Keep Rockland Beautiful is honoring club member John Melican and the Rockland Road Runners with its 2012 Adopt-A-Road Award. KRB’s Annual Awards Gala is set for Saturday, Nov. 3, 7 to 10 p.m., at the Rockland County Club, 380 Route 9W, Sparkill...
Read more24th Annual South Nyack 10 Miler, September 9, 2012
1 Art Gunther M41 Nyack, NY M40-45 1 of 149 05:28 54:44.00 2 Tim Kuklis M30 Sleepy Hollow M30-34 1 of 23 05:49 58:07.80 3 John Parry M49 South Orange, NJ M45-49 1 of 41 06:12 01:01:57.30 4 Doug McEnroe M37 Stony Point, NY M35-45 2 of...
Read moreFaceplant: At Escarpment Trail Run, Expect Some (Nasty) Spills
By Tony Berman Steve Borton (left) and Tony Berman (right) at the Escarpment Trail Run pre-race party w/ Catskills in background The race day forecast was nothing if not consistent. A week before: isolated thunderstorms. The day before: isolated...
Read moreSummer Track Workouts Wrap Up 2012 Season
By Jamie Kempton 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...
Read moreSeptember 4th: General Meeting
The club’s upcoming General Meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 4 promises to be something special. Guest speakers will be four RRR members who completed the U.S. Ironman Triathlon Championship held Aug. 11 in New York City, New Jersey and Rockland...
Read moreTunnel to Towers Bus
Tunnel to Towers Bus: It’s A Go! The club has received enough positive responses to make the Tunnel to Towers bus a reality! The RRR bus is for the Tunnel to Towers NYC 5K on Sunday, Sept. 30. The bus cost per person is $15 for club members...
Read moreNYRR Percy Sutton 5k, August 25, 2012
Percy Sutton Harlem 5K Run Distance: 3.1 miles, 5 kilometers Date/Time: August 25, 2012, 8:30 AM Location: Harlem, NYC Weather: 74 Degrees, 85% Humidity, Wind E 5MPH, Fair with Haze. Last Name First Name Sex/Age Age Place Net...
Read moreTaking Ironman’s Best Shot,& Emerging Stronger
By Bruce Yang The Ironman was as tough as I expected since I had been studying the terrain, elevation, and climate for the past two months in detail. The swimming was relatively “easy” for me since I had done swimming events in the Hudson River...
Read moreAn Ironman Story: Reclaiming Life, One Mile At A Time
By Mitch Pollack As I stood on the barge drifting ever so slightly on the Hudson River I looked down at the murky waves and remembered why I was there. I was moments away from going overboard to begin my 2.4-mile swim, to be immediately followed...
Read moreRRR Summer Picnic
The club picnic has been revived after a layoff of a few years. The picnic will take place Sunday, Aug. 26, from noon to 5 p.m., at Congers Lake Park off Gilchrest Road in Congers. The cost is $10 per person and you must pay in advance, but the...
Read moreIronman No Match For RRR Triathletes
Congratulations to RRR members Kate Tormey, Bruce Yang, Mitch Pollack, Gokhan Ozuner and Bill Carpenter for completing the Ironman U.S. Championship triathlon race on Aug. 11. All their hard work was rewarded with outstanding performances in the...
Read moreRRR Fares Well at Club Championships
The weather conditions were oppressive but RRR conquered the challenge and competed well at the NYRR Club Championships 5-mile race in Central Park last Saturday, Aug. 4. By the 8 a.m. men’s race time it was 80 degrees with 87 percent humidity...
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