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 | Next Race: Highland Forest 1 2 3 on May 18th.
Will the younger runners make a comeback on this
challenging trail course? |
| New Record Distance at BPAC
6 Hour: Todd Baum - 45.5 miles; Barbara Gorka - 35.75 miles.
With perfect weather and a strong field, Todd Baum and Ed
Housel led four
men past 40 miles. Veteran Baum (age 50) set a new Open record for the Amherst course
while Master runner Housel (age 49) tallied 44.18 miles for a strong
second place.
The women's race was similarly competitive until, in the last hours,
Masters runner Barbara Gorka (age 45) finally pulled out a lap lead over four women
who tied for
second with ten laps for 32.5 miles. Click
here for full results.
Series standings have been posted. |
| Ultrarunning 101.
Want to find out the
basics of ultrarunning? On May 13th at 7:15pm Tom Perry will
give an introductory talk on Ultrarunning at the
Fleet Feet
Store (2210 Monroe Avenue, Rochester). Trail, track, and road ultras
will be covered… everything from 50K to multi-day adventure runs. |
| Overviews of Ultra Series Events.
Each of the
runs has a distinctive personality.
Check out Tom Perry's take on each event. |
| Run the Nation. Andy Wahila, 2nd in Open
Men in the 2007 Series, ran cross country with Matthew Durkin and Ken
Stannard at SUNY Oneonta. Now the good friends are sharing the
adventure of a lifetime running across the US. Check out their
adventures at www.nationrun.com
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| 2008 USATF Niagara Association 50K Trail Championship.
The Green Lakes Endurance Runs 50K race will host the
championship with cash awards to the top three male and female Niagara
member finishers. |
| Welcome CherryPharm - New Sponsor for 2008.
CherryPharm
will provide product samples at each series race. |
| 2008 Scoring & Awards.
Scoring will be based on performance relative to overall male and female
winners in each race with additional distance points for finishes of the
longer races. See Series Details for
complete rules. |
2008 Race Calendar
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DATE |
DAY |
TIME |
RACE |
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April
27 |
Sun |
8:00 am |
28th
Anniversary BPAC Six-Hour
Distance Classic
Amherst Bike Path at Amherst Pepsi Center. Run & walk as far as you
can; 3.25 mile scenic loop, paved, traffic free. Click for a
course map and
driving directions
from Rochester. Click for
printable entry form (PDF).
Web: www.wny-ultra.org/bpac
Contact: Peggy Hillery (716) 649-4147; e-mail:
peggyran26@aol.com |
|
May
18 |
Sun |
8:30 am |
10th
Annual Highland Forest 1,
2, 3 (30 Miles)
Highland Forest Park near Fabius, NY. 30 miles (3
loops) on trails (10 & 20 mile
non-scoring options).
Photos of the course.
Web:
www.fingerlakesrunners.org/races/forms/HighlandForest.pdf
Contact: Mark Driscoll (315) 449-9615 after 7 pm; E-mail:
mdriscol@mailbox.syr.edu
Driving Directions from Rochester & points West. |
|
July 5 |
Sat |
6:30 am |
20th Annual Finger Lakes Fifties (50 Miles and 50K)
Potomac Group Campground,
Finger Lakes National Forest near Hector, NY. 50 miles (4 loops), 50K
(two loops) on forest trails, roads & pastures (non-scoring 25K option). Photos of
the course.
Web:
www.fingerlakesrunners.org/races/forms/Fifties.html
Contact:
Christine Reynolds; E-mail: fl50s@yahoo.com |
|
August 24 |
Sun |
6:15am 100K
6:45am 50K |
3nd Annual Green
Lakes Endurance Runs (100K and 50K)
Green Lakes State Park, Fayetteville, NY. 50K race with host the
USATF Niagara Association 50K Championship. 12.5 km trail loop
course includes shaded shoreline, ascents through upland forest, and
panoramic views from rolling meadows.
Photos of the course.
Web: www.gleruns.org Contact: Todd Baum;
E-mail:
admin@gleruns.org |
|
October 11 |
Sat |
7:00 am |
6th Annual Can Lake 50 Ultras (50 Miles and 50K)
Canandaigua, NY. 50 miles in one big lap around the most beautiful Finger Lake.
50K point-to-point 3/5th of way around the lake. Scenic roads, including renowned Bopple Hill
in both options. $50 ($70 after 9/26).
Photos
of the course.
Web: www.canlake50.org
Contact: Tom Perry (585) 410-0584; E-mail:
info08@canlake50.org
|
|
November 8 |
Sat |
8:00 am |
13th Annual Mendon Trail Runs (50K)
Pittsford, NY.
Five loops on trails in Mendon Ponds Park (5K, 10K, 20K non-scoring
options). 1100 feet of climb per 10K loop.
Photos of the loop.
Contact: Larry Zygo (585) 225-0733; E-mail:
Lzygo@aim.com |
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