Editor’s note: RRR member Bruce Yang found himself in the enviable (or unenviable) position of receiving invitations to lead the pace groups of two different marathons on the same day: the Hamilton Marathon in Ontario, Canada, and the New York...
Read moreGroup Runs at Athlete Recovery Center
The Athlete Recover Center in Piermont will begin holding group runs on Tuesday/Thursday at 7:00pm. Meet at the store, pick a pace and run for 60 min, no pressure, no specific program. Then meet back at the store and a winner will be chosen at...
Read moreNYRR Team Championships, August 3, 2013
RRR Fares Well at NYRR Club Championships By Jamie Kempton RRR sent a contingent of 17 runners to compete in the annual New York Road Runners Club Championships, held Aug. 3 in Central Park. Separate races were held for the men and women over a...
Read moreWant To Run the NYC Marathon?
Foot Locker and Asics have teamed up to hold a ‘Celebrate Running’ sweepstakes contest that will give four lucky winners entries into the ING NY City Marathon on November 3, as well as head-to-toe ASICS NYCM apparel and footwear and VIP...
Read moreAthlete Recovery Center NYC Marathon Special
Attention all 2013 NYC Marathon runners! Bring your race registration confirmation into The Athlete Recovery Center for a special 50% savings on a Recovery Pump Boots Compression Session! This applies to all sessions from now until race day! Get...
Read moreTreat Yourself at the New York Running Company
New York Running Company is hosting a fun night with Brooks at both of their NYC stores and they have invited the Rockland Road Runners to join! The night will consist of a demo group run of the Brooks Ghost & Glycerin, followed by some...
Read moreRRR Performs Well at Masters Challenge 5K
by Jamie Kempton Congratulations to RRR on an excellent showing at the Masters Challenge 5K at Rockefeller State Park. We had 22 people (age 40+) show up and represent the club with distinction, out of 62 total finishers. Alan Young led the way...
Read moreDemchko Repeats at Women’s Distance Festival
By Jamie Kempton Caitrin Demchko of Nanuet made the familiar trek around Rockland Lake at the head of the pack as she captured her second consecutive Women’s Distance Festival 5K last Saturday (July 13) at Rockland Lake State Park. The 26th...
Read morelohud.com – Marathons drive Nanuet runner to all 50 states
JC Santa Teresa is getting a rare stretch of respite. He’s working an average of 12 hours a day, but at least he gets to sleep in his own bed. That is unusual for the Nanuet man who has made a life of running marathons. Last month, he reached a...
Read moreWomen’s Distance Festival 5k, July 13, 2013
1 1/40 Caitrin Demchko 186 23 Nanuet NY 18:52 6:06 2 1/37 Caroline Pennacchio 360 15 Briarcliff Mano NY 19:08 6:11 3 1/87 Julie McElroy 514 46 Sleepy Hollow NY 19:30 6:18 4...
Read moreRRR at Tuesday Night Speed Series, July 9, 2013
It was Anthony Modafferi, James Meyers, and Jonathan Farrell at Randall’s Island on Tuesday, July 9 representing RRR at Icahn Stadium. This edition of NYRR Tuesday Night Speed Series offered competition in 5000m, 400m, 800m, and distance...
Read moreThe Great New York 100M/100K (Adventure?) RACE
By: Gary Scarano 62 miles. Officially it is called The Great New York 100M/100K Exposition, but I called it the Great New York 100M/100K Adventure race, for reasons which will soon become obvious. As it turned out , I completed two ultra races...
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