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…
athon would make me happy. Ryan Cooper I would say it was getting a PR at H2H. https://hmrrc.com/members/pacesetter/2024/january/members-2023-achievements-and-2024-goals

Ryan Cooper – Athlete of the Month

Ryan loves to clown around and entertain all those around him but underneath this exterior is an athlete who has triumphed through hard work and discipline. He is a fighter. In the process, he has propelled others around him to achieve their best too. Wha…
https://hmrrc.com/members/pacesetter/2024/january/ryan-cooper-athlete-month

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…
t know the guy. Ryan Cooper Went in with no specific plan other tha https://hmrrc.com/members/pacesetter/2023/december/stockade-athon-2023-run-top

Swag: Its Glory Days

by Benita Zahn and FriendsMention the term swag to a runner and there is an instant knowing reaction and pictures of the glory of past race treasures. After Benita's article, members of the HMRRC reminisce on glorious swag they have received. Swag seems t…
iamiMan also gave us mugs and good hats. Ryan Cooper For swag https://hmrrc.com/members/pacesetter/2023/december/swag-its-glory-days

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 …
Ryan Cooper For my favorite race of 2023 I would sa https://hmrrc.com/members/pacesetter/2023/december/hmrrc-2024-running-schedule-your-fav-races-2023-and-2024-goals

We RUN the Stockade-athon for FUN!

by Mat Nark and FriendsMat Nark gives a history of the Stockade-athon race, one of the country's oldest and best 15Ks, and highlights why he loves his group to run it. After the race, Mat is sponsoring a party at 151 Bar and Restaurant on Lafayette St., S…
I believe this is possible. Ryan Cooper Tyler Morrissey will probably wear the … Davenport and I had the pleasure of meeting Ryan Cooper 2 years ago running this race https://hmrrc.com/members/pacesetter/2023/november/we-run-stockade-athon-fun

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 …
Ryan Cooper I have run it twice with a 1 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. …
click here How to Get a PR by Ryan Cooper Ryan Cooper aka https://hmrrc.com/members/pacesetter/2023/october/septembers-articles-case-you-missed-them

Run4 the River Half Marathon 2023 – a Race to Remember

by Chris BishopThe Run4 the River Half Marathon was a good race to practice for the upcoming HMRRC MHR Half Marathon on October 8. The results of the Run4 the River Half were spectacular with a duel between Stephen Paddock and Ricardo Estremara for first …
Strength Group Ryan Cooper https://hmrrc.com/members/pacesetter/2023/september/run4-river-half-marathon-2023-race-remember

Where Have All the Runners Gone?

by Benita ZahnParticipation at running events locally and nationally has been declining. Why is that? Ms. Zahn comes up with some hypotheses and wonders how to best "engage the next generation of runners." A group of HMRRC members was asked what they fel…
Ryan Cooper I think this is because we saw a temporary https://hmrrc.com/members/pacesetter/2023/september/where-have-all-runners-gone

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