LONG ISLAND FOOTNOTES DECEMBER 2022

Long Island

Ric DiVeglio made immense contributions to our local running community that will never be forgotten, and his spirit will live on through the events that he created.

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A MESSAGE FROM CARL GROSSBARD

As I write this message, I want you to know we at GLIRC are so grateful for all of you as we head into the holiday season, wrap up activities for this year, and head into what’s shaping up to be a fabulous 2023 for the Club.

Before I touch upon my final message of good cheer for this year, I want to acknowledge the devastating loss of Ric DiVeglio earlier in the month. The sea of familiar faces at his service was a visual reminder that he went above and beyond for the Long Island running community as a Club member, Board Member, Race Director, and volunteer. We dedicate this issue to Ric, and we have chosen to rename January’s 10 Mile Brewery Run in his memory. Rest well, dear friend.

It feels like just yesterday that I was reading Mike’s farewell statement in last December’s Footnotes as we headed into the uncharted territory of 2022 with both eagerness and trepidation, simultaneously. Now we are ready to close out the year, and we are headed into a new year with some promising signs for the Club and for the industry. Membership numbers are growing, so your extended family just got larger! Many of you have joined the Club for the first time and are just beginning to see the perks of membership. Others have renewed after an extended vacation. Welcome, and welcome back! Pre-COVID numbers are beginning to populate local running events – we are just as excited to race as you are! We have some new partnerships with local sponsors, and some fun ideas for new events to fill out the calendar.

Speaking of the calendar, if you are one of our advertisers and would like to put your event in our 2023 paper calendar, please contact the GLIRC office at info@glirc.org as soon as possible. The paper calendar is a constant reminder of your event, and a sneakpeek of the 2023 version is very beautiful after a format update.

Our final events for the year are coming up, and it’s almost like we saved the best for last! On December 17, we have the Steel Equities Gold Coast Studios Ho Ho Ho 5k Holiday Run – we’d love to see those costumes and “centipede” teams win prizes! We also still need many volunteers, so please consider helping out! Following that, we have two free events, but whatever they lack in cost, they are abundantly rich in Club tradition: the Heckscher to Connetquot December Trail Run on December 18 and the Clubhouse Fun Run on December 31. Details will be in your Club emails soon, so make sure you are checking for updates.

Thank you for making GLIRC the largest and most active club on the Island! As the Officers, the Board, the General Manager, the staff, and I tie up the loose ends remaining to 2022, we want to thank everyone who has already participated in our Giving Tuesday campaign. As a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit, we cannot continue our charitable programs without you. You responded positively to our GroupRaise restaurant fundraisers at Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza and Pokeworks of Woodbury, and so we will include more of these opportunities in the future. The #GLIRCISGIVING 5k Challenge is a free event that we are extending to you as a virtual option to help the Club. Our office staff kicked off the event on November 29, and posted their run on social media – it was a lot of fun, so you should check it out! The opportunity to sign up and run is open through December 31. If you opt to donate $19.78 with your run to honor the year the organization began, we can do even more for the greater Long Island area.

No matter what you celebrate this season, we hope it is happy, healthy, and safe. Make it a memorable one.

Your President, Carl Grossbard

Greater Long Island Running Club

President, Carl Grossbard

Vice President, Mindy Davidson Treasurer, Frank Capone

Secretary & Compliance Officer, Tracey Epstein Trustees at Large, Alan Baisch, Eva Casale, Barbara Davis, Paul Fetscher, Glenn Morse, Thaddeus Nelson, Robert Tollin

President Emeritus: Mike Polansky General Manager, Suzanne Nelson Community Associate & Event Specialist, Paul Ibraham

Social Media Strategist & Copywriter, Kayla Shapiro

Footnotes Editor & Development Coordinator, Billy Allen Logistics Coordinator, Rick Secor Membership Director, Sherry Bellovin

Club & Team Coach, Ed Melnik

FOOTNOTES: Volume 22, Issue 12, DECEMBER 2022

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Saturday December 17th STEEL EQUITIES AND GOLD COAST STUDIOS HO HO HO 5K HOLIDAY RUN

Sunday December 18th GLIRC DECEMBER TRAIL RUN (NO COST)

Saturday December 31st GLIRC CLUBHOUSE RUN (NO COST)

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GLIRC CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES STANDINGS

The 2022 GLIRC Championship Series standings is now available online.

Visit GLIRC.org to view the standing today. Any questions or concerns, contact Ed Melnik, Melnik@ Optonline.net.

GLIRC PRESENTS $1000 CHECK TO THE OPENING WORD

GLIRC was pleased to be able to donate $1000 to the Opening Word Program out of the proceeds from the July 2022 Runner’s Edge Women’s Run 5k presented by Bethpage Federal Credit Union. The $1000 check was presented to Gillian Kessinger, Execu tive Director, and Elaine Jahrsdoerfer, OP, Chair of the Board of Di rectors of The Opening Word at one of their school locations at the Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church in Wyandanch.  The Open ing Word is a lit eracy, ESOL, and job readiness pro gram; the purpose of which is to un lock the language ability of adult par ticipants, providing them with a key to future personal empowerment, in creased civic and social respon sibility and en hanced skills for membership in the workforce.

THE DEADLINE FOR THE JANUARY ISSUE OF FOOTNOTES IS DECEMBER 18, 2022

UPDATE FROM YOUR BOARD…..

• GLIRC received an unqualified opinion from our auditors. We were advised that the financial controls we put in place in 2022, including implementation of budgets for all races and events, had a strong bearing on their opinion. The Board will continue to implement initiatives recommended by the auditors as we move forward into 2023.

• Your current volunteer points will not expire! We are reworking our volunteer program with the possibility of using a function in Run Signup that we’ve been told will soon be available.

• There were 324 finishers in the Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor’s 5K on October 15, 2022.

• There were 272 finishers, including 47 teams, in Rob’s Run Cross Country 5K on November 27, 2022.

• We are working on implementing GLIRC youth or junior memberships at a discounted price in 2023.

• Tracey Epstein will be Race Director for the Kings Park 15K on March 25, 2023. Race Directors are still needed for 2023 races! If you are interested in becoming a Race Director or in being trained and mentored by an existing Race Director, please reach out to us at info@glirc.org.

Pictured here (L to R) Sue Fitzpatrick, Race Director, Gillian Kessinger, Elaine Jahrsdoerfer OP, and Carl Grossbard, President, Greater Long Island Running Club

WE WILL BE SELLING DISCOUNTED GLIRC MERCHANDISE AT THE STEEL EQUITIES GOLD COAST STUDIO HO HO HO 5K

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I had been helping set up the races for GLIRC for a few months at this point and I had seen Ric at almost all of the Brewery runs. He was always dressed so nice and conducted himself so professionally that I eventually just assumed he was the owner of the Brewery. I remember for the Mardi Gras run at Great South Bay, he and I ended up walking side-by-side down a hallway together. He introduced himself and we shook hands. I told him my name and followed it up with, “you’re the owner, right?”. He laughed and corrected me, letting me know he wasn’t! I was slightly embarrassed, but he had such an energy about him that I quickly let go of that feeling. We both ended up just laughing at my assumption and went our separate ways. He was a great man that always made others feel comfortable, invited and appreciated!

- Paul Ibraham

I have known Ric for over 15 years.

During that time, he served as Race Director for 6 of GLIRC’s biggest races.

As always, he did a bang-up job. He was probably the most organized Race Director we have had and his contributions will surely be missed. He was a true friend who never had a bad word to say about anyone, he was a gentleman thru and thru.

He will be missed but his achievements will always be with us, May you rest in peace my friend.

-Myron Bellovin

Ric and I shared a lot of these past 30 years and more.  Ric and Carl Grossbard and I crossed the finish line together at my favorite race of all time -- the 2001 JFK 50 Miler, we ran together from the Blue Point Brewery long before there ever was a Blue Point Brewery Run.  Ric and I ran together, we laughed together, and oh yes, we drank more than a few beers together.  Ric was a good man, a good friend, and someone who always had a smile on his face and never had a bad word to say about anyone.  I miss him.

-Mike Polansky

It was a tremendous honor to work alongside Ric for the SRC 10M Run to the Blue Point Brewery, first as an Assistant Race Director and then to take the reins myself.  Being a Race Director means worrying about a thousand little details up to and including the day of the event.  Yet even in the face of this, Ric was always Ric: consummately

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polite and level headed, friendly to every single person he interacted with, and full of good cheer and positivity to put on the best event he could for the runners and the community.  Much can be said about the thousands of runners who he helped over the years and all the money he helped to raise for deserving charities, but what will stay with me is what a gentle soul he was.  I’ll miss him as a mentor, a colleague, and most of all as a friend.

-Jossi Fritz-Mauer

Ric DiVeglio was also known as “Gentleman Ric”, and a gentleman he was indeed. It was an absolute pleasure to have worked with him on the GLIRC Board of Directors for over a decade. Ric would step up to do whatever needed to be done. He successfully managed events around a number of brewery races. It was always a pleasure to share a beer with him after an event and cheer for another successfully executed Ric race. Ric also took the Laboring Oar in putting on the Ho Ho Ho Run. There’s no telling just how many doors he knocked on to get prizes for the races.

Ric will be sorely missed.

-Paul Fetscher

I had known Ric for decades. Not only was he an integral part of GLIRC, he was the nicest, kindest man. He was a wonderful race director, always staying on top of things and letting no small detail get by him so that the participants could have an enjoyable and safe experience. He also volunteered at any race for which he was available. My favorite sights, though, was Ric with his lovely wife Kathy and Ric with his granddaughter Rhyan. Ric’s face lit up and he was so full of joy! He will be greatly missed!

-Mindy Davidson

The man who could not say No, He did not have this in his diction. If you ask 3,000 runners about him, not one person would have a negative response. I don’t remember when or how I met him. He was always part of my running life, I will always remember the last goodbye. He wore so many hats for the club and made us all look great. When he could not take the pain any more, he said his last YES going through the finish line. Be at peace, we will miss you.

-Helma Clavin

My prayers and condolences to the GLIRC community. Ric was a giant within the LI running community. RIP Ric. Thank you for all you have given us &

-Don C.

Ric was a fixture, in a good way, for as long as I have been a Glirc member.

My sympathies to all who knew and loved him. Ric will be missed. Thank you.

-C. Lance Margolin

Sending my condolences... he was a very passionate and creative leader. -Madison McGlone

We knew it was coming, but I had gotten so used to him keeping on, keeping on.  What a wonderful human being. I first formally met Ric at a Saratoga Summer Series party.  He modestly and humorously introduced himself as “I’m in your age group, but I’m not fast like you”. If I knew him better then, I would have replied, “Yeah, but you’ve got me beat on all the metrics that matter.”  What a wonderful human being! Random memories: meeting up with Ric and Kathy at their Cedar Beach camping hangout.  Ric as M.C. at a Ho Ho Ho 5K awards presentation – demonstrating the many ways you could wear the award’s neck gaiter. The crowd applauded. Going on Sunday pre-brunch Saratoga runs with Ric’s sister and company.  He and Carl were managing the Blue Point “fun run” before it even became a race. He set the tone as race director at many of our events, calmly solving problems and moving things along.  The rest of us volunteers’ sort of followed his example, and got things done, respectfully and efficiently. I’ll never forget Ric’s grace, patience, kindness, humility and sense of humor. We are all blessed to have known him. Condolences to his family and many friends.

- Peter Martin

Ric was a kind and generous person. He was very devoted to his family and was very loyal to the GLIRC Family. It was a pleasure to work with Ric on so many events and as co-race director one year for the Steel Equities Gold Coast Studios Ho Ho Ho 5K Run. You will be greatly missed by all who knew you! May God bless you!

- Adriana Staiano

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Rich Sparacin- “Last Sunday I completed my 10th Marathon in Chicago with a time of 4:56:48.” CONGRATS RICH, HUGE ACCOMPLISHMENT!

Bert Jablon- 1st in the 95+ category at the Tanser Fit 5K Run/Walk in a time of 1:03:27.

He also ran the Jacks Run 5k for Autism Awareness in a time of 1:04:00 and the John Theisen Children Foundation Freaky 5K in a time of 1:02:00! Bert also ran the Veteran’s Day 4K in 58:16:57, taking first place in the 90+ category. He also won the “Apple Pie Award” AN INSPIRATION AS ALWAYS BERT!

Brian Butler- “Just wanted to share my results from the London Marathon October 2nd. Not sure if other GLIRC members were there or not. I finished in 4:16:48, not a personal best but good enough for a Boston 2024 Qualifier! Hope it holds up” CONGRATS ON THE BQ BRIAN, GLIRC IS PROUD!

Tracey Epstein- “We ran a very challenging 5 mile trail race at Muscoot Farm in Katonah, NY on Sunday 10/23/22.” See the pictures below and put this race on your calendar, it looks beautiful!

Judith Brenner- Excited to join us at our Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza Party! “Terrific! I will plan to order Anything to support GLIRC!” THANK YOU JUDITH!

Al Prawda- Ran NYC Marathon for the 44th time in 6:04:37

Mindy Davidson- Maria and Danny Fucella & Mindy and Jessy Davidson raced the Rothman 8K at the Philadelphia Marathon Weekend of events.

Brandon Berman- finished 6th overall in a time of 20:43:58 at the Seeds of Hope 5K in Center Moriches.

Tim Droge- 1st in the 65-69 age category with a time of 34.26 at the Run Praise 5K.

Frank Capone- My grandson Ryan Udvadia and his wife Cara recently became the first married couple to ever place in the top three overall in the Marine Corps Marathon on October 30th. It was their first marathon with Ryan running a 2:27 for 3rd OA and Cara a 2:47 for 2nd OA. Grandkids make great memories for their parents and grandparents and what they did that day ranks up there with the best of them.

Tim Healy- On 11/13/22, Janet and I ran the B.A.A. Half Marathon as the 3rd and final race of the Distance Medley series. Janet completed the half in 2:23:00 and finished in 2nd place in the 65-69 age group for the series. I ran 1:53:16, winning 3rd place in the 65-69 age group in the half and 1st place in the age group for the 3 race series.

Christopher Hirsch- Raced the Queens Marathon and finished in a time of 3:17:18.10. Placing 9th overall and 1st in the M 40-49 AG. CONGRATS!

Norman Hershkowitz- Finished first in his age group (80-84) males on Saturday Nov 19th at the Massapequa Park Turkey Trot.

Veronica Morabito-Weeks and Tara DungateWishing you all a wonderful Thanksgiving. We just wanted to share that Veronica MorabitoWeeks and Tara Dungate ran the NYC Marathon as part of Team TCS Teachers. We won a contest to be part of this incredible group of 50 teachers chosen from the USA and Canada. We even got to walk in the Opening Ceremonies Parade. My friend, Kathrine Switzer was at the finish line to put my medal around my neck. Tara and I had the most wonderful experience!

Rich Sparacin at the Chicago Marathon

Jim Dipelesi, Bill Fleming, Tracey Epstein, and Travis Tate at Run The Farm

Maria & Danny Fucella & Mindy and Jessy Davidson

Ryan Udvadia and his wife Cara

Tim and Janet Healy

Christopher Hirsch

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BEER MILE WORLD TITLE

RUNNING AND BEER- GOES TOGETHER LIKE…?

Oil and water? …Or spaghetti and meatballs? Read through and watch the videos before you give your final answer! Now, let’s dive into this fun challenge turned world championship event.

Through some deep research, the Beer Mile can be traced back to an August night in 1989 on the Burlington Central High School track in Burlington, Ontario. The youngest participant was Graham Hood, who was 17 at the time and later competed in the Olympics in the 1,500-meter race. A few years later Ian Fallas and Rob Auld, brought the fun tradition to their Queen’s University teammates and via word of mouth, news of the tradition flowed faster than William Paul shotgunning a beer. By 1993 an official set of rules had been declared and Beer Mile competitions were popping up at universities across North America. The original rules were: “The alcohol content must be over 5 percent, it must be drunk out of a can, four beers must be drunk (women only drink three), an extra lap is added on if you puke, and absolutely no drinking aids can be used.” In 1998 Patrick Butler officially brought the Beer Mile to the US at Wesleyan University in Connecticut. He bought the domain name beermile.com and started keeping track of U.S. running times with the “Kingston Rules” (minus the rule that women only must drink three).  Fast forward a little over a decade and James Nielsen, a collegiate runner, started to train for the beer mile like the professional athlete he was. Nielsen Combined mile training with stomach stretching exercises performed by Competitive Eaters. He broke the 5-minute mile for the first time in 2014 and the internet was set ablaze with Beer Mile hysteria!

Moving on to 2022 there have been 44,296 miles ran and 177,184 beers drank during 4,514 registered events worldwide. The event even has a World Championship now! On October 15th, 2022, athletes from 13+ countries competed for the title at The Beer Mile World Classic in Leuven, Belgium. During this 8th running of the World Classic, current world record holders Corey Bellmore of Canada and Allison Grace Morgan of the USA were on hand to defend their titles. On the men’s side, Corey Bellmore easily defended, taking the lead early on and running a 4:49 to secure the advantage over Emil Granqvist of Sweden who came home second in a time of 5:05. On the Women’s side, Elizabeth Laseter of the USA stunned the crowd in a new world record time of 6:15 but was later disqualified for stepping out of the “chug zone” while drinking her final beer. Laura Riches of the UK crossed the line in second place but was also disqualified for having too much beer left in her can. This meant that third place finisher Melanie Pozdol of the USA would take the official world title in a time of 6:41. The lesson learned here? This competition is just as much about drinking as it is about running! If you think you have what it takes to complete this gut-wrenching challenge, below is a list of the full rule set and a link to the official Beer Mile World Classic video. Get ready to be enthralled, and nauseated at the same time!

The 2023 Beer Mile World Classic will be coming to Chicago USA in 2023 and athletes will be allowed to utilize bottles instead of cans. Do you think you have what it takes? The world record for bottles is 4:28 set by Corey Bellmore in 2021. Time to start chugging and training!

Beer Mile Official Rules

1. Each competitor drinks four cans or bottles of beer and runs four laps around a standard 400m running track (start with

chugging a beer, then run a lap, then beer, then lap, then beer, then lap, then beer, then lap - finish).

2. Beer must be consumed before the lap begins within the transition area. The transition area is the 9-meter zone between the waterfall starting line for a mile race and the finish line of a 400m track.

3. The race begins with competitors lined up on the mile starting line, drinking the first beer in the transition zone described in the step above. This ensures competitors cover a complete mile. Competitors can walk/move in the transition area while drinking, but all beer must be consumed in the transition area before setting off to run a lap.

4. Women also drink four beers and run four laps (some past rule lists only required ladies to drink three beers).

5. Competitors must drink canned or bottled beer that is no less than 355mL (12 Oz) in volume, which is the standard can/bottle size in the USA and some other countries.

6. No specialized cans or bottles may be used that give an advantage by allowing the beer to pour at a faster rate (e.g. wide mouth bottles/cans).

7. Beer cans must not be tampered with in any manner. (e.g. no shotgunning, puncturing the can, squeezing the can, etc.). The same applies for bottles - no straws or other aids allowed that speed up the pouring process. The only action allowed is opening the can with the tab at the top or twisting off the bottle cap of a bottle.

8. Beer must be a minimum of 5% alcohol by volume. Hard ciders, hard sodas, and other alcoholic sugary drinks will not suffice. The beer must be a fermented alcoholic beverage brewed from malted cereal grains and flavored with hops.

9. Each beer can/bottle must not be opened until the competitor enters the transition zone on each lap.

10. Competitors who vomit before they finish the race must complete one penalty lap at the end of the race (immediately after the completion of their 4th lap). Vomiting more than once during the race still only requires one penalty lap at the end.

Video Links:

Men’s Race- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VU6pdURPTGs

Women’s Race- https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=PTsIFQCSL_M

PHOTO CREDIT: BEERMILE.COM

Men’s Winner, Cody Bellmore

Legend has it, Pre trained with beers in hand on the regular

The entire group of World Classic participants

Women’s race start

HALLOWEEN 5K AND MONSTER DASH

On Halloween weekend runners gathered on main street in Holbrook to race this Strong Island Running Club classic. In addition to the race there was a costume contest as well! The race, like all Strong Island Running Club events benefited Team Red White and Blue, who help assist veterans in many ways including participation in athletic events. The race had 170 par ticipants with Bob Reigel of Lancaster, PA taking the win for the Men’s Division in 19:23, followed by Brandon Conklin (20:15), and Michael Bauer (20:47). In the Women’s Division it was Maria Williams taking the win in 20:16, followed by Andrea Schieck in second with a time of 21:50 and Kali Keyes in third with a time of 21:57.

GLIRC finishers include: Andrea Schieck (21:50), Kali Keyes (21:57), Robert Clasen (22:28), Kellie Stamm (25:03), Robert Bergmann (27:46), George Meindl (31:31), James Mcdougall (33:33), Debra Pennacchio (34:21), Joe D’Agostino (34:36), Jill Chimeri (35:30), Christopher Chimeri (35:30), Rebecca Olivieri (35:39), Ethan Rockitter (36:03), Herbert Brown (36:44), Estella Clasen (37:03), Betty Horstmann (37:53), Brant Brown (39:17), Nancy Black (41:12), Marie Sander (41:50), Tanya Lee Behnke (41:51), Doreen Mcdougall (45:30), Sal Mirando (49:04), Jose Mendez (49:42), Mike Polansky (52:04), Frederick Benlein, (53:12), Lee Bergmann (54:24), Paul Ginocchio (55:17), Eileen Brown (1:02:21)

Race Start

“Monster Dash” youth race ready to go!

Plenty of great costumes on course today

NEW YORK CITY MARATHON RECORD TEMPS & RECORD CROWDS

New York, the city that never sleeps, the city that RUNS! On November 6th almost 50,000 runners took to the streets of NYC to compete in what is considered one of the most challenging races on the World Majors Circuit. Making this day even more challenging was the heat. That’s right heat, in NYC, in November! With a high temperature around 73 degrees, many athletes scrambled to adjust their race plan to include proper hydration and electrolyte intake. For anyone who thinks that the weather was a fluke, statistics point to a far different conclusion. Since the race was moved to November in 1986 the marathon has been held on November 6th six times, out of those six races, all six of them have had a high temperature over 60 degrees for the day. So, the moral of the story is, if you want to run a warm NYC Marathon, wait until a year it is on November 6th! Coincidence or not, the TCS NYC Marathon sure brought the heat. While on the topic of statistics, here are a few more fun facts about this year’s marathon. There were 47,839 finishers, 26,608 male finishers, 21,186 female finishers, and 45 non-binary finishers. This was the closest male to female ratio in the race’s history. There were 15,933 international finishers representing 131 countries, and all 50 states plus the District of Columbia were represented as well. It was also estimated by the City of New York that more than 1 million spectators lined the streets of the five boroughs to cheer on runners! If you are not a statistics junkie, read on, let’s jump into what makes the TCS NYC Marathon the largest marathon in the world.

While many races play host to celebrity marathoners, NYC Marathon always seems to be the race that boasts the largest celebrity field. If you were on the streets cheering, you may have seen one of them! This year’s list includes: Marit Bjorgen, Olympic gold medalist in cross-country skiing: 3:08:52, Matt James, former lead of “The Bachelor”: 3:46:45, Meghan Duggan, Olympic gold medalist in hockey: 3:52:06, Ashton Kutcher, actor and entrepreneur: 3:54:01, Casey Neistat, YouTuber and filmmaker: 3:54:28, Claire Holt, actress: 4:03:17, Lauren Ridloff, actress from “The Walking Dead”: 4:05:48, Zac Clark, former “Bachelorette” contestant: 4:08:10, Chelsea Clinton, daughter of Bill and Hillary Clinton: 4:20:34, T.J. Holmes, “Good Morning America” anchor: 4:25:31, Monica Puig, Olympic gold medalist in tennis: 4:32:39, Sierra Boggess, Broadway actress: 5:06:23, Ellie Kemper, actress from “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”: 5:17:39, and Tiki Barber, retired Giants running back: 5:26:51.

While not necessarily a celebrity from the big screen, the return of Tommy Rivers Puzey, aka “Rivs” was a topic of immense discussion. Tommy is a professional ultra-runner with an extremely large following. He has been very open about his battle with cancer in the last year and returned to race, well, just for the love of racing. He wrote in an Instagram post earlier in the week “Why run a marathon when you can barely run for a minute at a time? Because we can”. He has been very outspoken and inspirational about not taking anything in life for granted, including your ability to run. He is sure practicing what he preaches! Also, at the 2022 race was none-other than the crowd favorite 68-year-old Israeli runner, Moshe Lederfien. Moshe ran the entire marathon balancing a pineapple on his head. Yes, you read that right, and he finished in 5:45:23 to boot. WOW!

Now, let’s dive into the elite races. Evans Chebet and Sharon Lokedi led a Kenyan sweep of the division and Marcel Hug of Switzerland, and Susannah Scaroni of the United States broke the course records to win the men’s and women’s wheelchair divisions, respectively. Lokedi won the race on her debut, becoming one of only eight others to do so in her time of 2:23:23. Top American honors for the Women’s Division was Olympian Aliphine Tuliamuk, taking seventh place in 2:26:18, a personal best and her fastest finish out of three tries on the New York course. In the Men’s Division Kenya’s Evans Chebet took the win in 2:08:41 seven months after winning the Boston Marathon. This made him the first man in ten years to win both races in one year. However, Evans was not the leader for most of the race. Brazilian Daniel do Nascimento lead the race until around mile 21, after splitting the first half in an NYC Marathon record of 1:01:22, he was on pace to destroy the course record of 2:05:06. When mile 21 came around Daniel grabbed his leg, stumbled for a few steps and fell to the ground. Shortly after Chebet would pass by and sail on to victory.

The TCS NYC Marathon was one for the ages and our Long Island running community was well represented at the event! Here is a list of all the athletes who raced under the GLIRC Club. Congrats to all!!!

William O’Dwyer 3:53:00, Kim Solomine 4:01:53, Olga Greene 4:06:51, Patrick Violanti 4:09:05, Tara Dungate 4:25:53, Natalie Penny 4:26:12, Robert Shanafelt 4:26:53, Katie Pearlman 4:30:32, Jared Kasschau 4:30:36, Courtney Sniffen 4:34:08, Matthew Seinuk 4:41:13, Dianet Grundfast 4:42:06, Natalie Niemczyk 4:46:55, Susan Keogh 4:47:39, Barbara Grey 4:47:58, Alberto Leal Contreras 4:50:54, Pam Papaleo 4:54:59, Karen Friedman 4:59:15, Judith Brenner 4:59:16, Glen Wolther 5:08:51, Meredith Wilshere 5:13:07, Joseph Sapienza 5:15:46, Kevin Gercke 5:19:29, Meghan Scanlon 5:22:15, Elizabeth Maffia 5:28:34, Lisa Sala 5:29:33, David Northridge 5:36:43, John Ericksen 5:40:52, James Dowd 5:42:46, Regina Cialone 5:43:53, Frank Notarstefano 5:53:11, Jeffrey Reynolds 5:55:11, Denise Egan 6:00:34, Ann Marie Hassett 6:04:38, Frank Capone 6:07:08, Beth Murray 6:09:05, Stephen Buckley 6:09:06, Theresa Curry 6:14:23, Brigid DeLany 6:19:50, George Waters 6:30:41, Ryan Murphy 6:34:25, Joyce Wong 6:48:22, Janet Bachman 6:48:23, Jane Kinsella 6:54:01, Jeanne Stern 7:28:03, Richard Barkan 7:58:32, Yusuf Osmani 8:03:33, Christine Dempsey 8:05:35.

Jodi Brodsky and her husband Richard

Tommy Rivs

A few celebrity runners, recognize any?

Kenyans swept the top spots

Karen and Judi, proud GLIRC finishers

One bridge down, a few more to go

John Ericksen on the bus headed to the start

Brazilian, Daniel do Nascimento

TERRYVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT 5K

On October 29th Runners headed to the streets of Port Jefferson to race in support of the Terryville Fire Department. The race presented a smooth fast course starting and finishing at the Terryville Fire Department Station #2. In the Men’s Division it was Steven Galvao taking the win in 18:03, Andrew Lunarola taking second in 18:50, and Richard Caiazza rounding out the podium in a time of 20:02. In the Women’s Division, the race saw Jessica Moore finish in a speedy 19:02, Kamryn McCrary come second in 24:18, and Tina Fracchia take home third in 24:28.

GLIRC finishers include: Robert Haughn (24:07), Maryann Harkins (24:44), Caroline Ward (25:24), Paul Bode (26:55), Mike Wisniewski (27:28), Jennifer Love (30:21), Jeffrey Harkins (30:43), Robert Rate (32:41), Kris Foote (33:32), Beth Bode (40:05)

HSS NASSAU COUNTY TURKEY TROT

Race Awesome put on an amazing event despite some rainy weather. The event also featured the “Chase the Gobbler 1K”, a kid’s race which also had an impressive turn out of young runners! As athletes made their way around Eisenhower Park it was GLIRC member Sal Nastasi returning to form and taking the Men’s Division win in 16:33. Taking the win in the Female Division was also a GLIRC member, Lena Edelstein broke the tape in 18:39! Congrats to everyone who raced in support of the Hospital for Special Surgery at this year’s event!

GLIRC Finishers: Deirdre Bambrick-Oriani, (28:33) Liz Flaha van, (24:32) Robert Smith, (24:44), Alison Herger, (51:59) Gerard Ruiz, (37:45), Bill Kaiser, (36:53) Sal Nastasi, (16:33) Joanne Kong, (29:50) Peter Martin, (26:20) Joey Arken, (34:55) Victor Mauro, (22:51) Paula Groothuis, (55:40) Wendy Martin, (52:19) Barbara Cronin-Stagnari, (26:59) Mike Wisniewski, (28:44) Joanne Hen drickson, (48:27) Kelly Rhatigan, (38:20) Lena Edelstein, (18:39) Bryan Herger, (30:49) Kristin Leicht, (33:06) Patrick Mcner ney, (31:43) Jackson Rob erts, (37:48) Kathleen Cergol (30:19)

PHOTOS COURTESY OF ELITEFEATS

Maryann Harkins

Robert Rate

Female winner, Jessica Moore

Beth Bode

Chris Foote

Mike Wisniewski

PHOTO CREDIT: LIRP

Liz Flahavan

Kathleen Cergol

Female Overall winner, Lena Edelstein

Joey Arken

Male Overall winner, Sal Nastasi

Jackson Roberts

Start to the 1K Chase the Gobbler!

MARIANNE VOLPE 5K & PUMPKIN FUN RUN

This year’s race boasted some extremely fun Halloween weekend activities, including a kids fun run, yoga, and many costumes to entertain all the runners on hand. The weather was comfortable, and the energy was high! Robert Devinney took the win in the Men’s Division with a time of 20:08, Michael Molite came in second in 21:01, and Kinsey Sheppard rounded out the podium with a time of 22:00. In the Women’s Division it was Alison Briggs winning in 22:45, Jodi Brodsky in second in 25:07, and Jane Blackburn in third in a time of 26:40.

PHOTOS COURTESY OF LIRP

Caitlin Airuy was one of many happy finishers!

Robert McIntyre

Morning yoga was a big hit

The lady on stilts was a huge hit

Richard Brodsky

Race start

JANUARY 14, 2023

8:15am

Registration is now open to the public and will sell out quickly!

Sign up now and avoid missing out! Same beautiful course, same fabulous party! Join us and see why this one's a full house every year!

THERE ARE TWO MORE TRAINING RUNS REMAINING JOIN US AT: Sayville Running Company - 19 Main Street, Sayville Thursdays: December 15, and January 5 Time: 6:00 PM You will run the 3 6 mile course that Sayville has planned for you, You will run the 3-6 mile course that Sayville has planned for you, All training runs end up at a local pub in town with your first drink FREE! All training runs end up at a local pub in town with your first drink FREE! (Please tip your wait staff!!!) (Please tip your wait staff!!!) Every training run earns you (or a friend) an opportunity to win a non- Every training run earns you (or a friend) an opportunity to win a noncomplimentary, GUARANTEED entry to this race - it sells out EVERY year, so the complimentary, GUARANTEED entry to this race - it sells out EVERY year, so the training runs are your chance to secure yourself (or a latecomer buddy) a spot! training runs are your chance to secure yourself (or a latecomer buddy) a spot!

Questions? Email us at Questions? Email us at iinfo@glirc.org nfo@glirc.org !!

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This year ' s Brewery Run Hoodie pre order is fab This year ' s Brewery Run Hoodie pre order is fab It's cozy, comfy, and has the classic Tres Amigos on a It's cozy, comfy, and has classic Tres Amigos on a bottle cap! There are some shirts left from 2018, the 10th Anniversary run, and some from this year ' s bottle cap! There are some shirts left from 2018, the 10th Anniversary run, and some from this year ' s tundra like trudge (wear it as a badge of honor!) If you layer up, the bib belt will come in clutch you tundra like trudge (wear it as a badge of honor!). If you layer up, the bib belt will come in clutch you don't have to worry about re pinning your bib with gloved fingers. Gloves? Yeah, we ' ve got those, too. They don't have to worry about re pinning your bib with gloved fingers Gloves? Yeah, we ' ve got those, too They work with all touch screen devices, so you don't have to take them off to check your splits work with all touch screen devices, so you don't to take them off to check your splits.

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THE END OF AN ERA – THE BROADWAY ULTRA SOCIETY CLOSES SHOP

November 20th was a special day, although a sad one, for the local running community.

After 44 years of the Broadway Ultra Society taking the lead on ultramarathons in the greater Metropolitan area, Richie Innamorato decided that it was time to close up shop.  The November 20th Alley Pond 60 Kilometer Run is the last race that BUS will be hosting.

It was a fitting end, since the first BUS race in 1978 was also a 60K race at Alley Pond Park.  (It later became the Metropolitan 60K).

Lots of old timers and a couple of youngsters were on hand to thank Richie and BUS for 44 years of serving the ultra community.  There was a special cake prepared for the occasion, and Nick Palazzo presented a special plaque to Richie to commemorate his service on behalf of BUS members, GLIRC members, and the ultramarathoning community in general.

RACE AWESOME- BIG FOOT DASH

In conjunction with the Muddy Tire 6 Hour Mountain Bike Race, this Race Awesome event took runners on a 5-mile course around the trails of Cathedral Pines in Middle Island. A hotspot for local mountain bikers made this course appealing to many local runners as it is not a typical venue for trail running on the island. Fresh trails equal smiling faces for runners! The race took runners through some of Long Islands peak foliage, which made for some great sights along the course. In the Men’s Division, it was Robert Campos taking the win, and in the Female Division it was Brandylee Komorowski coming home in the 1st place spot.

GLIRC finishers include: Connor Ryan (1:01:26), Ronald Porter (52:21.2), Dan Ingegno (59:41.6), Joshua Bosley (41:40.1), David Eaton (47:58.2), George Lira (1:04:36), Leonardo Latouche (51:15.0)

THANK YOU RICHIE

Nick Palazzo presents the commemorative plaque to Richie

Celebratory cake

Richie and the gang

PHOTO CREDIT: LIRP

Leonardo Latouche

Female OA winner, Brandylee Komorowski

David Eaton

Men’s Podium

Connor Ryan

JOHN THEISSEN CHILDREN’S FOUNDATION FREAKY 5K

FREAKY FAST & VERY FUN

The John Theissen Children’s Foundation Freaky 5K is a staple Halloween event in our local running community. The race hosted over 615 runners this year! Starting and finishing behind the foundation’s Family Fun Center, the course takes runners on a fast and flat course, great for competitive and non-competitive participants alike. The event also featured the Trick-or-Treat Trot — a quarter mile race for children 10 and under. Participants in both races were encouraged to embrace the Halloween spirit and run in-costume, which many did. The event even had cos tume awards in conjunction with their finisher awards ceremo ny. Proceeds collected from the race benefited the John Theissen Children’s Foundation, which Theissen founded in 1992. Inspired by his experiences during a hospital stay, the group’s initial goal was to bring toys to sick and underprivileged children in medical and childcare facilities. The organization has grown to so much more and now provides immense recreation center support to local hospitals, providing thousands of local children every year with access to recreation supplies and activities. No wonder so many of Long Island’s top runners came out to race and show their support!

In the Men’s Division two GLIRC members landed in the top two podium spots with Jossi Fritz-Mauer taking the win in a speedy 15:55, and Boyd Carrington second in 16:37. Third went to Angel Confesor in 17:21. In the Women’s Division GLIRC had a clean podium sweep! Maria Williams took the win in 18:52, Kelly Perno-Grosser took second in 19:11, and Shari Klarfeld rounded out the podium with a 19:56. AMAZING WORK, GLIRC!

GLIRC was represented in huge numbers at this event! Here is a list of all 74 GLIRC members who completed the Freaky 5K: Jon Wallach, Glenn Morse, Ira Kaplan, Bill Niedfeld, Erin Gregorio, Larry Davidson, Joanne Kong, Trent Hampton, Kelly Rhatigan, Marie Sander, Melissa Altschuler, Francis Mcnamee, Andre Zalta, Deborah Kane, Steven Friedland, Shari Klarfeld, Elaine Richards, Boyd Carrington, Sarah Damore, Larry Kurtzman, Barbara Davis, Jossi Fritz-mauer, Diane Christie, Peter Martin, Lisa Bonanni, Pao Wang, Peborah Gordon, Jennifer Love, Laura Vegas, Dorian Marshall, Mindy Davidson, Adriana Staiano, Eric Friedman, Christina Jones, Elyse Salpeter, Jackie Olmsted, Deirdre Bambrick-Oriani, Kelly Perno-Grosser, Christine Snyder, Joanne Hendrickson, Liz Pfeifer, Frederick Benlein, James Mcdougall, Liz Flahavan, Vicki Jones, Linda Simon, Nancy Tantone, Scott Fairgrieve, Laura Ryan, Wendy Martin, Steve Frankle, John Kane, Paul Bonanni, Valerie Hall, Maura Turner, Karen Melara, Alyse Batt, Christopher Koegel, Howard Pivnick, Lynn Dionisio, Steven Millon, Bert Jablon, Benjamin Beavers, Jennifer Vargas, Thomas Coll, Norman Hershkowitz, Julie Vodola, Jerry Wosleger, Daniel Hall, Christine Camardella, Michael Ludwig, Jessy Davidson, Kim Scharoff, and Doreen Mcdougall.

PHOTOS COURTESY OF LIRP

Running in full costume!

3rd OA Male, Angel Confesor

John Thiessen

Bert Jablon having fun as always!

Ira Kaplan

Benjamin Beavers

1st OA Male, Jossi Fritz-Mauer took the lead early on

Boyd Carrington, 2nd OA Male

Mindy Davidson and Jennifer Love

Pao Wang

2nd OA Female, Kelly Perno-Grosser

The streets were full as the pack made their way through the course

Peter Martin receiving his award for 1st in the 70-74 AG

The Freaky 5K had some great raffles too!

3rd OA Female, Shari Klarfeld

Trent Hampton

The Kid’s race had an amazing turnout as well! 1st OA Female, Maria Williams with an awesome face painting!

WINTER IS COMING

The off season can be one of the most important times of the year for a runner trying to acheive big goals in the coming year. It's a time to work on the foundation that will keep you injury free and running your best in 2023! Through the next four issues we will focus on a few main areas runners should address to help improve their form and running economy.

CORE STRENGTH

Running is essentially a balancing act. When we run, we are constantly balancing on one foot before leaping to the next. This requires a great deal of coordination and stability that we often take for granted. Having a strong core will make sure that the force you generate will go into propelling you forward.

The off season can be one of the most important times of the year for a runner trying to acheive big goals in the coming year. It's a time to work on the foundation that will keep you injury free and running your best in 2023! Through the next four issues we will focus on a few main areas runners should address to help improve their form and running economy.

CORE STRENGTH

Many runners neglect this area of their core, but it is an integral part of the kinetic chain and should be strengthened in conjunction with the rest of your core. The low back can provide support as the miles add up as help prevent that nagging low back pain that many runners with desk jobs can experience.

WINTER IS COMING

The off-season can be one of the most important times of the year for a runner trying to acheive big goals in the coming year. It's a time to work on the foundation that will keep you injury free and running your best in 2023! Through the next four issues we will focus on a few main areas runners should address to help improve their form and running economy.

CORE STRENGTH

Many runners do not realize the importance to the glutes as they relate to stability. While they are an essential part of your force development during the running stride, they also act as the foundation to your upperbody. They push forward and hold your upper body tall and strong.

By: William Allen

THE FRED VON DER HEYDT MEMORIAL 6 HOUR 60TH BIRTHDAY RUN

On a warm fall day on October 16, 2022 at Sunken Meadow State Park, the 6 Hour 60th Birthday Run had 119 runners out there for the entire 6 hours or some part of it including the 27 people celebration their 60th birthday. The course is a combination of pavement and trails and was enjoyed by all who attended. Byron Lane and Hengzhi Zhu running together were the male leaders at 37.52 miles taking first and second place respectively, with Zoltan Feledy running 36.06 miles for third place. Kelly Gillen ran 34.94 miles to be the female leader with Gillian Ratay taking second place at 33.26 miles. Leading the Class of 1962 were George Worth at 31.20 miles and Kim Hooper-Stanley, who was also third female overall, at 31.57 miles.

The runners were treated to a party after the race which was a huge success with both hot and cold food and salads thanks to the Woodbury Country Deli, a large birthday cake, and lots to drink. Race Director Myron Bellovin, assisted by Richie Innamorato, did an excellent job organizing and putting on this event with Sayville Timing Services doing the race timing and scoring and Performance Health as the new sponsor.

The enthusiastic volunteers, on the course, at the aid station and at the party, were greatly appreciated by Sherry Bellovin, Coordinator of Volunteers, and by all the runners. They include Paul Cooper, Pat Delaney, Diane DeLissio, Irene Drezen, Jonathan Ehrlich, Helma Clavin, Amy Goldstein, Bill Guichard, Pam Lee, Peter Martin, Wendy Martin, Sue Sabol, Bob Sherman, Greg Taha, Bill Wagner, Donna Walter.

GLIRC members running this event were: Byron Lane (37.52), Zoltan Feledy (36.06), Michael Hunter (31.66), Derek Michel (31.2), Michael Sorrentino (31.02), Jonathan Nicastro (30.12), Eva Casale (29.36), Jay Masten (29.28), Justin Volpe (28.38), Ellen Greenspan (27.98), Bert Voland (27.46), Stephen Uresk (27.3), Maria Fred (27.3), Michael Fred (27.3), Al Prawda (27), Stanley Chin (26.26), Regina Cardaci (23.82), Tana Piccirillo (23.44), Denise Hughes (23.44), James McDougall (23.4), Kailey Uresk (23.1), Dennis Michel (23.1), Debbi Hole (22.56), Marguerite Macagnone (22.08), Deirre Bambrick-Oriani (21.72), Mitchell Strong (21.56), Alex Linares (21), Louise Senato (21), David Chan (19.62), Warren Drezen (19.52), Gladys Campoverde (19.49), Robert Mayer (18.92), Dolores Doman (18.9) Kristin McNamara (18.9), Larry Kurtzman (18.9), Peter Farmer (18.05), Bill Herbold (17.76), Laurel Frankel (17.52), Katrina Rossi (16.8), George Waters (16.8), Douglas Williams (14.7), Ariana Staiano (14.7), Victor Rossi (14.7), Steve Rossi (14.7), Daniel Stratford (14.7), Suzanne Corrie Del-Cid (14.7), David Frisone (14.7), Joanne Palisi (12.93), Robert Shaller (12.62), Geralynn Krebs (12.6), Rich Bury (12.6), Grant Radtke (12.6), Elaine Richards (12.6), Vincent Moran (12.6), Rosemary Jones (12.6), Suzanne Nelson (12.6), Alex Eletto (10.5), Thomas Mihailin (10.5), Josephine Bishop (10.5), Neil Ferrara (10.5), Jo Ann Schiesser (10.5), Carolyn Dornstauder (8.4), Darren Pierce (8.4), Irene Drezen (8.4), Harriet Sauer (8.4), Karen Schackner (6.3), Laura Torff (6.3), Francis McNamee (6.3), Vincent Del-Cid (6.3), Claudia Cabanas (4.2), Laura Bury (2.1).

Suzanne Nelson

Byron Lane and Hengzhi Zhu

There were some great festive awards this year!

Eva Casale

Race Director Myron Bellovin

The celebratory cake

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FINAL STANDINGS FOR THE 2022 GLIRC CHAMPIONSHIP AWARDS

The standings have been compiled by Ed Melnik. Questions or corrections should be directed to Ed at (516) 428-3904.

OVERALL FEMALE

FEMALE 30 TO 34

FEMALE 35 TO 39 FEMALE 40 TO 44

Veronica Morabito-Weeks 39 Lisa Bonanni 46 Jessica Hill 75 Lynda Maniscalco 54 Karen Melara 31 Tina Sudano 36 Michelle Johnson 30 Karen Melara 36 Lena Edelstein 30 Lena Edelstein 30 Erin Gregorio 21 Cristin Delaney-Guille 20 Nancy Tantone 27 Mary Johnson 26 Deanna Devon 20 Jacqueline Poulos 20 Michelle Mann 20 Indira Schwarting 20 Kimberly Lobasso 20

FEMALE 14 + UNDER Jennifer Cano 19 Alecia Oleyourryk 18 Julie Vodola 19 Deanna Velez 18 Melissa Danchalski 17 April Bodre 17 Anna Kofod 10 Anna Garlinska 18 Kristin Weinstein 17 Tara Wilson 16 Claire Minns 9 Natalie Niemczyk 16 Rossana Bianco 15 Erin Schwarz 14 Theresa Rios 12 Amanda Carver 12 Ellissa Gravinese 10

FEMALE 15 TO 19 Laura Suchopar 11 Jacqueline Weakley 10 Jennifer Bosley 10 Stacey Holman 10 Erin Blasdel-Gebelin 10 Melissa Castka 10 Emily Hunt 10 Maria Marascia 10 Tiffany Kehoe 10 Jennifer Vargas 10 Marissa McDougall 10 Katie Paden 9 Margaret Utset 9 Kelly Perno-Grosser 10 Megan McDougall 9 Michele Murray 8 Danielle Singson 9 Shari Klarfeld 10

FEMALE 20 TO 24 FEMALE 45 TO 49

FEMALE 50 TO 54

FEMALE 55 TO 59

Sara Dimaggio 10 Jennifer Charvat 30 Karen Greiss 42 Liz Flahavan 53 Jordan Schechter 10 Kelly Rhatigan 26 Jenney Tesoriero 33 Olga Greene 51 Alicia Kennedy 10 Karen Harte 24 Roberta Wolf 27 Nancy Tantone 30 Helena Young 10 Melissa Altschuler 21 Sally Glasser 25 Caroline Ward 21 Kailey Uresk 10 Tara Daub 20 Katarina Markovina 20 Andrea Kantor 19 Nicole Brenner 9 Dianna Faini 18 Kathy Dormer 20 Grainne Josaphat 19 Jessica Ortsman 8 Kim Scharoff 15 Judith Brenner 19 Florence Clarke 18 Tara Ryan 12 Elaine Richards 16 Lori Mangual 16

FEMALE 25 TO 29 Christine Snyder 12 Kelly Rini 15 Karen Cotty 16 Leah Jantzen 10 Eileen Walter 10 Maureen Stammers-Janzen 16 Jillian Jacinth 27 Andrea Schieck 10 Hayda Hayduk 10 Kellie Stamm 15 Amanda Whittaker 20 Lauren Jasinski 10 Jodi Kartes-Heino 10 Laura Vegas 15 Shannon McKenna 18 Alyssa Knott 10 FEMALE 60 TO 64 FEMALE 65 TO 69 FEMALE 70 - 74 Rachel Staiano 10 Gina Merante 10 Veronica Morabito-Weeks 103 Janet Healy 100 Paula Groothuis 33 Erica Giordano 9 Joanne Kong 45 Linda Simon 42 Elizabeth Penagos 28 Kaitlyn Eyester 9 Ruth Albright 34 Rochelle Holden 32 Lynn Scarpati 25 Nathalie Moglia 9 Kim Solomine 30 Denise Jordan 25 Patricia Capone 24 Jessica Colombo 8 Dee Vogt 27 Donna Rosen 21 Sherry Bellovin* 23 Ryan Murray 7 Deirdre Bambrick-Oriani 23 Jodi Brodsky 20 Anne Fitzgibbon 20 Molly Trachtman 7 Elizabeth Pfeifer 20 Marianne Zacharia 20 Gladys Campoverde 10 Kelly Pickard 19 Dolores Doman 19 Kathi Berson 10

ATHENA 160+ Ellen Greenspan 16 Heidi Robles 17 Maureen Frisone 10 Maria Fucella 15 Cecilia McCormack 15 Yvonne Purcell 10

Amanda Tomel 58 Sue Fitzpatrick 14 Patricia Venturino 14 Kristin Leicht 29 Debra Woloschin 13 Sheila Dauscher 10 ATHENA 140 - 159 Christine Snyder 18 Barbara Ronzetti 13 Joanne Palisi 9 Alaina Shattuck 9 Breege Delany 10 Susie Marnell 9 Dawn Konopka 28 Leslie Dolan 9 Tracey Epstein 9 Mary Siragusa 8 Laura Encarnacion 10 Jacqueline Olmsted 9 Derrah Hall 7 Erica Fraiberg 10 Lea Gjodesen 8 FEMALE 75 - 79 Nina McCann 9 Karen Rose 8

FEMALE 80 - 84 Kimberly Lobasso 9 Maggie O'Connor 7 Constance Sehlmeyer 20 Susan Maier 9 Jessica Lazio 6 Helma Clavin 9 Elaine Bermas 10 Jillian Byrnes 9

FINAL STANDINGS FOR THE 2022 GLIRC CHAMPIONSHIP AWARDS

The standings have been compiled by Ed Melnik. Questions or corrections should be directed to Ed at (516) 428-3904.

OVERALL MALE MALE 30 TO 34 MALE 35 TO 39 MALE 40 TO 44

Brian Walls 38 Keith Masso 85 Jossi Fritz-Mauer 40 Trent Hampton 53 Jossi Fritz-Mauer 38 Jonathan Lee 19 Jonathan Luby 28 Joshua Jastemski 30 Steven Amoroso 37 Brandon Harrison 14 Erik Salomon 18 Richard Sparacin 22 Trent Hampton 32 Daniel Stratford 13 Kevin Bartolotto 17 Joseph Jensen 19 Scott Scheinson 10 Nkrumah Pierre 16 Thomas Fisher 18

MALE 14 & UNDER Jesse Thompson 10 Jeffrey Sindone 15 Christopher Hirsch 13 Scott Bickard 10 Thaddeus Nelson 15 George Fountoulakis 13 Michael Ericksen 20 Thomas Pieken 9 Ryan Wosleger 10 Donald Yang 12 Jonas Augeri 10 Michael Cody 9 Patrick Dunphy 10 Dean Hanan 10 Craig Brekne 9 Michael Byrnes 8 Ryan Fee 9

MALE 15 TO 19 Scott Crane 9 Derek Michel 7 Marc Sonnenberg 8 Robert Berghorn 9 Thomas Francisci 6 Jared Kasschau 8 Brayden Clements 30 Joshua Faeger 8 Michael Long 6 Joseph Bianco 7

MALE 20 TO 24 MALE 45 TO 49

MALE 50 TO 54

MALE 55 TO 59

Alexander Eletto 30 Robert Hegedus 59 Steven Amoroso 64 John Ericksen 59 Michael Esposito 19 Marc Turner 20 Brian Walls 48 Eric Friedman 28 Tristan Brown-Devirgilio 10 Matthew Gregory 17 Michael Vulpis 22 Joseph Thomas 26 Gerard Connelly 10 Jay Senzatimore 16 Noal Goldfarb 18 Frank McNamee 23 James Dionisio 10 Brandon Berman 15 Michael Minerva 18 Larry Kurtzman 21 Michael Scanlon 9 Richard Diamond 14 Daniel Valderrama 17 Kieran Gibbons 20 John Lafalce 11 Timothy Henderson 16 Jack Dimaggio 17

MALE 25 TO 29 Peter Schieck 10 Robert Smith 16 Michael Nolan 15 Nathan Wenger 10 John Rini 16 Steven Friedland 14 Thomas Mihailin 30 Buddy Singh 10 Edward Stickles 13 Gary Freitag 13 Joseph Cambria 20 Zoltan Feledy 9 Ira Kaplan 13 Robert Rate 11 Brion Harris 17 Joshua Bosley 9 Joseph Marinaccio 12 Philip Brogan 10 Ryan Clifford 10 Andrew Garcia 9 Stephen Uresk 11 Robert Monaco 10 Sean Watson 10 Andrew Paskal 9 Thomas Nettuno 10 Steven Horn 10

MALE 75 TO 79 MALE 60 TO 64

MALE 65 TO 69 MALE 70 TO 74

David Frisone 50 Alan Baisch 60 Timothy Healy 85 Glenn Morse 64 Victor Rossi 10 Paul Bonanni 58 Paul Nelson 33 Peter Martin 20 Peter Farmer 9 Stephen Albright 28 Michael Baard 29 Eugene Maier 16 Joseph Salow 9 Pao Wang 27 Vincent Moran 29 Scott Fairgrieve 15 Laughlin Whalen 9 KC Brett 19 Glen Wolther 23 Andrew Edelstein 15 Jerry Cohen 9 Gareth Brancato 18 Leonardo Latouche 20 Dennis Michel 10 Ronald Friedman 9 Mario Wilkowski 17 Kevin McGuire 18 John Neverka 10 Antonio Patino 8 Robert Mayer 16 Steven Gerardi 18 Salvatore Mirando 10 Joseph Arken 15 Grant Radtke 17 Bruce Graye 10

CLYDESDALE 200+ John Stauber 14 Steven Hunter 11 Eddie Arbeiter 10 John Greene 13 Jon Wallach 10 Scott Fairgrieve 10 John Stauber 47 Christopher Hunt 30 CLYDESDALE 185 -199

MALE 85 - 89 Stephen Sprague 14 Steven Frankle 10 John Quirk 10 Norman Hershkowitz 70 Frank Martin 30 Andrew Dalbey 9 Noal Goldfarb 10 Michael Polansky 35 Howard Sitomer 9 John Shoemaker 9 John Despagna 10 John Mulvey 17 Thomas Coll 8 Thomas Cunningham 9 Rollf Sternglanz 9 MALE 90+ Steven Millon 8 Luke Petrsoric 9 Joe Gallagher 9 Robert Shimonski 7 Harold Axelrod 8 Roger Bermas 8 Bert Jablon 40

MALE 80 TO 84

PHOTOS FROM THE ARCHIVE

MALE WINNER, MICHAEL NEhr. 2002

THE MARATHON – ITS PLACE IN THE LIFE OF A RUNNER

by Ron Friedman

If you’re a runner, and have never run a marathon - why is that? And especially if you have been running for quite a few years, and are heading into your own masters-senior years, why haven’t you run a marathon? Until a year and a half ago, I had a neat, convincing, believable, and seemingly sensible package of reasons for explaining why I would never run one. Yet I ran my first marathon ever last November in NYC at the age of 76, and my second marathon last week, also, NYC. So, what changed? I certainly was not getting any younger. Or faster. Or stronger. I ran the NYC marathon precisely because I spent decades absolutely convinced it would be a foolish stupid ridiculous thought that I could ever run a marathon. My package of reasons why I could not was as airtight as anyone’s could be. But one thing, a phrase on a middle school wall from a couple of decades ago, kept haunting me. On my way into that school every day, about 30 years ago, was the phrase, in big letters on the wall, “Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re right.” It was of course meant for the kids to see, but passing those words each weekday etched them in some corner of my brain. Thirty years later, I still couldn’t escape thinking about that simple reality. Of will and of faith in yourself. Of determination. Of taking prudent risks to grow. I was always a risk- taker in that manner – why not with my running? I finally flipped a mental switch in May 2021 - to prove myself wrong. To smash my “reasons why not” package.

While all my life I took on challenges and surmounted them, none were as physically and mentally demanding as is running a marathon. I was in no way a gifted runner. I had no athletic ability growing up. No one ever wanted me on their team. Me run a marathon? Would the Yankees expect me to hit home runs for them in major league play? The audacity I had! So, with a combination of positive thinking and sheer either stupidity or guts - I decided – from that phase on the wall - I think I can. At first it just didn’t fit at all. This crazy idea makes no sense for a 76-year-old guy like me! But I read about marathon training, got help from a gifted teacher and runner in our running club and began to own “I can”. I trained. Slowly. Steadily. I had setbacks. A major medical issue arose that impacted my training but didn’t stop me, thanks to the blessing of my understanding doctor. “You run it and we will do surgery after”. That gifted teacher and coach is none other than our own GLIRC’s Vince Del Cid, who not only coached me, but ran with me and watched over me the entire 26.2 miles. As I ran that day in November 2021, I found the experience to be indescribable.

Can you describe the Grand Canyon successfully by showing picture postcards? The impact on my total self-image changed forever in those 26.2 miles of running. The folks when I was a kid that wouldn’t put me on their teams, that laughed at my physical lack of competence, faded from my old, bruised child ego with every step. But I ran that marathon not to prove them wrong. I ran it to prove myself wrong forever believing they were right.

FLASH FORWARD A YEAR – November 6, 2022 – my second marathon, also NYC.

It was an amazing day - thanks to all my friends for their support and wishes, thoughts of which kept me going even at the hard moments when I felt I was hitting the wall. But it was very different from 2021. Conditions were far from ideal – unseasonably and uncomfortably warm and humid, a recipe for quite a hard run. More like August than November. But I was determined to do NYC 2022, feel decent, and finish well. There were ample water/ Gatorade/ porta-potty stations, almost every mile. Unfortunately, I saw runners passing out, vomiting, looking half-dead, many half my age. I drank over a gallon of water by stopping at every water station, took lots of salt tablets, carbohydrate packs every three miles, and iced my head and torso with the bags of ice available at every aid station. A day later, other than a little sore – I felt great. At times during that 2022 marathon, I thought “no way in the world will I do this again!” but by a day or two later - Will I do another marathon – probably, if all systems are go in my body. It’s a bit of a runner’s fever, apparently, or at least it is so with me. And just as I took on the challenge of a marathon – twice – and surmounted it, I’m looking at what, besides another marathon, might be a next, new challenge. Now, I’m realistic. I know there’s an end somewhere. But until I physically can’t, I’ll always think of that phrase – whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re right. And another big thank you to my coach and colleague, Vince Del-Cid, who was with me every inch of the way in 2022 as well. How grateful I am to have him as a friend and coach.

A Hearty Welcome

to the Newest Members of our Club

Jean Abazis of Center Moriches, Karen Clemente of Massapeqaua, Kristen Dulovic of Farmingville, Brian Fogel of Huntington Station, Luisa Jaramillo of Northport, Christopher Jones of Calverton, Vasken Kazandjian of East Northport, Raymond, Theresa, Liam and Deklan Moran of Syosset, Craig, Josephine, Lucian and Sabrina Pezzillo of Roslyn Heights, Dianne Porter and Jesse Dougherty of Holbrook, Gregory Tchabovsky and Susan DeMetropolis of Centerport, Terrence Regan and Amanda Tulley of New York City

Welcome Back after a Short Hiatus to our Returning Member Patrick Rigney of Holbrook

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NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS FOR RUNNERS

By Dr. Jon DeGorter, DC, Cold Spring Chiropractic

The start of a new year is an ideal time to look ahead and plan your running for the next 12 months. Giving yourself a target to aim for can give a little extra motivation, and bring greater satisfaction at the finish line knowing all of your hard training paid off. It’s up to you to make your own goals, but here are some tips to consider.

Work on your weakness

Identify your weak point and work on it to improve your performance. The best way to target your weaknesses is to create a plan.If you’d like to increase your speed, then incorporate speed work training into your weekly schedule. If you’d like to increase your distance, you can start by adding a mile or two to your daily run. Don’t increase by more than 10% per week, so you can give your body a chance to adjust. If your running form is your weakness, this could be the year to improve it. It may be worthwhile to get a running coach to help you, but if you want to do it yourself you will need to figure out which aspects of your form you need to correct. You may want to take videos of yourself running so you can pinpoint the weaknesses in your form. Addressing muscle weakness can help improve your running. Adding cross-training to your routine is an effective way to strengthen supporting muscles.

Start a strength training routine

A lot of runners do not enjoy strength training. Even a 30-minute home workout two times per week will help you become a stronger runner. Pick the days and times you’re going to dedicate to your strength training and set reminders so you don’t forget. If you don’t know where to start, there are strength training plans geared to runners available online for all different ability levels.

Stretch more

Stretching is an important part of fitness, especially for runners, but we often neglect this important part of recovery. Taking time every day to stretch will help prevent injuries and improve your form so you can run more efficiently. Plan to spend just five minutes after every run stretching out areas of tightness. It doesn’t sound like much, but over time it’ll help keep you healthier. Stretching helps increase blood flow, ease muscle tension and speed up recovery. A yoga class offers more structure, and is a good way to get your stretching in and meet new people.

Do strides after your run

Strides are a great way to improve your fitness and form and prepare your body for the next day’s run. You don’t need to do them every day, but plan to add them after at least two of your easy runs every week.

Take your easy days easy

A lot of runners are guilty of going too hard on their easy days, compromising their ability to recover so they can perform well in their workouts. Choose the pace you know you should be running for your recovery runs, and don’t allow yourself to go any faster.

Use strategies to prevent yourself from going too quickly, whether you listen to slower-paced music, or invite a less-speedy friend to come along with you to help you ease up.

Add post-run nutrition

What you eat in the minutes following your workout will have a significant impact on your body’s ability to recover before your next run, so make it your goal to eat within 30 minutes of completing a run. This doesn’t have to be a full meal, but even a quick snack will help kick-start the recovery process so you can perform well in your next run.

Go to bed 30 minutes early

There are so many health and performance benefits of getting good sleep, so make it your goal this year to finally get enough shut-eye. Create a bedtime routine that involves shutting off the electronics to ease yourself into sleep readiness, and get yourself to bed in enough time to allow seven to eight hours of sleep. If getting to bed half an hour early is too difficult at first, start with even 10-15 minutes early and gradually work your way from there.

Make it not about you

Make it a goal to encourage someone else to run this year. Find people who just need a little gentle encouragement, and it can be just as fulfilling to see a friend run their first 5k as it was to run your own first race.

Listen to your body

Runners are known for their ability to push through pain and discomfort, but we often go too far. Make it your goal to listen more closely to what your body is trying to tell you. Back off when it needs rest. Feed it when it’s hungry. Stop when it hurts and resume when your body is ready. A lot of injury times can be shortened if you have patience and give your body a chance to heal. Most importantly, have that nagging pain or recurring injury checked out by a sports injury specialist who can find the root cause and provide the proper treatment to end the cycle of re-injury.

Cold Spring Chiropractic specializes in treating all types of injury with a personal treatment plan to bring your body back into balance, relieving pain and restoring your range of motion so you can get back to what you love to do. The techniques and therapy provided by Cold Spring Chiropractic are natural and non-invasive and have successfully helped many athletes work through injury to get back to pain-free running. We are dedicated to keeping up with the most effective procedures that provide significant positive results. These can include stretching, strengthening, manipulation, cardiovascular exercise, and other modalities to thoroughly cover all bases. Our multidisciplinary approach leaves no stone unturned. Our approach is as unique as you are.

Dr. Jon DeGorter specializes in treating runners and triathletes, and is well versed in injury prevention and rehabilitation — keeping athletes doing what they like to do!

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DISCOUNTS

• BABYLON BIKE offers 10% discount on all labor and accessories. The discount does not apply to sale items or to bicycles/frames. Located at 218E. Main St. in the Village of Babylon. Phone# 631-587-6709. Ask for Mike.

• BIKE JUNKIE, 272 Broadway, Bethpage NY 11714 (516) 932-7271. 10% discount on parts and accessories excluding bikes and sales items.

• BRAND’S CYCLE CENTER, (516) 781-6100, Wantagh Avenue, Wantagh. (10% discount on parts and accessories only, not bikes and not items already on sale).

• RUNNER’S EDGE FARMINGDALE 15% discount for Club members (516) 420-7963, 242 Main Street, Farmingdale (owned by GLIRC’s Bob Cook)

• RUNNER’S EDGE HUNTINGTON 15% discount for Club members (631) 663-0100, 355 New York Ave, Huntington,

• SAYVILLE RUNNING COMPANY 10% discount for club members (631) 589-5700, 49 Main Street, Sayville

• SMITHTOWN RUNNING COMPANY 10% discount for club members (631) 780-6591, 91 E Main St., Smithtown, NY 11787 (parking in municipal lot off of Bellemeade Ave). SmithtownRunning.com

MEMBER TO MEMBER BUSINESS NETWORK

• Blumberg & Kopel, C.P.A, P.C.: Located in Jericho, NY, we are a full service CPA firm specializing in personal and corporate tax services. Bookkeeping ser vices are also available. Contact Jack Blumberg, CPA at 516-333-3330 or email at BKCPA63@gmail.com for a free consultation.

• Barbara Cronin-Stagnari: USA Triathlon Coach/Certified Personal Trainer/ Master Swim Instructor/GLIRC Member. Ready to reach new levels of success in the 2022 season? I offer one-to-one swim lessons, stroke technique correction, and open water swim guidance. Personalized training program developed in Training Peaks for swim, bike, run, and strength training, at a reasonable price. From your first sprint to Ironman, from 5k to Marathon training, I am here to help you achieve your goals. Be coached by a 23x Ironman Finisher, 7x Kona qualifier, with over 37 years of experience in the sport of triathlon. trimomsdjk@aol.com 516-721-9268

• Brian Fallon - AquaTerra Coaching, LLP A multi-sport oriented coaching business, with emphasis on swimming, cycling and running. We also have the Vasa SwimErg available. USAT Level 1, Ironman University and ASCA Level 2 certified. Contact us at coachbrian@aquaterracoaching.com, or 646-5497743, or via our website www.aquaterracoaching.com

• Carl Lorenz Owner/ Operator Premium Power Washing Inc. Exterior Cleaning Specialists. We provide Residential and Commercial Professional Hot Water Power Washing Which includes:Soft Wash Roof Cleaning- Wood Restoration- PVC and Wood fencesTrex and Wood Decks- Vinyl and Cedar house Washing- Concrete and Paver Washing and Sealing- Gutter Cleaning and Whitening.Staining of all types of wood. Member of the Power Washers Of North America. Carl@PremiumPW.com, www.PremiumPW.com, 516-781-WASH

• Daniel Dern- Two time All American Cross Country Runner and Elite Masters Athlete is offering private running lessons. Proven ability to assist ALL levels of Athletes. Extensive coaching experience! Please see my profile at Coachup. com/me/ddern 631-655-1294

• Dr. Marc W. Herman, DDS, Woodbury, 516-921-8010, Advanced Dentistry Of Long Island, offers a 10% Runner’s courtesy on Cosmetic Dentistry. Implant Dentistry, Orofacial Pain (TMJ) and Dental Sleep Medicine; as a thank you to the GLIRC. Visit our website at MarcHerman DDS.com to see what our patients are saying.

• KEEP IN TOUCH MASSAGE THERAPY, James Porr L.M.T. I focus on running related injuries. Incorporating myoskeletal massage to correct muscle imbalances that plague many runners. In addition Active Assisted Stretching is used to unlock your full running potential. Bringing 46 years of running experience to the table!!! GLIRC member, jimmyporr59@gmail.com, (516) 993-3797

• Keegan & Keegan, Ross & Rossner, LLP Attorneys at Law. www. keeganlaw.us. A full service law firm with offices in Patchogue (631)475-9400 and Mattituck (631) 298-1200. In addition to practice in all aspects of personal injury, we provide representation in real estate, wills, estate, civil litigation and criminal matters. Extensive experience in sports injuries. Visit our website and click on our firm newsletter.

• George Shreck is available to plan and officiate at weddings, including interfaith and same-sex ceremonies. Years of experience. Will tailor ceremony to your wishes. On the web at www.rentapriest.com, georgeshreck.com or call (631) 757-8407

• Grainne Josaphat, Tri-Health...Health and Wellness Educator providing bite-sized health tips. www.tri-health.org, 516-236-1269

• Dr. Howard Matt – DMD Syosset (516) 921-1575. Offers a free Smile Makeover Consultation and 10% off restorative and cosmetic procedures. One visit in-office crowns and onlays. Visit our website www.syossetcosmeticdentist. com. “Have a winning smile for the finish line photos.”

• Don Peterson, Podiatrist/Foot Surgeon. Woodbury (516) 496-0900. (In association with Owen McCurdden). Board Certified. Residency trained. Diplomate American Board Podiatric Surgery. MS Exercise physiology. Hospital affiliated. (North Shore): Tri- Biathlon participant; 20% discount to Club members

• Atlaz Computers and Consulting, over 35 years in business. Based in Freeport, services include network installations/maintenance, network efficiency/ security, server upgrades/installations, network cabling, and all your technology needs. Freeport location handles in-house virus removal, SSD/memory upgrades, and pc/laptop repairs. Contract Andre andrez@atlaz.com 516-239-1854 www.atlaz.com.

• Melissa Altschuler, CPA, Licensed Real Estate Sales Person631-220-1515. I run in red and white, but off the course, I’m black and gold. Century 21 American Homes, setting the gold standard. 141 Merrick Ave, Merrick NY 11566

• Merrick Physical Therapy provides high-quality personalized care tailored to meet each patient’s individual need with the goals of helping improve their quality of life, reducing the risk of further injury, and achieving maximum recovery. Licensed Physical Therapists using their 20 years of experience to assess and treat athletes of all ages. Office locations: 2092 Merrick Avenue Merrick, NY 11566 (516) 223-4300 and 759 Pulaski Road Greenlawn, NY 11740 (631) 261-6680

• Michael Robles- Elite Runner, USATF- LI LDR 2011 Masters Runner Of The Year, USA Track and Field Certified Level 2 Endurance Coach offers individual coaching and training programs for boys and girls Soccer, Cross Country and Lacrosse endurance training plus individual coaching for the 5K race through the 26.2 marathon. Run, train and perform to your potential in 2022. Call (631) 332-7970 or mrathnmike@aol.com

• Natalie Niemczyk, PT, DPT, CSCS, CRTS, CCRP, RRCA Run Coach, Revolution Running Physical Therapy, (631) 615-6701, RevolutionRunningCompany. com, Instagram: @natalie.dpt & @revrunningpt, THE ONE STOP SHOP FOR ALL YOUR RUNNING NEEDS! PHYSICAL THERAPY. INJURY PREVENTION. GAIT ANALYSIS. MOVEMENT ASSESSMENTS. COACHING. STRENGTH PROGRAMMING. No matter where you are in your running journey and what obstacles may be in your way, I will give you the tools to crush all your personal goals! As a Doctor of Physical Therapy, Running Technique Specialist, Strength and Conditioning Specialist and RRCA Run Coach, I’ve got you covered at every turn!!! Let’s get you to where you want to go. RUN HAPPY, RUN HEALTHY!

• Robert Tollin from Nationwide Mortgage Bankers, Inc. for the last 20 years has been helping clients with their home purchase and refinance needs.Robert sits on the board of the Sammy Tri-State Alumni Club and chairs it’s philanthropic committee. For anyone interested in playing golf this season, Robert welcomes members to join him as a guest any Friday morning from May 7th through Labor Day To learn more please call Robert at 516-652-8371

• Ron Darress, Green Light Inspections.com Certified Home and Property Inspector who specializes in pre-purchase and pre-listing home inspections. Don’t let other inspectors give you the RUN AROUND. Call me, we can jog around the neighborhood and review your home. (516) 668-0043

• Phil Vetrano MBA, affordable Independent College Advisor (516)5204894, Planning & Vision, Before spending between $80K-$400K on college, ensure the list of colleges that the student is applying to are “great fits” academically and financially. I use a data driven methodology to identify the list of colleges that are a great fit for student and family. philvetrano13.1@gmail. com

• Wilton W. Widman, Jr., Esq., Attorney at Law. A full service law firm in the general practices areas of Matrimonial/Family Law, Child Custody and Support, Orders of Protection, Real Estate,Criminal and Traffic Matters. Call/Text/Email today for a free confidential consultation: (631) 774-8123, Wilton.Widman@ gmail.com.

FOR A BARGAIN PRICE OF ONLY $60 A YEAR (12 ISSUES AT $5 AN ISSUE! YOUR BUSINESS CAN BE LISTED HERE! Just send your check payable to “GLIRC” and your copy (not more than 40 words please) to GLIRC Att: Business Editor, 101-24 Dupont St. Plainview NY 11803.

EVENT SCHEDULE

Thurs Dec 1 World AIDS Day Marathon 5K, 10K & Half Marathon

Rockaway Boardwalk, Beach 9:30am 73rd St & Rockaway Beach Blvd, https://www.worldaidsmarathon.com/registration2022.html Queens

Sat Dec 3 17th ANNUAL SEAFORD WELLNESS HOT CHOCOLATE

Seaford High School 9:00am 5K RUN/WALK http://prtiming.com

Sun Dec 4 Tough Cookie 8K

Sunken Meadow State Park 10:00 am Kings Park, NY, New York State https://runsignup.com/Race/NY/KingsPark/ToughCookieTrailRace Reference Rte 908K, Kings Park, NY

Sat Dec 10 2022 Jingle Bell Run - Long Island

Hofstra USA Building, 1000 8:00am Hempstead Tpke, Hempstead, NY https://runsignup.com/Race/NY/Hempstead/ArthritisFoundationJingleBellRunLongIslandNY

Sun Dec 11 Jingle All The Way 5k & Kids Run Run Rudolph 1k

Cedar Creek Park, 3340 Merrick 9:00am Rd, Seaford, NY https://runsignup.com/Race/NY/Seaford/JingleAllTheWay5km

Sat Dec 17 Steel Equities and Gold Coast Studios Ho Ho Ho 5K Run

JFK Middle School, 500 9:30am Broadway, Bethpage, NY https://tockify.com/e/glirc/detail/770/1671287400000

Sun Dec 18 GLIRC December Trail Run Field 6, Heckscher State Park 8:00am https://tockify.com/e/glirc/detail/771/1671368400000

Sat Dec 31 GLIRC CLUBHOUSE RUN

GLIRC CLUBHOUSE, 8:00am 101 Dupont St, Plainview, NY https://tockify.com/e/glirc/detail/772/1672491600000

2023

Jan 14 SRC 10 Mile Run to the Brewery in Memory of Ric DiVeglio 8:15am

https://runsignup.com/Race/NY/Patchogue/SayvilleRunningCompany10MileRuntotheBluePointBrewery

Jan 22 IceBreaker Marathon & Half Marathon

East Meadow, NY 9:00am

https://runsignup.com/Race/Events/NY/EastMeadow/IcebreakerInternationalMarathonandHalfMarathon