BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//172.67.150.207//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.26.9// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-FROM-URL:https://www.cranford.com X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231105T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20241103T020000 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RDATE:20250309T020000 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-11458@www.cranford.com DTSTAMP:20240328T091811Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Fundraiser\,Rugby\,Sports\,Youth Sports CONTACT:unionmudturtlerugby@gmail.com\; https://runsignup.com/Race/NJ/Rahwa y/RuggerFunRun DESCRIPTION:DESCRIPTION\n\n\nThe Union County Rugby Football Club\, located in New Jersey\, has been in operation since 1974 and touts over 1\,000 cl ub members from kindergarten age to adult. We offer both touch and tackle rugby teams that play year-round. The Club will be celebrating its 50th An niversary in three short years\, and we are beginning to fundraise and dra w awareness to this monumental event. In addition to the 50th\, we are als o preparing to start a modified season\, our first since we lost 2 full se asons to the Coronavirus Pandemic. Since we were not able to gather on the field last year\, we have decided to host a virtual race encompassing all of the rugby clubs in NJ to foster some friendly competition and to get p eople excited for the possible restart of competitive play this Spring.\nC hallenge yourself to one (or multiple) of the virtual race options by logg ing your total accumulated mileage over a time frame of your choosing. (do esn’t have to be done all at once & you can walk\, run\, or bike!)\nIf you sign up for 2 races at the same time you will receive a 10% discount on y our registration automatically.\nThe Home Field Loop: 13.1 miles covers th e same distance you would if you were to travel between all of the pitches Union County Rugby plays home games on. This would take you from Rahway R iver Park in Rahway to Madison Avenue Park also in Rahway\, to Unami Park in Cranford\, to Warinaco Park in Roselle\, and back to the start at Rahwa y River Park.\nThe River Run: 42 miles is the combined distance of the two mightiest waterways running through Union County\, the Rahway River\, and the Elizabeth River.\nThe Jersey Cup: 257 Miles is a daunting task\, but covers the same distance you would if you hopped in your car to tour all o f the home pitches of New Jersey’s NINE rugby clubs. This route goes south to north and would take you from Jersey Shore to South Jersey to Monmouth to Princeton to Union to Bayonne to Morris to Montclair to North Jersey. This event has its own special medal and shirt that are different from the Home Field Loop and The River Run.\n \nHOW IT WORKS:\n\nRegister for any of the challenges\nThe event has just begun! You have until June 30\, 2021 \, to submit results!\nLog your workouts and distances on the results page (click here)\nWe’ll ship your awesome race swag to your door! DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210401 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210402 LOCATION:Virtual RDATE;TZID=America/New_York:20210301T000000 RDATE;TZID=America/New_York:20210401T000000 RDATE;TZID=America/New_York:20210501T000000 RDATE;TZID=America/New_York:20210601T000000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Return to Play/50th Anniversary Mudturtle Rugby Fundraiser Fun Run URL:https://www.cranford.com/event/return-to-play-50th-anniversary-mudturtl e-rugby-fundraiser-fun-run/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.cranford.com/wp-content/uploads/2021 /02/Screen-Shot-2021-02-28-at-1.05.17-PM-150x150.png\;150\;150\;1\,medium\ ;https://www.cranford.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Screen-Shot-2021-02-2 8-at-1.05.17-PM-300x79.png\;300\;79\;1\,large\;https://www.cranford.com/wp -content/uploads/2021/02/Screen-Shot-2021-02-28-at-1.05.17-PM-1024x268.png \;1024\;268\;1\,full\;https://www.cranford.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/ Screen-Shot-2021-02-28-at-1.05.17-PM.png\;1439\;377\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n
\\nThe Union County Rugby Football Club\, located in New Jersey\, has been in operatio n since 1974 and touts over 1\,000 club members from kindergarten age to a dult. We offer both touch and tackle rugby teams that play year-round. The Club will be celebrating its 50th Anniversary in three short years\, and we are beginning to fundraise and draw awareness to this monumental event. In addition to the 50th\, we are also preparing to start a modified seaso n\, our first since we lost 2 full seasons to the Coronavirus Pandemic. Si nce we were not able to gather on the field last year\, we have decided to host a virtual race encompassing all of the rugby clubs in NJ to foster s ome friendly competition and to get people excited for the possible restar t of competitive play this Spring.
\nChallenge yourself to one (or m ultiple) of the virtual race options by logging your total accumulated mil eage over a time frame of your choosing. (doesn’t have to be done all at o nce & you can walk\, run\, or bike!)
\nIf you sign up for 2 races at the same time you will receive a 10% discount on your registration automa tically.
\nThe Home Field Loop: 13.1 miles covers the same distance you would if you were to travel between all of the pitches U nion County Rugby plays home games on. This would take you from Rahway Riv er Park in Rahway to Madison Avenue Park also in Rahway\, to Unami Park in Cranford\, to Warinaco Park in Roselle\, and back to the start at Rahway River Park.
\nThe River Run: 42 miles is the combined distance of the two mightiest waterways running through Union County\, the Rahway River\, and the Elizabeth River.
\nThe Jersey Cup: 257 Miles is a daunting task\, but covers the same distance you would if you hopped in your car to tour all of the home pitches of New Jersey’s NINE rugby clubs. This route goes south to north and would take you from Jersey Shore to South Jersey to Monmouth to Princeton to Union to Bayonne to Morris to Montclair to North Jersey. This event has its own special med al and shirt that are different from the Home Field Loop and The River Run .
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HOW IT WORKS:
\nRegistration for the Westfield Area YMCA Fall 1 progra m session begins at 9:00 am on Thursday\, August 19 for Full Members and a t 9:00 am\, Monday\, August 23 for Basic and Non-Members. The session run s from September 7-October 30.
\nThe Fall “back to school” session is a great time to get back to old routines or s tart something new.
\nClasses are availab le for beginners through experienced swimmers of all ages. The YMCA youth swim lesson program helps foster a sense of achievement as each swimmer p rogresses\, resulting in more confident swimmers who stick with lessons an d develop a love for swimming. Free swim level assessments are available.
\nFall Leagues and team offerings includ e T-Ball (ages 4-6 yrs.)\, Flyers Cross Country (ages 7-15)\, and a new Te en Wiffle Ball League for middle and high school students. The Y’s youth basketball program begins with children ages 3-5\, followed by development al (ages 6-8)\, a mini travel basketball league for 3rd-4t h grades\, and Warriors Basketball Prep for ages 10-14.
\nOther sports programs include soccer\, tennis\, t-b all\, and the all-sports Enrichment Academy for ages 3-5.
\nAdults and youth can register for Gedman’s Black Belt A cademy of the Westfield Area Y\, led by a team of certified ATA instructor s under the leadership of Master Instructor Pamela Gedman. The Y’s Dance program is under the direction of Mariana Tsartolia\, who graduated from t he Merce Cunningham Studio.
\nThe Westfie ld Area YMCA continues to offer a wide variety of adult fitness classes ra nging from barre\, cycle\, kickboxing\, Pilates\, and TRX to classes for p eople with special health needs such as Parkinson’s\, Osteoporosis\, and A rthritis.
\nFor more information visit www.westfieldynj.org or call 908-301-YMCA (9622).
\nThe Y is the nati on’s leading nonprofit committed to strengthening communities through yout h development\, healthy living and social responsibility. Financial assis tance is available for those who qualify.
\n\nCranford Tuff Paddle is not your typical team obstacle course fun run. Heck\, there’s o nly one obstacle you’ll need to literally navigate: The Rahway River!
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