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Newsletter Volume 282
January 9th , 2006
This Week's Newsletter Topics
***Open 10-7 M-F, 10-6 Saturday and 12-5 on Sunday
Running and Walking Friends:
Early 2006 brings back an event that got off to a great start last year, and a newcomer event in one of the most historic parts of Syracuse .
The Chilly Chili 5k Run/Walk will be held in Cazenovia on Saturday February 11. Last year this first year event attracted just short of 500 participants. There is a great post race party featuring a Chili Cook-off with 10 of Cazenovia's finest restaurants, live music, beer from Cooperstown Brewing and Chili for everyone! Sign up online here.
Also new this year is Tipp Hill 4 Mile Shamrock Run/Walk, which will be held in the historic Tipperary Hill Neighborhood of Syracuse. A 4-mile clover like course has been designed that will take in the major sights of Tipp Hill, including the only traffic light in the country where the green light is on top to celebrate Irish heritage. The race will be held on Saturday March 11 th and will kick off the St. Patrick's Day Holiday . Registration information will be available soon.
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Photos - Chili Chili run logo and Lemoyne soccer team. Statue of Irish looking at the only red light in the US where the Green is above the red.
3 rd Annual Central New York Race Directors Meeting Coming Up |
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The 3 rd annual Central New York Race Directors meeting will be held on Wednesday night January 25 th at the Anheuser Busch Brewery in Baldwinsville.
The evening will begin with snacks and beverages at 6PM with the meeting to begin at 6:30PM.
The meeting will consist of a master community calendar session, where all race directors will be able to write in their event on the calendar. Presentations will also be given from various companies who support the running, walking and triathlon industry. There will be prizes and Fleet Feet will be rolling out a new program to help local events.
All race directors, organizers, or race committee volunteers are invited to this free meeting. Please reserve your spot by e-mailing Fleet Feet or calling 315-446-1444.
Photos from the 2005 meeting
Green Lakes YMCA Triathlon Registration now open |
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Registration for the 2006 YMCA Green Lakes Triathlon is now open.
The event this year will be held on June 17 th and will be limited to 300 participants. At this point 40 people have signed up. Online registration is available here.
The Green Lakes Triathlon is a sprint triathlon, which features an 800 meter open water swim in Green Lake, a 20K bike course and a 5k run.
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Photos from the 2005 event.
Collins Ranked in National Running Rankings by Running USA |
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The new Runner Rankings compiled and produced by Running USA and Active Sports Technologies provide many interesting ways of viewing and comparing the Top Road Runners of 2005. The rankings, which can be found at www.runningusa.org , provide recognition for all types of runners from joggers to professional athletes. Local stand out runner Kevin Collins finds himself ranked at number 5 nationally among men for his many race performances.
The system combines an algorithm for standardizing performances of different distances and course difficulty with age-graded factors, thus allowing comparisons across gender, age groups and year. A maximum of 12 races are used to calculate the rankings.
The top five Men include:
Rank |
Name |
Age |
Hometown |
Races |
Points |
1 |
Matt Downin |
28 |
Westwood NJ |
12 |
2047 |
2 |
Ryan Shay |
26 |
East Jordan MI |
10 |
1973 |
3 |
Brian Sell |
27 |
Rochester Hills MI |
8 |
1937 |
4 |
John Tuttle |
47 |
Alton NH |
12 |
1840 |
5 |
Kevin Collins |
34 |
Cicero NY |
11 |
1795 |
The races used in calculating the point totals for Collins include: Race to Cure ALS (Roch), Festival of Races, Thater Memorial (Bing), Ten Ugly Men (Roch), Beth El 5k (Roch),
Subaru 4 Mile (Buff), Johnny's Runnin' of the Green (Roch), Fleet Feet Firecracker 5 Mile (Rochester), Mountain Goat Run, Skunk Cabbage 10k (Ithaca) and Lilac Festival 10k (Roch).
The top 5 Women include:
Rank |
Name |
Age |
Hometown |
Races |
Points |
1 |
Deena Kastor |
32 |
Mammoth Lakes CA |
5 |
7931 |
2 |
Colleen De Reuck |
41 |
Boulder CO |
12 |
3798 |
3 |
Barbara Miller |
66 |
Modesto CA |
12 |
2320 |
4 |
Blake Russell |
30 |
Marina CA |
3 |
2065 |
5 |
Ginette Bedard |
72 |
Howard Beach NY |
10 |
1935 |
Jenn Rhines, formerly of Liverpool placed 7 th in these graded rankings despite only running 5 races.
Basil Honikman, Executive Director of Running USA, is pleased with the results of the first full year of the new rankings system. "This system was designed to encourage runners of all abilities as well as publicize performances by the top professionals as well as the best athletes in each city, state and age group so that the public can become fans. We are nearing the end of our beta testing period and welcome any comments that people may have about the rankings process or purpose."
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Photo- Kevin Collins from the 2004 Mountain Goat race.
 High School Running Scene by David Riccardi |
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It is mostly a quiet holiday break for high school track and field. CNY runners competed at the Christmas Relays in Hamilton New York. At the girls meet which took place on December 22nd, Elizabeth McMahon won the 600 m and 1500 m races. The junior from West Genesee ran times of 1:43 and 5:04 respectively. East Syracuse-Minoa's Leah Andrianos, who is also a junior, won the 3000 meter race with a time of 10:53.
At the boys meet, Tim Hartnett of Westhill won the 1600 m run while Auburn's Chris Mason sneaked under 10 minutes in the 3200 meter run to win. Ben White, Liverpool's mid-distance star, dominated the 1000 meter run with a time of 2:43.
In other news, Casey DiCesare, a senior from Irvington High School, broke the New York state pole vault record on the 27th at a meet in the Armory in New York City. DiCesare vaulted 16-5.
Photo - Elizabeth McMahon - 600 Meters one lap to go in the fast heat winner (West Genesee, 1:43.84) leads runner-up Laura Zimmerman (Westhill, 1:47.48) Elizabeth McMahon won the Section 3 Cross Country award for "Junior of the Year".
3200 Meters about 400 meters remaining the race Colin Heenan (Liverpool, 3rd, 10:06.60), winner Chris Mason (Auburn, 9:59.16) and Jake McAndrew (Oswego, 2nd, 10:03.08) are even-up Chris Mason pulled away impressively over the final lap (final 400m in 68.6 )
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Photos: Elizabeth McMahon Chris Mason
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