North Avenue Mile New Rochelle June 9th, 2013

Come on, let’s blast out a mile!  From their website: Bring the whole family to this fun event. Are you faster than your brother or sister, your Mom or your Dad? Who is the fastest on your team or in your school? Can you beat your coach or Aunt Sue? Find out on June 9th as
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10th Annual 7k Run/Walk to Benefit the Animals at the Blooming Grove Humane Society

Taconics love animals!  I mean, except for dogs who bark at us while we run.  Unless they are our own dogs and they are barking because they are trying to keep us to 6:30 pace.  We digress.  Here’s an email we got:  I’m the race director for the annual Run/walk for
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The Running Goddess 5K at Lasdon Park, Katonah Sunday, June 2, 2013

We got an email asking us to promote what sounds like will be a stunning 5k! The Running Goddess 5K at Lasdon Park, Katonah Sunday, June 2, 2013 All Ladies, Girls, and Guys in Purple! This inclusive event is a celebration of female camaraderie — all ages and most abilities are
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Hill & Dale

Since many raced at least once this past weekend we will skip the more intense 400, 300. & 200m workout until next week. Instead we will run the “Hill & Dale” workout of 6 x 3 minutes hard followed by a 3 minute recovery. We will get almost a mile warm-up
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36th Annual Biathlon Sunday August 4th, 2013

Come join us Sunday, August 4th, 2013 at 8:45 AM at  Sycamore Park, Long Pond Road, Mahopac, NY. This classic race combines a 3 mile run  followed by a  ½ mile swim. You may register as a team of two athletes (one runner, one swimmer) or as an individual (in which case
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Brooklyn Half Marathon 2013

Tim Delaney was our first finisher and he placed third in his division!  Jane Lundy and Tom Maile also finished third!  Never one to brag about his own acomplishments, Tom sent us an email about the team’s showing as a whole: Check it out!  Women’s 50+ Team first
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Today’s Workout – 5/15

Possible showers aren’t going to deter us. Are they? Today we will do the pacing workout of 4 times three minutes out and three minutes back to the start. It’s run on a gentle downhill going out and the now uphill coming back. The goal is to get back to the exact
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Mother’s Day 2013 Race Director’s Wrap Up

Thank you to all 369 participants of our Mother’s Day 5k and 2M walk yesterday in FDR Park, and to Mother Nature for not raining on us, and actually clearing up for the awards portion of the day. We had Jerry, a representative from Urban Athletics, who donated wonderful raffle
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Photos from Mother’s Day 2013`

Jack Brennan and Greg Diamond got a ton of great shots out there today. As always, you can get high res versions or prints on flickr.  Jack’s shots are here.  Greg’s are here. Looking for results?
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Mother’s Day 5k Results May 12, 2013

Photos? We got a bunch!   Mothers Day 5K Overall Finish List May 12, 2013 Results By Taconic Road Runners Club 5K Place Name City Bib No Age Age Group Total Time Pace 1 Grace McElroy Sleepy Hollow NY 649 46 1 Overall 19:29.9 6:17/M 2 Kirby Mosenthal Briarcliff Manor NY 546
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