Dutchess County Classic

Holy Dutchess County Classic T-Shirts Batman! It’s going to be a great 40th Dutchess County Classic! Race info on www.dcclassic.com

It’s Dutchess County Classic time!

Don't miss meeting world famous marathon runner Bill Rodgers at Fleet Feet in South Hills Mall in Poughkeepsie this Saturday, September 15 from 12 noon to 3pm. He will be doing a book signing and you get to meet him in person!

Today’s the day! The 40th Annual Dutchess County Classic! Meet The Marathon Man Bill Rodgers who won NYC and Boston Marathon 4X. He’s running in today’s Classic... Half Marathon! He’s a great guy! Come out and run or buy his book and he will sign it for you! LaGrange Middle School 7am - Noon today. See more

It’s a Great Day for the 40th Annual Dutchess County Classic. Meet Bill Rodgers! He won NYC and Boston Marathon 4x and is a terrific guy! He’s running in The Classic Half Marathon today! #billrodgers

Exciting! If you want one guaranteed, register by September 1st at www.dcclassic.com.

We normally have our good friend Vinny to help us put up 2 tents on Saturday (15th) for the Classic. However he’s out of town this year. Does anyone know how to... put up two large tents at Lagrange Middle School at about 3pm this Saturday? Could be later than 3, but need them up before Sunday’s Classic! See more

It’s been a while!

This year's Classic shirts!

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Great video coverage!

Great coverage of the Classic! Thanks Justin Feldman!

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They are beautiful and have arrived!

Is this year really my 13th year Directing The Dutchess County Classic? Lucky me! Lol.

Are you running in this year's Dutchess County Classic? Which race?

Are you registered yet? Sign up to run and volunteer at www.dcclassic.com

Please help us out this year and Volunteer! What a rhyme! Lol.

It's Classic time!

I will say that runners will be very happy this year as we make adjustments to the course so all races will start and finish near Lagrange Middle School. Registration and food will be at Lagrange Middle School.

Sign up today. Pre-registration closes Thursday Night 9/15. Race day is Sunday, September 18th.

One more day to pre-register and get these! Pre-registration ends Thursday night, September 15. Save $10 if you Pre-register! Race day is this Sunday. Register at www.dcclassic.com.

Hurry up if you want one!

Only 72 hours left to register for this year's 38th Annual Dutchess County Classic being held this Sunday, September 18th. We still have dry wick t-shirts left if you register today! See you Sunday at Arlington High School. Visit www.dcclassic.com to register and for more information. Remember the courses are beautiful and flat! Kids one mile race is free only if you pre-register by Thursday (kids must be 12 and under).

Are you registered yet?

Final week to Pre-Register for Dutchess County Classic!

Challenge for the week for Dutchess County Classic...we still need traffic control people to stand at an intersection with a safety vest and flag and direct the... runners where to go. We need at least 10 more people. I already got one person after making the challenge. Go to www.dcclassic.com and enter the person you get to do it. I will randomly pick 5 people who are running in the Classic who get one of the 10 volunteers and provide one new person in the next 3 days to sign up and show up for this volunteer role. The 5 I randomly pick can run the Classic for free this year. Your chosen volunteer has to sign up on the volunteer page at www.dcclassic.com and pick traffic control. They should mention your name. Starts today, Monday, September 5th and ends Wednesday night September 9th at 9pm. Winners will be announced this Thursday! The traffic control task can be anywhere from 45 minutes to about 2 hours in total on Sunday, September 18th on race day. Free food, dry wick t-shirt and running gloves to the volunteers! Volunteers will be contacted by Larry Knapp. Thanks! See more

Are you Running? Volunteering? Www.dcclassic.com. Only two weeks away!

Check out the half marathon finisher medals for this year's Dutchess County Classic! Register at www.dcclassic.com

Want one of these? Women get a V neck version. Register by September 1st at www.dcclassic.com. Have friends and family sign up to volunteer on the same website. We need more traffic control people. It only takes about an hour or so and they will get a shirt too!

The Dutchess County Classic this year is Sunday, September 18th. Here is a memory from last year! Sign up today at www.dcclassic.com. We really need volunteers especially traffic control - you know where you get to wear those bright orange vests and orange flags. It's the biggest need we have that can take as little as 1/2 hour to an hour. You can also sign up at dcclassic.com. T- shirts guaranteed if you sign up by September 1st!

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Less than a month to go! Sign up to race and also to volunteer before or after your race. We need your help. To volunteer... http://dcclassic.com/volunteer/ and to register https://www.mhrrc.org/MHRRCshoppingCart/RaceOrder.aspx. For more information visit www.dcclassic.com. It you want to be guarantee a Classic t-shirt, you must register by September 1st, 2016.

Final Days to Register if you want a shirt!

If you are a Veteran, Firefighter, Police or First Responder, please come out to be honored at this event. You do not need to participate in the race. We just want to honor you. Please come out next Saturday, July 23rd to Arlington High School. The ceremony will be held in the Gym and there is plenty of room for you. Spread the word. Feel free to wear your uniform!

Please share this. We could use some volunteers as well. This is close to my heart and hopefully yours too!

Registration is now open for the 2016 Dutchess County Classic! www.dcclassic.com or shopping cart on www.mhrrc.org. Sign up to volunteer before or after your race on www.dcclassic.com Half Marathon, 5k and Free kids 1 mile race for those 12 and under who are 12 and under,

This is a great race. Register today! Honor our Military, Police, Fire and First Responders!

Official Pre-Registration tally going into Dutchess County Classic Race Day...961. Last year we had 833. We are 128 ahead of last year so far. Not bad! Let's have a GREAT race day!

Memories from Charlie Cornacchio. Always does a great job covering the Dutchess County Classic!

Final 2 days to Pre-register for Dutchess County Classic 5k, half marathon and free kids one mile race! Pre-registration ends this Thursday, September 17th. Register today! www.dcclassic.com. There's a few shirts left, but not many! Register today!

Just arrived! Only 7 more days to pre-register for the Duchess County Classic! Shirts are in! Half Marathon Finisher Medals are in! Are you in? Run the 5K, Half Marathon or Free Kids Race for those who are 12 and under and pre-register! Race day is Sunday, September 20th. There are still some shirts left. Don't miss out! Register today! And we need more volunteers! Help out before or after your race!

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Don't forget Dutchess County Classic final planning meeting tonight at Knights of Columbus Hall 7pm in Wappingers Falls. Volunteers need to come out and support me in pulling off this year's race. It's not what the Classic can do for you,,, it's what you can do for the Classic! Lol. I want to see you tonight if you're not working!

Today is last day to be guaranteed on of these Classic dry wick t-shirts! Run the 5k, half marathon or if you're 12 or under, the free kids one mile race. Registration is way up over last year!

Last chance to be guaranteed one of these great Dutchess County Classic Dry Wick T-shirts. You must register by September 1st. Register today at dcclassic.com. Race day is Sunday, September 20th.

Time to make the T-shirts! You must register by September 1st to be guaranteed one of these! Register today at www.dcclassic.com

This is the Half Marathon route for the Dutchess County Classic. Please note that it will be certified.

Sign up today for either the half marathon, 5K or free kids race at the 37th Annual Dutchess County Classic being held on Sunday, September 20th. The old route is back for the half marathon (hills are gone) and the 5k and kids mile is flat! Visit www.dcclassic.com to register. Free Dry wick t-shirts to those who register by September 1st!

Who's excited about this year's DCClassic?

Have you registered for this year's Dutchess County Classic? Reserve your spot today! Register at dcclassic.com. Run the kids one mile, the 5k or the half marathon!

Does the cow look better facing this way?

Need Volunteers!

Working on T-shirt design (rest of sponsors will be on back of shirt this year) and medals (sponsors also on back). Sign up at www.dcclassic.com. The old half marathon course is back (the cows are waiting on Hillside Lake Road) and the big hills from last year are gone! We will start at Arlington High School again!

Register today for the 37th Annual Dutchess County Classic! The new course is beautiful with county side views. The hills are gone! Run either the half marathon, 5k or free kids one mile (ages 12 & under). Visit dcclassic.com

Now that you've had a great experience running the Walkway Marathon, or maybe you wanted to run, but couldn't get it because it was sold out, The Dutchess County Classic is only weeks away on Sunday, September 20th. We are bringing back much of the older course you've come to love and the big hills are gone from last year that unfortunately had to be added because of all the construction in Lagrange! Well that's over! Registration is now open in dcclassic.com and mhrrc.org. ...The rates are great with $22 for the 5k and $35 for the half marathon and the kids 12 and under who pre-register for the one mile are FREE thanks to the sponsors like The Poughkeepsie Journal, MVP Health care, Health Quest, Orthopedic Associates, Children's Medical Group and MHRRC. Great Dry Wick T-shirts are available to the first 1,000 runners who register by September 1st. Medals and running gloves also given to the half marathon runner finishers. All races start at Arlington High school! Ads will start running in the Poughkeepsie Journal soon. We are looking for a few new corporate and business sponsors at $1,000, $2,500 and $5,000. Sponsors $5,000 and up be included on all our race bibs throughout the year for all our races. Contact Keith Axelrod at 914-456-0708 I look forward to hearing from you to keep the great running events happening. Whether you are looking to run your next 5k or want do a half marathon that is Certified as a Boston Qualifier, come out for a nice cool, 5k, half marathon or free kids face, just sign up on dcclassic.com or go to MHRRC.org and register in the shopping cart. Keith Axelrod, Race Director and President, MHRRC. Volunteers can also sign up at DCclassic.com.

Although I am unable to attend the Walkway Marathon Expo and races due to my recent surgery, I was able to design and print this portable banner that will be proudly displayed at the Walkway Marathon Expo this Friday! DC classic registration is open at www.dcclassic.com and www.mhrrc.org. For those running this weekend, have a GREAT race! Keith Axelrod, President Mid Hudson Road Runners Club and Race Director, Dutchess County Classic

Dutchess County Classic Registration Opening This Weekend! The Old Route is Back with a new view! The Hills Are Gone! Starting line at Arlington High School. Race Date Sunday, September 20th, 2015

Dutchess County Classic 2015 Route about to be announced!

It's not exact, but I think it might work for the Classic this year. We start at the high school and end at Lagrange Middle School. We can have a shuttle bus bring everyone back from the Middle School to the High School. It's only a little more than a mile away. We do the old Classic route in reverse so we wind up on Noxon road very early in the race instead of later on when the traffic gets heavier. This way it's less of an issue with cars. We basically get our old route back but in reverse.It would have to be certified and fine tuned, but who likes the idea? Keith.....

Happy New Year to all Dutchss County Claasic and MHRRC Runners! I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your continued support of the DC Classic. As we enter the new year, I must begin planning for this year's Classic. I know last year's half was tough and runners were not happy with the change of course. We lost over 300 runners from the previous year. To save the Classic and make it better than ever, I would like your input on the half marathon. The 5k cours...e was good and so was the kids mike. What suggestions do you have to bring back a less challenging half marathon course? Please either post here or in box me wth your ideas. I'm ready to seriously consider alternate routes. I do have my own ideas, but I want to hear from you. Remember, if we continue using Arlington High School, we can cross over 55 at the beginning of the race, but crossing back over 55 to get back to Arlington is a problem. We would have to end somwhere else and possibly bus runners back to the high school. Other thoughts involve starting in Poughkeepsire and winding up on the rail trail. We would have to use the Civic Cener and or the Grand View to have registration and the food and awards. Just a few thoughts. Marc Molinaro is supportive and is willing to help make the Classic a success. We just need to get our plans in place to expand our race and have a great turniout. Please submit your ideas during January. Your input is critical to the future of the Classic. I built it up to 1400 runners after starting with 700. Last year we dropped back to just over 1,000. It's time for a new change. In June we have the Walkway Marathon, so I though we could follow with a great fall Classic as a warm up the the NYC Marathon. I need your help. This is my 10th year as Director of the Claasic. It is your race as much as mine. By February I need to announce new plans. Let's make this happen! I look forward to your input ASAP! The future of the Classic is important as we enter into our 37th year! Keith Axelrod, Race Director and Presdent of The Mid Hudson Road Runners Club.

Great Coverage of The Classic!

Strong finish to Pre-registration this week. Final 3 days registered 170 runners online. We are approaching 900 pre-registered runners for the Classic. Race day is supposed to be nice again this year, so we will be well over 1,000 runners this year. Spread the word. Let's get people to the race this Sunday. Arrive early! 6:30 am is a good time if you are already registered. 6:00 am is better if you are registering Race Day! I heard they are not letting people make certain turns off 55, so you may need more time to get into Arlington High School! See you Sunday!