The NYC Running Blog

33 year old Tomasz Starnawski is featured in this Trenton Times article. Originally from Mielno, Poland, he stayed in the United States after coming to run the New York City Marathon in 2003. Last April, while he was in training for the 2006 Marathon, he was involved in an accident which caused leg injuries requiring him to get his left leg amputated below the knee. He is currently in physical therapy and can run about a mile, but not without pain since his prosthetic leg is only meant for walking. Starnawski would require a prosthetic meant for running, which would cost $13,000. Information about donations to help him get a running prosthetic can be found in the article.

Registration is now open for the following NYRR races in June:

• Japan Day @ Central Park 4 Mile, Sunday June 3rd
• WABC Father’s Day Fight Against Prostate Cancer 5 Mile, June 17
• Front Runners New York Lesbian and Gay Pride Run 5 Mile, June 23
• Hope & Possibility 5 mile and Kids Against Obesity Fun Run, June 24

The links from the calendar have not yet been activated, but the race pages are accessible through the online registration system.

Next Sunday, April 15th at 10:00 am is Van Cortlandt Track Club’s Urban Environmental Challenge, which is a “taxing” 10K trail race in the Bronx. Preregister for this race on Active.com for $18, or using this PDF application for $15. Mailed applications must be postmarked by this Monday, April 9th. Day-of registration is $20.

The Ann Arbor News has an article about a group of fifteen Ann Arbor-area women who travelled to New York City to—among other things—run the More Half-Marathon. Two of the runners won in their age groups and two others placed.

There was a great turn out at the Scotland Run 10K this morning, making the course somewhat crowded for the first mile. Runners disregarded the neon ribbon that was meant to keep them within the recreation lane of the West Drive of Central Park. According to the race results, there were 5,717 finishers, an increase of about 11% over last year’s Scotland Run. The weather was cloudy and there were a few light sprinkles now and then. Click the image to the right to see a few photos from the race.

Other 2007 Scotland Run 10K information from around the internet:

• ultraclay!’s photos
• spigquax’s photos
• Race report by TheDarkKnight on The Runner’s World forums
• BritM’s photo
• Race report on digitaltammi.com