Thanks everyone for coming out today!

You can find the results from the race here: https://shawangunkrunners.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/2019-Bridge-2-Bridge-Results.pdf

Reminder of Annual Meeting

Date: March 15, 2019
Place: Science Hall, Room 272, SUNY New Paltz Campus from 7:30-9:00.

1.  Recap of 2018 (Steve)
2. Treasurer’s Report (Dan)
3. Election of Board Officers: Slate of candidates presented by the board.  Nominations will be taken from the floor during the meeting.
   • President – Steve Schallenkamp
   • Vice President – Beth Glace
   • Treasurer – Dan Freedman
   • Secretary – Greg Cecere
   • Webmaster and General Tech Guru – Christopher Regan
   • Member-at-Large – Diana Karron

4. 2019 race calendar
5. Other business

Upcoming Races

It is with utmost displeasure I have to write this post.

We have been in discussions with the Mohonk Preserve over the past few days about the impending storm. While we wanted to wait and see how things looked on Saturday the outlook for the mountain is for a significant snowfall amount. Since temperatures on the mountain tend to be lower and there are areas that get little in the way of sunlight it has been determined that there may be some treacherous areas. With wet snow, ice and water on top of a layer of leaves we find it in the best interest of everyone to cancel the After The Leaves Half Marathon.

We understand that many, if not all, will be disappointed with this decision. We too are disappointed we can’t have the race. Many hours by multiple people have gone into having everything ready for you come Sunday.

We have made the decision to refund you the full amount of your entry. Thanks to ZippyReg for allowing us to do this. If you ever need a platform for online registrations for races please consider them, they are a wonderful team out of Albany. http://zippyreg.com

We hope to see you at future events!

P.S. We’re going to try to reschedule the event for early spring (before the trees bud). We’ll make sure to send an email to all those who were registered if we decide to go that route.

Shawangunk Runners

I’ve gotten a few questions about the course and figured I’d post so others can have some info about the course they’ll be running…

Hello Rosendale Run runners!!!  

With all this rain, how can we not have a beautiful day on Saturday, October 20, 2018, however, that is one thing we cannot control!  Currently weather is looking mostly cloudy with temps in the lower 50’s.

Just a reminder that the race is at the Rosendale Recreation Center, 1055 NY-32, Rosendale, New York and parking is available at the Recreation Center. Please carpool to make parking easier for everyone. Google Maps Link – https://goo.gl/rBVMoA

Day Of Registration & Bib Pickup begins at 7:15 am
Both the Half Marathon and the 4.4 mile run will go off together at 8:30 a.m.  

Just a few notes for the day of the run.  In view of the fact that a portion of James Street is under construction, we had to change the route slightly.  The start line will still be at the rear of the Rosendale Rec Center on James Street. The 4.4 miler, when on Elting Road, will turn down Sand Hill Road and there will be a volunteer at the top and bottom of Sand Hill to direct you.  The Half Milers will do the same route, running down Elting onto the Trestle and we will have volunteers there as well to direct you. The major change is that both runs (13.1 and 4.4) will go down and through Main Street, looping back around to James Street where the finish line will be.

It is very important that when crossing the bridge from James Street and onto Main Street that all runners stay on the right hand side of the road.  We have been advised to encourage the runners to NOT use the sidewalk on Main Street, however, stay on the right hand side of Main Street, as all roads will remain open to traffic.  There will be one point however, closer to Main Street where you will have to get off the road and run behind the guardrail onto the sidewalk so that you can loop around over the bridge on Rt. 32 staying on the sidewalk.  We will have a volunteer there to direct you. The Rosendale Police Department is kind enough to put out an order that there will be no parking on the right hand side of Main Street where the runners will run during that morning.  

After crossing the finish line you’ll collect your finisher mug. Individual results will be available from the results kiosk and we’ll get the results up online @ shawangunkrunners.com as soon as possible.

See you all in the morning!

After The Leaves Half Marathon registration is open to everyone at this point…
https://www.zippyreg.com/online_reg/index.php?e=1156

Registration is limited to 300 entrants. Once the race is sold out the registration page will go back to “needing a code” but that does not mean spots are available. There is transfers through zippyreg for $5 fee if someone wants to transfer.

May the odds be ever in your favor 😀

Christopher

I know people have been waiting for registration to open. Good news is that if you are a Shawangunk Runner Member you should have just received an email from me. If you didn’t get an email please contact me one at christopher.regan@gmail.com.

General registration will open on Monday September 17th @ 8am EST
https://www.zippyreg.com/online_reg/index.php?e=1156

Things are a bit different this year as Minnewaska is doing construction we have had to move the race to the Mohonk Preserve. That means the course will change but it will still be on carriage trails and it will still be beautiful. We’ll have a course available as soon as we get it just right. Because of the change to Mohonk Preserve, prices for the race have needed to change to take into account the Mohonk Preserve Membership. If you have a Mohonk Preserve Membership you will continue to pay the usual $20. If you don’t have one then the price will be $35 which will include entry to the preserve on 11/18 and include another day pass to be used in the future. As we are not in Minnewaska there will not be a $10 charge per car. Please car pool to save parking spaces as parking will be tight. If you have any questions you can email me at christopher.regan@gmail.com

Race Details
Date: Sunday November 18th, 2018
Place: Spring Farm Trailhead (Mohonk Preserve)
Time: 11 am start (10:30 am early start)
Course: Details to come here.

We are limited to 300 entries into the race. Registration transfers will be available through zippyreg with a $5 fee. Once the race has sold out we won’t be keeping a waiting list but you’re welcome to post to the Shawangunk Runners facebook page or other places seeing if anyone is willing to transfer.

Hope you’re all excited. The finisher pint glasses arrived today and i’ll be making a post showing them plus some other stuff as we get closer.

Christopher

Thanks to all that pointed out there was an issue with the overall points. I went back and noticed instead of including Lou’s Run I had pulled Undercliff Overcliff into the results twice.

Saying that…here’s the new update
2018 Summer Series Point Totals (4 Weeks)

Again, if you see any issues please don’t hesitate to contact me so I can fix my code.

Christopher

Well, it was a muggy one out there last night but at least the heavy rain held off. We had a good turnout and I hope everyone made the right choice in their path that they chose.

Undercliff Overcliff Results – 2018 Summer Series Race 3 – Undercliff Overcliff
Kids Results – 2018 Summer Series Race 3 – Undercliff Overcliff (Kids)

Updated Blueberry Run Results – 2018 Summer Series Race 2 – Blueberry Run

Finally I’ve tallied the point totals so far for the series. You need at least 4 points and have finished 2 races.
2018 Summer Series Points (3 weeks)

Next week we move to the Spring Farm Trailhead in the Mohonk Preserve for Lou’s Run. Hoping the weather will be nice and we’ll all get to enjoy the last “race” in the series.

Let me know if there are any issues or corrections needed and we’ll see you next week…WITH YOUR BIBS 😀

Christopher

What an amazing turnout last night! Honestly I was surprised with the temperature and possible storms to have so many come out. Hopefully some of you enjoyed the cool water of Lake Minnewaska before or after the run. All in all it was a pretty nice evening for mid July.

First I want to get the bad news out of the way. We had some issues with our canine friends running with participants in the race. Because of this we need to implement a “no dogs” rule for future races. While we do love our furry friends we need to ensure the safety of all our participants. Thank you for your understanding and consideration of others.

Results from last night are available below…
Adults – 2018 Summer Series Race 2 – Blueberry Run
Kids – 2018 Summer Series Race 2 – Blueberry Run (Kids)
Note: 30 kids is also an incredible turnout

I’ve also slightly updated last weeks results with some changes in ages
Adults – 2018 Summer Series Race 1 – Pattersons Pellet
Kids – 2018 Summer Series Race 1 – Pattersons Pellet (Kids)

I’ll be working on getting the series point totals together over the next few days and will post that in a separate post.

Next week we move to the Mohonk Preserve. The race begins near the new bridge over 44/55 and allows 2 choices for your race path. 4.7 miles of carriage roads on Undercliff / Overcliff. There is absolutely no parking on 44/55! You will get ticketed or towed.
Parking is available in the West Trapps lot or at the Mohonk Preserve Visitor Center. The Visitor Center is a short tough hike up but a good warmup for the race. Make sure to leave yourself enough time to get to the race and carpool to save spots.

Finally don’t forget to bring back your bibs, please!!! 😀

See ya next week!