The 2024 Tortoise & Hare Trail Race took place at Buttermilk Falls State Park in Ithaca on Sunday, July 7. We caught a little break with the weather in between two hot and humid days, and 108 runners completed the 10K+ course, with participants ranging in age from 9 to 82 and representing locations from… Read more »
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FLRC’s June Track Meet Sees Fast Times Despite Record Heat
Well, that was a hot one! With temperatures in the 90s, our first summer track meet drew fewer people than it sometimes does, but those who braved the heat (and enjoyed the extra shade and hose sprinkler) ran, threw, and jumped well. We had 90 athletes and 185 event participations. Full results are available on… Read more »
Amidst Other Fast Times, Hartshorne Masters Mile Runner Breaks W85 American Record
Continuing the tradition, the Finger Lakes Runners Club organized the 55th annual Hartshorne Memorial Masters Mile at Cornell University’s Barton Hall on January 13, 2024, playing host to 67 local and elite masters runners from the Ithaca area, the Northeast, and throughout the US and Canada. Six heats of the mile were contested, with fast… Read more »
Danby Down & Dirty concludes FLRC’s 2022 trail running season
The Finger Lakes Runners Club concluded our 2022 trail racing season with the Danby Down & Dirty on September 24th. The earlier-than-usual race date didn’t provide warmer weather and drier trails compared to previous years, but it was a nice morning in Danby State Forest nonetheless. Several runners completed their first trail race, with at… Read more »
Wanted: Energetic Volunteer Coordinator
As you know, FLRC is an all-volunteer organization, and after the retirement of a long-time member, we’re looking for a new volunteer coordinator. This position spent last year in limbo along with our pandemic-hampered race schedule, so it’s ripe for reinvention in 2021. You’d be perfect for the role of volunteer coordinator if you’re outgoing,… Read more »
FLRC Footnotes for December 2020
Happy New Year, runners! We had no races in December, but quite a bit has been happening since our last issue. Nearly 150 people ran the Virtual Turkey Trot on their own to support Loaves & Fishes. Our Happy Holidays Scavenger Hunt has been a great success, with lots of participants and plenty more enjoying… Read more »
FLRC’s Virtual Turkey Trot Raises over $4000 for Loaves & Fishes!
A huge thank you to everyone who participated in FLRC’s Virtual Turkey Trot! Together, 148 runners raised over $4000 to help Loaves & Fishes feed those in need in our community. If you ran but did not sign up on the Webscorer page, message me so I can add you to the list for the Honor Roll…. Read more »
Skunk Cabbage and Indoor Track Meet Scheduling Issues
6 March 2020: As a precaution to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, Cornell University is postponing or canceling non-essential events of more than 100 people. The FLRC board is discussing how this will affect the next indoor track meet (March 29th) and the Skunk Cabbage Classic 10K and Half Marathon… Read more »
5000m proves insanely popular in FLRC’s February indoor track meet
Talk about unexpected! Normally, when we include a 5000m race in one of FLRC’s indoor track meets, it gets 15–20 brave souls who can count all 25 laps—we’ve never run more than one section. When I seeded the race on Saturday night, we had 86 entrants, forcing me to create three sections and figure out… Read more »
Join the MITHACAL MILERS workouts Tuesdays at 6 PM at the Cornell Arboretum!
Coaches Adam Engst and Jason Tuori are coordinating another MITHACAL MILERS group as part of the Family Running Program on Tuesday nights at 6 PM. We’ll be meeting in the bowl of the Cornell Arboretum off Forest Home Drive (see picture below or try this link). All ages and abilities are welcome, although you should… Read more »