Club member JC Santa Teresa recently completed a marathon on his seventh continent, Africa. He completed the race in Awasa, Ethiopia, on Oct. 20. That gave JC a total of 121 career marathons, and he also has completed at least one marathon in all...
Read moreTurkey Trot Training Program
Looking to run your first 5 mile Turkey Trot or just want to get a little bit faster? The Athlete Recovery Center in Piermont is offering a 7 week beginners training program for all runners to get ready for the Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot! Dan...
Read moreDemchko Captures 3rd Straight At Tunnel To Towers
By Jamie Kempton Rockland Road Runners member Caitrin Demchko continued her recent hot streak by capturing her third consecutive women’s title at the 11th annual Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers 5K Run & Walk, held Sunday, Sept. 29. The race...
Read moreBruce Yang’s LA Stair Climb
[Editor’s note: Fearless RRR member Bruce Yang took on another major stair-climb challenge on Sept. 27, the US Bank Tower stair climb in downtown Los Angeles. At 75 floors, it is the tallest building in the U.S. west of the Mississippi River...
Read moreDemchko and Chalfin Take First Place For Rockland
The Rockland ladies were out in force this weekend as we saw two great wins in NYC area races. Tunnel to Towers 5k The 11th annual Tunnel to Towers 5k saw Caitrin Demchko take home her third consecutive win. Caitrin was able to shave 7 seconds...
Read moreNYRR 5th Avenue Mile, September 22, 2013
List by Team: RRR — Rockland RR Distance: 1 mile, 1.6 kilometers Date/Time: September 22, 2013, 9:00 am Location: Fifth Avenue, NYC Last Name First Name Sex/Age Overall Place Age Place Net Time AG % Scott Logan M51 271...
Read moreSo, You Want to Run an Ultra-Marathon?
We are very happy to announce the talk on “So, You Want to Run an Ultra-Marathon” has been scheduled for October 4th at 6PM; and October 5th at 1PM at Eastern Mountain Sports in Nanuet, NY. Each talk will start with a video...
Read moreGunther Dominates Again at South Nyack 10-Miler
By Jamie Kempton There are few things in life as certain as a clear day and an Art Gunther victory at the South Nyack 10-Mile Run. Things ran true to form on Sunday, Sept. 8, as Gunther swept to his 17th victory in 19 attempts and sunny skies...
Read moreSouth Nyack 10 Miler, September 8, 2013
1 Art Gunther 42 M Nyack NY 55:04 5:31 1/39 M4044 2 Luke Driscoll 37 M Pearl River NY 1:01:48 6:11 1/24 M3539 3 Adam Duncan 43 M Westfield NJ 1:02:16 6:14...
Read moreWomen’s Distance Festival Raises Over $8,000 for Center for Safety & Change
By Jamie Kempton The Rockland Road Runners Women’s Distance Festival 5K raised more than $8,000 in charitable contributions to the Center for Safety & Change, formerly known as Rockland Family Shelter. A check presentation was held Sept. 3...
Read moreSummer Track Workouts Wrap Up 2013 Season
The Bill Fortune Memorial RRR Summer Track workouts recently concluded another successful 18-week schedule. An average of 35 to 40 runners regularly attended every Wednesday at the Pearl River High School track to participate in training sessions...
Read moreSeptember 3rd: General Meeting
The club’s next General Meeting is on Tuesday, September 3rd. Our guest speaker will be Dan Daly of the Athlete Recovery Center in Piermont. The center provides runners, and athletes of all sports and experience levels, with recovery techniques...
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