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Dutchess County Classic

The Dutchess County Classic, will celebrate its  41st Anniversary  Sunday, September 15, 2019 at a new location, Duchess Community College, 53 Pendell Road, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601. The staging area is located in the College’s Parking Lot E, 40 Creek Road, Poughkeepsie.

This new location will allow races to take advantage of both the Dutchess Rail Trail and the Walkway Over the Hudson ( for half and full marathons).

This year’s event also features expanded race options including full marathons both running and wheeled, half marathons both running and wheeled, a 5K and a Kids 1 Mile Run.

Age requirements:

1 Mile Run: ages 4-12

5K: Minimum 10 years old by race day, or under 10 with parental permission.

Full and half marathons:  Minimum 14 years old by race day, under 14 with parental permission.

The entry fees:

(Please note: a service fee will be added to each pre-registration)

The wheeled events welcome wheelchairs and hand cranks.

Full marathons (Run and Wheel):   $65 through July 13th, $75 after July 13th, $85 Race Day.

Half Marathons (Run and Wheel):   $55 through July 13th, $65 after July 13th, $75 Race Day.

5K :  $25 through July 13th, $35 after July 13th, $40 Race Day.

Kids 1 Mile Run : Free through pre-registration, $10 Race Day.

T shirt guaranteed to all pre-registered by July 13th.

To register go to dutchesscountyclassic.org.

Please no pets, jogger strollers, headphones, or carrying children while running.

For more information email Susanne O’Neil at soneil@dutchesstourism.org.

Race Schedule:

Week before Race (Sept 9 – 14) Packet pickup at Fleet Feet, 1895 South Road, Poughkeepsie.

Race Day:

If pre-registered, arrive 45 minutes before your race.

If race- day registering, arrive 90 minutes before your race.

6:45 – 7:45 am   Packet pickup

8:00 am  Kids’ 1 Mile Race

 

8:15 am  Full and Half Marathon (Wheel)

8:30 am  Full and Half Marathon (Run)

8:45 am  5K

Refreshments and awards served after race.

Prizes awarded  in many categories- see dutchesscountyclassic.org for details.

Ample parking available.

Last year proceeds from the event benefited United Way of the Dutchess-Orange Region.

For more information visit dutchesscountyclassic.org.

 

Thank you to these generous sponsors:

Health Quest

Orthopedic Associates

Durants Party rentals

Gold’s Gym

Wendy’s

The Children’s Medical Group

Radio Woodstock 100.1 WDST

My Brother Bobby’s Salsa

The Bagel Shoppe

Imaginative Multi-Media

Adams Fairacre Farms

Mid Hudson Road Runners Club

Feldman Physical Therapy

Math & Physics Exploration

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Cerebral Palsy Walk

The Cerebral Palsy Walk will be held Saturday, September 7  2019 on the Walkway Over the Hudson (Highland side), 87 Haviland Rd, Highland, NY 12528.

This Walk, which is organized by Cerebral Palsy of Ulster County, is part of the 7th Annual Accessibility Awareness Day.

The event is FREE to everyone but participants are asked to register for a t-shirt and swag bag to support Cerebral Palsy of Ulster County and this great cause.

The walk begins at 1:00 pm.

There will also be guest speakers, music, bake sale, raffles and more.

For more information call Nancy Shomo at (845) 336-7235  ext. 2202 or email nshomo@cpulster.org.

Cerebral Palsy of Ulster County partners with communities throughout the Mid-Hudson Valley to empower people with disabilities to achieve their highest potential by providing innovative community, educational and residential services.

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Alzheimer’s

We all have causes dear to us. We support charities that touch our hearts for the good works they do – for making the world a better place.

Sometimes we support causes that fight afflictions, like cancer, that have taken our loved ones.

For me, the Alzheimer’s Association is such a cause. Alzheimer’s disease wiped out my father’s side of my family as well as friends and friends of friends.

I hope for a cure so others escape that fate. And, because of forgetful moments, I hope for myself.

Many share my particular brand of pain and hope, and some are moved to action.

One such action is the Walk to End Alzheimer’s this Sunday, September 8th at the White Memorial Conservation Center in Litchfield. It is one of 600 Walks held in the coming weeks around the Nation.

Folks will solicit pledges from friends, family and neighbors and then walk the two –  mile course through the beautiful White Memorial grounds. Over 325 people have signed up so far.

If Alzheimer’s has touched your life, consider walking  this Sunday in Litchfield or on the Walkway Over the Hudson on September 29th.

And if you can’t walk, perhaps make a pledge to someone who is.

One in three seniors will die of Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia.

There are 5.8 million Alzheimer’s sufferers in the U.S., growing by one every 65 seconds.

There are16 million Alzheimer’s caregivers.

Learn more about the Walk to End Alzheimer’s Litchfield and Dutchess at sportingAcause.com.

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Discover Hudson Valley Ride 2019

The Discover Hudson Valley Ride 2019 will be held Sunday, June 30, 2019 at the Victor C. Waryas Park, Waryas Park Promenade, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601.

The non-competitive event offers five routes of varying length- 15, 33, 55, 75 and 100 miles. All routes involve a crossing of the Hudson River either via the Walkway Over the Hudson or the Mid-Hudson Bridge.

The event has a very comprehensive website detailing routes, Ride requirements, registration  and much more.  Find it here: https://www.bike.nyc/events/discover-hudson-valley-ride/.

Entry fees from May 12th – June 26th 2019 :

Adult (15 years and older)  $95

Adult plus Bike New York Membership  $135

Youth (ages 3 – 14)  $75

Online registration ends June 26th, but day-of-event registration is available for an additional $10 per person, cash only.

Saturday , June 29th (day before Ride)

Noon – 5:00 pm Late Registration

Sunday (day of Ride)

Please arrive one half hour before the close of your ride window to allow signup time.

7:00 am Late Registration

Start Time Window Schedule:

15 Mile  9:30 – 10:15 am

33 Mile  9:15 – 10:15 am

55 Mile  8:30 – 9:30 am

75 Mile  8:00 – 8:45 am

100 Mile  7:30 – 8:00 am

Live music and BBQ after rides.

Proceeds from the Ride will fund Bike New York’s free bike education program which in 2017 benefited over 25,000 New Yorkers.

For more information email info@bike.nyc or call (212) 870-2080.

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Hand in Hand 5K Run/Walk

The Hand in Hand 5K Run/Walk will be held Sunday, April 7, 2019 on Walkway over the Hudson,  Poughkeepsie side, 61 Parker Ave., Poughkeepsie, NY 12601. The Walk over the Hudson, which is a New York State Park, is the world’s longest footbridge. The race starts on the Poughkeepsie side and runs out and back.

Pre-register at active.com before April 1st. The first 125 registrants will  receive a free Stay-Dry event T shirt. The early registration price is $20 and $25 on race day. Walking price is $10. Registrants will also be entered into a raffle for Yankee box seat tickets.

The race day schedule is as follows:

8:30 am  Registration

9:30 am  5K run/walk begins.

Refreshments before and after race. Awards.

Awards go to the top three male and female finishers in each of seven age groups. There will be a $50 prize for the first place overall male and female finisher.

Proceeds from the race will benefit the Panichi Family Center for Communications and Learning  through the Mid-Hudson Regional Hospital Network.

For directions to and parking suggestions at the Walk over the Hudson visit walkway.org.

For more information about the Hand in Hand 5K or to register call Race Director Lori Hale at (845) 373-9511  ext.256 or email  lhale@maplebrookschool.org.

To learn more about the Panichi Family Center visit midhudsonregional.org/special-needs-preschool.

Organizers thank the 2018 sponsors for their generosity.

Lead Event Sponsors:

Maplebrook School

Royal Carting Service Company

Platinum Sponsor:

CEJJ, Inc

Award Sponsor:

Marshall & Sterling

Silver Sponsors:

Bank of Millbrook

Corporate Care International

Dutchess Community College Foundation

Tomkins Mahopac Bank

Bronze Sponsors:

Anonymous

Mile Marker Sponsors:

Central Hudson

Meyer Contracting Corporation

Teahan & Constantino

Food/Beverage Support:

Mid-Hudson Regional Hospital

Sugar & Spice

 

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Beautiful Places

Have you noticed how quickly time has passed by this year? Seasons seem only to last a month or so, then gone- especially autumn. Already October is half over, and leaf-viewing opportunities are fading. We’ll have to hustle if we want to capture the glory of the Tri-State’s most precious time of year.

And we have some recommendations for where to see it all. These are the beautiful places often mentioned in sportingAcause- the venues where so many walks and runs take place throughout the year. They are the parks and trails where folks can safely run and walk often without venturing onto a highway and maybe take in their surroundings as they pass by.

The White Memorial Conservation Center is one, with 40 miles of trails within 4,000 acres of woodlands, fields, rivers and wetlands in Litchfield, CT. Learn more at whitememorialcc.org.

Another is the Walkway Over the Hudson, a converted rail road trestle which spans high above the Hudson River in Poughkeepsie, NY. Dozens of walks and 5K’s are held here every year. In fact a Walk To End Alzheimer’s and a Walk To Defeat ALS will be held there this Saturday and Sunday, respectively. Take part in one and view the river vistas at the same time. Visit walkway.org for details.

The Harlem Valley Rail Trail and the tongue-twisting Ashuwillticook Rail Trail, in Millerton, NY and Cheshire, MA respectively, offer miles of paved pathways with gorgeous views. Visit hvrt.org and mass.gov/locations/ashuwillticook-rail-trail for more info.

And here are some more candidates for great autumn viewing:

Ferncliff Forest, Rhinebeck, NY,   ferncliffforest.org

Barbour Woods, Norfolk, CT

Peach Hill Park,   Poughkeepsie, NY peach-hill-park.org

Pittsfield State Forest, Pittsfield, MA mass.gov/locations/pittsfield-state-forest

Brodie Park, New Hartford, CT, town.new-hartford.ct.us/recreation-department/pages/brodie-park

Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary, Lenox, MA , massaudubon.org

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