Fly With The Owls
By Mark E. Moran, Founder & CEO, Dulcinea Media, Inc.
The Fifth Annual Four Mile Run/Walk was held on Sunday morning, December 6, with more than 700 participants. On a chilly but clear day, the 5th rendition produced some of the most exciting efforts yet.
In the most thrilling finish yet, Lynbrook resident Brendan Donoghue prevailed by a mere 3 seconds over NYC resident Billy Askey, whose giant strides steadily pared Donoghue's lead in the final mile but could not quite catch him. Brendan's final time of 21:15 was the 2nd fastest Owls run, only 10 seconds behind the record set by Marco Monjardin in 2006. Donoghue's previous best finishes in his five Owls runs were a 5th place in 2007 and a 3rd place in 2008. But he cut 49 seconds off his prior best time to secure the win.
The Women's division was also exciting, with 12yo Stephanie Gerland of Garden City prevailing by 11 seconds over three-time winner Una Broderick. Gerland's final time was the 2nd fastest female winning time, only 23 seconds behind Lisa Marie Gleeson's record set in 2006.
Gerland of course set a record in the 12 and under Girls division, and her 11yo sister Stephanie also crushed the old record with a 25:37. Lynbrook's Luke Germanakos also set a record in the 12 and under Boys with a 24:49 time that was good for 12th place overall.
The Fly With The Owls was created in 2005 to encourage athletic activity among the youth of the village, and to raise funds to support healthy youth activities. Thus, the race committee was particularly heartened by the other record set by the youngest participants - a total of 80 runners in the 12 and under age group. This is a significant increase from the 44 who participated in the first running in 2005, and the number of girls in this category has tripled, from 12 to 36, over the five runnings.
On the other end of the age spectrum, a new record was established by the first nonagenarian to compete in the Owls race. Bill Benson, 90, of Valley Stream completed the course in 1:04:37. Benson is a frequent competitor in Long Island's road races and has set age group records.
The participants were blessed with the presence of four military veterans, whose presence was particularly appreciated on the day before Pearl Harbor Day.
A new tradition was launched after the race - a hot chocolate and cookies celebration at Lynbrook Runner's Stop, one of the Platinum sponsors of the race. The Saucony shoe company offered gait analysis and discounts on its merchandise to the large, appreciative crowd.

 2009 Ocean To Sound Relay

Thank you to all that had participated and to those that had cheered us on.  September 12, 2009 was a great day for all.  Team Lynbrook Runner's Stop racers took 2nd place in the Men's Division.  The Lynbrook Runner's Stop Tuesday Team had fun as well.

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Shedding Some Light

Get some reflection in your life!!  Fall has officially arrived and so have early morning and evening runs in the dark.  We have lots of ways for you to let cars know that you're on the road, including products from Brooks Night Life collection.  So keep running, but be safe!

 To view more of the Brooks Night Life Running line, click HERE

 Winter Schedule: 

• Tuesday at 7:00 PM
• Wednesday 6:00 AM on demand
• Sunday at 7:00 AM  on demand

The Store runsconsisting of Tuesday evening track workouts and Wednesday evening distance runs have been a great success and welcome all ages and jogging/running abilities.  Check out some of the group run images we have so far HERE.

2008 Ocean To Sound Relay

The 2008 Motorola Ocean To Sound Relay was a success for the two inaugural teams for Lynbrook's own Runner's Stop. We'd like to thank all of our teammates and the many other teams that made it a truly great experience. Images are HERE.