Announcing the Walkway Marathon

Several members of our men's and women's track and cross country program shivered through a midday press conference today announcing the formation of a new and exciting running event in the mid-Hudson Valley: The Walkway Marathon. The race will consist of a marathon and a half marathon, both of which will start and finish on the Marist Riverfront. The beginning and the end of both races will probably follow a very similar path to the Red Fox Trot 5K, but will exit the East Campus and go on Fulton Street to Fairview Avenue to the Dutchess

Rail Trail. The remainder of the courses will go out and back on the DRT, and then over the Walkway and out and back on the Hudson Valley Rail Trail before returning through Fairview back to the Marist Waterfront for the finish.

Because the race will start and finish on the Marist campus, we were asked to offer our support to the "presser" today. We are highly appreciative of our athletes' taking part in this event under less-than-ideal circumstances. The races will be held on Saturday, June 13. We will continue to provide updates as they become

available. For now, the Walkway organization will be teaming with the Mid-Hudson Road Runners Club to put this new event together. It promises to be an exciting event.