The course was drier than usual this year, while a frigid, low-30-degree start gave way to a sunny and warmer finish line. Word from the Thatcher Pinnacles is that the fog dissipated enough for a clear view of the western valley as runners crested the course’s high point at mile 4. The forest was abound… Read more »
Category: Results
FLRC and High Noon Teams Notch 2nd Place at PGXC Race
Sunday’s Pete Glavin Cross Country Series race once again featured lovely—if hot—fall weather, and while our FLRC and High Noon teams weren’t able to win any of the races, we did manage three second-place team finishes and two individual second-place finishes. Results are available here, but in new formats that make parsing them difficult. This… Read more »
Results for The Monster Marathon & Half
Thanks to all who came out to run on Saturday! We had beautiful weather and quite a few monster sightings. There was a new course record set by local running phenom Yvette De Boer. She set a new course record by finishing in 3:06:45! Her time was five seconds faster than her 2018 course record…. Read more »
Results Are Up for FLRC’s Final Summer Track Meet
FLRC’s August track meet—the last one for 2019—was a nice, relaxing time on the Lansing track, with kids as young as 2 and adults in their 70s. The Auburn Pulsars, Lansing Lightning, and SOAR clubs were once again in attendance, with Brett Shelton of SOAR again hosting informal long jump and shot put field events…. Read more »
Twilight 5K Results and Thank You
Thanks to all who showed up for the race. We had a great time and the weather was terrific! We had 420 participants including five Girls on the Run teams, members of the South Hill Striders youth running group and the Ithaca Youth Bureau Couch to 5k program. Thanks to all our participants! The overall… Read more »
Thom B Results and Recap
A lovely in-vernal morning greeted a fully stocked field of happy runners out on course today, with many stellar performances and memorable moments, hopefully doing proper justice to the rites of spring and this event’s namesake. Some runners recognized Star Wars Day (“May the Fourth be with you!”) by dressing up in full Star Wars… Read more »
March Track Meet Closes Out FLRC’s 2019 Indoor Season
We closed out our winter indoor track season with a smaller, relaxing meet that showcased some fabulous races and times. The March meet is often a bit smaller because high school kids are done with their indoor season and taking some downtime before outdoor track starts. But we still drew nine teams, including collegiate running clubs from… Read more »
FLRC’s February Track Meet Showcases Fast Times and Numerous Teams
Our second track meet of the 2019 season is in the books! Although mid-winter illnesses kept nearly 50 pre-registrants from running, we still had 224 finishers and 376 entries across our traditional 5 events, including some stellar times, particularly in the mile and 3000m. Full results are now available. Team attendance was up, thanks to collegiate… Read more »
Recap of the 2019 Hartshorne Memorial Masters Mile
I’m pleased to report that one of FLRC’s marquee events, the Hartshorne Memorial Masters Mile, was once again a success, despite us having to move up both the meet and post-race banquet by 90 minutes to accommodate weather-related changes. On Thursday before the Saturday race, we were told that the Cornell administration was considering closing the university early… Read more »
Youth running on the rise at FLRC’s January indoor track meet
This past Sunday marked FLRC’s first indoor meet of 2019, and it was a rousing success, with 198 runners and 436 entries across 5 events. We had so many kids—even a 2-year-old!—running the 60m that it was the most popular event of the day with 121 finishers across 18 heats, although the 400m wasn’t far… Read more »