chester Residents for Jersey Patriots Youth Cross Country Club

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR ALL &_!$ YEARA OLD RUNNERS!

The Jersey Patriots Track Club is seeking kids who love to run. Beginning in early September, the club, based in Basking Ridge, Morris Township and Mendham will be holding practices for girls and boys from Morris and Somerset counties three times each week and will participate every Sunday beginning September 16^th in the Lakeland  Cross Country Meets at Greystone Park in Morris County. The practices will be held at various locations throughout the area. The Jersey Patriots Track Club are a team member of the USATF (USA Track & Field Association.)

Running is an individual and team sport and The Patriots goal is for each and every participant to be a winner. It’s not always about coming in first but rather being able to do one’s best and hopefully continue to achieve personal records. Self confidence and fitness are the team’s goals and the kid’s success stories are endless. The kids come first and running is taught in a fun, yet competitive environment.  It’sall about friendship and supporting each other and an individual program is custom tailored for each runner. Several Patriots team participants have achieved state, regional and national rankingsin The Junior Olympics.

The age groups and competitive distances that they will run are as follows: Sub-Bantam (7-8 years old; 1700 meters); Bantam (9-10 years old; 2K); Midget (11-12 years old; 3K); and Youth 13-14 years old; 4K.)

The team practices together and is led by Coaches Rich and Danielle Grayson.  The Graysons have been participating in and coaching track and cross country for many years.  Coach Rich has been coaching youth track and cross country since 2005 and has worked with various school districts promoting healthy lifestyles through running. His coaching goes all the way back to 2000 when he began coaching adults in distances of 5K through Marathon.  An Ultra-Marathoner himself, Coach Rich trains and mentors other local youth coaches.  He was a varsity runner at Rutgers University in the 400 and 800 and has been competing for 30+ years in distances ranging from 400 meters to 100 miles. Coach Danielle, an avid fitness runner for over 20 years, was founder of the Jefferson Youth Track Program.  She has been a youth track and cross country coach for over 6 years and is an AAFA certified personal trainer. Coach Danielle specializes in working with youngerathletes new to fitness and works with youth and adult athletes alike inmobility and strength training. In Coach Danielle’s spare time, she volunteers with local school districts promoting fitness and a healthy lifestyle through running.   Both Coaches Rich and Danielle have coached several youth regional and national qualifiers and are POSE METHOD running coaches.

For more information and a registration form, contact Bob Hiller at (908) 878-8665, rghiller1@gmail.com or visit http://www.eteamz.com/patriotstrackclub/