2018 After The Leaves Half Marathon (Update)

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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

Shawangunk Runners 2018 Summer Series Finale

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Tonight is the finale of the 2018 Summer Series…information can be found below. Thanks to Allan Serrano for putting the information together each week.

Location
The Fun Run is held on the Wallkill Valley Rail Trail at the intersection of Huguenot Street.
Parking is at the Ulster Boces on Old Kingston Road. Go to the lot on the North end of the campus. There is a trail in the Northwest corner of that lot that leads to the trail.
Here is a map the shows the location of the parking, run course, and awards.

Start Time
We gather at Garvan’s Gastropub at the Golf Course and then walk to the start on the Rail Trail -Kid’s run starts at 6:45 pm and the rest to follow after the completion, approximately 7:00 pm.

The Run
The run start from on the rail trail just a bit north of Huguenot Street heads north on the rail trail for 2.45 miles to the intersection of Portuese Lane where the turn around is marked to head back to the start. Runners are welcome to turn back at any point. Everyone needs to be finished by 7:45 for the awards.
Please, no running with dogs!

Refreshments
There is one water station on the course located about mid route on the bridge crossing the Wallkill River.
Watermelon, cookies, and water are available at the Awards.

Awards
Series awards will be handed out beginning at 7:45 at Garvan’s Gastropub located at the New paltz Golf Course, 800 feet from the start/finish. All runners who run in at least two series races and earn four or more points will be awarded a commemorative piece of pottery handmade by Solveig Comer. There are special awards for kids that have accumulated 4 points or more and kids who have 3 points can get one more for the fun run. .

Here is the final ranking for the 2018 series. Any questions about the rankings, email Christopher Regan and he can help you.

Kid’s Run
There is a 1⁄2 mile and 1 mile run option for kids starting in the same location with turn around marked for each distance.

2018 New Paltz XC Summer Series Point Totals (Hopefully Fixed)

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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

2018 New Paltz XC Series #4 Results

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What a great evening to finish off the races in the series. I believe Steve said this is the first year we’ve had over 200 finishers in each of the races. I mean, why wouldn’t they get more popular as they are in beautiful places with great people.

Once again I’d like to thank the volunteers immensely for their help in putting on these races. Without them there wouldn’t be any water being handed out or food ready to eat when you got back in. I’d like to suggest everyone volunteer for at least 1 race a year to get a feel for how much goes into a race. It gives you a completely different perspective and sense of accomplishment.

Results from week 4 are available below…
Lou’s Run – 2018 Summer Series Race 4 – Lou’s Run
Kids Mile & Half Mile – 2018 Summer Series Race 4 – Lous Run (Kids)

Here are the points standings after 4 races. Reminder that you needed at least 2 races and 4 points to get an award next week. The kids needed the same but if they run next week at the fun run they get a chance to earn another point.
Overall – Update: I’ve gotten a few people mentioning things are off with point totals so i’m looking into it.
Kids – 2018 Summer Series Kids Point Totals

Thank you all for the amazing turnout to the races. Next week is the fun run where you have 45 minutes to run as much as you like. We start at Garvan’s Gastropub in New Paltz, NY. After the run we’ll go into handing out the awards.

Hope to see a lot of turnout next week to get in a run together. I’m excited to get to run.

If you see any issues with results or have questions please contact me
~ Christopher (christopher.regan@gmail.com)

2018 New Paltz XC Summer Series #3 Results

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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

2018 New Paltz XC Summer Series #2 – Blueberry Run Results

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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!

2018 New Paltz XC Summer Series #1 – Pattersons Pellet Results

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First off…bring your bibs back next week as the same bib/chip will be used for timing

We had a great turnout for the first night of the summer series. The weather was magnificent and I honestly can’t say anything bad about the night. Hopefully you all enjoyed it just as much. Plus, it was the shortest and easiest of the series so there’s that…think of it as a warmup.

Thanks again to all the wonderful volunteers who help make the races great events.

Results are available here – 2018 Summer Series Race 1 – Pattersons Pellet
Kids results available here – 2018 Summer Series Race 1 – Pattersons Pellet (Kids)

I need to work on the points and will post that after next weeks race.

Reminder that next week is the Blueberry Run which is about 4 miles on carriage roads and grass surfaces. Same place as this weeks run. Kids start at 6:45 with adults following as close to 7 as possible.

2018 Summer Solstice Results

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Thank you all for coming out to our first official race of 2018. Tomorrow morning we welcome summer and you all celebrated that tonight by running through the Shawangunk Ridge. It may have been cloudy and slightly rainy but that sunset was absolutely beautiful.

We hope you all had a wonderful time. We want to thank all the volunteers who help to make the events possible. Without them we certainly wouldn’t be able to put on the events we do.

Anyway, here’s the part you’re waiting for, the results…

2018SummerSolsticeResults

Hopefully there’s no errors as I’ll be headed to Alaska until July 3rd. If you spot something shoot me an email at christopher.regan@gmail.com and I’ll figure it out as quickly as possible.

Thanks to Steve for race directing and hopefully we’ll see you for the summer series starting July 9th.

Christopher

2018 Summer Series Registration Open!

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Online registration is now open for the 2018 New Paltz XC Summer Series!

https://www.zippyreg.com/online_reg/index.php?e=1103

Date Event Description Location
July 9: Patterson’s Pellet 3m on carriage roads Upper Parking Lot of the Minnnewaska State Park Preserve
July 16: Blueberry Run 4m ramble through the blueberry fields and carriage roads Upper Parking Lot of the Minnnewaska State Park Preserve
July 23: Undercliff / Overcliff 5m on carriage roads West Trapp’s Trailhead of the Mohonk Preserve
July 30: Lou’s Run 4m of trails and carriage roads Springfarm Trailhead of the Mohonk Preserve
August 6: Fun Run & Awards Run up to 5 miles Garvan’s Gastropub, 215 Huguenot St, New Paltz, NY 12561

Each week will feature a 1/2 mile and 1 mile kids race
Kids Race Starts at 6:45pm | Adults immediately following

Day of registration is available
Individual Registration available below for $20
Family Registration available for $30.
Single Race Fee registration available on the day of the event – $10 Adult | $5 Kids