Paine to Pain Preview – Sept. 22

Paine to Pain PreviewNewRo Runners, the group that organizes the Paine to Pain Trail Half Marathon, will host a preview run of the course on September 22nd at 8 am. Please arrive 10-15 minutes early so that we can start promptly.

All runners are invited to join us for this trail run, whether you are signed up for the October 6th race or not, and whether you want to run the whole loop or just a section (see below).

The preview is not a race, but simply a guided running tour of the P2P course, hosted by NewRo Runners, who will do this run as one of our regular weekend group runs.

We will have three paced groups – which we coyly designate as fast, medium and slow, because tall, grande and venti didn’t seem right.  The groupings will generally (and very loosely) be:

  • Fastest – training for 3:20 marathon or faster (or 1:30 ½-marathon)
  • Medium – training for 3:20 – 4:00 marathon (or 1:30 – 2:00  ½-marathon)
  • Slower – training for 4-5:00 hour marathon (All runners should be capable of running a 2:30 half marathon on the street – please, no walkers.)

There are no fees, no services, and you don’t have to be a member of NewRo Runners to join us. Just send me an email or drop a note in the comments, or let us know on our Facebook page, so that I have a sense of how big our crowd will be, and let me know which group you think you might run with. You can always change groups on the spot, or mid-run if you don’t like the lime green shorts of the guy in front of you.

You can also run a shorter distance if you choose.

Important!!  We do not meet at the starting line for P2P! We start, instead, at the trailhead for the Leatherstocking Trail. This is at the corner of Pinebrook Boulevard and Hillside Crescent in New Rochelle. (See map) There is parking available on Hillside Crescent.

There is one water stop along the way, at the Saxon Woods Golf Club, which has bathrooms as well, and is at the 6.5-mile mark.

Your options are:

  • 5.6 miles — Out and back on the Leatherstocking trail, which is marked. (Also the most difficult terrain of the race.)
  • 9-10 miles — Stay with the group until we head down the Hutchinson River Trail (after passing the water stop) and then bail out when we cross Pinebrook Boulevard.  This is the same street we started on, but two miles away. Then run two miles on Pinebrook back to the start. There are no turns to make after leaving the group.
  • 13+  —The full monty. As an extra bonus, instead of running the Broadview hill at the start of the race, you get to run it at the end when you are tired.

Please let me know if you will be able to join us. You can respond via Twitter (@PaineToPain), on Facebook (Paine to Pain has its own page), the comments here, or via email.

16 thoughts on “Paine to Pain Preview – Sept. 22”

  1. Hi,
    I’m writing to say that I plan to participate in the P2P preview on Sept 22nd. I’m training to run a 4-hour NYC marathon in Nov, so I’ll run with the slow group.

    I ran P2P two years ago and loved it, but couldn’t run last year and can’t run this Oct b/c of my schedule, so I’m thrilled about this “preview” run. My friend Meg Blake just e-mailed me the link.

    On a total side-note, would it be possible to get a replacement medal for the 2011 P2P? I left mine in the school locker room after the race when I showered. At the time, I had every intention of running P2P 2012, so I thought I’d just ask about it the following year, but that ended up not being so…

    Thanks,

    Mike

  2. Hey!
    Please sign me up to run with the medium group.. and plan to run the full monty. Also, please do not trip me on the course, put acid in my gatorade, or invoke any anti running voodoo because my childish, I mean childhood, friend Mike O’Donnell made the insane request for a replacement medal for the 2011 P2P. I won’t even offer an excuse for that one.
    cheers!
    Meg

  5. Please sign me up to run with the slower group.I ran P2P two years ago and totally loved it, i can’t run this Oct b/c of my schedule but i dont want to miss the practice . Thanks
    Mariana

  10. Hi — I plan on doing the P2P in the slow group on the 22nd. Where exactly is ths entrance for this? I am looking at the course map and don’t see anything about the ‘leatherstocking’ trail.

    Thanks!

  13. One more question about the 5.6 mile race — does that also start at 8 AM?

    It’s not a race, it’s a preview. We all leave together and, if you only want to do 5.6, you simply turn around at the end of the Leatherstocking trail. Getting lost is pretty tough on this segment, as it is marked with blue blazes with stars. Simple out and back for you.

  15. I’ll also be joining for the prep run tomorrow. I’ll try to keep up with the medium group for the 9 miler. Thanks so much for setting this up!

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