STXC Race 4 runners on the foggy start line at Hickories Park in Owego, NY.

Fog, Fast Times & Team Battles at STXC Race 4 – Hickories Park

A foggy, 49-degree morning set the stage for Southern Tier Cross Country Race 4 at Hickories Park in Owego. With packed team battles and big individual efforts, runners punched through the mist—and now all eyes turn to Race 5 at Chenango Valley State Park on the iconic Section IV / New York State Championship course.

Plogging: Earth Day Trash Pickup

Plogging: Earth Day Trash Pickup

plog

/pläɡ/
verb
gerund or present participle: plogging
  1. 1.
    run at a steady gentle pace, especially on a regular basis as a form of physical exercise, while picking up trash on your running route
    "he began to plog along the road"
April 22, 2019 — Matthew Gawors
Group photo of the Binghamton Area Trail Runners (BATs) at the Cayuga Trails 50 Miler & Marathon, posing at their aid station surrounded by forest scenery.

The Binghamton Area Trail Runners Volunteer at Cayuga Trails 50 miler

At the Aid Station, The BATs provided everything to the participants from Salt Potatoes, to Watermelon, to Honey, to Hotdogs.  The BATs aid station is a tradition for the group.  They set up at the "Underpass" aid station which is located near the underpass of New York State Route 13 at the intersection of NYS Route 34.