High Noon Athletic Club ( views since Nov 2006)
Ithaca, NY
Founded 1982 by John Walsh and John M. Saylor
Reunion 2007
Here's some past documentation (August 1994) I have (obviously needs MAJOR updating assuming anyone wants to add to this):
High Noon Athletic Club
USATF # 646
Established 1982
Purpose: To foster health and endurance performance in all forms of athletic endeavors.
Officers:
President for Life - John M. Saylor
Secretary, Adam Engst
Vice President, Treasurer - E. Richard Hoebeke
FAQ (Maybe this should be a new page but I'll put it here for now)
When did High Noon start and who named it?
Of course people have run from Teagle Hall at Cornell for many years. TJ Pempel and Larry Prudhome among others predate the naming of High Noon by several years. In 1982 however, John Walsh and John Saylor (who had been part of the noon time group for several years) decided they wanted to have a group identity and team to run for. After several runs of discussing what to call it, John Walsh said "We always get together at noon so let's call it High Noon". He declared John Saylor President for Life and that was it.
What is the criteria for inclusion in HN?
The only criteria is that you've once run in Ithaca at high noon- if you are reading this, you are probably a member!!! The list of members below is out of date. So if you consider yourself a member, put your name here and the year when you first started.
Where did the High Noon AC logo come from?
The High Noon AC logo which depicts a blazing sun is printed on High Noon singlets and t-shirts was inspired by the the Japanese Rising Sun and conceived by John Saylor and designed by John in collaboration with Claude Schyler in (date??)
How do people subscribe to the High Noon mailing list?
To subscribe, send email to:
HIGHNOON-L-request@cornell.edu
And the body of the message should say only:
join
(Or just click the link above, which should create the message appropriately.)
Please add other FAQ Questions and Answers in this section. Feel free to disagree and re-write history as you know it.
Races Sponsored Annually
- Hartshorne Masters Mile (Male and Female)- Late in January oldest masters mile in the United States. Held in Barton Hall in conjunction with the Cornell Invitational Track Meet
- Ithaca 5&10 - Cosponsors. Held every September, 5 mile and 10 mile races in downtown Ithaca. In 1990 the 10 mile race will be part of the Upstate New York circuit of races for which their is major corporate sponsorship.
- Skunk Cabbage Classic 10K and Half Marathon - Cosponsors. Held every April the week before the Boston Marathon.
Team Members: If you've ever run at High Noon in Ithaca, then you too are a team member so put your name and dates here. If you're currently running at noon from Teagle on a regular basis, make your name bold!
- E. Richard Hoebeke
- John M. Saylor (1982-present)
- Susan V. Compton
- Terry Goodenough (deceased 2009)
- Alan Bowman
- Thom Bugliosi (deceased)
- Rhonda Bell
- Herb Engman
- David Block
- Mike Bunsey
- Kris Wernsted
- Terry Habecker
- Rich Bernstein
- T. J. Pempel (1982-????)
- Jon Conrad
- Tim Carrig
- Ken Mann
- Rick Cleary
- Steven Youra
- Marc Parlange
- Mary Knapp
- Tom Rishel
- David Rossiter
- Doug Burdi
- Larry Prud'homme (1982-????)
- Gerhard Schmid (1982
- James Bucko
- James Liebherr
- Maureen Carter
- Roger Sayre
- Tamara Sayre
- Michael Wycoff
- Jeff Bernstein
- Scott Jones
- John Hylas
- Rajani Sudan
- Adam Engst (1988-1991, 2001-present, though injured): Ask me about XC teams!
- Ken Packman
- Ed Mclaughlin
- Steve Anderson
- Don Farley 1982
- Christine Rossiter
- Joe Campagni
- Rod Garratt
- Duane Kennedy (1985-1987)
- Marc Novak
- Wayne Schwark
- Paul Crovella 1982
- Randy Kabrick
- John Walsh (1982-?)
- Ebe Ghanbari
- Jim Bisogni (1994- 2020)
- Charlie Fay (1997- present)
- John Dailey (2004- 2008)
- Terry Delaney (1996-2004?)
- Lorrie (Marnell) Tily (1993 - present)
- Chris Mansfield
- Stacey Benton
- Julie Hilson
- Mark Schneider
- Geoff Hutchison (2004-2007)
- Randy McDermott (2005-2006)
- Eric Davis (2005-2008)
- Casey Carlstrom
- John Whitman
- Bruce Roebal
- Boris Dzikovski
- Raju Rohde (1996-2000)
- Darian Muresan
- Jon Healey (2005-2006)
- Charlie Fausold
- Greg MacGowan
- Jim Cremer
- Jay Hubisz (2004-2005, 2008-present)
- Steve Gallow (2005- present)
- Steve Shaum (2005 - present)
- Jess Walden (2006-2009)
- Ben Gray (2006-2009)
- Nick Scalfone
- Carl Franck
- Joe Lyman (2006-Present)
- Jeff DuBois
- Brian Lazzaro (2009 - present)
- Sandy Gregorich (1993-1997 on and off since)
- Loren Mooney
- Beth Drees
- David Keifer (2008 to 2019)
- Bert Bland (2008 onward)
- Mark North (1990-1993)
Common Runs in the Ithaca Area (and surrounds)
Suggest using http://www.runningmap.com/ (type Ithaca, NY at top left and click on arrow; select hybrid view under Map Settings) to construct and save URLs for routes. Unless otherwise noted, all routes described below begin at the east door of Teagle Hall (the Lynah Rink side of Teagle) on the Cornell University campus. A group leaves daily from that location - at noon of course - Monday through Friday.
- Genung (9.7 miles)
- Genung Original (10.0 miles)
- Dodge (6.0 miles)
- Forest Home (4.7 miles)
- Forest Home using 366 and around Beebe Lake by trail (4.6)
- Forest Home thru upper Plantations, Park Park and trail around Beebe Lake (5.1 miles)
- Forest Home via Park Park returning by Mundy Wildflower Garden and Tower Rd. (4.6 miles)
- Forest Home returning on Jessup Road and suspension bridge across Fall Creek gorge (5.36 miles)
- Forest Home for maximum shade: Plantations to Park Park, back along Forest Home Dr. and Shady Groove (4.7 miles)
- Game Farm to Skunk Cabbage 10K turnaround and back on RR bed finishing at Schoellkopf Stadium (5.8 miles)
- Teagle through upper Plantations to Game Farm returning on RR bed (bike trail) (4.19 miles)
- Turkey Hill North, left off Stevenson up to Mt. Pleasant, return on Freese Trails and around Beebe Lake (7.5 miles)
- Turkey Hill North Extension, left off Stevenson past Mt. Pleasant to 366 returning on Forest Home and around Beebe Lake (7.97 miles)
- Turkey Hill South, right off Stevenson to Ellis Hollow then right to Game Farm returning on RR bed back to Teagle (7.61 miles)
- Pew Trail up to Eastern Hts. Park returning over Hungerford Hill & Ellis Hollow Rd. to Game Farm and the bike trail back to campus (6.5 miles)
- Maple Ave. rec way trail to Honness Ln., Pine Tree and Ellis Hollow to Game Farm returning on bike trail finishing at Schoellkopf Stadium (5.2 miles)
- Cigarette Loop (7.06 miles)
- Holy Smokes which passes near a portion of Cigarette Loop and in front of St. Catherine's of Siena Church near Community Corners (5.42 miles)
- Cheroot Loop - being exactly 1 mile shorter than Cigarette Loop (6.06 miles)
- Cigarette Loop using alternate Texas Lane route (7.27 miles)
- No smoking Cigarette Loop: same as above but without the cigarette (streets)(5.9 miles)
- Classic Freese Trails back thru Plantations(5.2 miles)
- Freese Trails, semi-classic, via Park Park returning on Forest Home and around Beebe Lake (6.3 miles)
- Freese Trails back thru Horse Barns and North Campus (6.3 miles)
- Freese Trails via Park Park returning thru Plantations and Tower Road (5.86 miles)
- Trail behind Game Farm returning on Freese Trail thru Mundy Wildflower Path and Ag Quad (6.6 miles)
- Trail behind Game Farm returning on Freese Trail thru Plantations and Tower Rd. (6.5 miles)
- Trail behind Game Farm to Mt. Pleasant returning on 366, Forest Home thru Plantations and Tower Rd. (6.1 miles)
- Trail behind Game Farm to Mt. Pleasant up Freese Road to Horse Barns returning thru North Campus (7.06 miles)
- Mt. Pleasant (5.75 miles) (This route is close to being the reverse of the route above and as a result is often called 'Reverse Freese', even though you never set foot on Freese Rd during it.)
- Dodge W/Long Downhill (5.6 miles)
- Figure 8
- Shannon Park (6.97 miles) (note that absolutely no one seems to know why it's called "Shannon Park," given that neither the roads nor the development it loops through have that name. Blame Rick Hoebeke.
- Reverse Horse Barns to Freese Rd. then back on Freese Trails and lower Plantations (6 miles)
- Horse Barns classic 366 to Freese Road, bee lab to race track & back via golf course and Hasbrouck Apts. (5.92 miles)
- Horse Barns returning on Hanshaw
- Park Park and 366 up Freese Rd. to Hanshaw and back Cayuga Hts. (7.8 miles)
- Cayuga Heights (Highgate) (5.96 miles)
- Cayuga Heights down Remington Rd. to Ithaca High School, return up Cascadilla Gorge(with swimming at Ithaca Falls) (6.1 miles)
- Cayuga Heights classic route out to 34B and back on Cayuga Hts. Road (8.4 miles)
- Cayuga Heights lower route returning on Cayuga Hts. Rd. instead of Highgate Cir, (5.3 miles)
- Golf Course Perimeters including the gorge (aka Death Gulch) (6.35 miles)
- Golf Course Faraway Loop at 960 meters (0.61 mile) for XC training
- Golf Course B Loop at 1136 meters (0.71 mile) for XC training
- Golf Course Modified B Loop is a 1 mile course that is an extension of B Loop (above) good for XC training and tempo runs
- Golf Course 2 mile XC training course combining the rolling grass of Modified B Loop (above) with Death Gulch.
- Golf Course 2.75 mi tempo course combining Modified B Loop with A Loop then up to the horse barns track (6.5 miles)
- A Lot Loop. It's exactly 1 mile from Teagle to the start; the loop is .64 mile, or 1024 meters, for XC training
- Circumnavigation
- High Noon High Water, a route that passes by & over all major streams & waterfalls in the city of Ithaca (7.63 miles)
- Burns Road (up to 9.1 miles)
- Reservoir Dogs Trail and back 79
- Reservoir Dogs Trail and back Burns/RecWay
- Monkey Run (crossing the bridge)
- Elm Street (out and back version-9.5 miles) (ca. 1300 ft. tl. climb, and 1300 ft. tl. descent-thus Nightmare on ES!)
- Cass Park Loop
- Classic Triple Hump (13.6 miles)
- Hump Triple over Midline Rd. (18.3 miles)
- Hump Triple Burns (double entrende very much intended)(22.03 miles)
- Quarry-Snyder (a rare Highnoon route & surely not for wimps) (8.4 miles)
- Turkey Hill going out Stevenson Rd. left up Turkey Hill to Rt. 366 returning via Forest Home (8.0 miles)
- Add your favorites here...
Races High Noon runs as a team
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