Cinnaminson Running Club

Our Cinnaminson Running Club is a youth running club for kids in Cinnaminson and neighboring towns from kindergarten through high school (for the 2025 - 2026 school year).  Our club is an affiliate member of the Road Runners Club of America (RRCA).

Our club's mission is to:

• Make running fun for kids while improving their fitness, health, coordination, and athleticism

• Encourage kids to participate and try their best, gaining a sense of accomplishment

• Complement other sports and activities, helping kids to improve their endurance, speed, and performance, reinforcing good sportsmanship and teamwork

• Promote healthy, active lifestyles for families, encouraging family members to join in with their kids

Joining our club
The cost to join our club is $25, which covers membership for one year and includes a short-sleeved tech team shirt or singlet to wear at races and events in which our club participates.  You can join our club at any time during the year.

Training schedule
Our club will get together for about two to three training sessions per week during the evenings.  Participation in the training sessions is optional, and you're welcome to join training sessions as your schedule allows.  Our club meets year-round, with short breaks during the year and a longer break over the winter season.  Check out the Training schedule page for more info on our club's training schedule.

Race schedule
Our club will participate in local races and events throughout the year for any members of the club who are interested.  Participation in races and events is optional.  Our club will also participate in community volunteering activities and hold social events throughout the year. Check out the Race schedule page for more info about our club's race and event schedule.

If you have any questions about our Cinnaminson Running Club or would like to find out more information, please reach out to Rich Wojnar at rwojnar@comcast.net or 215-756-2504.  Thanks!

Cinnaminson Running Club Code of Conduct

Preamble: Interscholastic & youth sports programs play an important role in promoting the physical, social, & emotional development of children. It is therefore essential for parents, coaches, & officials to encourage youth athletes to embrace the values of good sportsmanship. Moreover, adults involved in youth sports events should be models of good sportsmanship & should lead by example by demonstrating fairness, respect, & self-control.

I, therefore, pledge to be responsible for my words & actions while attending, coaching, officiating or participating in a youth sports event & shall conform my behavior to the following code of conduct:

1. I will not engage in unsportsmanlike conduct with any coach, parent, player, participant, official or any other attendee.
2. I will not encourage my child, or any other person, to engage in unsportsmanlike conduct with any coach, parent, player, participant, official, or any other attendee.
3. I will not engage in any behavior which would endanger the health, safety, or well-being of any coach, parent, player, participant, official, or any other attendee.
4. I will not encourage my child, or any person, to engage in any behavior which would endanger the health, safety, or wellbeing of any coach, parent, player, participant, official, or any other attendee.
5. I will not use drugs or alcohol while at a youth sports events & will not permit my child, or encourage any other person, to attend, coach, officiate, or participate in a youth sports event while under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
6. I will not permit my child, or encourage any other person, to use drugs or alcohol at a youth sports event & will not permit my child, or encourage any other person, to attend, coach, officiate, or participate in a youth sports event while under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
7. I will not engage in the use of profanity.
8. I will not encourage my child, or any other person, to engage in the use of profanity.
9. I will treat any coach, parent, player, participant, official or any other attendee with respect regardless of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, or ability.
10. I will encourage my child to treat any coach, parent, player, participant, official, or any other attendee with respect regardless of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, or ability.
11. I will not engage in verbal or physical threats or abuse aimed at any coach, parent, player, participant, official, or any other attendee.
12. I will not encourage my child, or any other person, to engage in verbal or physical threats or abuse aimed at any coach, parent, player, participant, official, or any other attendee.
13. I will not initiate a fight or scuffle with any coach, parent, player, participant, official, or any other attendee.
14. I will not encourage my child, or any other person, to initiate a fight or scuffle with any coach, parent, player, participant, official, or any other attendee.
15. If I feel that there is an issue with my child, then I will set up a time to discuss with the coaches.
16. If I experience a problem with any coach, parent, player, participant, official or any other attendee at a youth sports event, I will speak with a member of the board, who will take appropriate action.

I hereby agree that if I fail to conform my conduct to the foregoing while attending, coaching, officiating, or participating in a youth sports event, I will be subject to disciplinary action, including but not limited to the following in any order or combination:

1. Verbal warning issued by the club board
2. Written warning issued by the club board
3. Suspension or immediate ejection from the club

We are currently taking a break over the winter.  We will pick up our training sessions again in the spring once it starts getting warmer again, typically sometime in March.

Our club will participate in local races and events throughout the year for any members of the club who are interested.  Participation in races and events is optional.

We will look to participate in events offering both shorter races (e.g. 1 Mile) and a 5K so that all members of our club have an opportunity to compete.  We will warm up together before the races as a team.

Our club will also participate in community volunteering activities and hold social events throughout the year.

We are currently taking a break over the winter.  We will pick up our training sessions again in the spring once it starts getting warmer again, typically sometime in March.

For our training sessions at Memorial Park (Lenola Rd & Forklanding Rd, Cinnaminson, NJ 08077), we meet at the field near the playground and the batting cages.  For our training sessions at the Cinnaminson High School track (1197 Riverton Rd, Cinnaminson, NJ 08077), the track is located inside the stadium at the back right behind the high school - you could also park at Rush School (1200 Wynwood Dr, Cinnaminson, NJ 08077) and walk over to the track from there.

More info about the training sessions will be provided through the weekly emails to our running club members.  Our club meets year-round, with short breaks during the year and a longer break over the winter season.  You're welcome to join training sessions as your schedule allows.

Each training session consists of the following:

• Warm-up - light jogging, stretching

• Drills and exercises - varies by session, focusing on form, speed, strength, and core

• Running segment - varies by session, focusing on distance and speed; tailored for each girl and boy based on their age and ability.

• Cool-down - stretching