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UAlbany's Running Spirit
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Gered Burns |
Whether you run for health, joy or both, there�s plenty of running opportunities at UAlbany. You can put on your track shoes and run for a Division I team, you can run for fun with the Albany Running Exchange club or you can jog with a buddy around the campus�s 3-mile Perimeter Road.
This spring Gered Burns won the 800-meter run and anchored the winning 4 x 800-meter relay, as UAlbany finished second in the men�s competition at the America East Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Northeastern�s Solomon Track. The Great Danes were edged out by only 1.5 points, in the closest meet in conference history.
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Teresa Covert
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In the women�s competition, UAlbany�s Teresa Covert was a double-winner in the 100-meter dash and 100-meter hurdles, her second and third individual titles of the championship.
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Alyssa Lotmore |
In the fall University at Albany�s Alyssa Lotmore and Nicole Susser both placed among the top-10 runners in leading their team to a second-place finish for the second consecutive year at the ECAC Division I Women�s Cross Country Championships and UAlbany was fourth in the Men�s IC4A Championships.
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Josh Merlis |
For those who love to run for health and a little less competition, UAlbany student Josh Merlis founded the Albany Running Exchange in September 2002. His goal: to �bring students together on campus who share a common interest in running and the desire to improve one�s own health.� The club has more than sixty members and is now involved with other running groups to compete in everything from 5k runs to marathons. Multiple student �group runs� are held each day for the members� convenience and camaraderie. UAlbany has over 200 clubs and organizations, but there is always the opportunity to start up a new club, as Merlis did.
 UAlbany�s campus has an ideal running perimeter of 3 miles for the daily or occasional jogger, walker, or dog walker to enjoy. The one-mile circumference of the podium (including a spin around each of the academic buildings) also offers opportunity for a quick lunchtime power walk or stroll.
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