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Cherry Blossom Race Recap Link Up

Race Recap

We hope you all are basking in the glow of a race well-run, and bet more than a few of you are proud of shiny new PRs. While we’ve enjoyed sharing our insights over the past few months, this post is all about you! We want to hear about your race experience!

Photo Credit: Heather Mundwiler

If you have a blog, we’d love for you to link your recap below, or tell us the highlights in the comments. The link up will be open for a few weeks, so make sure you come back to hear how others did.

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We Want You To Run You Best Race

Race Ambassadors, Race Info

Wow! Can you believe that race day is almost here! If you’re anything like we are, you are in the final stages of race planning, stalking the weather, deciding what to wear, and figuring out your race day strategies.

Since most of us have participated in the Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run a few times before, we thought we would share our tips to help you run your best race.

Continue reading We Want You To Run You Best Race →

Why We Love The Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run

Children's Miracle Network Hospitals, Running, Volunteering

This week is all about love. In honor of Valentine’s Day, we’re sharing why we love the Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run. It’s not called The Runner’s Rite Of Spring® for nothing!

CUCB Valentine

Show your love and support Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals here!

We’d love to hear why you love the Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run–tell us in the comments!

Continue reading Why We Love The Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run →

MedStar Sports Medicine Wants To Help You Run Your Best Race

Events, Training

Whether the Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run or 5K will be your first race or one of many, every runner can benefit from learning more about preventing injury, training through injuries, fueling for a race, and recovery. That’s why we are grateful for the support of MedStar Sports Medicine, and the educational seminars they are offering just for Cherry Blossom participants.

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I attended the first seminar on injury prevention, and learned about the benefits of doing a dynamic warm-up and specific strength training exercises for runners. The next seminar on February 7th will discuss common running injuries and options for training through them. Find out more and register here. Continue reading MedStar Sports Medicine Wants To Help You Run Your Best Race →

New Year’s Resolutions For Runners

Running, Training

Happy New Year! Do you have big running goals for 2017? Whether the Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile Run is your spring goal race or one of many awesome events on your calendar, we want you to be healthy and strong when you line up at the start so you can be smiling when you reach the finish line.

new year's resolutions for runners

Since it’s that time of year, we’re sharing our New Year’s resolutions for runners  to help you make 2017 your best year ever.  Continue reading New Year’s Resolutions For Runners →

Will You Be Naughty Or Nice?

Race Info

As children we were taught that if we didn’t behave we might end up on Santa’s “naughty” list and get a lump of coal in our Christmas stockings instead of whatever was on our wish lists. Race directors have their own naughty lists, and take them quite seriously.

don't be naughty

 

While most runners follow all the rules and regulations, there is growing concern about the unauthorized sale, transfer and use of bibs, particularly for popular races like the Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run. Continue reading Will You Be Naughty Or Nice? →

The Lottery Is Open!

Race Info

While there are still a few good weeks of running left in 2016, a lot of runners are starting to fill out their 2017 race calendars. I know I’ve already got April 2 filled in with the Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run. If you don’t have a guaranteed entry from volunteering last year, now is your chance to enter the lottery, which is open from December 1 through December 12.

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You can find a full explanation of how the lottery works here.

If you don’t want to risk it with the lottery or you know you want to support Children’s Miracle Network, you can sign up to be a Charity Race Entry Participant. To qualify, you will need to raise $500 for the official race charity, Credit Unions for Kids. You will feel good knowing that every dollar raised for Credit Unions for Kids will be donated to Children’s Miracle Network, a network of 170 non-profit children’s hospitals located across North America. Please check out the official fundraising page for all the details.

2016 CUCB - Photo Credit Kath Mallet
Photo Credit – Kath Mallet

We hope to see you at the
Washington Monument grounds on April 2!

 

Join Us At The Fall Kickoff Reception November 18

Events,

Did you know that April 2, 2017 will be the 45th running of the Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run? We are so excited, we can’t wait to get the party started! And who says we have to? This year we have a great fall kickoff reception planned at a new location!

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Join us Friday, November 18th from 6-9 pm at

MedStar Health at Lafayette Centre
1120 20th St. N.W., Building 1
Washington DC 20036
(map)

Tickets are $15 and include:

 $10 Potomac River Running Gift Card
 one drink ticket
 appetizers
blossom one raffle ticket for a free race entry (25 entries will be given away!)

Festivities will include:

 meeting the artist behind the official 2017 race t-shirt design
 unveiling of the official 2017 race t-shirt design
 touring the new state-of-the-art MedStar Health facility
(I hear they have an AlterG treadmill!)
blossom previewing the new MedStar Health Training Education Series
 previewing the CUCB Good Luck Box
(one Good Luck Box will be raffled off)
blossom wine pull to benefit Children’s Miracle Network

And, best of all, you will meet the 2017 race ambassadors. 🙂

Registration is limited to 400 guests, which means you could have a 1 in 16 chance of winning a free entry!

Don’t miss out — REGISTER HERE!

 

Meet The 2017 Race Ambassadors!

Race Ambassadors

We want to thank everyone who applied to be a Race Ambassador for the April 2, 2017 running of the Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run. We received so many applications from enthusiastic blogging-Facebooking-Tweeting-Instagramming runners, it was truly difficult to select our four race ambassadors!

Sara, Holly, Adam, and Heather are looking forward to sharing their enthusiasm for the Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run. Read more about them here, and come meet all of us at the fall kick-off party:

Friday, November 18, 2016
MedStar Health at Lafayette Centre
1120 20th Street NW, Building 1, Washington, DC 20036

Register here!