Archive for March, 2007

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Update: NYRR 8000 and USA Men’s 8K Championships

Friday, March 16th, 2007
New York Road Runners has posted the following information to their website regarding the NYRR 8000 and USA Men's 8K Championships:
  • The start time has changed to 8:00 a.m. The USA Men’s 8K Championships, featuring the nation’s top male distance runners, will now start at 9:30.
  • The race will NOT be a club points race (though it will be scored).
  • Any registered entrant, whether he/she runs the race or not, will receive credit for the race as one of the nine races NYRR members as of January 2007 need to qualify for the ING New York City Marathon 2008.
  • Please check NYRR.org starting at 6:30 a.m. Saturday for possible updates.
The above photo was taken at around 6:15 pm this evening and shows the current conditions on Central Park's West Drive near 71st Street. Click the image above to see additional photos.

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Saturday: NYRR 8000 and USA Men’s 8K Championship

Thursday, March 15th, 2007
Saturday at 7:30 am is the NYRR 8000, followed by the USA Men's 8K Championship at 9:00 am in Central Park. New York Road Runners has posted a PDF map of the course, which starts on the West Drive near 70th Street and ends on the West Drive at Tavern on the Green. The weather is going to take a turn for the worse and is predicted to be much colder and possibly snowy for the race. Also, if you're interested in celebrating the Irish within you, The 2007 Saint Patrick's Day Parade will start at 11:00 am that morning and heads up 5th Avenue from 44th to 86th Street.

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NYC Half-Marathon Registration by Lottery

Wednesday, March 14th, 2007
As announced on the NYRR website today, NYC Half-Marathon registration will open on March 28th and stay open until May 16th. This year the registrants will be selected by open lottery. Last year many runners had issues registering for NYC Half-Marathon due to problems with the web server on the day that the registration opened. That year the registration was on a first come, first served basis and was capped at a set amount of registrants.

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Registration Alert: NYRR 8000

Wednesday, March 14th, 2007
Online registration for the NYRR 8000 closes today at 5:00 pm.

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Colon Cancer Challenge Photos Online

Monday, March 12th, 2007
NYRR has posted photos from the Colon Cancer Challenge to their website.

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The Runners’ Station Has Relocated

Monday, March 12th, 2007
The Runners' Station is now located at 16th Street and the West Side Highway. It offers runners personal lockers, bandages, hair elastics, mats, stretching rails, running maps of Hudson River Park and refreshments. It is open on Saturdays and Sundays from 8:00 am until 4:00 pm.

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Race Report: New York Colon Cancer Challenge

Sunday, March 11th, 2007
The weather was perfect for the 2007 Colon Cancer Challenge 4-Mile and 15K. With 2,693 finishers in the 4-mile race (up 17% from last year's rainy Colon Cancer 4-mile) and 2,388 in the 15K (up 8% from last year), the turn out was very good. Full race results for the 4-mile and 15K have been posted to the NYRR website. Click the image to the left to see the NYC Running Blog photo gallery from the race. UPDATE: Personal race reports for these races:

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In the News: Daydreams for Runner Who’s Not Quitting His Day Job

Sunday, March 11th, 2007
The New York Times has an article about 24 year old runner Karl Dusen, a full time financial analyst for AIG Global Investment Group. Karl was the winner of last week's Coogan's Salsa, Blues & Shamrocks 5K. The article discusses how he balances his training schedule and his full time job.

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Race Registration Alert: More® Magazine Marathon and Half-Marathon

Sunday, March 11th, 2007
Today is the last day of discounted registration for the More® Magazine Marathon and Half-Marathon.

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Update: New York Colon Cancer Challenge

Saturday, March 10th, 2007
The National Weather Service forecast has improved for tomorrow's New York Colon Cancer Challenge. We should expect sun with temperature to be around 40°F. Runners noticed that a pace from one of their past races was printed under their name on the label attached to the bib. A New York Road Runners staff member said to ignore this, as it is only being tested at the moment. The staff member also confirmed that the race will not have a wave start and that wave starts are suspended until further notice.

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