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...
Read moreRockland Road Runners member recalls carrying Olympic torch in 1984 near Dallas
Photo and Article by James O’Rourke at The Rockland Journal News. Gary Scarano’s Olympic story begins on a remote stretch of pavement in Texas. The year was 1984 and the Olympic flame was making its way from New York to Los Angeles, where the...
Read moreRRR Competes in Masters Challenge
By Jamie Kempton F.D. Roosevelt State Park in Yorktown Heights was the setting for the annual midsummer classic, the Masters Challenge 5K bringing together runners age 40 or older from RRR, Westchester Track Club and the host Taconic...
Read more2012 Inter-Club Challenge
The Inter-Club Challenge is back and RRR is hosting it! This 11th annual 5K race pits RRR against Orange Runners Club, Sullivan Striders and Bronx Runners in a friendly competition for bragging rights of clubs residing on the west bank of the...
Read moreAccepting, and Conquering, an Ultimate Challenge: The Ironman
Accepting, and Conquering, an Ultimate Challenge: The Ironman By Alisa Carbone Video of finish After running several marathons and participating in a few sprint triathlons, I decided to sign up for an Ironman Triathlon. Not just any long “tri”...
Read moreOne Lucky Guy
By Jonathan Farrell For 25 years, the Women’s Distance Festival 5K has been the only women’s running or walking event in Rockland County. This race is presented by Rockland Road Runners and as always the proceeds will benefit the Rockland Family...
Read moreWomen’s Distance Festival 5k, July 14, 2012
1 1/44 Caitrin Demchko 2788 22 Pearl River NY 19:13 6:12 2 1/114 Julie McElroy 3129 45 Sleepy Hollow NY 19:52 6:25 3 2/114 Laura Dimarino 2795 45 New City NY 20:13 6:32 4...
Read moreBarefoot Runs May Not Be Fun For Some
By Dr. Bruce Pinker There has been lots of discussion in the media for several years concerning the “barefoot running movement.” While some believe running unshod is similar to the natural way that our ancestors ran thousands of years ago, there...
Read moreOlympic Trials Make Smashing Return to Eugene
By Jamie Kempton This time, the encore outdid the original production. I recently returned from the June 21-July 1 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials in Eugene, Oregon – better known as TrackTown USA. It was a repeat engagement for the Trials...
Read moreNYRR Queens 10K, July 1, 2012
Nieves Jr Frank M63 9 0:51:19 08:16 66.81 % Paer Andrew B M57 27 0:52:57 08:32 61.44 % Muhlfelder Ron M65 15 0:58:25 09:25 59.77 % Mastrangelo Jim G M66 16 0:58:33 09:26 60.20 % Singer John M72 4 1:00:54 09:49 61.81 % Kutner...
Read moreNYRR Portugal Day 5M, June 17, 2012
Last Name First Name Sex/Age Overall Place Age Place Net Time Pace/Mile AG % Aron Narcis M63 847 16 0:36:46 07:22 74.11 % Nieves...
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