Calendar of Events: Sullivan Striders Running & Walking Club

Current Races & Events

Saturday- January 28, 2012: Celebrate Life Training Run #2 9:00am start time. Meet at The Lodge at Rock Hill- Rock Hill, NY. The course will be marked with yellow arrows at turns only. Water and Gatorade will be placed in bright bags and are at miles 3, 4.5, 8.5, and just short of 10 (approximate). The course can be shortened easily to 6.5 & 9 miles for those just starting out and not wanting to do the full distance. Written directions and maps will also be provided. Water and Gatorade for all training runs are provided by Race Director Myriam Loor (845)866-1345. If you would like to be added to the e-mail list for the training runs, please contact Myriam. All training runs are weather permitting. New course mapped out, USATF Certified Course #NY-10002-JG. If you want to run at a slower pace, there will be at least a few people meeting and heading out at 8:30am. Photographs
Saturday- January 28, 2012: Sullivan Striders Holiday/Winter Party beginning at 6:00 p.m. – will end at 11:00 pm or will it? Location: Emerald Green Entertanium - Rock Hill, NY(Bing) (same location as Falling Colors 8K Run/5K Walk event) on Old Sackett Road, Rock Hill, NY. SAVE THE DATE! There will be great music & lots of food! Under separate e-mail, I (President Kim) will advise of a holiday party committee meeting and anyone interested can come to the meeting. We ask that all club members make a hot and/or cold dish or bring a desert to contribute to the party – that’s it! Of course, B.Y.O.B. Pretty much everyone is invited. Just come on down and have a real good time!
Sunday- January 29, 2012 Wilds of Masthope Winter Race Series (#3) 10:00 am start time 10K. Do all 4 races for $50. That will get you (if you preregister) a New Year's and Valentine's Day race shirt, as well as a Hooded Series Sweatshirt. Race Day registration for all 4 races is $50. This gets you the Hooded Series Sweatshirt. Individual Races: --New Year's and Valentine's Day races: $15 preregistered (you get a shirt) and $15 race day (no shirt) -Jan 15 and Jan 29 races: $8 (no shirt). Printable registration form in Adobe(PDF) format. Pre-registration available at RaceForum.com. Location: Rosencrance Park, Lackawaxen Township, PA 18435(Bing). The Park is located at the corner of Rte 590 and Beisel Road in Lackawaxen. Please call Race Director Mark at (570)470-4922 or email mark@fastfinishes.net if you have any questions.
Sunday- January 29, 2011: The Newburgh Winter Series (#2) 10:00 AM 2.3 mile race start at Thomas Bull Memorial Park in Campbell Hall next to Montgomery in Orange County Park, only 35 minutes from Rock Hill. This is a delightful series of five races, with distances of 1.8 (Jan 15), 2.3 (Jan 29), 3.1 (Feb 12), 4.0 (Feb 26) and 1.8 miles (March 4). Points are awarded for participation (one point per race); placing (10, 7, 5, 3, 1); and consistency (five point bonus for completing all five races). The cost is minimal ($25 for the series of 5 races, or $6 per race), the shirts are lovely (long-sleeved with no ads!); the awards ceremony after the last race is special - breakfast for all, trophies for many. Registration starts at 9:00 AM. There are age group categories for walkers as well. Any questions, contact Race Director Spero Chumas at scny42@aol.com or 845-895-2760. Spero deserves a gold medal for organizing these for thirty-three years, longer than anyone has for any race or series in the region. Thanks Spero! Directions to race.
Sunday- February 5, 2012: Herby Waterman 28th Annual Winter Series #3 - 5K Road Race 11:00am at the R.C. Ward Addiction Treatment Center, Middletown Community Campus, 117 Seward Ave, Middletown, NY 10940. Race course and start/finish is the same as previous. Contact race director Bill Schneider for more information by email or (845)551-2638. Printable registration form in Adobe(PDF) format. ORC & SS athletes can register for $40.00 for all 4 races before January 2nd. See registration form for more information. Middletown A.T.C.(Google) Results; '11 #1,2&4 '10#4 '10#3 '10#2 '10#1 '09#4 '09#3 '09#2 '09#1 '08#4 '08#3 '08#2 '08#1 '07#4 '07#3 '07#2 '07#1. Pics: '11#1 '11#2.
Saturday- February 11, 2012: Celebrate Life Training Run #3 9:00am start time. Meet at The Lodge at Rock Hill- Rock Hill, NY. The course will be marked with yellow arrows at turns only. Water and Gatorade will be placed in bright bags and are at miles 3, 4.5, 8.5, and just short of 10 (approximate). The course can be shortened easily to 6.5 & 9 miles for those just starting out and not wanting to do the full distance. Written directions and maps will also be provided. Water and Gatorade for all training runs are provided by Race Director Myriam Loor (845)866-1345. If you would like to be added to the e-mail list for the training runs, please contact Myriam. All training runs are weather permitting. New course mapped out, USATF Certified Course #NY-10002-JG. If you want to run at a slower pace, there will be at least a few people meeting and heading out at 8:30am. Photographs
Sunday- February 12, 2012 Wilds of Masthope Winter Race Series (#4) 10:00 am start time 5k or 10k Double Points Race T-shirts to preregistered runners. Do all 4 races for $50. That will get you (if you preregister) a New Year's and Valentine's Day race shirt, as well as a Hooded Series Sweatshirt. Race Day registration for all 4 races is $50. This gets you the Hooded Series Sweatshirt. Individual Races: --New Year's and Valentine's Day races: $15 preregistered (you get a shirt) and $15 race day (no shirt) -Jan 15 and Jan 29 races: $8 (no shirt). Printable registration form in Adobe(PDF) format. Pre-registration available at RaceForum.com. Location: Rosencrance Park, Lackawaxen Township, PA 18435(Bing). The Park is located at the corner of Rte 590 and Beisel Road in Lackawaxen. Please call Race Director Mark at (570)470-4922 or email mark@fastfinishes.net if you have any questions.
Sunday- February 12, 2011: The Newburgh Winter Series (#3) 10:00 AM 3.1 mile race start at Thomas Bull Memorial Park in Campbell Hall next to Montgomery in Orange County Park, only 35 minutes from Rock Hill. This is a delightful series of five races, with distances of 1.8 (Jan 15), 2.3 (Jan 29), 3.1 (Feb 12), 4.0 (Feb 26) and 1.8 miles (March 4). Points are awarded for participation (one point per race); placing (10, 7, 5, 3, 1); and consistency (five point bonus for completing all five races). The cost is minimal ($25 for the series of 5 races, or $6 per race), the shirts are lovely (long-sleeved with no ads!); the awards ceremony after the last race is special - breakfast for all, trophies for many. Registration starts at 9:00 AM. There are age group categories for walkers as well. Any questions, contact Race Director Spero Chumas at scny42@aol.com or 845-895-2760. Spero deserves a gold medal for organizing these for thirty-three years, longer than anyone has for any race or series in the region. Thanks Spero! Directions to race.
Sunday- February 19, 2012: Herby Waterman 28th Annual Winter Series #4 - 5K Road Race 11:00am at the R.C. Ward Addiction Treatment Center, Middletown Community Campus, 117 Seward Ave, Middletown, NY 10940. Race course and start/finish is the same as previous. Contact race director Bill Schneider for more information by email or (845)551-2638. Printable registration form in Adobe(PDF) format. ORC & SS athletes can register for $40.00 for all 4 races before January 2nd. See registration form for more information. Middletown A.T.C.(Google) Results; '11 #1,2&4 '10#4 '10#3 '10#2 '10#1 '09#4 '09#3 '09#2 '09#1 '08#4 '08#3 '08#2 '08#1 '07#4 '07#3 '07#2 '07#1. Pics: '11#1 '11#2. GP#1
Saturday- February 25, 2012: Celebrate Life Training Run #3 9:00am start time. Meet at The Lodge at Rock Hill- Rock Hill, NY. The course will be marked with yellow arrows at turns only. Water and Gatorade will be placed in bright bags and are at miles 3, 4.5, 8.5, and just short of 10 (approximate). The course can be shortened easily to 6.5 & 9 miles for those just starting out and not wanting to do the full distance. Written directions and maps will also be provided. Water and Gatorade for all training runs are provided by Race Director Myriam Loor (845)866-1345. If you would like to be added to the e-mail list for the training runs, please contact Myriam. All training runs are weather permitting. New course mapped out, USATF Certified Course #NY-10002-JG. If you want to run at a slower pace, there will be at least a few people meeting and heading out at 8:30am. Photographs
Sunday- February 26, 2012: The Newburgh Winter Series (#4) 10:00 AM 4.0 mile race start at Thomas Bull Memorial Park in Campbell Hall next to Montgomery in Orange County Park, only 35 minutes from Rock Hill. This is a delightful series of five races, with distances of 1.8 (Jan 15), 2.3 (Jan 29), 3.1 (Feb 12), 4.0 (Feb 26) and 1.8 miles (March 4). Points are awarded for participation (one point per race); placing (10, 7, 5, 3, 1); and consistency (five point bonus for completing all five races). The cost is minimal ($25 for the series of 5 races, or $6 per race), the shirts are lovely (long-sleeved with no ads!); the awards ceremony after the last race is special - breakfast for all, trophies for many. Registration starts at 9:00 AM. There are age group categories for walkers as well. Any questions, contact Race Director Spero Chumas at scny42@aol.com or 845-895-2760. Spero deserves a gold medal for organizing these for thirty-three years, longer than anyone has for any race or series in the region. Thanks Spero! Directions to race.
Sunday- March 4, 2012: The Newburgh Winter Series (#5) 10:00 am 1.8 mile race start at Thomas Bull Memorial Park in Campbell Hall next to Montgomery in Orange County Park, only 35 minutes from Rock Hill. This is a delightful series of five races, with distances of 1.8 (Jan 15), 2.3 (Jan 29), 3.1 (Feb 12), 4.0 (Feb 26) and 1.8 miles (March 4). Points are awarded for participation (one point per race); placing (10, 7, 5, 3, 1); and consistency (five point bonus for completing all five races). The cost is minimal ($25 for the series of 5 races, or $6 per race), the shirts are lovely (long-sleeved with no ads!); the awards ceremony after the last race is special - breakfast for all, trophies for many. Registration starts at 9:00 am. There are age group categories for walkers as well. Any questions, contact Race Director Spero Chumas at scny42@aol.com or 845-895-2760. Spero deserves a gold medal for organizing these for thirty-three years, longer than anyone has for any race or series in the region. Thanks Spero! Directions to race.
Sunday- March 11, 2012: 9th Annual Celebrate Life Half Marathon 13.109M 8:00am registration, 10:00am start time. $38 registration - $38 day of the race. To benefit C.R.O.C. (a dynamic cancer survivors' support organization). Myriam Loor - Race Director Myriamloor@hvc.rr.com . Start and finish at The Lodge at Rock Hill in Rock Hill, NY. USATF Certified Course #NY-10002-JG. Don't forget to set your clocks 1 hour ahead the night before the race! Printable registration form in Adobe(PDF) format. Visit the Celebrate Life Half Marathon website. Register online with Active.Com. Race 1 of 5 of the King & Queen of the Mountains Challenge! Click here for the full K&Q listing. Great marathon preparation! Results - 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 - 2008 King & Queen of the Mt.Winners - Google Map by Ken Shelton - Photo opportunities; note - route takes Nottingham from Lake Shore Dr. East. Photographs
Sunday- March 11, 2011: Hudson Valley 15K Practice Runs Meet at Bella Luna(Google map) at 9:00am to run the course in preparation for the HV15K. Practice runs will be 3/11, 3/25 & 4/7.
Sunday- March 18, 2012: Shamrock Scramble 5K 8:30am start for walkers, 9:30am start for runners & 10:30am start for children's race. Race registration and awards location: Walkill, NY (Google). Contact Al Favata or call (845)565-1483. Entry fee is $1 for childrens race, 5K is $20 if application is postmarked by March 9th or $25 thereafter.T-shirts to all pre-registered athletes (excluding kids race). Free pancake/continental breakfast for all race participants, guests $4. An Irish blessing especially for runners and walkers: "May the wind be at your back and the road rise to meet you." Printable registration form in HTML format. Results - 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005. GP#2
Sunday- March 18, 2012: Wilds of Masthope Marathon & ½ Marathon 9:00 am start time near Woodloch Resort. Walkers are welcome and an early start can be arranged. Pre-registration available at RaceForum.com. Price is $35.00 for the ½, $50.00 for the full Marathon online by March 15th. Printable registration form in Adobe(PDF) format. Mail in has to be post marked by March 12th for discount. Race day registration is $45.00 for the ½ & $60.00 for the full Marathon. This gets you the Hooded Series Sweatshirt. Location: Woodloch Resort- Hawley, PA(Bing). Please call Race Director Mark at (570)470-4922 or email mark@fastfinishes.net if you have any questions.
Saturday- March 31, 2012: Wurtsboro Mountain 30K Road Run & Relay (18.64 miles), 7:30am registration opens, 9:00am start time at the Emma Chase School - Wurtsboro, NY. Registration price is $32 postmarked by March 11th, $35 thereafter to race day. Relay competition category. Registration price for 3-6 person teams is $70 postmarked by March 11th, $75 thereafter. Sullivan Striders & ORC get a $2.00 discount. Excellent Spring marathon tune-up. This was a USATF Certified (Accurate) Course from 2001-2011, was one of only five certified 30k's in the northeastern United States. Certifications automatically expire after ten years, but the course has not changed. Excellent race website Register online with Active.com. Race 2 of 5 of the King & Queen of the Mountains Challenge! Click here for the full K&Q listing. Great marathon preparation! Printable registration form in Adobe(PDF) format. Mail applications to Sullivan Striders P.O. Box 702 Rock Hill, NY 12775. To qualify for King & Queen of the Mts., you must run the full 30k individually. For further information, contact race director Myriam Loor by email at myriamloor(at)sullivanstriders.org or by phone (845)866-1345. Water & Gatorade aid stations every two miles, early start time available at 8:30am, professional finish line and results management. Mile and 5km splits. Printable registration form in Adobe(PDF) format or register online with Active.Com. Wurtsboro 30K Start/Finish Line(Mapquest) Results - 2011 2010 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2008 King & Queen of the Mt.Winners 2010 Pics
Saturday- March 24, 2012: Rockin' the Ledges - A Singletrack Trail Adventure Approximately 11.8 miles 11:00am. Location - Merli Sarnoski Park(Bing) 286 Sandybank Rd. Greenfield Twp (near Carbondale) Pa. Entry is $20. Pre-registration by 3/3/12 is not required but is encouraged as this guarantees you a custom event mug. Remaining mugs on a first come - first served basis. Checks made payable to - Rockin' the Ledges 1070 Forest Rd. Jefferson Twp, Pa 18436. For more information, contact Gene Katapski gkatapski@comcast.net or (570)689-9986. Printable registration form in text(TXT) format.
Sunday- March 25, 2012: Hudson Valley 15K Practice Runs Meet at Bella Luna(Google map) at 9:00am to run the course in preparation for the HV15K. Practice runs will be 3/11, 3/25 & 4/7.
Saturday- April 7, 2012: Hudson Valley 15K Practice Runs Meet at Bella Luna(Google map) at 9:00am to run the course in preparation for the HV15K. Practice runs will be 3/11, 3/25 & 4/7.
Sunday- August 19, 2012: The Spectacular 21st Annual 100K Catskill Mountain Road Relay Listed as one of the best team running races in the world! 6:00am-8:00am staggered start times. Route: giant loop around the southern Catskill Mountains between route 28 to the north and 55 to the south, on paved scenic mountain and valley roads, going through hamlets of Phoenicia-Woodland Valley-Big Indian-Frost Valley-Grahamsville-Sundown-Peekamoose-West Shokan, NY. $30 per person. USATF Certified (Guaranteed Accurate) Course # NY02057AM; Five and 6-10 person teams split up ten relay legs of 10K each; contact Race Director Mark Hughes at email: mark@fastfinishes.net. Read thoroughly informative CMRR website at www.sullivanstriders.org/cmrr.htm (Course map link, directions, rules, what to bring, how to do the relay, etc.) to help you prepare thoroughly for this all-day adventure with friends. The only single loop USATF Certified 100km course in the United States. Race 4 of 5 of the King & Queen of the Mountains Challenge! Great marathon preparation! 2011 Pics/Results Mapquest Locator - 100K Start. Many thanks to Race Directors George Shurter & Bob Harris for organizing this race for the past many years!
Saturday October 6th, 2012- 9th Annual 7K Run/Walk to benefit the Animals of the Blooming Grove Humane Society. Start time is 9:30AM for walkers, 9:45 for runners. It takes place at Bella Luna Restaurant, 2877 Rt 94, Blooming Grove NY 10914. Race is listed on Active.com and as we get closer to the race the application will be available on our website. http://www.humanesocietybg.org/
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NY results in Cool Running for: 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
PA results in Cool Running for: 2012 2011 2010
NJ results in Cool Running for: 2012 2011 2010


The above pictures were taken mostly in 2010. They include mixers, barbeques, informal runs and monthly meetings. Come run and walk with us. We are much more than a club of like minded athletes. We love to party too!