NY Road Runners All-Women Mini 10k Race Review by Fran

RUN REPORT 6/7/09
I have to report on my long run yesterday. I was "touristing" in NY City and decided a must do was to run in Central Park for my long run.
Shortly after I entered the park, it was evident a race was taking place (I was running in the opposite direction of the race). A bicyclist was ahead of the first runner who was flanked & escorted by police. I thought, WOW, must be important. Yep, it was--- supported by the fact that the first twenty or so runners had their names on their bibs! I was thrilled to be watching the New York Road Runners all women's Mini 10K (not sure why that name when it was a 10K!). Rose Kosgei, a Kenyan, who lives in SANTA FE, NM won the event. It was thrill to continue to watch as 6,500 WOMEN finished the event, which I was able to watch since I was running opposite the racers.
I chatted with a two runners since I needed water & a porta stop and then finished my run--- continuing whence I came, back down 7th Ave. from Central Park to the hostel where I stayed. I had wanted to just be able say I had run in Central Park, but the NYRR event made the run and memory even sweeter!

Fran

Cloucroft Race Report by Rick

At the 6/6 2009 (8.1 mile) Cloudcroft Rails to Trails run, Socorro runners turned out in force and cleaned up! The run was a (mostly) down and up loop with about a 900 food elevation change following old railroad beds and trails in the Sacramento Mountains (http://www.nmrailstotrails.org/race). Here's a photo of the happy crew c/o Steve and Lindsay Montoya.

(out of 126 Runners )

Steven Montoya: 1:11:09 (4th overall, 2nd in age group)
Tim Abeyta: 1:14:10 (8th overall, 2nd in age group)
Sierra Cahall 1:14:42 (11th overall, 3rd in age group)
Rick Aster: 1:17:19 (16th overall, 2nd in age group)
Ellen Aster: 1:17:46 (17th overall; 3rd female, 1st in age group)
Jan Tarr: 1:25:48 (30th overall; 1st in age group)
Jaron Martinez 1:28:08 (35th overall)
Nicky Mortensen 139.26 (57th overall, 2nd in age group)