Hello Everyone

Our meeting which was planned for Friday 1/29/16 has been postponed for 2 weeks. Please mark your calendar for 2/12/16. I will post more info once we know where the meeting will take place. Thanks

~ Shawangunk Board

Our Annual Meeting is coming up on Friday January 29th. We’re still figuring out where the meeting will be but it will most likely be at 7:30. I’ll post more info as we solidify the place and time. We need to select board members for this year so your attendance would be greatly appreciated.

We will soon be switching our Friday night workouts to the indoor track at SUNY.  If you would like your name added to the roster, please contact Beth Glace at lb@nismat.org

Hi Everyone,

It looks like our Friday night track interval workouts will continue at Dietz Stadium till we get indoor at SUNY New Paltz on 1/22/16. We warm up at 5:45pm with faster running beginning at 6:15pm. Starting Wednesday December 2, 2015 we will start tempo run workouts at Dietz Stadium- tempo runs are generally longer, than intervals, and at a slower pace- we are starting up the Wednesday workouts again because the two workout supplement each other well but, also because we know some people cant make Fridays but still want to be part of a group workout experience- Also Geri Owens does our Friday workouts at SUNY New Paltz track on Saturday mornings and is looking for company- at all of our workouts everyone is welcome and of course there is no charge and if you want to join our club well its only $20 and you get benefits like first dibs of being on our winter indoor roster (the college limits us to 30 names) and you get a free entry into the entire New Paltz summer series (5 weeks) info on club membership is Shawangunk Runners Membership Form.

~ Steve (President)

After an incredible 125 registrations in the last 7 days we have reached the event cap of 350 registrants. There will be NO Day-Of Registrations for this event. Parking is limited and we ask everyone who is registered to carpool, not only to save parking spaces, but to split the cost of the $10 entry fee for Minnewaska State Park. With Castle Point trail still being closed there will be changes to the course this year. Steve and I plan to go out and figure out the course soon and I’ll post details of the course once we have it.  As the event grows closer continue to check the site for the latest information as well as your emails.

Here is the demographic for the event…some deep fields in many age groups

 
Finally here are a couple events that we’d like you to think about coming out for…
4th Annual For Paws & Wright Naturals 5K Run / Walk
Date: October 17th, 2015 @ 3pm
Where: Ulster County New Paltz Park
More Info: Facebook Event | For Paws of Ulster Event Page

6th Annual UlsterCorps Zombie Escape
Date: Ocotber 31st, 2015 @ 11am
Where: Williams Lake, Rosendale, NY
More Info: UlsterCorps Event Page

With 26 days left until race day we’re currently at 270 registrants with a cap of 350. We have to cap the number of registrants because of parking constraints at Minnewaska. If you want to run the race please sign up soon as we’re most likely going to sell out and then there will be no race day registration.

Online registration is available at: https://www.zippyreg.com/online_reg/registration.php?eventID=622

Mail-In Registration: Mail-In Form

Shawangunk Runners would like to let everyone know that the Friday Night Track Workouts at the SUNY New Paltz Track are being moved to 6pm. This means get there before 6 to warm up and intervals will begin at 6. Everyone is welcome to participate. Hope to see many of you there!

Coordinates of SUNY NP Track
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.7386059,-74.0832376,17z

With just about 50 days left till race day I’d like to reveal the BIB & Finisher Glass for this years After The Leaves Have Fallen / Josh Feldt Memorial Run Half Marathon

We are currently at 90 registered, up from the past 2 years at this point, with a cap of 350 because of parking constraints. Pre-registration is still $15 and will save you $10 over day-of registration. Please save yourself some money and save us some day-of stress by pre-registering online or through the mail (Mail-In Form).

A few other races we help with that we’d like you to be aware of and support…

Rosendale Runs

The Rosendale Runs race will take place on October 10, 2015.  The Town of Rosendale, in upstate New York, just 90 miles from NYC provides a beautiful venue for its first time Half Marathon and its long standing popular 4.4 Plains Run.

Come experience breath taking scenic views around every bend in the midst of the fall foliage.  A mostly flat course, yet with just enough challenge to offer the sense of accomplishment desired.

Run across the trail that made the National Rails to Trails Conservancies top ten- list of most “iconic rail trails”.  You will cross over the 143- year old historic Rosendale trestle bridge, which extends 900 ft. across the Rondout creek. The race will take you along scenic lakes, into a cave lit only by “Holloween pumpkin candles”.  Come experience the dramatic scenery of the enchanting town of Rosendale that helped build the Brooklyn Bridge with its Natural limestone cement.

All proceeds will go the Rosendale Pool Fund.

Date: October 10, 2015
More Info: http://www.rosendaleruns.org/

4th Annual For Paws & Wright Naturals 5K Run / Walk

For Paws of Ulster, Inc., a 501c3 organization raising money to build an Ulster County Dog Park in New Paltz, and Wright Naturals, a local all natural products manufacturer, are teaming up to present our FOURTH Annual Family 5k to Benefit the Ulster County Dog Park!  This will be the first year that the dog park is OPEN for our annual event!

Date: October 17, 2015 (This year’s 5K begins at 3pm!)
More Info: Active.com or Facebook

After The Leaves Have Fallen Half Marathon / Josh Feldt Memorial Run is coming up on November 8th, 2015.

For the past few years the awards at After The Leaves Have Fallen has been bread from Panera. Last year I decided to make up some little cards to go along with the bread. This year I wanted to go a bit further and see how crafty I could get.

After much trial and error here is the first final Award for the race this year. They measure about 5.6″ x 4.2″ x .25″. They are made of poplar wood. I use a technique to transfer a photo I took at Lake Awosting to the wood. The paper is then removed and I use a laser burning machine to burn the tree image and words onto the wood. Finally it’s all covered with a layer of protection. These are 100% unique and handmade by me. There will be Awards for the Overall Male & Female as well as 1st, 2nd, & 3rd Male and Female in the following age groups: 19 & under, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70 & Over.

We currently have 29 people registered with 71 days to go. There is a cap of 350 registrants as parking is tight at Lake Minnewaska.

Registration Links
Online Registration | Mail-In Form
We hope to see you our there on a magical run through the woods!~ Christopher

Laura Giordano Memorial 5k

When: Aug. 21, 6 p.m.,
Where: Wallkill/Shawangunk Clubhouse, Wallkill

Tenth annual 5k race at the Wallkill/Shawangunk Correctional Facility that benefits the American Breast Cancer Fund. Entry fee is $25 with race-day registration from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Clubhouse at 200 Birch Road. Free post-race barbecue for all participants. Children’s fun run is $2.

For more information, contact Spero Chumas at (845) 895-2760 or by email at scny42@aol.com, or Debra Pingotti at (845) 895-2081, extension 2010 or by email at debra.pignotti@doccs.ny.gov.