| January 2003 Newsletter |
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Updates
As we go to press in early December, we do not have an official entry form. But, the date is Jan. 25 -- one week later than usual, and the masters mile will be held in conjunction with a Cornell University Invitational. The site is Barton Hall, on the Cornell campus, and you must be age 40-up for men; 30-up women - qualifying standards, but not so strict that you should be intimidated. There will be several sectional heats, and elite invitational masters races for the fastest men and women. If you just turned 40, or have not run the masters mile in the past, contact Rick Hoebeke, 2706 Agard Rd., Trumansburg, N.Y. 14886; or call 387-6431. If you ran the mile last year, you'll be receiving an entry via mail in the near future. We will not publish the mile entry, and it will not be on our Web site. So, if you want to run, contact Hoebeke ASAP.
There will be equal prize money for both elite men and women. And ,Tom Hartshorne, and his sister Kim Troy, have offered a bonus prize money purse for the elite men's and women's races. As we go to press, the plan is for the elite men's winner to break a certain time (TBA). For the elite women, we are looking at the elite women's winner to set a pending AR in her respective age category. Protocols differ because the nature of the women's field differs dramatically each year from the men's elite group.
Remember: Spectators are always welcome!
Due to the scheduling of the Hartshorne Mile, the FL
Snowshoe has been moved to the first Saturday in February. RD Joe
Reynolds reports that we'll be getting a shipment of loaner Redfeather
snowshoes for our 7.6-mile race and FR/Hike. T-shirts will be available
race day.The FL Snowshoe 7.6-miler is the first leg of the FL Trail
Runners Circuit! The application is enclosed; be sure to give this
sport a trial run. No snow? It'll be a trail run. But...Pray for
snow; dig out the warm layers of insulating clothes; and expect nutty
awards and hot chili post-race.
Yes, there is one and it's really long. It's from the
ESSSRA -- Empire State Snowshoe Racing Association headed by Mark Elmore
(snowshoeguy@yahoo.com). We're
running the first two pages this month, and you'll get the rest in
February. The races are Nordic sprints and 5Ks, but do not include
our FL Snowshoe, or the Frozen Asset 5K, from our friends in Rochester.
Aimee Roberts reports a running group is meeting
Tuesday and Thursday evenings at 6:15 p.m., in the Cortland YMCA lobby;
distances vary. Non-members of the YMCA can use the showers and the pool
for a nominal fee of $2. An additional edition of the running group may
gather Saturdays at 9 a.m. at the YMCA. For details, call the YMCA at
756-2893 and leave a message for Machell, Doreen or Aimee.
Hey everyone! Don't forget to submit your BAA Boston
Marathon application by Feb. 1. Go to www.bostonmarathon.org for details
and online apps.
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