THE LOCUST GROVE SPRING TRAIL RACE (5K) is May 15 at 6 p.m. in Poughkeepsie. This benefits the Morse Center at Locust Grove, a National Historic Landmark. The scenic trail course winds along carriage roads overlooking the Hudson. Registration fees: $15 non-refundable (due by May 7), $18 after May 7. Here is your application and here is the Web site.

THE DUTCHESS ARC LAUREL RUN is May 18 at 10 a.m. at Freedom Park, LaGrange. 10 mile and 5K races in open and master categories. Separate 2 mile walking course. Cash prizes and trophies to top finishers. Incentive prizes for walkers who raise pledges. Registration starts at 8:30 a.m. $15 advance, $20 day of race. Contact Jean Catala at (845) 635-8084 ext. 100, e-mail info@dutchess-arc.org, or download PDF application.

The Broadway Run in Newburgh is a 5K on May 18, and it benefits Safe Harbors of the Hudson. The time for the 5K is 9:15. The mile run will be at 8:30. Yes, you can do both. Here is the web site and Here are the details as they appear on Active.com.

THE OLANA STAR LOOP is Wednesday, May 21 at 6:30 p.m. Olana is the home of the late Frederic Church, one of the first American Landscape artists to gain worldwide recognition. The castle sits high on a hill overseeing the eastern shore of the Hudson River. Carriage roads around the estate make for some of the finest running around. Run the carriage roads and trails around the lake, through tall forests and up many hills. One of the prettiest courses you'll find (and one of the most difficult). Olana is on Rt. 9G, one mile south of the Rip Van Winkle Bridge, which crosses the Hudson between Catskill and Hudson. Meet at the lake at 6 p.m. For details, contact race director Doug Freese at dfreese@hvc.rr.com or 845-246-7954. This is a low-key, informal race that is part of the Onteora Runners Club's Catskill Mountain Spring Series. It is open to all at $2 per race. Sign up on the day of race only. All competitors must sign a waiver.

The Woodstock Races (15K and 5K) are at Zena School in Woodstock on May 26. 15K at 9 a.m. and 5K at 9:45 a.m. Race day registration 7:30 a.m. until 15 minutes before each race. Cost is $15 until 5/19 and $20 after. $1 off for ORC members. Revised race entry form. For information, call Jan Pollo at (845) 684-5233 or email janpollo40@yahoo.com. Sign up online. The 15K is an Onteora Runners Grand Prix race!

June 2008

High Rock to Indian Chair is Wednesday, June 4 at 6:30 p.m. Join in a 2.25-mile journey along the first road to scale this part of the Catskill Mountains. After starting at Dick Vincent's Cliff House, you will ascend to the High Rock overlooking the Kaaterskill Clove, Palenville, the Hudson Valley and the Berkshires. On a clear day you can se forever. Your journey will take you up 1,300 feet of elevation on a remnant of a lost highway. This self-timed, self-supported trek is not for the faint of heart. It is rocky, steep and treacherous; in other words, it's a real good time. There is no aid or return transportation (other than your own feet!). For more info, contact Race Director Debbie Briggs at wanderlust@webjogger.net or 845-876-6214. This is a low-key, informal race that is part of the Onteora Runners Club's Catskill Mountain Spring Series. It is open to all at $2 per race. Sign up on the day of race only. All competitors must sign a waiver.

THE VIOLET AVENUE TWO-SOME RACE benefits the Violet Avenue Elementary School's health and wellness program. The date is June 6 and the time is 6:30 p.m. This is a two-member, 3-mile team race. The kids run and 1.5-mile walk begins at 6 p.m. $8 per team prior May 30th and $10 per team after that date. For more details, send an e-mail to Tomi Nonenmacher. This is a PDF race application form.

The Jamie Shaw/Rondout Valley Babe Ruth League Memorial Scholarship Race/Walk is June 7 at Rondout Valley High School. An out-and-back finishing at the nice high school track. Great food and very nice people. Cost is only $12 if you sign up early. Coordinated by the Onteora Runners! Application.

The 10th annual Kinderhook Bank OK5K is Saturday, June 7, at 9 a.m. in the Kinderhook, N.Y. Village Square (Columbia County). Kids races at 8:30 a.m. Registration and more info at this Web site.

Race for Magic is Sunday, June 7, at the Recreational Park of Red Hook. 9:30 a.m. is registration; 10:45 a.m. is the children's fun run; 11:15 a.m. is the 2-mile walk and the 5K is at 11:30 a.m. Entry form.

The Reach Foundation 5K and 1 mile fun run at the Joseph St. Lawrence Center/Torne Valley Sports Complex in Hillburn, New York (Rockland County), is Sunday, June 8. Register at 8 a.m. The 5K starts at 9 and the 1-mile starts at 10. Questions? Call Rosy at (914) 414 3069 or visit the Web site to print an application or register.

The Need for Speed Relay Against Domestic Violence is Sunday June 8. Teams of six to nine runners tackle 50 miles through Westchester County. Event begins at Bear Mountain State Park and ends in New Rochelle. Nine legs, all varying in terrain and distance. Application and Web site.

The Onteora Mile is June 13 at Onteora High School. This is the shortest race of the Onteora Grand Prix. Always a fun time at Rondout High School's beautiful track in Boiceville. The event starts at 7 p.m. but the registration starts at 6 and the children's races begin at 6:30. Application. Onteora Runners Grand Prix race!

The Bruce Schenker Memorial 5k Run/Walk is June 14 at The Gilded Otter in New Paltz. Walkers begin at 9:20 a.m. Running race starts at 9:30 a.m. Register online $20 adults, $5 children. A portion of the race proceeds will be donated to Hospice & Orphaned Children in Africa Fighting AIDS, as well as a local arts scholarship. For more information, contact Stacey Schenker at 914-474-5258 or by e-mail at staceyschenker@yahoo.com.

The Platte Clove Mountain Run is one of the area's oldest and toughest races. The date is June 16, and this is the postponed date since there was road work that got in the way of the original date. It starts in West Saugerties and climbs the steep Devil's Kitchen to Elka Park. After an easy first mile the course rises sharply uphill, gaining about 1300 feet of elevation in two miles. The race finishes at the top, and you might want to catch a ride back down to your car. The road is too steep to plow in the winter, so authorities close it after the first snowfall! Meet at the corner of Manorville Rd. and Platte Clove Mt. Rd. Directions: From Saugerties, take Route 212 west to Centerville and make a right onto County Rt. 35 (Blue Mt. Road). About 2 miles later, bear left at the fork onto County Rt. 33. Take that road straight and it turns into Platte Clove Mt. Rd. after County Rt. 33 turns left. Meet on the corner of Platte Clove Mt. Road and Manorville Rd. at 6 p.m. The race starts about three-fourths of a mile up Manorville Rd. This is a low-key, informal race (part of the Onteora Runners Club Catskill Mountain Series) that is open to all at $2 per runner! Sign up only on the day of race. All competitors must sign a waiver. For details, contact race director Jean Kerr at dakotajean@aol.com.

The Summer Solstice 15K Trail Race and 1.6 Mile Walk is a fundraiser for the Lou Gross Memorial Fund. Spectacularly scenic trail running at Minnewaska State Park (Route 44/55, New Paltz) at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 18. Race entry form.

The Bridge Fever River Run is June 21 along the City of Poughkeepsie waterfront. There will be a 5K and a one-mile children's fun run. The races will begin and end at Dongan Square and Mill Street in the city. The children's race is at 8:30 a.m. and the 5K begins at 9 a.m. Race entry form. For more information, call Hugh Edmonds at 914-498-1551.

July 2008

The Mamas and Papas Senior Citizen Run/Walk is a 4K (2.48-mile) event on July 12 (note new date!) at the Town of Wappinger Town Hall, Middlebush Road. Entrants must be 60 and over. PDF race entry form. For details, call race director Pete Sanfilippo at (845) 297-7950.

The Hudson Valley Rail Trail 8K is July 19 at 9 a.m. in Highland. Start at Tony Williams Park on South Riverside Road in Highland. The course is on a paved, flat, mostly shady, scenic trail. Registration is $15 up to July 1 and $20 after. Call (845) 691-6623 or (845) 691-6102. Onteora Runners Grand Prix race!

August 2008

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