Welcome to CRRC Prez Rich Oldrieve’s Blogs

My Blog section will be a mix of posts and blogs.

The posts will be about the club’s social events, races, workouts, and charity events.

The Blogs will be about what I've learned about running since I first went out for 8th grade track up until my present “Grand Master” status. And what I learned about writing since I first started writing about Cross Country, Basketball, and Track & Field for Bay High School’s then weekly newspaper.

Hopefully, my posts and blogs will be edited by a mix of Chip Cooper, Mark Brinich, & Cathy Leornard.

Hamlet (the golden retriever), me (the guy being pulled by Hamlet), and Rick Ventura (the guy wearing Adidas shirt) competing at LCCC 10k cross country Turkey Trot just like the 1980s when we tried to qualify for the Olympic Trials Marathon at the Cleveland Marathon.

  • One difference between the Cleveland Road Runners Club and most other running clubs is that we are a registered 501.c3 charity. Why might this be of interest to you?

    Benefits of 501-c3 Status

  • Back in the Fall of 2021, I ran the Covid delayed Boston Marathon. I ran for 19 miles with Bob Ashmun—who had run the Chicago Marathon the day before. Bob raved about the speed and cushioning benefits of his Nike Vaporflies, while I feared they might disrupt my decades old track form. Nonetheless, I tried a pair of Asics Super Shoes at the CRRC’s Fall Classic 5 weeks later….

    To Thine Own Gait be True

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