November Calendar

*Nov. 4: The 21at annual Red Baron Half Marathon, 13.1-miles from Corning Community College to Corning 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. 4: Latic 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. 4: USATF National Masters 8K Cross Country Championships, Black Creek Park, Rochester, 11 a.m. Must be age 40-up to compete and have current USATF membership -- team and individual competition. Contact Pete Glavin, 160 Laney Rd., Rochester, N.Y. 14620-3046; email: gvh@frontiernet.net. Download entry from www.gvh.net.

*Nov. 4: The 32nd annual New York City Marathon., 10:50 a.m. U.S. National Men's and Women's Championship. Web: www.nycmarathon.org. Tape-delayed coverage on NBC TVat 3 p.m. race day.

*Nov. 4: The 17th 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. 10: Upstate New York Cross Country Series: Race No. 5 -- Cornell Golf Course 4 miler, 11 a.m. Contact Contact Pete Glavin, 160 Laney Rd., Rochester, N.Y. 14620-3046; email: gvh@frontiernet.net. Web: www.gvh.net. Championship Day; awards dinner to follow race at Moakley House ($10 per dinner).

*Nov. 10: SunTrust Richmond Marathon and PrimeCo 8K, Richmond, Va. Contact Race Director, P.O. Box 8744, Richmond, Va. 23226; website: www.richmondmarathon.com.

*Nov. 10: The 25th 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. 10: Mendon Ponds Park 50K (& 5K, 10K, 20K), 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.

*Nov. 11: The 26th annual Stockade-athon 15K, Schenectady, 10:30 a.m. Contact HMRRC, P.O. Box 12304, Albany, N.Y. 12212; call (518) 356-1203.

*Nov. 11: The 29th annual Harrisburg Marathon & Relay, Harrisburg, Pa., 9 a.m. Contact Mario Gordon at (717) 796-7089; Web: www.harrc.org.

*Nov. 17: The 39th annual JFK 50 Miler, Boonsboro, Md., 7 a.m. Contact Mike Spinnler, CVAC, 1023 Valleybrook Dr., Hagerstown, Md. 21742. Largest U.S. ultra.

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

*Nov. 18: Philadelphia Marathon & 8K, 8:30 a.m.. Contact Philadelphia Marathon, Memorial Hall, P.O. Box 21601, Philadelphia, Pa. 19131; website: www.philadelphiamarathon.com.

*Nov. 18: Montgomery County Marathon in the Parks, Bethesda, Md. Contact Marathon in the Parks, P.O. Box 3097, Silver Spring, Md. 20918; www.marathonintheparks.com.

*Nov. 18: Turkey Trot 10K, Norwich, N.Y. Contact Thomas Revon, 68-70 N. Broad St., Norwich, N.Y. 13815; call 336-9677.

*Nov. 18: Turkey Classic 5-Miler Road Race, Pittsford, 9 a.m. Contact Stacey at YMCA, 111 East Jefferson Rd., Pittsford, N.Y. 14534; call (716) 385-4665.

*Nov. 18: Jingle Bell Run for Arthritis 5K run/walk (3 p.m.) and 10K run (2:30 p.m.), Onondaga Lake Park, Liverpool. Call (315) 455-8553; (800) 870-1771; or e-mail: pperrone@arthritiscny.org.

Entry form also available at the FLRC website: MS Word doc

*Nov. 22: The 29th 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. 22: 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. 22: The 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. 22: Race With Grace 10K, Rochester, 9 a.m. Contact Bob Dysak, 188 Kim Lane, Rochester, N.Y. 14626.

*Nov. 22: The 92nd 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. 22: The 106th JY Cameron Turkey Trot 8K, Buffalo, 9 a.m. Contact Delaware Family YMCA, 2564 Delaware Ave., Buffalo, NY 14216; Website: www.buffaloymca.org.

*Nov. 22: Hornell YMCA 5K Turkey Trot Run/Walk, 10 a.m. Contact Dan Glatio, Hornell YMCA, 12 Center St., Hornell, N.Y. 14843.

*Nov. 24: 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.


Coming up in December

*Dec. 1: The Great Valley Marathon, Chambersburg, Pa., 9:30 a.m. Contact Chambersburg Road Runners Club, P.O. Box 1074, Chambersburg, Pa. 17201. Benefits Breast Care Alliance of Cumberland Valley. Call: (717) 261-9504.

*Dec. 2: 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. 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.