![]() Three good buddies, the Middle Aged Machines from Poughkeepsie, traveled 500 miles north to run in a unique marathon called the Millinocket Marathon in Millinocket, Maine, on Saturday morning. The number of marathon finishers declined from 283 in 2015 to 187 this year. While more than 1,900 finished the 5K, half-marathon and marathon races in 20, this year's hot event saw 1,604 finish. The number of finishers for the race series has declined since it began in 2015. Some praised the creativity of both the evening time and the new mile race - with some pointing out the June heat was never the most conducive time to running a marathon - while others said they would not compete given the format and timing. And the well-conceived Think Differently Dash remains a worthy fixture on the weekend activities. The only difference is rather than a kids-only mile, the Queen City Mile will be a competitive mile race. It’s great that race officials have decided to stick with that event and that course.Īs one Facebook commenter pointed out, the Walkway series races offered now exactly mirror the Dutchess County Classic - half marathon, 5 kilometers and mile. The College to College 5K, which debuted in 2017 in place of the Treetops to Rooftops 5K, was universally well received. These changes are sweeping and should be noted by all potential participants, especially those traveling here from out of the area. ![]() It also noted, at that “there will be an after-party at the waterfront.” The announcement noted that the Queen City Mile will be a newly formed competitive mile race, presumably somewhere in the City of Poughkeepsie. ► The College to College 5-kilometer race, starting near Dutchess Community College and racing downhill to Marist College, also with a new late-afternoon start time of 5:25 p.m. Yes, that time is accurate - a late afternoon start. ► The Walkway Half Marathon, starting and finishing at the Marist College riverfront, at 5 p.m. ► The Think Differently Dash/Queen City Mile, at 9 a.m. Here are the planned events, according to the post: PREVIOUS COLUMN: Holiday Run moves on with Sanfilippo's memory, guidanceĪccording to an announcement on the Mid-Hudson Road Runners Club’s website and Facebook page, the Walkway Over the Hudson, Dutchess Tourism, Dutchess County Government, Marist College, Dutchess Community College and the Mid-Hudson Road Runners Club will partner for a new series of races, all to be held on Saturday, June 9, with registration set to open on Jan. It’s now going to be called the “Walkway Race Series.”Ģ017: High temperatures, high spirits at Walkway Marathon ![]() There are big changes afoot in 2018 for the Walkway Marathon races.įor starters, the "marathon" part of the Walkway Marathon no longer exists. The 26.2-mile marathon race has been eliminated from the docket of races for 2018.Īccordingly, the name has changed. JSU returns to action on October 16 at the UAB Blazer Classic in Birmingham.Watch Video: Video: Big changes for Walkway Marathon race series This group will be the foundation of our success in the next couple of years." ![]() Watching them learn to race together and improve with more training makes me really excited for the next couple of years. "It was another great chance to grow as a team," said head coach Matthew Boone. Their 11th place finish just narrowly missed the top 10 behind Coastal Carolina, but place just ahead of in-state rival Troy in 12th. The men's scorers trimmed their team average by nearly a minute and half. Freshman Rodrigo Fraga followed in 57 th, ahead of Taylor Gibson, Kyle Boyd and Mason McMahon, who all set new PRs on Friday. Senior Alex Kitum, whose personal record ranks ninth of the school's all-time 8K list, improved his career mark to 25:17.23 to lead JSU. On the men's side, more than 300 individuals hit the course as Jax State came home 11th overall out of 34 teams. JSU's ladies improved their team average by 28 seconds, finishing just behind Liberty and Troy. Trinity Schraudner and Carlie Benefield were also among the top 100 in a field of more than 260 competitors. Behind Manzano in sixth, senior Sarah Jaloma finished 48th (18:55), followed by junior Elizabeth Wetmore with a 19:15.95 for 64th. The Gamecock women as a whole had a strong showing with a ninth-place team finish in the field of 32 teams. Now, her newest mark stands just nine seconds behind Giselle Slotboom's 2011 school record of 17:36. The Balsareny, Spain, native, previously clocked the sixth fastest 5K time one week ago in Huntsville, Alabama. Jimeno turned in a mark of 17:45.0 to jump up two second-place on JSU's all-time women's 5K list. – Freshman Bethelhem Manzano Jimeno continued her dominant stretch in the first part of the Jacksonville State cross country season, finished sixth overall at the Queen City Invite with the second-best time in school history.
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