December Calendar

*Dec. 1: King and Queen of the Mountain, Binghamton University, 1 p.m. Contact TCRC's Web site at home.stny.rr.com/tcrc, or email: trimyette@aol.com.

*Dec. 2: The 18th annual Nittany Valley Half Marathon, State College, Pa., 10 a.m. Contact David Eggler, 386 Gregory Lane, Bellefonte, Pa. 16823; (814) 863-0014; or Morgan Wasikonis at (814) 231-8150; e-mail: mortaymat5@aol.com. Web site: www.nvrun.com. (Moved to Sunday.)

*Dec. 2: Frostbile 5-Miler, DuBoistown, 1:30 p.m. Contact YMCA, 320 Elmira St., Williamsport, Pa. 17701, or call (717) 323-7134.

*Dec. 2: Jingle Bell Run 5K, Brighton High School, Rochester area, 9 a.m. Contact Amy Warzocha, Arthritis Foundation, 3300 Monroe Ave., #319, Rochester, N.Y. 14618; call (716) 264-1480.

*Dec. 2: Fulcrum North Carolina Marathon, Faleigh, N.C. Contact Dan McLaughlin, 2501 Blue Ridge Rd., #300, Raleigh, N.C. 27607. Web: www.raleighmarathon.com.

*Dec. 8: St. Anthony's Elf Run 5K & Family Fun Run/Walk, St. Anthony's Paduan Community Center, Cortland, 12:30 p.m. Entry fee: Bring a new toy or $15 race day. Contact St. Anthony's Elf Run, 155 Central Ave., Cortland, N.Y. 13045, or call head elf Aimee Roberts at 753-8974. Entry form here.

*Dec. 8: Rocket City Marathon, Huntsville, Ala, 8 a.m. Contact Huntsville Track Club, P.O. Box 43, Mooresville, AL 35649. Web: www.huntsvilletrackclub.org.

*Dec. 8: Foot Locker National High School Cross Country Championships, Orlando, Fla.

*Dec. 9: Finger Lakes Runners Club/High Noon Indoor Track Meet, Barton Hall, Cornell. Registration 8:45-9:50 a.m.; meet from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Events: 3000, 55, 800, 200 and 4 x 400 relay. Email Tim Ingall at TimIngall@hotmail.com. CHECK FLRC WEB SITE BEFORE YOU COME TO NOTE ANY TIME CHANGES!!!

*Dec. 9: St. Vincent De Paul CYO 5K, St. Vincent de Paul Church, Vestal, 2 p.m. Contact Grace Tabeek at gtabeek@stny.rr.com; call 722-8744.

*Dec. 22: Last Chance Trail Run & Breakfast, Highland Forest, Fabius, 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. -- staggered starts; low key fun run. Contact Ed Stabler, 206 Crestwood Dr., N. Syracuse, N.Y. 13213; or call (315) 443-4370 days or 457-2640 evenings.

*Dec. 29: Upstate Holiday Classic III -- The USATF Niagara Indoor Track & Field Championship, Hobart College, Geneva, 10 a.m. Contact Pete Glavin by phone (716) 242-9031; e-mail: gvh@frontiernet.net. The GVH Web site is: www.gvh.net, where you can download the entry.

*Dec. 29: Post Christmas Blues Run 5K, Canandaigua, 2 p.m. Contact Vern Hecker, 3452 Gehan Rd., Canandaigua, NY 14424, or call 716-394-4075. Meet at Methodist Church, North Main St., Canandaigua. Tentative date.

*Dec. 31: Resolution Run 5K, Otsiningo Park, Binghamton, 1 p.m.. Contact Broome County YMCA at 772-0560 or 770-9622.

*Dec. 31: First Night Resolution 5K, State College, Pa., 6:30 p.m. Contact David Eggler, 386 Gregory Lane, Bellefonte, Pa. 16823; (814) 863-0014; email: eggler@geosc.psu.edu.

*Dec. 31: Runner's World/Asics Millennium Midnight Run 4-miler, Central Park, New York City. Contact NYRRC, 9 East 89th St., New York, NY 10128, or call (212) 860-4455; online: www.nyrrc.org.

*Dec. 31: First Night 5K, Saratoga Springs. Contact Jeffrey Allen, 25 Thoroughbred Drive, Saratoga Springs, N.Y. 12866.