With a number of trail races in the can this year, we’ve started calculating the Stonehead and Pebblehead rankings for the 2018 Finger Lakes Trail Circuit. Kudos to Adam Engst for compiling the rankings, taking over the task from Karen Ingall. Karen had recorded these stats for many years and has now passed on the torch…. Read more »
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Mr. Hector’s Thom B Race Recap
Now that everyone’s cold hands have finally warmed up, we here at Mismanagement HQ would like to offer a recap of Saturday’s festivities, held in memory of Thom Bugliosi. Given the weather, we are frankly amazed that about 18 first-timers of the 110 folks made it across the finish line, from 132 total registered. This is one… Read more »
2018 Skunk Cabbage Recap and Thank You
Most of the 1000+ Skunk Cabbage runners who registered during the winter months naively believed winter would be long gone come race day. When April 8 finally rolled around, runners could only contemplate “What was I thinking?” as they raced their way through a snow squall and heavy winds over East Ithaca’s backroads. Half marathoners… Read more »
High School Seniors: Apply for a $1000 FLRC Scholarship
The Finger Lakes Runners Club is proud to announce the following scholarship program: Program Eligibility Two unrestricted, $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to two deserving high school seniors who participated on their school’s cross-country and/or track and field teams. Eligible students must reside in Tompkins or a surrounding county. FLRC membership is not required. Process… Read more »
FLRC Annual Meeting Celebrates 50 Years of Running on March 18th
Join us for the 50th anniversary of the Finger Lakes Runners Club! On March 18th from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM at Joe’s Restaurant, we’ll be providing light appetizers and brief remarks about past, present, and future of the club. We’ll also have exhibits of memorabilia from the good old days of running in Ithaca…. Read more »
Hartshorne Results and Recap
The 51st running of the Hartshorne Memorial Masters Mile is now in the books! We had some great times and exciting races. No new records this year, but Robert Jackson of New Brunswick missed setting the Canadian 60-64 indoor mile record by just 0.59 seconds. We hope to have the videos of all the races… Read more »
Stellar performances at FLRC’s January indoor track meet on Sunday
FLRC’s first indoor track meet of 2018 is in the books, and there were some stunning performances! With 188 runners, attendance was down a bit from previous years, even though the previous day’s high school meet was canceled due to bad weather — the roads were still a bit treacherous and the SAS ATOMS team… Read more »
Vote for 2018 Club Officers and Volunteer of the Year
You might have thought that the local election season was over, but you still have the opportunity to cast two more votes: (1) 2018 slate of officers for the Finger Lakes Runners Club’s Board of Directors, and (2) FLRC volunteer of the year. (We’re sure you couldn’t be more excited!) Please direct your votes to secretary@fingerlakesrunners.org on… Read more »
Volunteer of the Year: Call For Nominations
As 2017 comes to a close, it is time to consider who among us have contributed most substantially to the smooth functioning of the Finger Lakes Runners Club. If you have in mind a volunteer who has gone above-and-beyond this year, please submit that individual’s name and accomplishments to FLRC secretary Nancy Kleinrock at nk33@cornell.edu. Note… Read more »
Trail Circuit Results
With Danby Down & Dirty in the books, FLRC’s 2017 Trail Circuit has come to a close. Many thanks to all of you who ran one or more of our off-road extravaganzas this year, and to all those who gave up some of their leisure time to make our races possible—thank you, thank you, thank… Read more »