St. Paddy’s Day Surprise for the Udvadias: Ryan wins Runnin’ of the Green 5k and Cara delivers Little Louie

by Mark MindelRyan and Cara Udvadia are two of the top local runners in the Capital Region. After Ryan won this year’s Runnin’ of the Green 5k, the couple welcomed their baby boy Louis into the world. Congratulations to Ryan and Cara! …
or the Run Club Track Club with the likes of Charlie Ragone and John Longo. Cara runs for the Capital Reg https://hmrrc.com/members/pacesetter/2024/april/st-paddys-day-surprise-udvadias-ryan-wins-runnin-green-5k-and-cara-delivers-little-louie

Members’ 2023 Achievements and 2024 Goals

by 30 Members+2023 saw many great achievements involving races we love and some with exotic ones like a 50K race in the Swiss Alps (Bill Hoffman). Some involved incredible achievements like running 6 marathons in a year with the last three being sub 3 hou…
solid training to make those attempts. Charlie Ragone This year https://hmrrc.com/members/pacesetter/2024/january/members-2023-achievements-and-2024-goals

Stockade-athon 2023: Run to the Top

by Charlie Ragone and Mat Nark's Running TeamThe race to the top is vividly described by Charlie Ragone, of Run Club, who came in 2nd. He chronicles the race among the top three that even included dealing with smoke from a fire! Mat Nark trained members o…
by Charlie Ragone and Mat Nark… Charlie Ragone and Jack Huber The above picture says it a…ll. The top three duking it out. I asked Charlie Ragone Charlie Ragone This year https://hmrrc.com/members/pacesetter/2023/december/stockade-athon-2023-run-top

HMRRC 2024 Running Schedule & Your Fav Races of 2023 and 2024 Goals

The HMRRC Race Schedule for 2024 is out and now is the time for you to plan your 2024 race calendar. In addition, a list of member favorites for 2023 were added. If you would like to add your favorite 2023 races to the article, use the link at the bottom …
Run Club member Charlie Ragone came in 2nd and we set age https://hmrrc.com/members/pacesetter/2023/december/hmrrc-2024-running-schedule-your-fav-races-2023-and-2024-goals

After You Run the Stockade-athon, Party with Run and CREW Club Members

by Charlie Ragone and Karen Bertasso HughesAfter running 15K through Schenectady at the Stockade-athon, it’s time for you to party with Run Club and CREW members at Great Flats Brewing plus receive a free glass of beer and more! For ful…
by Charlie Ragone and Karen Bertasso Hughes On November 12 https://hmrrc.com/members/pacesetter/2023/november/after-you-run-stockade-athon-party-run-and-crew-club-members

HMRRC Stockade-athon Survey and More

On November 12, at Veteran's Park in Schenectady, the 47th Stockade-athon will be held. We thought it would be fun to interview runners who were veterans. Some have run it several times and some, a lot like Tom O'Grady, who will reach the magic number 15 …
Charlie Ragone I have Run the stockade 3 times now and https://hmrrc.com/members/pacesetter/2023/october/hmrrc-stockade-athon-survey-and-more

September’s Articles: In Case you Missed Them

September's issue included a lot of exciting race descriptions. The Tawasentha 5K race series newly hosted by Kari and John Deer at times looked like an Army recruiting film, with runners holding onto a rope going through a waist-high rain filled stream. …
n a coffee shop in Albany. Aidan Canavan and Charlie Ragone were looking for a way to continue their athl https://hmrrc.com/members/pacesetter/2023/october/septembers-articles-case-you-missed-them

Run Club – for College Grads to Continue Their Running Careers

by John Longo, DPT"The origins of the club, as legend has it, began one day in a coffee shop in Albany. Aidan Canavan and Charlie Ragone were looking for a way to continue their athletic-running careers... Specifically, Aidan and Charlie viewed running as…
DPT Charlie Ragone and Aidan Canavan…n a coffee shop in Albany. Aidan Canavan and Charlie Ragone were looking for a way to continue their athl https://hmrrc.com/members/pacesetter/2023/september/run-club-college-grads-continue-their-running-careers

How Do You Stay in Shape During the Winter?

by Members of the HMRRCThis question was asked to different runners. Their replies are varied and opinions about treadmill use are definitely diverse. Winter is a challenging time, but all have learned to cope with it and some to love it. …
re in your favorite season. Charlie Ragone This is my January training schedule https://hmrrc.com/members/pacesetter/2023/february/how-do-you-stay-shape-during-winter

2022 Favorite Races and 2023 Planned Races

by Members of the HMRRCOver 35 runners responded to this question and their answers ran across the board. At the end of the responses, there is a poem by HMRRC Poet Laureate Brina Seguine that encapsulates the running year of 2022. For fu…
some may surprise you. Aidan Canavan and Charlie Ragone Our favorite race of the 2022 season has https://hmrrc.com/members/pacesetter/2023/january/2022-favorite-races-and-2023-planned-races

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