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My First Half in My Last Half
by Stephanie Mumford BrownOn April 17, I ran my very first half marathon in the last half of my life. Actually, to be brutally actuarial, I’ll be doing well if the Druthers Helderberg to Hudson Half Marathon is the opening act in the last third of my life…
But Race Director Josh Merlis wears a too sober game face on race day to r https://www.hmrrc.com/members/pacesetter/2021/may/my-first-half-my-last-half
The Electric City 5 Miler
by Josh MerlisOne year. Life as we know it, upended. And for as bizarre as it has been in some peculiar way, it never hit me as hard as it did today, 24 hours after our inaugural Electric City 5 Miler. Today, for the first time in a year, I boarded a plan…
by Josh Merlis One year. Life as we know it https://www.hmrrc.com/members/pacesetter/2021/april/electric-city-5-miler
Josh Merlis: June 2004 Profile of a Runner
by Jess SpatzRecently Jack Berkery gave me his Pace Setter print copies running from 1990 on. This is my first "Blast from the Past" article with a profile of Josh Merlis from June 2004 (17 years ago!) accompanied by the ad that was run below it that will…
https://www.hmrrc.com/members/pacesetter/2021/february/josh-merlis-june-2004-profile-runner
The Inaugural Electric City Five Miler
by Josh Merlis"On Saturday, March 13, ARE Event Productions (AREEP) will debut its Electric City 5 Miler at Schenectady’s Mohawk Harbor. Since the harbor’s creation a few years ago, AREEP has been highly interested in bringing an event there and is thrill…
by Josh Merlis On Saturday…
Top 2020 Articles from The Pace Setter
2020 was not the cool 20-20 start we thought it would be. Covid-19 does not rear its catastrophic head until the April issue. If you want to make your own Pace Setter Top of 2020 Articles, we will show you how. Surprisingly, yearly and monthly Pace Setter…
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ARE You Ready for Adventure?
by Laura ClarkLaura may be the senior runner on this course, but when it comes to adventure, she has few peers! No matter how challenging, she is up for it. The new route ran across a field with more mud than the Everglades, craggy roots like out of the H…
eight of us signed up for Josh Merlis https://www.hmrrc.com/members/pacesetter/2021/january/are-you-ready-adventure
2021 Race Preview Video
by Josh Merlis2021 holds the promise of races going back to normal. In the meantime, racing will be held conforming to health guidelines and these events will give us a frisson of racing hope. ARE, under Josh Merlis' creative leadership, is offering 8 rac…
by Josh Merlis https://www.hmrrc.com/members/pacesetter/2021/january/2021-race-preview-video
Changes Brought About by the Pandemic
by HMRRC MembersCovid-19 caused an unwanted upheaval in our lives, but the extra time and isolation that accompanied it changed our routines and added new elements to it. Interestingly, a significant increase in running resulted. Prominent runners in our …
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Holiday Gifts for Athletes from Athletes
by Michelle MerlisMichelle Merlis has added a very thorough article on perfect gifts for athletes and it complements nicely with the gift suggestions made by our runners in response to a Pace Setter survey question. This holiday season should present no p…
Josh Merlis https://www.hmrrc.com/members/pacesetter/2020/december/holiday-gifts-athletes-athletes
Come Run in 2021: A Program to Deliver New Vigor to Your Running
by Christine Bishop and Mat NarkMat Nark and six other experts in the field of running will present programs each day for a month, and in addition, races and events will be scheduled. The presenters are: Josh Merlis (Events); Michelle Merlis (Trail Runnin…
Josh Merlis will organize races and Mat will hold group …