NYRR had a vote on club point races, and the final list for 2015 is in: Washington Heights 5K – March 1, 2015 Scotland 10K – April 4, 2015 AirBnB Brooklyn Half – May 16, 2015 Portugal Day (4M) (Men Only) – June 7...
Read moreTrail Medic: Lyme Disease
We always hear runners talking about the possibility of snakes or bears on trail runs but there is another creature out there to watch for, a little harder to see outright. Lyme disease is a very real threat for trail runners, especially in our...
Read moreJC Santa Teresa Sets Guinness World Record
Past RRR President JC Santa Teresa is back at it again! While continuing to run and raise funds for the Susan G Komen foundation, JC managed to set a Guinness World Record! JC is now officially the holder of Most Consecutive Days Running an Ultra...
Read moreMusical Fundraiser for Stacey Lilly
STACEY LILLY, our featured powerhouse Vocalist and dear friend who has volunteered to sing the National Anthem at the Women’s Distance Festival for at least the last 9 years, has suddenly and unfortunately been stricken with Glioblastoma, a very...
Read moreRockland Road Runners Annual Report
2014 was another great year! Things have been moving forward and we’ve been meeting our goals. We’ve seen the club take on new life, we’ve met so many great new members, and we have had such amazing support from runners and volunteers. Just for a...
Read moreJanuary 14th: General Meeting
The club’s next General Meeting is on Wednesday, January 14th at Prohibition River – 82 Main Street, Nyack, NY (Next to Starbucks). We will be on the second floor. Join us as we present our 2014 RRR Awards! Don Cordisco “Person of the Year”...
Read moreBill Fortune 10K/5K Registration Is Now Open
Registration for the 5th Annual Bill Fortune Memorial 10K Run and 5K Run/Walk is now open! Please join us for the event on May 9, 2015 to support Meals on Wheels with its mission to serve the homebound and seniors in Rockland County. Meals on...
Read moreSwifty Sixties Co-Founder John Singer Recovering From Injuries in Ladder Accident
By Jamie Kempton RRR stalwart John Singer has completed 996 races since making his road-racing debut back on April 1, 1978 at the NYPD-NYFD 5-Mile Run at Flushing Meadows Park in Queens. The quest for 1,000 has been put on hold after John broke...
Read moreRun Your First Half Marathon of 2015 with Rockland Road Runners!
Registration for our 26th Annual George Wodicka Hook Half Marathon is open! Whether it will be your first half marathon or your fiftieth, we invite you to tackle the scenic, yet challenging USATF-certified course. All half marathon finishers will...
Read more2014 Turkey Trot Photos
Official 2014 Turkey Trot Photos. Race start and pre-race, on the course, and finish line photos. A special thank you to Clarkstown North High School, specifically Blanca Matsumoto and Frankie Dominianni for this years race photos!
Read moreJamieson Dominates at Snowy Turkey Trot
It was a snowy start at the Rockland Road Runners’ 23rd annual 5 Mile Turkey Trot. A winter storm clipped the area the day before the race but crews from Rockland Lake and the Town of Clarkstown got out early to clear the way for the 2,600+...
Read moreUnfazed by Snow, Alumni Runners Adapt at Bear Mountain
By Jamie Kempton Never in the 31-year history of the Bill Markiewicz Memorial Rockland Alumni Cross Country Run had the classic Bear Mountain course needed to be changed to accommodate weather conditions. But when a midweek blanket of snow and...
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