November Calendar

*Nov. 4: The 12th annual Elks Run 15K, Canandaigua, 9 a.m., Elks Club, near Main St. Contact Stacey VanDenburg at (315) 597-1514, or GRTC website at www.ggw.org/grtc/

*Nov. 4: The 38th annual JFK 50 Miler, Boonsboro, Md., 7 a.m. Contact Mike Spinnler, CVAC, 1023 Valleybrook Dr., Hagerstown, Md. 21742. Largest U.S. ultra.

*Nov. 4: UCASA/UHS 5K and 10K Runs, Alice Freeman Palmer Elementary School, Windsor, 10 a.m. Contact Priscilla Ksionzyk at 655-1325.

*Nov. 5: The 20th annual Red Baron Half Marathon, 13.1-miles from Corning Community College to YMCA, 1 p.m. Contact Les Rosenbloom, CCC, 1 Academic Dr., Corning, N.Y. 14830 or call at 962-9488; e-mail: rosenbll@corning-cc.edu.

*Nov. 5: Upstate New York Cross Country Series Race No. 5: Black Creek Park, North Chili, 8K, 11 a.m. Contact Pete Glavin, 160 Laney Rd., Rochester, N.Y. 14620-3046; or call (716) 242-9031; e-mail: gvh@frontiernet.net. Their website is: http://www.gvh.net. This is Championship Day.

*Nov. 5: Lactic Acid 5K, State College, Pa. Contact Penn State Triathlon Club, e-mail: www.clubs.psu.edu/triclub, or Matt Beaugard, 137 E. Park Ave., State College, Pa. 16802.

*Nov. 5: The 31st annual New York City Marathon., 10:50 a.m. Entries closed.

*Nov. 5: Montgomery County Marathon in the Parks, Montgomery County, Md. Contact Marathon in the Parks, P.O. Box 3097, Silver Spring, Md. 20918.

.*Nov. 5: Harrisburg Marathon, Harrisburg, Pa. Contact Walt Greene, 431 Springhouse Rd., Camp Hill, Pa. 17011.

*Nov. 5: The 16th annual Grunt Run 5K and 10K, Lakeland Park, Town of Geddes, 1 p.m. Contact Town of Geddes Parks and Recreation at (315) 487-8238.

*Nov. 11: 50th High School Cross Country State Meet, SUNY at Utica/Rome.

*Nov. 11: The 24th annual Smith Barney York White Rose Run 5-Miler, 9 a.m., York, Pa. Contact White Rose Run, 3035 Raintree Rd., York, Pa. 17404.

*Nov. 11: The 21st annual Veterans Day Cross Country 5K, Northport, N.Y., 10 a.m. Contact Dennis Golden, 6 Todd Court, Huntington Station, N.Y. 11746. This is the 2000 RRCA Eastern Regional XC 5K Championship.

*Nov. 11: Mendon Ponds Park 50K, Rochester, 8 a.m. Contact Larry Zygo, 232 Willowood Dr., Rochester, N.Y. 14612; e-mail: lzygo@aol.com. This is run on a 10K cross country ski trail, with 1,000 feet of climb. There will also be 5K, 10K and 20K runs.

*Nov. 12: The 25th annual Stockade-athon 15K, Schenectady, 10:30 a.m. Contact HMRRC, P.O. Box 12304, Albany, N.Y. 12212; call (518) 356-1203.

*Nov. 12: The fourth annual St. Vincent de Paul CYO 5K Road Race & Foul Shooting Contest, St. Vincent de Paul Church, Clubhouse Rd., Vestal, 2 p.m. Contact Grace Tabeek, 4116 Marietta Dr., Vestal, N.Y. 13850.

*Nov. 12: Ocean State Marathon, Warwick, R.I. Contact Gerry Beagan, 5 Division St., East Greenwich, R.I. 02818.

*Nov. 18: Central New York Orienteering Annual Turkey-O, Highland Forest County Park, Fabius. Contact Shawn Forney at (315)472-6518.

*Nov. 18: SunTrust Richmond Marathon and PrimeCo 8K, Richmond, Va. Contact Race Director, P.O. Box 8744, Richmond, Va. 23226; website: www.richmondmarathon.com.

*Nov. 19: Philadelphia Marathon & 8K, 8:30 a.m.. Contact Philadelphia Marathon, Memorial Hall, P.O. Box 21601, Philadelphia, Pa. 19131; website: www.philadelphiamarathon.com.

*Nov. 19: Turkey Trot 5K and 10K, 1:30 p.m., Norwich, N.Y. Contact Thomas Revon, 68-70 N. Broad St., Norwich, N.Y. 13815; call 336-9677.

*Nov. 19: Jingle Bell Run for Arthritis 5K run/walk (3 p.m.) and 10K run (2:30 p.m.). Run through "Lights on the Lake" at Onondaga Lake Park. Applications available at Courtside Racquet & Fitness, Ithaca YMCA and Klein's Allsports. Or call (315) 455-8553.

*Nov. 19: USATF National Masters Cross Country 5K Championship, Holmdel, N.J. Contact Julie Schick, , USATF-NJ, P.O. Box 10120, New Brunswick, N.J. 08906.

*Nov. 19: Turkey Classic 5-Miler Road Race, Pittsford, 9 a.m. Contact Paul Anderson, Southeast YMCA, 111 East Jefferson Rd., Pittsford, N.Y. 14534.

*Nov. 23: The 28th annual Bob's Prediction Turkey Trot -- about 5.1 miles over varied terrain, starts at Ithaca HS, 9 a.m. Free. Call Bob at 387-5130.

*Nov. 23: Pie & Glove Classic 5K , Denison Park, Corning, 9 a.m. Contact Pie & Glove, PO Box 117, Corning, NY 14830, or call Bill Taylor at 739-9622.

*Nov. 23: The 32nd annual Kiwanis Turkey Day Races: 5 miles, 10 miles, 2 miles, Baker High School, Baldwinsville, 9 a.m. Contact Tom DeSain at (315) 635-3628.

*Nov. 23: Race With Grace 10K, Rochester. Contact Bob Dysak, 188 Kim Lane, Rochester, N.Y. 14626.

*Nov. 23: The 91st Run for the Diamonds 9-Miler, Berwick, Pa.,10:30 a.m. Contact Margaret Livsey, Berwick Marathon Assoc., Box 856, Berwick, Pa. 18603; call (570) 579-1300 or website: diamondrun@pcspower.net..

*Nov. 23: The 105th JY Cameron Turkey Trot 8K, Buffalo, 9 a.m. Contact Delaware Family YMCA, 2564 Delaware Ave., Buffalo, NY 14216; Website: www.doitsports.com.

*Nov. 23: Hornell YMCA 5K Turkey Trot Run/Walk, 10 a.m. Contact Dan Glatio, Hornell YMCA, 12 Center St., Hornell, N.Y. 14843.

*Nov. 23: Webster Turkey Trot 4.4- and 2.2-milers, 10 a.m., Webster Park, Webster, N.Y. Conact Dave Boutillier, Yellowjacket Racing, 261, South Ave., Webster, N.Y. 14580.

*Nov. 25: The 11th annual Northern Central Trail Marathon & 2-Person Relay, Sparks, Md., 9:30 a.m. Contact Charlie Reynolds, P.O. Box 9825, Baltimore, Md. 21284; (410) 668-8653. Website: www.brrc.com.

*Nov. 25: RT Turkey Run 5-Miler, Mendon Ponds Park, Rochester, 10 a.m. Contact Bill Quinlisk, 412 Humboldt St., Rochester, N.Y. 14610.

*Nov. 25; USATF National Open and Masters 10K Cross Country Championships, Boston, Mass. Call (627) 566-7600.

*Nov. 25: Knickerbocker 60K, Central Park, New York City, 8:30 a.m. Contact Broadway Ultra Society, P.O. Box 1239, Long Island City, N.Y. 11101, call (212) 496-3099 home.

*Nov. 26: Sri Chinmoy Rainbow Marathon, Jamaica, N.Y. Contact Sahishnu Szczesiul, 150-87th Ave., Jamaica, N.Y. 11432; call (718) 786-6377.