A 10K hill run & 5K walk to benefit the Neighborhood Resource Center

Mark your calendars for Run to the River on October 16th, 2010.  Stop by our booth at the Monument Avenue 10k Expo to preview the course map and chat with the Run to the River crew!  Don’t put it off until later…click the button below to register today!

Nearly 160 runners and walkers helped raise approximately $30,000 yesterday in the second annual Rocketts Landing Run to the River. All event proceeds support the Neighborhood Resource Center (NRC). Prizes were awarded to these top fundraisers (also known as “fundrunners”):

• 1st Place Fundrunner: Liz Cramer (2 night stay to The Homestead Resort)
• 2nd Place Fundrunner: Brandon Jaycox, representing the Greater Fulton Hill Civic Association (one year membership to Richmond Balance)
• 3rd Place Fundrunner: Janet Aardema (gift certificate to Comfort Restaurant)

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Help support the Neighborhood Resource Center by sponsoring a runner or walker at this Saturday’s race. To sponsor an individual, visit the Donations page, enter a first or last name under “Find a Fundraiser to Support,” and then click “Search.”

All donations directly support the Neighborhood Resource Center, and help us keep offering quality programs and resources to Greater Fulton youth and families.

Sponsor a runner or walker now »

By Natalie Kretzer, Nutrition Specialist for Richmond Balance
In recent years carbohydrates have been known to have a bad reputation.  They have been blamed for weight gain, unhealthful diets, and excess calories – but is that really true?  [Read more →]

By Natalie Kretzer, Nutrition Specialist for Richmond Balance
If you have just begun a walking or running program, you may be wondering what you should eat to feel and do your best. Training is definitely important, but if you don’t train with the right fuel in your body, it can be really tough. There are a couple things that are really important to focus on such as timing and composition of meals, hydration, and your body’s caloric needs.

One of the biggest concerns most people have about their food and exercising, is when they should consume their meals and snacks. [Read more →]

Would you like to support your favorite runner, walker, or the NRC? Come out on race day–Saturday, Oct. 17–and volunteer with us! Great volunteers are critical to a successful event. There’s lots of positions to choose from:

• Course timers
• Water stops
• Refreshment volunteers
• Signage and traffic cone crews
• Course “sweep”
• Packet pick-up crew
• Late registration crew
• Car parkers
• Finish line and banner building crew
• Course marshals

Preferences will be assigned on a first come first serve basis, so check your calendar and contact Penny at by Sept. 1. We love our volunteers!

Join the Run to the River crew for a course preview this Saturday! We’ll meet at the NRC at 1519 Williamsburg Road at 7:15 a.m. and leave at 7:30 a.m. The training will take place rain or shine. Bring your own water bottle and sunscreen. Depending on the desire of the group, we will walk the 10K or the 5K route. Once back at the Center, we will have coffee, juice, and Country Style donuts in the NRC garden.

Ranked nationally as one of the Top 20 Electrical Contractors, Truland Systems Corporation provides quality electrical solutions and service. But the company is equally dedicated to helping the community. Truland Service, a division of Truland Systems Corp., helped transform the Neighborhood Resource Center’s dream of a healthy foods cafe into a reality. Truland provided all electrical work in kitchen and at the café counter, and improved safety by installing new exterior security lights. This year, Truland Service has partnered with the NRC as a Platinum Sponsor of Run to the River. We are grateful for their donation and all of their contributions at the Center.

We’re pleased to announce our newest prize for one lucky fundrunner — a two-night stay at Virginia’s premier luxury resort, the Homestead. Located in Hot Springs, Va., the Homestead offers three championship golf courses, horseback riding, a European-style spa, tennis, ice skating, skiing and much more. Fundrunners are “Samaritans with sneakers” — they raise money for a great cause as they run or walk the course. Only fundrunners are eligible for this special prize. Learn more about becoming a fundrunner!

The Neighborhood Resource Center is very grateful for this generous gift from the Homestead.

We’re pleased to announce Richmond Balance as our newest Run to the River Gold Sponsor. Richmond Balance is a state-of-the-art fitness facility located in historic Shockoe Bottom, offering personal training, dynamic aerobics classes, extensive cardio equipment, weight and resistance training, an Excursion Program, nutrition programs and even in-home healthy cooking classes. Richmond Balance is offering several new benefits for Run to the River race registrants (it doesn’t matter whether you sign up to run or walk the race), including:

• Work out for free at Richmond Balance during staffed hours from 10am-5pm on weekends during the training and up until race day.
• Receive 10% off gym memberships at Richmond Balance
• Receive 10% off core classes, which supplement a running program.  Core classes help to build overall strength, specifically core strength, balance, and flexibility which helps to improve running performance.

Plus, if you register for the Run to the River as a fundrunner — that’s a good Samaritan with sneakers — you’ll be eligible to win a one-year membership and a personal training session at Richmond Balance.