Laurel Wassner won for the first time and Mike Chow overcame a rabbit to earn a three-peat in the Kiwanis Kingston Classic’s 10-kilometer race Sunday. Under perfect springtime conditions, runners took to the Rondout Creek area for the 36th running of the area event. The iconic 10k along with a 2.1-mile run drew a combined…
Read MoreFrom The Daily Freeman posted on 03/31/18 The Kingston Classic has always been the “big” race in the area. In its 36 years, the race has undergone many changes. There have been seven different courses through the streets of Kingston, Hurley, town of Ulster and the Rondout. In 2009, a 2.1 miler was added to…
Read MoreFrom The Daily Freeman on Sunday 3/18/18 The 36th Kiwanis Kingston Classic is five weeks away and the event is well ahead of 2017 in registration. “Right now we’re right around 200 or so,” said Ron Swart, who is co-race director with Carlos Perez. “Last year we were probably half of that at this point.…
Read MoreMike Stribl | April 23, 2017 | Daily Freeman KINGSTON, NY The 35th Kiwanis Kingston Classic took a bold new direction Sunday and it led the runners right by the Hudson River. After 34 years of running through Uptown, Midtown and even out-of-town Kingston, Kiwanis organizers this year moved the event to the one place…
Read MoreEric Houghtaling | November 26, 2016 | Daily Freeman KINGSTON, N.Y. “The race routes for the 2017 Kiwanis Kingston Classic were finalized this week, according to race co-director Carlos Perez. The courses for both the Classic 10-kilometer distance and the accompanying 2.1-mile run are readily available on the website, www.kiwaniskingstonclassic.com. The Classic is scheduled for…
Read MoreEric Houghtaling | October 30, 2016 | Daily Freeman “With slightly less than six months to the 2017 Kingston Classic, organizers announced major changes this week for the 35th edition of the popular local race. First off, Kiwanis Club of Kingston, which revived the Classic in 2013, parted ways with HITS Running and will be…
Read MoreThe 2012 Kiwanis Kingston Classic was honored to introduce a feature in which we recognized several people who have poured their hearts into the Classic over the years. We are dedicated to making these recognitions in the years to come and are pleased to announce the 2013 Inductees to the Kiwanis Kingston Classic Hall of Fame Running – Dave Chandler Organizer…
Read MoreWe are quite honored to be named Kingston Freeman’s Sportsperson of the year for 2012. Click here to read the article!
Read MoreThe Shamrock Run is another great Kingston tradition which most agree marks the unofficial start of Spring!! Get out there and RUN!! Visit Shamrockrunners.org
Read MoreFollow these links to see results! 10K Results and 2.1 Mile Results
Read MoreGo here to view photos from the 2012 Kiwanis Kingston classic!
Read MoreIn the 4/1/12 edition of the Daily Freeman, the top 10 reasons to run in the Kiwanis Kingston Classic are presented. Click here to read on!!
Read MoreThe Kingston Daily Freeman reports on this year’s Kiwanis Kingston Classic 10-kilometer road race, scheduled for April 15, celebrates its 30th anniversary and its second year under the direction of the Kiwanis Club of Kingston. Read the entire article here!
Read MoreWe are thrilled to announce that the Cagneys will join the post-race party !! Check out their website http://www.thecagneys.net/bio.php to learn more about the group!!
Read MoreHere are photos from today’s press conference with Ulster County Executive Michael Hein:
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