WELCOME TO THE RICHMOND ROCKETS
Join our family and participate in both competitive and non-competitive running. We welcome beginners, novice and advance runners. We meet monthly on the 1st Monday of each month. Come to our next meeting, meet our members, bring a friend, and make new friends!
“We believe a running club is more than just running together”
About Us
Monthly meetings held every 1st Monday of the month at:
"Jody's" 372 Forest Ave at 7:00pm
Lisa Lubarsky - President
Tony LaRocca - Vice President
Stephen Parone - Secretary
Nancy Wagner-Wetzel - Treasurer
Trish Mulligan - Female Captain
Mike Leathers - Male Captain
Fleur de lis Bell - Web Master
Our Media Gallery
Photos from parties, meetings and races
Feel free to send us photos from Richmond Rocket events to post up!
Upcoming Races & Events
Weekly Fun / Open Runs:
(Runs are subject to change due to conflicting races, weather...etc.)
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Friday’s at 7PM: Silver Lake
Meet At the intersection of Victory Blvd. and Silver Lake Rd. NYRR Open Run is a community-based volunteer-led initiative to bring free weekly runs and walks to local neighborhood parks. https://openrun.nyrr.org/
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Saturday’s at 9AM: , Clove Lakes Park
Join the Staten Island running Community at Clove Lakes. Meet at the parking lot at 8:45 for the 9am run. panza.david@yahoo.com / mikegarone1@verizon.net.
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Sunday’s at 9AM, at The Conference House
Meet Off Hylan Blvd., next to the parking lot, on the path that leads to the water. Conference House Museum & Park, 298 Satterlee Street, Staten Island, NY 10307, USA
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Sunday 2/2/20 at 9am: NYRR Gridiron 4M Presented by the Flag Art Foundation
Join us at Central Park for a 4M run! You’re not just an armchair quarterback. On February 2, get your own game on! Start the big day by testing your arm strength in the Longest Football Throw contest from 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Bring your kids to enjoy the football fun, too! They can toss the ball to show up the adults. There will also be a prize drawing at the Longest Football Throw before the race with prizes from The FLAG Art Foundation and NYRR. The winner will be announced around 8:30 a.m. Once you've proven your passing game, you can work on your running game with four miles in Central Park to burn off some pre-game energy. Wear your favorite team's jersey to show your spirit and vote with your feet for that night's champion at our prediction counter near the two-mile mark. After competing with your arm and then with your legs, you’ll have earned that seat to watch the game!
Saturday 2/22/20 at 9:30am - 12:30pm: COLD FEAT 5K & 10K Greenbelt Trail Race
Join the Greenbelt Conservatory for a 5k or 10k race in Staten Island! Location: La Tourette Golf Course, 1001 Richmond Hill Rd, Staten Island, NY, 10306, USA. Start/finish is by the historic David LaTourette House, which, today operares as the LaTourette clubhouse for this beautiful golf course. The Cold Feat course begins on the rolling fairways and takes you off into the surrounding Greenbelt trails - rustic and hilly. In trail running, you will encounter uneven terrain, exposed tree roots, and sometimes mud.
Sunday 2/23/20 at 9am - 12pm: NYCRUNS Central Park Half Marathon
NYCRUNS invites you to take part in the 2020 Central Park Half Marathon, the first race in the 2020 Triboro Challenge! The race, now in its 8th year, will take you on a wintry tour of Central Park's rolling hills and provide an excellent opportunity to test your fitness going into the Spring season. The race begins on West Drive near 96th Street, completing two and a half loops of the park across 72nd Street and up Harlem Hill before finishing on the 102nd Street traverse. Location: Central Park, NY, NY. Directions: Take the C train to 102nd St. or the 6 train to 103rd St. and enter the park. Race HQ is located at the center of the 102nd St. transverse near the finish line. Website Registration:
Saturday 2/29/20 at 7pm - 9pm: JCC Indoor Triatholon/Duathalon
Please contact Lisa for this great event at the JCC - Indoor Triatholon or Duathalon where participants will compete based on speed of performance (event includes swim, transition from pool to cycle studio, bike, and run).
Saturday 3/21/20 at 10am - 1pm: SIAC St. Patrick's Day 5K
SIAC club presents the St. Patrick's Day 5K race held on Saturday 3/21 at 10AM in Clove Lakes Park. Come celebrate the luck of the Irish in this fun race! Register here:
Sunday 3/22/20 at 9am - 12pm: Staten Island Running Association, Inc. Bread of Life 5K Run & Food Drive
The Staten Island Running Association Inc. presents the first ever Bread of Life Food Drive 5K presented by Staten Island Running Association on Sunday, March 22, in support of the Notre Dame Club of Staten Island's 29th Annual Bread of Life Food Drive.
The entry is FREE with the donation of a non-perishable food item(s)
Register here: breadoflife5k.eventbrite.com
Saturday 3/28/20 at 10am - 12pm: PACE Runs Brooklyn We Go Hard 5K Race
PACE Runs presents the Brooklyn We Go Hard 5K Race on Saturday 3/28th at 10AM, held in Prospect Park. Sign up for this fun event here:
Running Motivation
Why we run.
A good laugh and a long run are the two best cures for anything.
I run to add life to my days.
RUNNING HAS TAUGHT ME THAT I AM SO MUCH MORE CAPABLE THAN I EVER IMAGINED
The body achieves what the mind believes
