Armory Track Meet

Feb 25 Thu 7:00 PM
Location

216 Ft. Washington Ave
(168th Street)
New York, NY 10032

Estimated attendance
 11  people attended.
5.00 5.006 (6 ratings)

Who organized?
Matthew and Rich H

The events are up on the Armory's site. They are as follows:

January 7th – Mile, 800m, 2 Mile
January 21st – 3000m, 800m, 1500m
February 11th – Mile, 800m, 2 Mile
February 25th – 1500m, 8x200m Relay, 800m, 10,000 meter relay*

*10 person relay, 200m legs only, each athlete runs 5 200m legs.

Entry Fee = $15.00 per night / unlimited events
10,000 meter relay entry fee = $10/person
payment by check should be made payable to The Armory Foundation

Talk about this Meetup

  • Posted Feb 26, 2010 1:36 PM
    Congratulations to everyone who ran yesterday! Great Job! It was fun even as a spectator. I regret not bringing my running gear...next time, next time.
  • Rich H
    Posted Feb 26, 2010 12:54 PM
    Whippet Organizer
    Results are here: http://www.dashingwhippets....
  • Patty H
    Posted Feb 26, 2010 10:47 AM
    Lots of fun last night! :) Grrreat job to everyone! It was definitely A LOT harder than i thought!
  • Armory Track Meet happened on February 25, 2010 7:00 PM
  • Patty H
    Posted Feb 25, 2010 6:33 PM
    If the A/C is being finnicky then ill definitely be a little late...im getting off work from 42nd - times sq area at 7...ill get there as soon as fast as the trains are running!
  • Rich H
    Posted Feb 25, 2010 6:01 PM
    Whippet Organizer
    NYRR says the races tonight are still on!
  • Rich H
    Posted Feb 25, 2010 5:07 PM
    Whippet Organizer
    masako -- no idea about the rules, i think we're all just going to find out when we get there. betsy -- thanks for the heads up. i think i'm going to try to hit up the a train at w4. hope you feel better!
  • Betsy
    Posted Feb 25, 2010 4:59 PM
    FYI--We closed early and it took me a REALLY long time to get home on the 1. The 1 and A/C is being extra finicky in uptown Manhattan. Be prepared and maybe cushion in some extra time to get up there. (also, that mean's i'm not coming to cheer. still way sick and don't want to do that trip again. good luck and have fun!!!)
  • Posted Feb 25, 2010 4:01 PM
    nice video! what are rules for 10000m relay? running lanes? relay zone? are runners assigned lanes based on the position of the team's previous runner when he/she is halfway around the track?
  • Mark
    Posted Feb 25, 2010 3:00 PM
    Rich, Patrick and I have been practicing at the office. I think we got it down. I might get some pine tar for my hands though, make sure the exchange goes smoothly...
  • Rich H
    Posted Feb 25, 2010 2:45 PM
    Whippet Organizer
    Tonight's relay will involve 49 baton hand-offs! Please review this video: http://video.google.com/vid... Whoever drops has to buy drinks at the bar. ;-)
  • Joanna
    Posted Feb 24, 2010 10:23 PM
    Ok so I just saw jess and she told me the relay is 200m 5x. Noone told me it was that much. I hurt myself on Sat and I really am not prepared to do speedwork. I can go to the ragner relay meeting instead since I work around there. But I honestly wanted to go for an easy run in the beginning of the track thing and cheer bennigans and the whippets.
  • Matthew
    Posted Feb 24, 2010 9:04 PM
    Whippet Captain
    Oh, forgot to count Joanna - Benny and I can both be alternates and plan on running the 1500 and 800 instead.
  • Matthew
    Posted Feb 24, 2010 8:37 PM
    Whippet Captain
    Just wanted to make sure, people interested in the relay are Rich, Megan, Alejandra, Scott, Mark, Ben, Patty, Patrick, Brendan, Alex, Josh, and me. Josh mentioned that he wouldn't mind not doing it and I could just do the 1500 and the 800. Should we just say the first ten people listed above will be on the relay and I'll be an alternate if someone doesn't show up?
  • Joanna
    Posted Feb 24, 2010 7:52 PM
    Am I counted as part of the 10? I can never catch a break. If you need me I'll do it but I'm wearing lip gloss and I better not hear anything about it. Scott, Can we go early to do a warm up run?
  • Megan
    Posted Feb 24, 2010 7:42 PM
    I aspire to be like Mark and Patty.
  • Ben
    Posted Feb 24, 2010 7:27 PM
    Ben
    Megan - Run! Masako - The Armory track is 200m. East River track is 400m. Joanna - How you make me smile. :-)
  • Josh
    Posted Feb 24, 2010 6:50 PM
    What is our final number? if we have more than 10 people for the relay, I'll sit it out. There is a meeting about Ragner at the same time that I'd like to check out.
  • Scott B.
    Posted Feb 24, 2010 6:48 PM
    RICH/MATT -- I have to arrive late to the track meet due to personal thing I gotta take care of after work. I promise to be there. Can you cover my entry fee if necessary? Also, I'll be bringing a lock from home -- there are lockers on the track level in the back area (in the corner near the shot put area), so I can store anyone's stuff.
  • Scott B.
    Posted Feb 24, 2010 6:45 PM
    Megan -- please shoot me your USPS mailing address so I can Fedex you an engraved invitation. GIRL, we so want you on the team, what are you waiting for? Be like Mark and Patty -- DO IT. PS, I'm not in charge and it's not my decision, I'm just a pretend dictator.
  • Posted Feb 24, 2010 5:54 PM
    Is Armory track 200m or 400m? Is the track on East River 400m?
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Who attended?

  • 11 attendees
    • Ben
       Running the 800m sucked. Running the relay sucked but was so much fun. Never easy running inside the Armory. Can't believe we were FIVE short for the relay yet still managed to get a team together - thanks to Masako, Johnny, Alex & friend for stepping up and Pam & Joanna for moral support! 
    • Whippet Organizer
       It was a lot of fun doing the track races. Patrick, Benny and I did the 800m and I think I finished in 2:37. Then we rocked the 10x5x200m relay in 28:48 (4:38mm pace!). Really proud of our team of Scott, Alex, Mark, Patty, me, Benny, Johnny, Masako (!), Levett and Patrick. You guys all rock! 
    •  Amazing Meetup. So proud of the team for competing and giving our all. It's all I've been thinking about all day. Just so intense and awesome. Oh, and reminding Patrick all day that I was faster then him has been fun too ;) Big thanks to Johnny for bringing snacks/drinks and to Pamela and Joanna for cheering us on. Masako stepping up was epic. Felt like I was going to die, but really can't wait to do it again. Great experience. 
    •  MAJOR PROPS to Masako for stepping in at the last minute, and to everyone else who committed to the relay and then actually did it. It was a blast and I'd love to do it again. Thanks also to Pam and Joanna for being such awesome supporters. 
    •  DWRT rocked the house! Having run my first relay race ever and meeting everyone for the first time, I realized that yeah winning is everything, but what's just as important is running with a winning attitude and winning support from all. I look forward to being a part of this awesome team. Where's the like button? 
    •  i was not planning to run today but ended up running the relay..many people who said yes to the relay did not show up..!! i think commitment is kind of important...the relay was really hard and fun! Our team did great! 

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