Mid-Hudson Road Runners Club: Events

Training Run with(out) Polly Sparling

Polly can't make the run this week or next (sigh!). However, if you want to run together, Kelsey and I (Deborah) are planning on doing the Old Sylvan Lake Road route on Saturday, August 23. It is about 9 miles with gentle hills, maybe one bathroom. We can make it longer if you'd like ...

We will meet at 7:30 a.m. at the Kimberly Korners shopping plaza on Route 82 right between Hopewell and LaGrange. (Directions: Taconic Parkway to Route 82 North exit. Go about 100 yards on route 82, and turn right into the Kimberly Korners shopping plaza on the right. You'll see a mail depot, some small shops, and a child-care center. Park near the far end, by the child care center.)

Email me at webmaster@mhrrc.org if you have any questions.

Note that next week is Labor Day weekend and everyone will be out of town or at the Mad Dash Race in Rhinebeck ... so, no scheduled training run next week (unless someone wants to volunteer to lead one - contact webmaster@mhrrc.org if you want me to post your training run.)

See Training / Training Runs for more details.

8K Race for Fire Safety

8K race. This from Pete Mathiew:

The big deal is that we’re in our second year of supporting- and raising funds for - the Orange County Firefighters’ Museum and Volunteer Firefighters’ causes (Including fire education, etc.). You’ll note that the race is in it’s 18th year (time do fly when you’re havin’ fun!) ... There are bundles of awards (trophies) for both runners and walkers by age group ... Every entrant gets a long sleeve T-shirt (just in time for Fall and Winter road work) ... And the race is the kick-off to a great family day. (The parade alone has over 200 “floats” ... There’s a soap box Derby ... Vendors of all sorts ... Music .. Etc.)

Link to race flyer.

Training Run with Polly Sparling

Note: run is on SATURDAY, not the usual Sunday.

This week's run will be on Saturday starting at Spackenkill High School in Poughkeepsie. We'll be doing a 12-mile route in the Vassar College area; some of it on trails, the rest on (lightly) traveled roads. Even if you don't want to run the full 12, please feel free to join us -- the route is easy to shorten (you'll never be more than about 4 miles away from your car). We'll meet at 7:30 a.m. SHARP near the track (directions below). Hope to see you there!

DIRECTIONS: Take the Spackenkill Road exit off Route 9 (near IBM plant/Barnes & Noble/Poughkeepsie Plaza Mall). At 4th traffic light, turn right into Spackenkill H.S. parking lot. We'll meet by the track.

Training Run for SATURDAY, August 16

CatchARae 5K Run/Walk and Kids Fun Run

In loving memory of Alexandra Rae Gravino, a 15 year old cross country runner who was lost in a tragic car accident in March.

This is a scholarship run that leaves from Red Hook High School and continues for a 5K through Red Hook, ending at the high school track.

Registration is 8-9 am, walk begins at 9:30 am and 5K run at 9:45 am. Kids fun run begins 11 am.

Link to race flyer on MHRRC site.

4th Annual Lederman Children's Center 5K Run/Walk

4th Annual Lederman Children's Center 5k Run/Walk will be on September 11. Once again we will be racing at the beautiful Spring Farm on The Mohonk Preserve. Come enjoy the scenic course, fantastic post race meal, and great race events for kids. This year we will also have a silent "dessert" auction. You can get all the race details and download the registration form at www.ledermanchildrenscenter.org/race

Hurry...the first 75 registrants will get a tee shirt.

Registration begins at 4:30, run at 6:00 pm.

Link to race flyer.

Training Run with Polly Sparling

This week's run will be along the New Paltz Rail Trail. Some of us are hoping to get in about 11 or 12 miles altogether; if you'd like to do a shorter distance, that's fine too. We'll meet at 7:30 a.m. at the parking area on Huguenot Street (directions below). Interested in carpooling? We have runners who will be traveling from both Hopewell and Poughkeepsie. Email Polly by Saturday morning -- include a phone number where I can reach you during the day -- and we'll hook you up. Hope to see you there!

DIRECTIONS: Take Mid-Hudson Bridge to Route 9W North, make left onto Route 299 toward New Paltz. Follow 299 into and through the village (about 7 miles), turn right onto Huguenot Street, just before crossing bridge (Gilded Otter Restaurant will be on your right). Go one block, parking lot is on the left.

Training Run for Sunday, August 10

Training Run with Polly Sparling

Polly is out of town this weekend, so Denise and Deborah will try to take on Polly's run-managing tasks (and we will miss her - but hope she has a good time).

We'll meet at Denise's house in Hopewell, 5 Stanwood Hill Road, just off Palen Road. We'll start at 7:30 am and do a nice 8 miles on country roads with gentle rolling hills on Sunday morning. No bathroom, but lots of woods.

Email Deborah (webmaster@mhrrc.org) if you have any questions.

DIRECTIONS FROM TACONIC: Get off Taconic at Route 52 and head west. Follow Route 52 to the light at Palen Road/County Route 31( just across from the IBM Industrial Park). Make a right on Palen Road, go about 1 mile and make a right on Harrigan Road, then a quick right on Stanwood. 5 Stanwood Hill Road is third house on left.

DIRECTIONS FROM HOPEWELL: Take Route 82 through Hopewell and just south of the shopping mall area, make a left at the light on Palen Road/County Roure 31. Go about 1 mile and make a left on Harrigan Road and then a quick right on Stanwood. 5 Stanwood Hill Road is third house on the left.

Hope to see you there!

Training Group Workout 19

This is the last training group workout of the season. Good job, all participants! Many thanks to Steve Perks for coaching everyone.

Track workout: 3-5 X 1000 meters at interval training pace with a 3 minute recovery.

Homework: 3 X 10 minutes at threshold training pace with a 2-3 minute recovery.

Training Group Workout 18

Track workout: 3-4 X {600m, 400m, 200m}. All done in repetition training pace. Do a set in that order, then start over. Jog 400m recovery after the 600s and 400s, jog 200m recovery after the 200s.

Homework: 3 miles at threshold training pace.

Training Group Workout 17

Track workout: 3-5 X 1000 meters at interval training pace with a 3 minute recovery.

Homework: 3-4 X 1 mile at threshold training pace with a 1 minute recovery.

Training Run with Polly Sparling

It looks like we're in for another steamy weekend weather-wise, so I'm still inclined to run somewhere shady and away from traffic. That means Millbrook! We'll meet at 7:30 a.m. at the Millbrook Training Center parking lot on Route 44 outside of Millbrook village. This course follows deserted (and mostly unpaved) back roads past pretty farms and wooded areas. But I can't lie -- there are some challenging hills along the way. Our usual route is 8 miles, but I'm hoping to add on two or three extra -- if that's too far for you, there are easy-to-find landmarks for shorter distances. No bathroom facilities, but plenty of trees.

DIRECTIONS FROM POUGHKEEPSIE: Take Route 44 east through Poughkeepsie, Pleasant Valley, and past entrance to Taconic State Parkway. Bear right when Route 44 merges with Route 82. Go about 1/2 mile, then make LEFT at Millbrook Training Center (Fowler Road). Meet us in the parking lot behind building. Hope to see you there!

Training Run for Sunday, July 20

Lt. Dennis W. Zilinski II Memorial Walk/Run

Challenging 3.5 mile run throughout the grounds of the PNC Arts Center in Middletown. Post race reception hosted by Carrabba's of Middleton.

Race is in honor of Lt. Zilinski, who died in Iraq in 2005. This is the third annual event for this memorial race. Funds are used to help wounded servicemen and women and their families. There is a moving ceremony/tribute prior to the race.

For more information, contact Karen Connors (732) 834-0532 or visit the web site at www.runwithdennis.org.

Training Run with Polly Sparling

The weather looks hot and humid for the weekend, so let's seek out some shade! Our run will take place at the New Paltz Rail Trail beginning at 7:30 a.m. This is a flat and scenic carriage trail through the woods, with detailed maps at every intersection (and a great bagel shop for breakfast afterwards).

No bathroom facilities, but plenty of trees. I'm hoping to do 10 miles -- if that's too far for you, there are easy-to-find landmarks for shorter distances.

INTERESTED IN CARPOOLING? CALL 702-4048 BY 6 P.M. SATURDAY EVENING and we'll make arrangements to save on gas.

DIRECTIONS TO MEETING PLACE FROM POUGHKEEPSIE: Take Mid-Hudson Bridge to Rte. 9W north (toward Kingston). Make LEFT at light onto Rte. 299. Continue into and through the village of New Paltz (approximately 6+ miles from the turn). Make RIGHT onto Huguenot Street just before road crosses bridge (Gilded Otter Restaurant will be on your right). Go about 1 block, pull into parking lot on the left. Hope to see you there!

26th Annual 8K Race

8K race begins at 9:30 am. Pre-registration before August 1 is $12, race day registration is $15.

After the race, there will be a 400 meter race for boys and girls 10 and under. $5 registration includes t-shirt, $2 without t-shirt.

Contack John Howland (845) 778-2655 weekdays 8:30-3:30 or email waldenraces@yahoo.com.

Registration forms available upon request.

Marathon Project Running Outing

The Marathon Project to host running outing

The Marathon Project sponsored by the Council on Addiction, Prevention and Education of Dutchess County, Inc. (CAPE), is hosting a running outing on Sunday, August 10, 2008 at 9:00am. The start of the 5 mile fun run will be at the North East Community Center.The outing is free to the community. Following the run will be post run food and drink. Come meet our youth runners who are in training for the Philadelphia 8K, Half or Full Marathon in November. For more information call Susanne at CAPE (845)471-0194 ext 101.

What is the Marathon Project?

The Marathon Project is a 33 week distance running program that pairs at-risk youth with adult mentors within the Poughkeepsie, Beacon, and Millerton/Amenia communities as well as the Poughkeepsie Children’s Home, DC Department of Probation, and The North East Community Center. The Marathon Project provides opportunities for students to improve health, set and achieve goals and build student adult relationships through running. It is supported by the Berkshire Taconic Foundation, Dyson Foundation, Children’s Services Council, DC Youth Bureau, The DC Community Foundation, many civic minded business and individual sponsors.

See you on the rail trail!

Training Run with Polly Sparling

This week's run takes place in Poughkeepsie; the length (anywhere from 5 to 11 miles) will be determined by those who show up! We have a choice of routes, some hilly, some flat, some on trails. All are fairly easy to navigate, so if you want to run longer (or shorter) than the rest of the group, we can direct you. And -- no matter which way we go -- there is a bathroom or portajohn along the route.

We'll meet at 7:30 a.m. at SPACKENKILL HIGH SCHOOL parking lot.

Directions from Route 9: take Spackenkill Rd. turnoff, which is just past the IBM plant. Make a right at the 4th light into the school lot.

Hope to see you there!

For more info on these training runs, see Training / Training Runs.

10th Annual Race for Rehab

Certified 10K (begins at 9:30 am) and 5K (10:15 am start) to benefit the Achilles Track Club, a world-wide organizaton that encourages people with physical challenges to participate in mainstream athletics.

In addition to the race, there are activities for children under 12 as well as raffles, awards, and light refreshments. The DPT (Doctor of Physical Therapy) Class of 2010 at New York Medical College hosts this event.

Link to web site at http://www.nymc.edu/STUDENT/RaceforRehab/index.htm

For more information, contact Kate Sheeran at KatieAnn_Sheeran@nymc.edu or call (718) 986-4482.

Mid-Hudson Road Runners Club: Events

Training Run with(out) Polly Sparling

8K Race for Fire Safety

Training Run with Polly Sparling

Training Run for SATURDAY, August 16

Catch*A*Rae 5K Run/Walk and Kids Fun Run

4th Annual Lederman Children's Center 5K Run/Walk

Training Run with Polly Sparling

Training Run for Sunday, August 10

Training Run with Polly Sparling

Training Group Workout 19

Training Group Workout 18

Training Group Workout 17

Training Run with Polly Sparling

Training Run for Sunday, July 20

Lt. Dennis W. Zilinski II Memorial Walk/Run

Training Run with Polly Sparling

26th Annual 8K Race

Marathon Project Running Outing

The Marathon Project to host running outing

What is the Marathon Project?

Training Run with Polly Sparling

10th Annual Race for Rehab

CatchARae 5K Run/Walk and Kids Fun Run