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.