Dutchess County Classic registration

We’ll post more on this here and on social media throughout the summer, but we’re really hoping to have a strong Marist Running Alumni showing at this year’s Dutchess County Classic, which is on Sunday, September 15. The Classic is totally revamped. It is starting and finishing at Dutchess Community College, just up the hill from Marist. Except for a brief stretch on Creek Road (passing a Stewart’s Shop along the way!), the course is run entirely on the Walkway Over the Hudson and the Dutchess Rail Trail. There is a 5K, half marathon and this year the marathon returns to the race docket. Because of the new course and the familiar race distances, a lot of folks have been confusing it with the now defunct Walkway Marathon series. Several alums have texted me saying they are excited to return to Poughkeepsie for the “Walkway race” … which is fine, except it’s the Classic. Hey. Call it whatever you want, I just hope you come back to race it! Race director Susanne O’Neil shares our desire to have a strong Marist Running presence. As a result, she has offered us a 10-percent discount with online registrations with the discount code of “Redfox10” … so hopefully that will incentivize folks returning to the race.