The Van Cortlandt Park course has become known as a mecca of cross-country running, a grueling test of endurance and will through dense woods and an undulating stretch of hills and dales that can make the paved streets of the New York City Marathon look relatively tame.Oct 24, 2013
The course, typically 4–12 kilometres (2.5–7.5 mi) long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road. It is both an individual and a team sport; runners are judged on individual times and teams by a points-scoring method.
Check out our Van Cortlandt Trails page for a map and directions to scenic locations. Enter the park at Van Cortlandt Park South and Bailey Avenue. This section of the 15-mile trail that runs up to Brewster, NY may be accessed by the Van Cortlandt Golf Course parking lot.
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Cross-country is a team running sport that takes place in the fall on a measured 5000 meter (3.1 miles) High School course or 2 mile course for the Jr. High over varied surfaces and terrain.
League races tend to be around 6km for women and 8km for men, though increasingly those distances are being equalised. Championship races, such as at a county level, regional or national levels, are 8km for women and 12km for men, with the exception of the men's Southern Championships which is a whopping 15km.Jan 24, 2022
Tomorrow, a full-grown adult male bear gets down as far as Mt. Vernon, and then it's just a matter of time before they set up camp in Van Cortlandt Park and declare it to be property of the Ursine species.May 20, 2015
Christina Taylor, the Executive Director of the group, also maintained that the area is “very safe.” “Unfortunately, crime does happen but I don't believe that a crime is any more likely to happen within Van Cortlandt Park than it is anywhere else within the city,” said Taylor.Nov 1, 2016
Once on the Hudson River Greenway, you can enjoy car-free biking (with views of the Hudson) all the way up the side of Manhattan until you notice a huge Fairway to your right.Sep 28, 2015
Mt. SAC is considered one of the most challenging Cross Country courses in the nation. The runners start on a long airstrip and run over three hills. The Valley Loop is a flat loop in the beginning of the race where runners usually overtake others.Nov 12, 2012