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RACES
JULY
2009
JULY
15 Coleman Catholic High School - Hurley Avenue. This
is part of the Kingston Cross Country Summer Trail Series
(also known as the Keller Keltic Kross Kountry Kalamity)
features fun trail races of between 2.5 and 5 miles in the
Kingston area. Races start at 7 PM. The kids mile starts
at 6:45 PM. This
is the PDF entry form. You can find more details at
www.teamirelandusa.org.
7TH
ANNUAL GARDINER CLASSIC. The 5K Classic Run/Walk &
Barbecue in Gardiner is at 6:30 p.m. on July 16 at
George Majestic Memorial Park. Entry fee $22. This
is the Web site. Contact Debbie Bailin at 633-8492;
Donna Lyons at 845-255-5887 or Barbara Clinton at 845-255-0662.
COME
TO THE BEAUTIFUL MILLBROOK TRAIL on Monday, July
20, at Minnewaska State Park "Patterson's Pellet";
3 miles; start at lake, out and back on Millbrook Trail.
This is part of the New Paltz Summer Cross Country Series
featuring scenic carriage trails in the Shawangunks with
children's half-mile and mile races. Children start at 7
p.m. and adults start immediately after. This
is the application.
Kingston
Summer Series race #3 is JULY 22 at Williams Lake
(also known as Hudson River Valley Resorts) Rosendale (Binnewater
Rd). This is part of the Kingston Cross Country Summer
Trail Series (also known as the Keller Keltic Kross
Kountry Kalamity), which features fun trail races of between
2.5 and 5 miles in the Kingston area. Races start at 7 PM.
The kids mile starts at 6:45 PM. This
is the PDF entry form. You can find more details at
www.teamirelandusa.org.
REAL
WILD BLUEBERRIES. Monday, July 27, at Minnewaska State
Park "Blueberry Run" ; 4 plus miles; start at
lake, around lake and over old golf course. This is part
of the New Paltz Summer Cross Country Series featuring scenic
carriage trails in the Shawangunks with children's half-mile
and mile races. Children start at 7 p.m. and adults start
immediately after. This
is the application.
Kingston
Summer Series race #4 is JULY 29 at Williams Lake
(also known as Hudson River Valley Resorts) Rosendale (Binnewater
Rd). This is part of the Kingston Cross Country Summer
Trail Series (also known as the Keller Keltic Kross
Kountry Kalamity), which features fun trail races of between
2.5 and 5 miles in the Kingston area. Races start at 7 PM.
The kids mile starts at 6:45 PM. This
is the PDF entry form. You can find more details at
www.teamirelandusa.org.
AUGUST
2009
The
Coxsackie 5K is scheduled
for Aug. 1. Take the Coxsackie exit of the New York
State Thruway and follow the signs to the village of Coxsackie
and then Reed Street down by the water. A wonderful run
in a quaint riverside village. This is the annual race to
support the Coxsackie-Athens Rotary, a vibrant organization
that makes a difference in the community by funding scholarships,
helping those who need it, organizing community events,
and providing a social network for business people. Get
your race entry form (PDF) here.
THE
ANNUAL RUN FOR LIFE. The Run for Life 5K and Kids Fun
Run is Saturday, Aug. 1, at 9 a.m. Sign in at 8 a.m.
at the Hyde Park Baptist, which is at 10 Romans Road, Hyde
Park. Race is sponsored by the Hyde Park Baptist Church
and the Care Net Pregnancy Center of the Hudson Valley.
Web site.
TIME FOR SOME FUN on Monday, Aug. 3. This
is the Awards and Fun Relay, New Paltz Rail Trail. Park
at Reformed Church, Huguenot Street, registration is at
church. This is part of the New Paltz Summer Cross Country
Series featuring scenic carriage trails in the Shawangunks
with children's half-mile and mile races. Children start
at 7 p.m. and adults start immediately after. This
is the application.
Kingston
Summer Series race #5 is Aug. 5 at the Rail Trail
- Hurley - Rt 209. This is part of the Kingston Cross
Country Summer Trail Series (also known as the Keller
Keltic Kross Kountry Kalamity), which features fun trail
races of between 2.5 and 5 miles in the Kingston area. Races
start at 7 PM. The kids mile starts at 6:45 PM. This
is the PDF entry form. You can find more details at
www.teamirelandusa.org.
AN
ORGANIC TRAIL RACE. The Locust Grove Summer Trail Race
(5K) is Thursday, August 6, at 6 p.m. This benefits
Locust Grove, the Samuel Morse Historic Site. The scenic,
all-trail course winds along carriage roads overlooking
the Hudson. Fresh organic produce from the site’s heirloom
vegetable garden will be awarded to the top three runners
in all men's and women's divisions. Refreshments & dinner
served to all pre-registered runners. T-shirts available.
Limit 150 runners. Registration fees: $15 non-refundable
(due by August 1), $18 day of race (4:00 – 5:30 PM).
This
is your registration form, and you may also visit www.lgny.org
and look under calendar of events for a few more details.
For more information contact Ursula Morgan, Director of
Public Programs at u.morgan@lgny.org , (845) 454-4500 x
17.
The
5th Annual DENNING'S POINT 5K TRAIL RACE in Beacon
is Saturday, Aug. 8 at 9 a.m. and benefits the Beacon
Community Center. This is organized by the Beacon Runners
Club, and walkers are welcome. Enjoy prizes, raffles, and
a fun course along the Hudson Riverfront Trail. Location:
Hudson Estuary Trail, southern end of Metro North parking
lot in Beacon, 1 mile south of Newburgh-Beacon Bridge. Registration:
Southern end of Metro North parking lot, 8 to 8:45 a.m.
Entry Fee: Runners/walkers $15 pre-registered, $20 day-of-race.
Contact: Phil Shea, 845-831-4158 or Scott Davis, 845-297-3973
or send an email to Denningspoint5k@yahoo.com. This is the
This
is the application!
The
Brookside Museum's Annual Jailhouse Rock 5k is Saturday,
Aug. 8, 8:30 a.m. in Ballston Spa, NY. This is an
out-and-back course from the top of Mohican Hill behind
Brookside, past the fairgrounds to the correctional facility.
Flat and fast with a fabulous downhill for your summertime
PR! $20 pre-registered (through 8/4/09), $25 (8/5/09 through
8/8/09). T-shirts to the first 250. Check-in starts at 7
a.m. Enjoy running, awards and rock music by L.B. Walker.
Proceeds go to thousands of schoolchildren in Saratoga and
surrounding counties. Call Joy for registration information
or visit www.brooksidemuseum.org or send an e-mail to jhoule@brooksidemuseum.org.
SEE
THE PLAINS OF ROSENDALE. Run the Rosendale Plains on
Saturday, Aug. 8, at 9 a.m. sharp. Meet at the Rosendale
Recreation Center on Route 32 in Rosendale. The course is
a 4.4-mile loop through scenic Rosendale and Rosendale Plains
(in Tillson). Early entry fee (received by July 31) is $11
and $12 entry fee on race day. Families pay $25. Onteora,
Shawangunk Runners Club members and students can subtract
$1. This
is your application, courtesy of the race director.
AN ALL-DAY RELAY. The 18th Annual 100K Catskill Mountain
Road Relay is Aug. 9 with 6 a.m.-8 a.m. staggered
start. Five and 6-10 person teams split up ten relay legs
of 10K each; contact Race Director George Shurter at 845-386-9174
or go to the web site http://www.sullivanstriders.org/cmrr.htm
for course maps, directions, rules, what to bring, how to
prepare thoroughly for this all-day adventure with friends.
The only single loop USATF Certified 100km course in the
United States.
The
final event of the Kingston Summer Cross Country Series
is Aug. 12 at Dietz Stadium (awards and picnic with
Irish music). This is part of the Kingston Cross Country
Summer Trail Series (also known as the Keller Keltic
Kross Kountry Kalamity), which features fun trail races
of between 2.5 and 5 miles in the Kingston area. Races start
at 7 PM. The kids mile starts at 6:45 PM. This
is the PDF entry form. You can find more details at
www.teamirelandusa.org.
HOW
FAST WOULD YOU RUN FOR $200? The Run 4 Downtown 4 Miler
at 9 a.m. on Saturday, August 15, benefits the City
of Middletown Downtown Business District. Start and finish
at Franklin Square near corner of North & South Streets,
East Main & West Main Streets, Middletown, NY. $350
total prize money to first three runners. Female runners
will be given a head start over male runners equal to the
difference in the average finishing time for the top three
males in 2006 and the average finishing time for the top
three women in 2006. First to cross the line earns $200,
second earns $100 and third $50. $20 registration postmarked
before August 1, $25 thereafter. Children's race $4. Race
entry form. For more information, contact Dave Madden
at (845) 401-9108.
ALL
THE BELLS, WHISTLES AND MUSIC. The Altamont 5K Run/Walk
is Saturday, Aug. 29 at 9 a.m. at Bozenkill Park
in Altamont. The
entry form is here, but you can also enter on www.altamont5k.org.
The Altamont 5K is a certified, scenic course around the
Village of Altamont featuring live music on the course and
at the finish area. The first 300 people to sign up get
T-shirts. Also enjoy 100 door prizes, 5-year age group awards,
walkers division, kids races, refreshments and scoring by
Race Management Systems. This is a family oriented event.
Need more info? Contact Phil by email altamont5k@nycap.rr.com.
SEPTEMBER
2009
BEAUTIFUL
HALF MARATHON IN VERMONT.
The Maple Leaf Half Marathon and 5K is at 8:30 a.m. on Sept.
12. This event is in a Manchester, a beautiful part
of southeastern Vermont. It's a rather large race with a
history that dates to the 1970s. The Maple Leaf will begin
at the Manchester Parks and Recreation Center and snake
its way along back-country roads, over to route 7 and then
back to the Recreation Center for the finish, a little over
13 miles. At the same time, there will be a 5-Kilometer
run/walk for runners/walkers who are not up to a half marathon.
The celebration with food and beverages, music and an awards
ceremony will immediately follow the races. Any profits
from the events will go toward funding Manchester Lions
charities in the Northshire. This
is the web site. The last time I checked this site,
there was a video that gives you a good feel for the race.
TAKE
YOUR CHOICE: 5K OR HALF. The 15th Anuual Arc Race is
Sept. 12 at 9 a.m at Long Branch Park, Liverpool, NY. This
is a certified 5k run, certified half-marathon run, and
3k fun walk. Bring family and friends to enjoy the Family
Fun Zone, with games, refreshments, petting zoo and live
music all morning long. Contact Gini Gozzi at 315.476.7441,
ext. 147, or send an email to ggozzi@arcon.org.
This is the web site.
Run
over the Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge on Sept. 27. This
is the 4
Miles for 400 Years Quadracentennial Celebration run over
the Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge on Sunday, Sept. 27 at 8:15
AM The 1.5-mile bridge will be closed to traffic for 20
minutes. Race walkers need to have competitive times. Registration
closes Aug.1. Web
site: Cost: $25 per registrant, $22 for Mid Hudson Runners
Club and Onteora Runners Club members. Check in at CJ’s
Restaurant in Rhinebeck on the corner of 9G and Old Post
Road. Parking available at nearby lots that will he marked.
Shuttle busses will bring you across. No cars will be allowed
to park at Bridge Authority Lot. Relief and water will be
available at designated areas. The last bus leaves CJ’s
at 7:55 am sharp. Bridge
Run application.
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