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Donna on the Side
Manhattan Invitational
by Donna Dye
NEW YORK 10/14/00 -- I love New York.� No matter where in New York, even the Bronx.� I still love New York!� The Manhattan College Invitational gave me yet another reason to visit this exciting city.�� Now to show you how much I love New York, I agreed to get up and out of the house at 5:00 a.m. to catch the train with John for a day trip and then get back on the train at 9:30 p.m. to get home at 12:00 midnight.� Well it was worth it.� I had great coffee and good food; met some wonderful people, saw some terrific races and marveled at the skyscrapers with their huge screens at night.� And then, got back on the train!��
The Manhattan Invitational is a very well known and established event.� This was the 28th time it was conducted at Vancortlandt Park.� When I first heard of the Manhattan, I thought it was in Manhattan.� Then I learned that it was named after the Manhattan College which is actually in the Bronx.� I was certainly relieved when I learned that it was still in New York!� Well, in a way it was still named after Manhattan because the college is named after Manhattan.� The Manhattan College is an old institution that was originally established as a school in lower Manhattan by the Brothers of the Christian Schools back in 1848.� It moved to the Manhattanville section of New York City which was at 131st and Broadway and became a collegiate institution named Manhattan College.� It is now in the Riverdale neighborhood in the Bronx and bordered by the Hudson River and Van Cortlandt Park.
The Manhattan Invitational began in 1973.� It's a little different than most cross country meets because the course distance is 2.5 miles, instead of 3 miles or 5k.� But it makes up the distance in difficulty as any runner will tell you.� The Manhattan Invitational is also a little different with its prizes.� This year it awarded 3,415 prizes:� 2,853 medals, 455 T-shirts, 29 watches, 65 trophies and 13 windbreakers.� There were 75 medals awarded in every race.����
I had a lot of fun talking, walking, watching.� I met some great people and took some good pictures.� Now let me share them with you.
Guilderland - Saratoga - Starpoint - Schuylerville
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What a perfect mascot for the Manhattan
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Guilderland Getting ready--Getting Psyched! |
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The biggest load of the day for the Saratoga! |
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Faithfully Waiting |
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And Watching |
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Angela Kudla from Starpoint and Mother, Karen, happy about
her� 4th place finish in the Eastern States Girls Race. |
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The Shaws from Schuylerville came to cheer on son
Isaiah.� Franklin, Moriah, Susan (right).� Isaiah
finished 23rd in the Varsity A Boys. |
more Donna on the Side in New York
Part
1 - Guilderland - Saratoga - Starpoint - Schuylerville
Part 2 - Lewes DE - Gloucester MA - Brewster parents
- Bryan Kivlan - Cherokee NJ - Bellmore - Bronxville - Colonie - Holy Name
- Aquinas
Part 3 - Danbury CT - New Hartford NY -� George
Febles - Sandy Pashkin - Brian Diaz - Sports Medicine -� Connie Gueli
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