Hello Runners!

Can you believe this weather? I mean it’s it’s going to be over 70 degrees this week. I ran outside today and it was magnificent. Hope you are all keeping up with your training over these winter months cause we have some upcoming races we want you to know about. These are great events and a good start to the race season.

Rock and Snow “Bridge 2 Bridge” Run coming up on Saturday April 9th at Spring Farm in the Mohonk Preserve. Race starts at 9am and is limited to 300 runners. There, currently, is no day of registration. The course should be in great shape with the mild winter we’ve had. Come out and support Mohonk Preserve.
Online Registration

The 22nd Annual Ray Caddy Memorial Scholarship Run / Walk is on Sunday April 17th at Dietz Stadium in Kingston, NY with the Run & Walk starting at 12:30pm with the Fun Run at 1:15.
Online Registration | Mail-In Form

Hope to see you at these events!

Another great night at Minnewaska last night for the Blueberry Run. Storms held off and it cooled down slightly before the run. We had 200 finishers for the Adult race which clocked in around 3.6 miles. That was a 10% increase in finishers over last year. We also had record turnout for the kids races with 40 participants.

Results can be found here -> Results
Series Awards can be found here -> Series Awards
* Bolded runners will receive an award at next weeks Fun Run & Awards ceremony. You needed to run at least 2 races and obtain 4 or more points to receive an award.

Kids Results ->  Kids Results

Overall registration for the series this year was up over 25% from last year. Thank you all for your continued support of the Shawangunk Runners races. We hope you enjoyed each night. Mother Nature was good to us this year with dry and not too hot weather for each night.

We want to thank all the race directors…
Undercliff / Overcliff: Steve Schallenkamp
Lou’s Run: Beth Glace
Patterson’s Pellet: Patrick Sheeley
Blueberry Run: Mendy Taylor

We also couldn’t put on this series without the help of numerous volunteers who help with registration, food prep, water stations, finish lines & sweep. They have our highest gratitude for the time they give to make our races great.

The Fun Run & Awards Ceremony will be at the Old Dutch Reformed Church on Huguenot Street in New Paltz, NY. The run will start at 7 and you can run as far as you like on the Rail Trail as long as you make it back in time for awards.

Looking forward to seeing everyone next week! Thank you again

While it wasn’t gorgeous weather I think it was much better than we expected last night at Minnewaska. I hope everyone had a great run. We once again had a record # of finishers! Glad to see so many people getting out and running in a beautiful place.

Results are available here -> Results
Kids Results are here -> Kids Results

The series awards report is here -> Series Awards
If you have run at least 2 races and have 4+ pts you are bolded and will receive the gift at the final night fun run. This will grow next week as people complete all 4 races.

Next weeks race is back at Minnewaska for The Blueberry Run. It’s approximately 4 miles.

If there are any issues with results or corrections please contact me at christopher.regan@gmail.com

Thank you…see you next week!
Christopher

Thank you for such a great turnout last night at the first race in the series. 224 finishers is the largest field we’ve ever had for the race. It was a beautiful evening and I hope everyone enjoyed the course.

Here are the results – Results
Here are the award standings after week 1 – Week 1 Award Report

Kids Run Results – 2015 Kids Runs Week 1

Next week is “Lou’s Run” at Spring Farm @ Mohonk Preserve

See you next week!

While the Shawangunk Runners don’t have any races coming up there are 2 nice winter races coming up in the area.

Saturday 10/20 @ 10am
The Holiday Classic 5k at Columbia-Greene Community College on Rt. 23 in Hudson, NY.
Please check out the race flyer for more details – Flyer | Online Registration
Smaller age groups for awards and gloves to the first 150 registrants.
Please bring a unexpired dry good item with you to donate

Sunday 10/28 @ 1pm
The Viking Run (10k) at St. Peters Church in Rosendale, NY.
Race day sign-up only with a donation of $5.
I’ve heard this is one doozy of a course. 😉

I’m not sure we could have had a better early August morning for the 2014 Rock and Snow “Bridge 2 Bridge” 5 Mile Run benefiting the Mohonk Preserve. There was a lot of good and positive energy at the Spring Farm Pavilion and lots of smiles. Everyone I talked to loved the course and, of course, the beauty they were running in. I personally could have done without the hill at mile 2 though. 🙂

As always, a race would be nothing without the tremendous effort of the volunteers. I’d like to personally thank all those out on the course making sure people went the right way, the people at the water stop, the finish line crew and all those others who helped before, during, and after the race.

There was also plenty of food to fuel the runners and I’d like to thank Yvonne for making the Veggie Salad. I may have eaten a few more cookies than I should have…oh well.

Here are the results from this morning – Results

Thanks again to all the runners and the volunteers!

Sorry for the delay but I got everyone entered into the computer and results generated.

You can download the file here – 2014 NP SS 1 – Results

Please let me know if there are any corrections needed
Christopher

Registration is now available for the New Paltz Summer Cross Country Series!

Spectacularly Scenic Courses on Carriage Roads & Trails
Distances – Adults 3 to 4.7 mi; Kids 1/2 or 1 mile

Online Registration

More information can be found here or in the Race Flyer

Registration is now open for the Summer Solstice Run 14K Trail Race!!!

The race starts at Lake Minnewaska and runs along incredible cliffs, circles pristine glacial lakes, and through blooming mountain laurel. This is one of the most beautiful runs, anywhere.

More information can be found on the event page

Pictures from the 2013 Race – Charlotte Kopp, Martin Weiner

Pictures from the 2012 Race – Martin Weiner