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Start your Thanksgiving off right this year
by participating in the 10th running of the Dick Meighan
Memorial Run.
For $20 if you pre-register ($25 if you wait), you'll
have a chance to burn some calories, catch up with neighbors,
support your community, pick up a sharp-looking heavyweight
t-shirt, and maybe go home with local bragging rights and
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As before, the race is organized by the Upper Saddle River Recreation
Commission through the generosity of the families and businesses
listed in our Sponsors Page. This year's race will follow the format of
our previous races and will again feature individual and family team competition
in a field of over 1,200 runners. To avoid any race-day confusion, families
that wish to run in the family team competition must be pre-registered
with a minimum of 3 members.
To support and reward the participation
of young people, age divisions are: 10-and-under,
11-12, 13-14, 15-16, 17-18, 19-24, 25-29. In 2007 we added
a new catagory, The Baby Buggy Brigade, to add a new element of
fun to the annual race. Please
stay for refreshments and the awards ceremony immediately following
the race! And don't worry about the weather - our staging area
is indoors at the Cavallini Middle School.
The race will be timed using the ChampionChip
system. Runners and walkers will be issued a computer
chip which is attached to runners' shoes and worn throughout
the race. Special mats at the finish line will record a
finish time for each chip so that we can quickly tabulate and
announce the results.
The run was inaugurated after
the September 11, 1999 death of Upper Saddle River resident
Dick Meighan. Dick was a long time resident and active participant
in community life. He was a coach to hundreds in a variety
of sports which spanned the ages and interests of his four
children. He is sorely missed, but memories of his devotion
to family and community spirit live on in the race. Proceeds
from the event continue to benefit the local community, including
D.A.R.E., the SRV Rescue Squad, Ambulance Corps and Fire Department, USR
Education Foundation, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts of America, USR Youth
Triathlon and the "Extra Mile" Scholarship Fund. In the nine
years since the race's inauguration total donations to these groups exceed
$75,000. In addition, in celebration of our 10th anniversary, we will
be donating to 10 needy families to help them through the holiday season.
The race has also provided much Thanksgiving Day joy to thousands of runners
and their families. It's a fitting tribute to Dick's memory, and the Upper
Saddle River Recreation Commission is extremely grateful to all who support
the event.
Please explore our web site to learn more about the Dick Meighan
Memorial run and
if you are interested in becoming a volunteer.
Polyester Knit Running Caps to the first
1500 Registrants!
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