We have some fairly big news. For the first time in four years, our club has secured permission to resume our traditional Friday night winter workouts at the indoor track in the SUNY New Paltz Athletic & Wellness Center.

For nine consecutive Friday evenings, starting January 26 and running through March 22, a group of up to 25 club members will be granted access to the indoor track for an organized speed workout prepared by Coach Mike Barnow and led by Mark Eisenhandler. Sessions will run from 5:30 to 6:45 p.m.

Since we will be sharing the facility with students and other members of the college community, the SUNY Athletic Department has asked us to comply with these requirements:

1. Facility access will be limited to a single roster of names for all nine weeks (a standing list, not one that changes each week)
2. Per the college liability policy, the program is open to adults only (no one under 19 may participate or attend).
3. As a sanctioned club activity, all participants must be current members* of Shawangunk Runners. (Most memberships expire at the end of December, so if you haven’t renewed recently, your membership may have lapsed.)

Access to the building will be limited to the 25 club members whose names are on the roster, so please don’t sign up unless you can commit to attending the majority of the workouts.

Here’s how you sign up:

1. First, you need to have an active club membership, so start by visiting the Shawangunk Runners Membership Portal.
2. For renewals, use the “Login” button to access your account (use the “Login Help” button if you need to retrieve your credentials). New members use the “Join” button.
3. Once you are logged in, click the “Club Race Calendar” link in the menu bar to access the registration page for “Friday Night Indoor Workouts.” Registration is free.

Slots on the roster will be awarded to the first 25 people who sign up and then registration will be closed. So once again, please don’t take a slot unless your schedule permits you to attend regularly.

We hope to see you there!

*Club membership is only $20 for individuals or families for a calendar year. Memberships also get you free entry to our 5-week New Paltz Summer Series and $5 off our other events. It also gets you a one-week earlier registration window for our popular Solstice Run and After the Leaves Half Marathon, which often sell out. Use this link to join.