It was a (Marist Running) family reunion this weekend at the Hudson Valley half marathon on the Walkway. Numerous members of the Marist Running family competed the half marathon on an overcast and damp Sunday morning.
Our athletes ran well and enjoyed each other's company AND came back to reunite with their old coach and their old team, many of whom were out there early to cheer on all the runners. A very neat thing all around!
(Note on finish times: The course was USATF certified and accurate, but due to race management error on the turnaround point, the runners ran a shorter distance, likely closer to 12.5 miles. The original USATF certification was and is accurate. All half marathon runners have the option to race the 2026 event for no entry fee due to this race management error)
Women’s results
1-Gianna Tedeschi 1:18:31
3-Samantha Kehler 1:25:19
7-Debbie Boerke 1:30:47
18-Hunter von Ahn 1:39:40
20-Kaitlyn Hastings 1:39:48
30-Sara Leavens 1:42:43
31-Kathryn Tenney 1:42:44
36-Caitlin McCann 1:43:08
116-Greta Stuckey 1:57:51
Men’s results
7-Seamus Reidy 1:17:17
8-Dominic Mastromatteo 1:17:34
10-Ian Wiesinger 1:18:20
1 comment:
Pete, I am the course measurer. My name is Matt Slocum, and my company is Precision Course Design. I would appreciate an immediate correction in your post. This is absolutely *not* a "course measurement snafu". The measurement and the USATF-Certification are accurate. I don't know how the course was set up on race day and can't comment on that as I was not there on race day. But it should be noted that this is not a new USATF-Certification and—if it was a problem with a "course measurement snafu" as you have described— that would have come to light in 2023 and 2024 as well. The measurement is accurate and the USATF Certification materials are accurate. It is important to make that distinction here (as almost all other runners have done in Reddit and FB posts on this event). I am sure that you understand that the USATF-Certification process is very thorough. Please be much more careful with misusing that phrase as, while I'm sure it is unintended, it is inaccurate and can affect measurer's reputation. I cannot speak for the course setup on race day as I was not there, but I can confirm that the measurement USATF-Certified course is accurate. You may contact me at matt@precisioncoursedesign.com for any follow up. Again, please correct your post immediately. Thank you, Matt Slocum
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