Towpath Train"ing" Run- Total Mileage per runner 1999-2006 Adrienne Belmar Alberto Artasanchez Alice Tempel Alicia Williamson Alyson Cook Amal Mitra Amanda Sun Andrew Belmar Annette Johnson Aravind Vijayakirthi Aurelie Welterlin Bill Panayote Bob Jorissen Bob Nicastro Bob Townley Brian Crone Bud Ayres Carl Rocker Carol Freedman Carolyn Munger Carrie Bobenchik Catherine Glamkowski Charles Gadol Charles Gromer Cheryl Scheir Chetwyn Trotman Chris DeDewitz Chris Dubrock Chris Heeney Chris Lehman Chris Mech Cindy Mobus Colleen Theusch Conor Gaynor Dan Dalfonzo Dana Gross Daryl Winland Dave Faherty Dave Hoch David French David Gross David Kuderka David Schatz David Williams Dennis McDonough Dennis McGale Doreen Greene Doug Brown Ed DiJoseph Ed Kideys Ed Levy El Hamersly Elizabeth Edelman Erica Boling Erin Varga Eva Fisher Eva Weinberg Farnia Fresnel Firdaus Dotiwala Francesco Morales Frank Thesher Frank Werner Gary Verhoorn Gene Gugliotta Ginny Farrell Ginny Werner Greg Mullins Guy Johnson Heather Kaplan Herm Richards Imme Dyson Irene Nowicki Jack Myers James Sesil Jamie McFadden Jamye Gage Jane Van Euwen Janice Reid Jeannine DeHart Jeannine Palaitis Jennifer Davis Jennifer Kolarsick Jennifer Lerox Jerry Baron Jill Knorr Jim Norton Jim Ryan Jim Sesil Joanna Stevens Joaquim Costa Joe Baliany Joe Walsh Joel Day Joel Goldstein John Ahimovic John Evans John Fleming John Gabinelli John Grieco John Kane John Nowatkoski John Paluchowski John Paluchowski III John Papp John Tonnessen Jonathan Cruel Jorge Rivera Joseph Iuzzolino Judith Samuel Judy Redling Julie Hadazy Kathleen Higgins Kathy Rocker Keith Weber Ken Ellis Ken Mangin Ken Vercammen Kevin Rodziewicz Kevin Van Hise Kim Nnanna Krista Rockhill Kristin Dissinger Kurt Yaanagimachi Larry Kling Laura Russo Laurie Eakley Leigh Walker Leslie Klein Lester Helfman Lisa Martuscelli Lisa Scott Lisa Yannotta Liza Griffis Lori Feldstein Lori Stein Louis Piffer Luke Huggins Maggie O'Kane Mark Strawn Martin Ficke Mary Chervenak Mary Foley Maryanne Moxie Matt Hatez Mel Kosmin Michael Ferinden Michael Kane Michael Malaga Michael Porter Michelle Burke Michelle LaRoche Gould Michelle Markulin Mike Anis Mike Czech Mike Daigeaun Mike Lanni Moshe Tai Myrian Johnson Myrna Rosal Nat Ruis Noe Chabaes Pam Huggins Pati Rosen Paul Grassie Paul Krentar Paul Moravek Paul Piplani Paul Rockwood Peihan Su Pete Priolo Peter Burchett Peter Heimann Peter Munday Peter Onufryk Peter Palaitis Phil McGoff Phil Palmer Rachel Penick Ray Hogan Ray Petit Ray Schick Rich Evans Rich Goselin Rich Uslan Rich Weidmann Richard Mussi Rick Edelman Rita Musanti Rob Hopkins Rob Tiberi Robert Evans Robert Hilkert Robin Hitchen Roger Price Rohini Mitra Rolf Arands Ron Kaplan Ron Petit Ron York Rosanne Lemongello Rose Hoskins Rose Strawn Ruby Keywright Sam Chung Saul Duarte Scott Brenner Scott Pennick Sharon Battershall Sherrie Felton Simon Kokinda Sonya Slyman Spook Handy Stacey Kaplan Stephen Kornstein Steven Hryszkiewia Sue Juronics Susan Tanner Theodore Munday Thomas Dickson Tim Shay Tim Smith Tina Lin Tom Blom Tom McDole Tom O'Neil Toni McFadden Tony Li Trink Poynter Unknown Runner Vanessa Pruzinsky Vinnie Sica Wayne Baker William Ayres William Moffat
All aboard this year's Crazy Train!
A Unique Non-Competitive
Event
Photos from last year's event.
Crazy, but thats how it goes
Millions of people living as foes
Maybe its not to late
To learn how to love
And forget how to hate...
I'm going off the rails on a crazy train
~ Ozzy Osbourne, Crazy Train
The first Saturday every June is designated National Trails Day (NTD) in the United States. On that day every year more than a million hikers, bikers, runners, equestrians, and others take part in thousands of events nationwide in celebration of America's trails. The objectives of National Trails Day not only include promoting public awareness of and appreciation for America's trails, but also encouraging cooperative efforts among different trail users, including hikers, bicyclists, equestrians, walkers, runners and anyone else who enjoys being on the trail.
The 8th. Annual D&R Canal Tow Path “Train”ing Run is meant as a celebration of the Delaware & Raritan Canal Towpath that we use every Saturday of the year. As in previous years, a few runners will gather in Johnson Park at 5 AM on Saturday, June 7th, so that they can be driven to Trenton for a 34.1 mile run back to Johnson Park. This run will take them 5 hours, and along the way, approximately 100 other runners will join them. If you never started this event in Trenton, you really should try it. Yeah, the towpath is overgrown with weeds at various points in this area, but there is a peacefulness about it. If you can make it the 14 miles to Rocky Hill, you will experience the runners who “only” want to run 20 miles. If you can’t make it to Rocky Hill, we will pick you up and transport you back to Johnson Park. As in many previous years, runners who run 20 miles or over, will receive recognition at the finish line. Every year there is a new twist to this event, and this year is no different.
Regardless of what pace you run and what distance you run, the important part is participation. Car transportation is available to Trenton and bus service is provided to 5 points on the towpath. This is a non-competitive event that encourages camaraderie and having fun, whether you test yourself by running long, or just want to run the 2.3 miles from DeMott Lane. Participation is the key.
After the run, runners are encouraged to stick around for a fabulous picnic with hot and cold food and ice cold drinks. If you have friends, neighbors or coworkers who have talked about joining RVRR, this is a great opportunity for them to meet us. Even if they want to run a 12-minute pace, call me (well ahead of time) and we will get them out on the trail. If they aren’t ready to run, but would like to participate, we can use additional volunteers to provide support to the runners on the towpath. I would encourage John Papp to bring the new runners he is training to the picnic. Hopefully, they will find us to be a lot of fun. I will close by reminding everyone that the towpath is a great resource, with a rich history that we shouldn’t take for granted. Our goal is always to leave it cleaner than we found it. See you on June 8th.
For more info
Directions - Johnson Park in Piscataway. To get to the park, take River Road north, into Piscataway, from Highland Park. At the 3rd traffic light, make a left. Alternatively, take Easton Avenue from Somerset going south or New Brunswick going north; Landing Lane intersects Easton Avenue at Franklin Blvd. If you wish to take Route 18 north, go over the bridge over the Raritan River, exit onto River Road and turn right; turn left at the next traffic light onto Landing Lane, and make the first right into Johnson Park for grove 5. There is construction ongoing in this area of Route 18, so this may change without notice! (This is a map of our meeting places in Johnson Park, Grove 5 is the one by Landings Lane.)
Other D & R Canal links: History of D & R Canal and Lake Carnegie, D & R Canal Page
