'Victory Lap' celebration

 Hi everyone, hope summer is going well. Historically, there are not many posts on this blog during this time of year and that will likely be the case again this year. Several alums have been inquiring about the "Victory Lap" celebration of our new track on Saturday, September 27. I don't have many additional details yet as we are still ironing them out internally. A few things that have come up: 

--Yes, the Alumni Mile will be happening, and there seems to be Great Enthusiasm for this. We will do our best to have official timing there -- no confirmation of that yet. In terms of heats, age groups, etc. = we'll see! We'll probably have some form of registration in advance so we have an idea of who will be racing.

--The Dutchess County Classic half marathon and 10km are on Sunday, September 28. It's one of the reasons we picked this weekend for the celebration, as many alums come back here to race. However, the Classic ALSO has a 5km on Saturday afternoon. Will that conflict with the "Victory Lap" celebration? No. And Yes. If you are planning to race the Alumni Mile, doing the Classic 5km probably won't be practical as the timing won't work. If you want to race the Classic 5km AND come to the celebration? Definitely doable.

--The time of day for the celebration? Still working that out, but almost definitely in the afternoon and possibly late afternoon into early evening (so we can show off the stadium lights!). But again, it's fluid and we'll be there for a few hours. But in terms of planning your travel to Poughkeepsie, if you live within a few hours, driving up Saturday morning is definitely doable.

Hope this information helps and REALLY looking forward to seeing many of you in a few months. Neat.