Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Race Update Letter to runners 9/5

Hey Runners,

I have ordered Technical T-Shirts for the September 11th 50K. You can pay for them know, online and they will also be available before or after the race. You can also come pick the shirts up at the New York Running Company on Saturday afternoon from 10-6. To order go to the event website http://september11th50k.blogspot.com/p/sept-11th-50k-sept-11th-50k-s-15.html and you can pay on paypal. To give you an idea of what it will look like, check out the attachment.

Security: Sunday there should be lots of crowds downtown for the September 11th official ceremonies, so be conscious of traffic and crowds. I hear the President will be in town too. We will be running north east to get away from the crowds and hopefully on the way back it won't be too bad when we run past the WTC site.

Route: I am planning on biking the route on Friday to check on any traffic detours that we may encounter. In noticed a couple of spots Saturday during my run, and there is some construction on the east river path too. Friday or Saturday I will post any changes, a map of my bike ride via Garmin, and I will pass out paper directions on Sunday morning. We will run up the east side to start, and go past the world trade center sight near the finish.

Finishing Times: We will record the finishing times and will post them on the website. So all you Marathon Maniacs and inspiring Marathon Maniacs you can get credit for your stars. I also plan on writing the race up and submitting the results to Ultra Running Magazine. We will have a book at the finish line or you can email or tweet me your finishing times if you miss the book.

Post Race: Thanks to Stephen England, who ran by this place we will have the post race at the Beekman Beer Garden Beach Club, located at 89 South St., North side of Pier 17, New York, NY 10038. http://nymag.com/listings/bar/water-taxi-beach02/ . Should be a good way to unwind after the run, and watch some opening weekend football.

If anyone has any questions or suggestions please give me an email.

Happy Running,

Mat

Monday, September 5, 2011

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Sunday, August 14, 2011

September 11th 50k Race Info Update

Info
Date: September 11, 2011

Time:
8:00

Place: In front of the Main Entrance to the Staten Island Ferry in Battery Park. We will run North East towards to the Brooklyn Bridge on the east river. We will cut to first Avenue at around 34th Street untill we reach 59th Street. Then we will head back to the river until around 125th Street. We will cut through Harlem to till we reach the Harlem River Drive, follow the Greenway signs to the Hudson River path around the George Washington Bridge. Then we will run south on the west side bike path. We will pass the World Trade site on the way back to the finish at the Staten Island Ferry.

Distance
31-32

Support: self supported bring water bottle or hydration pack, money stop at bodegas, pretzel stands, the twin donut for additional nutrition needs.

Finishing Times:
We will collect the finishing times and post them on this website and send them to Ultrarunner magazine. Runners will get credit for Marathon Maniac stars.

Post Race: Beekman Beer Garden Beach Club, located at 89 South St., North side of Pier 17, New York, NY 10038. http://nymag.com/listings/bar/water-taxi-beach02/ . Should be a good way to unwind after the run, and watch some opening weekend football.

Post Race: Beekman Beer Gardne http://nymag.com/listings/bar/water-taxi-beach02/
Registration: Close

Thursday, August 11, 2011

Marathon Maniacs Calender

We are a month away from the run. Looking forward to it. Feel free to share in questions, suggestions that you may have to make it a better experience. We will be stopping at bodegas, pretzel stands, bagel shops, and the Twin Donut as our aid stations.
Today the September 11th 50K was added to the Marathon Maniacs calender. So you can get stars. http:

Saturday, August 6, 2011

Listed in Ultra Runner Magazine Calender

We are know listed on the ultrarunner magazine calender, so we are listed on more than just local facebook and the local NYC Ultra/Trails Meet Up group. See what kind of feedback this leads to.

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

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Info

Date: September 11, 2011

Time: 8:00

Place: In front of the Main Entrance to the Staten Island Ferry in Battery Park

Distance 31-32

This is the first year and we will have a book at the end to fill in your finishing times.

September 11th 50K

The response to my idea of having a run around Manhattan has been resounding over 20 people have expressed interest. A lot more than I had originally thought. So I have decided to set up this blog has the go to place for information. So that being said instead of being an informal run it will be a Fat Ass Race. Low key, there might be other things if people are interested.

September 11th 50K Run around Manhattan

I am putting together a run around Manhattan, it will be called the September 11th 50K on September 11th. It will be a Fat Ass 50K around the island of Manhattan to honor September 11th. I thought it would be a good way to honor the day. So far I have gotten some positive responses. We will meet at the entrance to the Staten Island Ferry and start and finish downtown. Feel free to get the word out.

Thanks,

Mat