5k races in NY in 05?

David Berkowitz said:

I'm just starting out running, and I'd like to have some races to
shoot for - not to win just yet, just to participate in.

Does anyone know of any 5K races in NY in the next few months? I think
that would be a good distance to start training for and work up from
there. I checked the NY Roadrunner's club, and their calendar has
nothing past this month.

Take a look at Jan-Feb this year and it should give you some idea-- they
tend to run much the same schedule each year.

They have a 5 mile and a 10 mile in January, a 4 mile and a 10k in Feb, and
I think there's also a 5k in either Jan or Feb (the gridiron classic).

Because of the geography of the central park course, the 5k courses are
somewhat awkward, they require switchbacks and aren't all that fast. I'd
suggest looking at a 4 mile race (these go around the 4 mile loop once) or
a 5 mile race (especially on the lower 5 -- one of the faster central park
courses) instead.

Cheers,
--
Donovan Rebbechi
http://pegasus.rutgers.edu/~elflord/

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I'm just starting out running, and I'd like to have some races to
shoot for - not to win just yet, just to participate in.

Will you shoot them if you lose?

bit of nyrr trivia for you donnie. i'm told from some experienced hardcore
guys that the 4 mile loop bandshell loop is in fact not. i don't know to what
extent/measure...however i believe it's shy by a matter of as much as
100meters...more or less. i forgot the measurement. check it out...your
coach should know.

however all the other courses are accurate. why have a 4 mile race be a 3.9
mile race or so? answer?->it's nice to have the start and finish perfectly atop
the knoll (hill)...and not 50 or 75 yards over the top and down.

when i was first told this...i thought as a "circuit" w/the same start and stop
points...it was just a little too perfect to be truly accurate. i suppose
nowadways someone coud measure it for 100% accuracy w/a gps device.....

Lanceandrew said:

bit of nyrr trivia for you donnie. i'm told from some experienced hardcore
guys that the 4 mile loop bandshell loop is in fact not. i don't know to what
extent/measure...however i believe it's shy by a matter of as much as
100meters...more or less. i forgot the measurement. check it out...your
coach should know.

The 4 mile loop is supposed to be slightly long.

4.04 according to this:

http://www.nyrr.org/divisions/training/cpdistances.html

This is why the finish and start line are in slightly different places. If you
look carefully, they put the start map about 60 yards in front of the finish
mat.

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however all the other courses are accurate. why have a 4 mile race be a 3.9
mile race or so? answer?->it's nice to have the start and finish perfectly

There's no way it's only 3.9. You know this from your WAVA scores, right ? 0.1
miles would be about 35-40 seconds different. You'd easily notice a difference
that large.

Everyone runs similar scores on the 4 mile loop and the lower 5 (actually, my
best was on the lower 5)

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atop the knoll (hill)...and not 50 or 75 yards over the top and down.

when i was first told this...i thought as a "circuit" w/the same start and
stop points...it was just a little too perfect to be truly accurate.

(-; as above.

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suppose nowadways someone coud measure it for 100% accuracy w/a gps
device.....

These devices will give you about a 1% margin of error.

Cheers,
--
Donovan Rebbechi
http://pegasus.rutgers.edu/~elflord/

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I'm just starting out running, and I'd like to have some races to
shoot for - not to win just yet, just to participate in.

Does anyone know of any 5K races in NY in the next few months? I think
that would be a good distance to start training for and work up from
there. I checked the NY Roadrunner's club, and their calendar has
nothing past this month.

Thanks for any info.

David

Where in NY? Do you really mean NYC? As an aside I always like to play
with folks I meet out of state. Them: "You're from New York State?
Which part?" Me: "There is a state attached to the city?"

Permit me to advise you to avoid the NYRRC races in the city. They are
huge crowded affairs. For your first race look for race with a more
local flavor. This will allow you to mingle with some folks.

The NYRRC races in the winter (or the rest of the year) really don't
have much chance for post race activities.

For local races on Long Island try GLIRC.org

Andy

Permit me to advise you to avoid the NYRRC races in the city. They are huge
crowded affairs. For your first race look for race with a more local flavor.
This will allow you to mingle with some folks. The NYRRC races in the winter
(or the rest of the year) really don't have much chance for post race
activities.
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........andy, i'm not sure i understand how you reeeeaaaalllllly feel. could
you perhaps drive your point a little further into the ground?......perhaps one
more rip and you'll have a very fine point on the axe you're grinding. oh look
here...i'm racing tomorrow w/the nyrrc in one of those huge crowded affairs
with no flavor (despite it's name, the Hot Chocolate 15K)...and after the race
people are invited to join in for hot chocolate and mingle. i''be sure to send
the RD your best wishes tomorrow and we'll try not to have too much flavor,
mingling, and fun.

Thanks for all your postings, everyone. I'm enjoying the trivia as much
as I am the hard info.

I am indeed in NYC, and you know what they say about exercise - if it's
not nearby, you won't do it. Well, that's true for me, and until I'm up
to 10k, 25k, 50k, races, then I won't be too ambitious seeking them
out. This is a good start, so NYC it is.

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Thanks for all your postings, everyone. I'm enjoying the trivia as much
as I am the hard info.

I am indeed in NYC, and you know what they say about exercise - if it's
not nearby, you won't do it. Well, that's true for me, and until I'm up
to 10k, 25k, 50k, races, then I won't be too ambitious seeking them
out. This is a good start, so NYC it is.

nyrr have their jan and feb calendars up now. check it out.

Cheers,
--
Donovan Rebbechi
http://pegasus.rutgers.edu/~elflord/