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New York City MarathonRecreationColleges LoHud.com 8C Sunday, November 6, 2005 The Journal News Runners will follow in their footsteps AREA COLLEGE ROUNDUP Fordham gets second straight win Rams top Bucknell; Iona falls to Marist t' i i i 1 petition. The 2.5-mile event is the second stage of the New York City Road Runners High School Grand Prix. Runners accumulate points through four competitions two during cross country and two indoors. The winner earns money for their school. "It's just a lot of fun to do," said Greany, who won the Grand Prix last year.

"Just being in New York City and experiencing the whole thing, you get to see the 26th mile banner and everything." The fun part is what entices participants for the eight years the high school race has been a prelude to the New York City Marathon. It'll be the first race of the season with no pressure and little at stake. For those who didn't qualify for the state meet next weekend, it will be their last race of the cross country season. "I just think it's a really nice way to end it," Iona Prep and Ursuline coach Jan Mitchell said. "You know they have it on TV, so the kids get to go home and watch it on TV the next day." Mitchell fields the largest contingent of athletes between his boys and girls teams.

Ursuline has 33 girls entered including Rosie Crean and Meghan Brown, who qualified for the state championships placing fourth and fifth, respectively. Iona Prep has 34 entrants, including its top runner, Edouard Boulat Mitchell said it's an especially beneficial opportunity for younger runners. "They like going to this meet because it's like their first experience of being a road racer," he said. "They go to this thing and they get treated like a really important athlete." Reach Christopher Hunt at cchuntthejournalnews.gannett.com High-school race before marathon has same finish line Christopher Hunt The Journal News There won't be another one like this all season. The race starts in relative obscurity at the band shell and runs silently through Central Park.

But at the end there's a party waiting. "It's a lot of fun to run in the marathon race because you know that you're running on the same course where the real marathon runners will finish, and you know that someday you might run that marathon," said Shelby Greany Suffern's Shelby Greany, who won the Class AA championship at Bear Mountain on Thursday. "It's exhilarating." A parade of high school runners will pound the pavement today and cross the New York City Marathon finish line hours before anyone sponsored by Nike, adidas or New Balance. But they'll get the same reception. A group of early-rising fans and parents line the closing stage of the race.

There will be a live band and big-name runners who will start the race and hold the finishing tape. Suffern's Kara McKenna, who is not entered this year, won the race last year. Greany finished third and will race today. The meet falls between the sectional and state championships, but hasn't raised concerns of over-racing because of the nature of the corn- Photos by Natalie Jade Ray for The Journal News Exchange students Ping Lin, 23, and Ying Cai, 22, take a break for lunch during a recent visit to Bear Mountain State Park. The park sees an increase in visitors during peak foliage season.

A feast for the senses Kat Devinsky, 21, of Queens throws a Frisbee recently at Bear Mountain State Park. Staff and wire reports James Prydatko ran for a career-high 201 yards and a score as Fordham beat Bucknell 28-21 yesterday in New York. Prydatko's touchdown came on a 74-yard run for the Rams, who won their second in a row after snapping a 10-game losing streak last week. Johnte Coven scored on runs of 1 1 and 6 yards and finished with 61 yards on 1 1 attempts. Quarterback Dante Ross, who scored on a 5-yard run, rushed 30 times for 111 yards and connected on eight of 16 passes for 79 for the Bison, who lost their fifth straight.

Bucknell took a 7-0 lead on Josh DeStefano's 4-yard run in the second quarter, but Coven responded with an 11-yard dash to tie it Marist 28, Iona 27: At New Rochelle, Obozua Ehikioya scored the game-winner on a 1-yard run with 7:36 remaining. The score gave the Red Foxes a 28-21 advantage. Michael Biehl connected with Dennis Calcione on a 3-yard pass with 20 seconds left to make it 28-27. Biehl then overthrew Calcione on an attempted 2-point conversion as Iona went for the win. Biehl was 12 of 27 for 272 yards with two interceptions and a pair of scores.

He also ran for a ID. Harvard 55, Columbia 7: At New York, Columbia's lone score came on backup quarterback Joe Winter's 8-yard pass to Jim Bessel-man. Harvard's Liam O'Hagan threw for two touchdowns and ran for another in the first half for the Crimson, which led 41-0 at half-time. Women's volleyball: Korena Johnson and Maja Iljic each had 14 kills in visiting Pace's 26-30, 30-27, 28-30, 30-13, 15-11 win over St. Michael's.

Ashley D'Agostini had 51 assists, and Kasey Barrett had 27 digs. Fairfield 3, Manhattan 0: At Manhattan, Maggie Pfeifer and Megan O'Dorisio each had 14 kills in a 30-25, 30-28, 30-26 loss. Ashley Davis had 24 digs. St. Joseph's 3, Mount St.

Vincent 0: In the Hudson Valley Women's Athletic Conference final at Sarah Lawrence, the Dolphins fell 30-26, 30-19, 30-20. Earlier in the day, they defeated Sarah Lawrence 30-23, 26-30, 30-17, 30-23 in the semifinals. Roxanne Prendergast had 15 kills, seven aces, and 13 digs in the two matches. Jacqui Dauphinas had 12 kills and 17 digs in the two matches. Mercy 3, C.W.

Post 0: At Dobbs Ferry High School, Mariola St. Fleur had 14 kills and seven assists in the 31-29, 30-23, 30-28 win in a NYCAC quarterfinal match. Simone Forbes had 33 assists. Ka-tiana Dorfleus added 13 kills. Men's soccer: Chris Herrera scored for Mount St.

Vincent in a 3-1 loss to the visiting Culinary Institute of America in a Hudson Valley Men's Athletic Conference semifinal game. Dominican 1, Caldwell 0: At Caldwell, Kyle Clancy scored in the first half as the Chargers won their second straight CACC Tournament championship. Women's soccer: Tracy Frank scored in the 15th minute off a corner kick from Melissa Garganta as Mount St. Vincent won its first HVWAC Conference championship with a 1-0 win over host Staten Island. Swimming: The Pace women's team defeated Lehman 93-62; the Setters' men's team lost 107-94.

Kristine Robinson of Putnam Valley won three events, including teaming with Kate Balthazard of Tarrytown to win the 200 medley relay. Balthazard also won the 200 IM. Robinson prevailed in the 1,000 free and 100 butterfly. Craig McClintock of Valhalla won three events on the men's side (200 free, 500 free, 200 medley relay). Darnell James of Yonkers won the 100 butterfly for Lehman.

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Jan and Bill Conte brought their collie Tawny to the park, and she was being lavished with attention by the dozens passing by. The Cold Spring couple comes to the park about three times a week. "We come over, and she gets exercise, and we get to enjoy the day," Jan said. Usually, they don't have to angle for a parking spot like they did last weekend. They brought their children here years ago, and now bring their grandchildren to ride the carousel.

Near the entrance to the carousel, a large group of young and old was playing softball. They laughed after each hit. Twice a year the group, consisting of members of the New York Central Korean Seventh Day Adventist Church, come up from Bayside, Queens, to enjoy the outdoors. The setting fits with their teachings, and Hee Sook Kim, a 55-year-old ultrasound technician, said the main reason for coming was simple. "My stress is all gone," Kim said.

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This is getting away from it all? But once the tweet signals the locking mechanism, it's easy to see why so many people have made the trip to this spot in the northern confines of Rockland County just off the Palisades Interstate Parkway. "During the changing of the leaves, everybody comes up from the city to see the foliage," said Bear Mountain assistant ice rink manager Dave Storms, better known to regulars as "Hot Dog." Bear Mountain, with its grand old stone buildings, has the charm of the days during which the Palisades Parkway was just being built. It's easy to imagine curvy old Chevys jockeying for the same spots now filled by minivans and Toyotas. There are challenging biking trails, and a scenic lake that had hundreds of people walking around it last weekend. For kids there is a carousel and a zoo.

For adults there is a large, flat field perfect for softball or tossing a Frisbee. Brothers David, Steven and Jacob Schwab tossed a Frisbee with their father on the lawn, but that was preempted by a snowball fight once a group of kids discovered a pile of ice shavings near the rink. The draw is there are different things the kids can do, and it's close to Rockland County," said father Alan, who came up from Monsey with his family. Part of the lure for kids is a traditional carousel, but with indigenous animals such as turkeys and deer in addition to the carved racehorses. A painted scene along the canopy features the Brooklyn Dodgers playing at Bear Mountain.

The ride is indoors, so even on cold days, kids have a fun thing to do. Down the hill, three friends from Rutherford, N.J., were tossing a football around. John Lu, a 28-year-old IT consultant, and his friends hadn't planned to stop by INCLUDES STEAM 1 DRY SAUNA, JACUZZI WDEEP-T1SSUE MASSAGE. MALEFEMALE. 845-634-6116 ENTRANCE IN REAR OF BUILDING Wellness Center 845-639-1618 ACITRESSl'RE; BODY WORK AaTfN(TTRE; SKIX CARE Ave New City rjen 7 days EQUffiEHU Largest Adult Video Selection In NY! shl-rilagazines Novelties it Morej T7 I 'il-rMTM-lCEfi 15 Rt.

9W West Haverstraw NY or 914-694-3531. dergraduate degree. He was entering divergent types of races, his training lacked focus, and he had one foot in Ireland and another in the U.S. "I felt he was going around like a chicken without a head," Byrne said. "He couldn't make a decision about where he was or where he wanted to be." After Mulvey finishes his degree in May, he plans to return to Dublin.

But instead of getting a job in the business world, he might enter a course of study for physical therapy. He said that most Americans are too obsessed with getting on the career treadmill. But truth is, his training is much easier in an educational setting, where he has time and access to coaches. He might just become the most educated distance runner in Beijing. "I don't know about that," Mulvey said with a laugh.

"There are a lot of smart guys out there." Reach Jane McManus at jmcmanusthejournalnews.com. Park facts Hours: 8 a.m.-twilight Parking: $6 Zoo, trailslde museum and carousel: $1 admission each, opens at 10 a.m. Pets: Dogs only, and they must be muzzled and on a leash. On the Web nysparks. state.

ny.us: The state's Web site offers a pretty bare bones explanation of Bear Mountain's offerings. Bear Mountain, but as they drove by on a foliage tour, they couldn't help but pull in. They took a walk around the lake before settling in for a game of catch. "It's very nice here," Lu said. "Love the big field." Carol Luttati and her mother, Irma, both from West Nyack, held hands as they walked around the lake and enjoyed the Oktoberfest music nearby.

"It's a nice walk," Irma said. "And there aren't going to be many more days like this," Carol added. The ice rink was open briefly last Sunday, only to close when the warm weather created a shallow pool in the middle of the ice. Still, people continued to approach the ticket window, looking furtively at a lobby that had hot-cocoa and canned-soup vending machines. The majestic old hotel, the 3 Shiatsu, Swedish Steam Sauna Body Scrub MF Couple Room IOPI 7 PAYS "am ipm irBOTH NY, TEAMS WIN: If 1 of the NV Teams Win: I Mark VerKariThe Journal News Vinny Mulvey, an Iona College graduate student and former track team captain, will run his first marathon today.

Mulvey takes easygoing approach to training MARATHON, from 1C you go out for a race and you're running for 30 minutes." Mulvey isn't what you'd call a Type A personality. Even he says he is taking it relatively easy, so that his first experience with the distance is a positive one. In fact, Mulvey is so relaxed that he nearly slept through a pivotal race a few weeks ago. After organizers of a Boston half-marathon put him up in a hotel, he awoke to a phone call after the other competitors had been driven to the starting line. Byrne said Mulvey arrived with moments to spare.

The coach expected Mulvey's approach to the New York City Marathon to be similar. "He'll have no problem sleeping," Byrne said. Mulvey never would have considered training for a marathon had Byrne not taken him out to breakfast one May morning at the Mirage Diner just across North Avenue from Iona. Byrne was concerned that Mulvey had lost direction after completing his un rtf i Screen TVs I Complimentary Half-time Buffet Every Tuesday thru Friday from 12 Noon to 2pm The Lace Lunch Special 8oi Certified Angus Cheeseburger Fries wany soda or draft beer only $6.00 (Limit 1 per person) i MAKE US YOUR BACHELOR PARTY HEADQUARTERS Sun Trior hi A Sdt m'jm.