Marist Running

Outdoor season has begun. Our first meet was Saturday at West Point. This season will find me behind the wheel of a van more often than not,...

In case anyone is interested, here the link to the article I wrote about my old coach, Steve Lurie.

We have a new home for our Wednesday, 11 a.m., practices: Vassar College and its beautiful new track. Coach James McCowan was a great runner...

A surefire sign that I have a great group of athletes to coach is this: After a long break from practice -- like our recent spring break -- ...

Most readers of this blog did not know Steve Lurie, who passed away earlier this month in Arizona. Steve was the Marist running coach back i...

A few bits of news and results from Marist alumni runners ... -- At Sunday's National Half Marathon in Washington, DC, Sean Prinz was 10...

Sorry for the lack of posts. This is spring break and the team is scattered hither and yon -- at home or in foreign countries. My cell phone...

Congrats to Marist Running alumni Mike Melfi (class of 1999) and Steve Hicks (class of 2005) for going 1-2 at Sunday's fourth annual Tip...

For those of you that are big Track and Field News fans (oddly, I am NOT), here is a TFN-type list for you with the entire season's wort...

IC4As: Girma Segni had a tough race in the 5km, a big disappointment for him. The race started ridiculously slow (40-second first lap!) then...

Thanks for the comments, well-wishes and texts. Saturday was a great day for Adam. Today is a new day as Girma runs the 5k this afternoon, p...

Adam Vess won the IC4A title in the 3,000-meter run today at BU. It was a thrilling day for all involved. His time of 8:05.82 eclipsed his P...

For those that are not aware: Big snowstorm on the way tonight (Sunday) into Monday. Possibly as much of a foot of snow. There goes running ...

In the order they were raced ... Mile run Kyle Havard: 34 (long split, 209m), 67 (33), 1:40 (33), 2:14 (34), 2:47 (33), 3:21 (34), 3:55 (34)...

Late night at the Armory, the last Armory meet of the year for us. Didn't get home till about 1:30 a.m. Seems like we have lived there t...

In the order they were raced ... 5,000-meter run Girma Segni 14:43.87. 2nd place . 36, 70 (34), 1:45 (35), 2:21 (36), 2:56 (35) 3:31 (35), 4...

Just tracked down some more results from the meet and there are a few more highlights ... -- Max Carow broke his own SR in the pole vault in...

First of all, thanks to all alums and others that have expressed concern about my son's condition. He has a severe case of the flu, alon...

800-meter run John Carabetta: 29.4, 58.7 (29.3), 1:28.1 (29.4), 1:58.91 (30.81). Personal-best. Nicely done. Conor Shelley (running unattach...

I have missed being at practice the past few days, but obviously I need to be here with my son as he recuperates from his illnesses. Because...