April Calendar (plus)

Workout For Literacy
Literacy Volunteers of Tompkins County will present Workout for Literacy from 10 a.m. to noon, April 21, at City Health Club in Ithaca. You can lift weights, do 90 minutes of fitness activities, or join in a 2-mile walk -- individuals or teams are welcome.  To participate, you must raise money through pledges. Collect at least $50, and you'll receive a one-month membership to City Health Club. There will be lots of other great prizes, including a grand prize of dinner for two and an overnight stay at William Henry Miller Inn.  Registration forms can be obtained at City Health Club. Call 273-8300 (health club) or Literacy Volunteers 277-6442 for information. Deadline for registration is April 14.

4-H /Cooperative Extension Host Waddleduck Phrolick 5K
The first annual 4-H Waddleduck Phrolick 5K Race will be held April 22, at 1 p.m., beginning at the Cornell Cooperative Extension, 613 Willow Ave., Ithaca. T-shirts to the first 50 registrants; prizes and raffles to participants. Entry fee is $15 pre-, or $20 race day. Sign up beginning at 11 a.m. at the Coop. Ext. Information: Alexandra Goncarovs 387-3001, or email AJG_news@yahoo.com.; or call 272-2292 and ask for "Duck Central."

AIDS Ride For Life
The AIDS Work of Tompkins County will hold its 3rd annual Ride for Life on Saturday, Sept. 15. Last year's ride, which circles Cayuga Lake, raised more than $70,000. AIDS Work is looking for riders for the 100-mile event right now. To join the planning committee or for more details, call Len Bartel at 272-4098 or email lbartel@aidswork.org.

*April 1: The 20th annual Skunk Cabbage Classic 10K and Half Marathon, Barton Hall, Cornell, 10:30 a.m. Contact Yvette de Boer, 305 East Lincoln St., Ithaca, N.Y. 14850; call 256-5145; email: yedeboer@lightlink.com.

*April 1: BPAC 6-Hour Distance Classic, Buffalo. Contact Carl Pegels, 150-D Arielle Ct., Buffalo, N.Y. 14221; call (716) 645-3259.

*April 1: Ocean Drive Marathon, Cape May, N.J. Contact Ed DePalma, 5712 Pacific Ave., Wildwood Crest, N.Y. 08260; Web: http://www.odmarathon.com

*April 7: Loyalsock 5K Run/Walk, Loyalsock, Pa., 10 a.m. Contact YMCA, 320 Elmira St., Williamsport, Pa. 17701.

*April 7: Croghan Make a Wish 5K and 10K, 10 a.m., Croghan, N.Y. Contact Bruce Emery, P.O. Box 551, Croghan, N.Y. 13327.

*April 7: Fred Ciotti Memorial 10K and 5K, Carbondale, Pa., 8 a.m. Contact Debby Mendicino, Carbondale YMCA, 82 North Main St., Carbondale, Pa. 18417; call (570) 282-2210; email cdaleYMCA@aol.com.

*April 7: Bull Run Run 50 Miler, Bull Run, Va. Contact Scott Mills, 3504 Cameron Mills Rd., Alexandria, Va. 22305.

*April 8: NORTEL Networks Cherry Blossom 10 Miler, Wash., D.C., 8 a.m. Contact Nortel Networks Cherry Blossom, P.O. Box 5366, Rockville, Md. 20848.

*April 14: Great Heron 5K Road Race, Boswell Field, Hobart and William Smith College, Geneva, 9 a.m. Contact William Smith Athletic Dept., Winn-Seeley Gym, Geneva, N.Y. 14456, or call Sally Scatton at (315) 781-3940.

*April 14: The Mt. Penn Mudfest 15K Trail Run, Reading, Pa., 10 a.m. Contact Ron Horn, 112 W. 36th St., Reading, Pa. 19603; (610) 779-2668 (evenings). E-mail: pretzelpres@bigfoot.com.

*April 15: VHTRC Bull Run Run 50 Miles, Bull Run, Va. Contact Scott Mills, 3504 Cameron Mills Rd., Alexandria, Va. 22305; (703) 548-9466.

*April 16: The 105th BAA Boston Marathon, noon. Contact BAA, One Ash St., Hopkinton, Mass. 01748; call (617) 236-1652; Web: http://www.bostonmarathon.org

*April 21: Workout for Literacy 200l, City Health Club, Ithaca, 10 a.m. to noon. Raise funds through pledges; workouts include lifting weights, exercise class or 2-mile walk. Contact City Health Club at 273-8300 or Literacy Volunteers at 277-6442.

*April 21: Running for a Wish 5K, Ithaca College, 12 noon. Contact Athena Lu, 310 Emerson Hall, Ithaca, N.Y. 14850, call (607) 375-2339; e-mail alu1@ic3.ithaca.edu

*April 21: Muddy Sneaker 20K, 8:30 a.m., Naples/HiTor wilderness area at south end of Canandaigua Lake. Contact Tim Ratowski, 15 Pleasant St., Fairport, N.Y. 14450; goutnow@yahoo.com; http://www.geocities.com/goutnow; call Mort Nace at (716) 244-0028.

*April 22: First Annual 4-H Waddleduck Phrolick 5K Race, Cornell Cooperative Extension 613 Willow Ave., Ithaca, 1 p.m.. T-shirts to the first 50 registrants; prizes and raffles to participants. Contact Alexandra Goncarovs at 387-3001, or email AJG_news@yahoo.com.; or call 272-2292 and ask for "Duck Central."

*April 22: Leatherman's Loop Trail 10K, Cross River, N.Y. Contact (914) 234-9614.

*April 22: Penn Relays Distance Classic 20K, 5K, Philadelphia, Pa., 8:30 a.m. Contact Trey Cassidy, Penn Relays Office, 235 S. 33rd St., Philadelphia, Pa. 19104-6322. Web: http://www.thepennrelays.com

*April 22: Runner's World Half Marathon, Allentown, Pa. Contact Bart Yasso, P.O. Box 592, Allentown, Pa. 18105. Web: http://www.runnersworld.com

*April 28: Mountain Goat 10-Miler and 5K, Syracuse. Contact Syracuse YMCA, 340 Montgomery St., Syracuse, N.Y 13202 or call (315) 699-2563. Web: http://www.syracusetrackclub.org

*April 28: Lady White Rose Women's 5K, York, Pa., 9 a.m. Contact Karen Bosco, 1020 Stevens Rd., York Haven, Pa. 17370.

*April 29: Eye Run for Fun 5K, 10K. Cooperstown, N.Y., 12 noon. Contact Laura Kitty, 27 Estli Ave, Cooperstown, N.Y. 13326 or call (607) 547-3960; laurakitty@bassett.org.

*April 29: New Jersey Shore Marathon, Long Branch, N.J. Contact Jersey Shore Marathon, Box 198, Oceanport, N.J. 07757. Web: njshoremarathon.org.

*April 29: Run for the Border Marathon, Potsdam. Contact Matt Tessier, RFBM, 102 North Main St., Norweed, N.Y. 13668; call (315) 353-2853. Web: http://www.runfortheborder.org  Also half marathon and relay.

*April 29: CVS Cleveland Marathon. Contact 29525 Chagrin Blvd., Ste. 316, Petter Pike, Ohio 44122. Web: http://www.clevelandmarathon.com