Running on Long Island, New York The first thing I tell all beginning runners is make sure you get the right running shoes for you. To do that, you go to your local running store and be properly fitted. I’m not talking about a mall store. You need someone who knows running. From west to east: Lynbrook Runner's Stop - 20 Atlantic Avenue, Lynbrook, NY 11563; 516 568 7333 Runners Edge 242 Main St; Farmingdale, NY; Toll Free 877-RUN-EASY (877-786-3279) Super Runners Shop 355 New York Ave; Huntington; 631-549-3006 Schwabs 2nd Wind Three Village Plz; Setucket; 631-751-5534 Sayville Running Company - 55 Main Street; West Sayville, New York; Tel 631 589-5700; Fax 631 589-5701 Gubbins Perfect Fit 54 Park Place, East Hampton, 631-324-3239 The second thing I tell runners is to join two running clubs. First, your local club and then the Greater Long Island Running Club (GLIRC) The biggest running club on Long Island, the GLIRC and it’s sister LIT&F oversee most of what happens in running on Long Island. Greater Long Island Running Club (formerly POBRRC) Mike Polansky; 516-349-7646 http://www.litf.org Long Island Track anfd Field. USATF and LIRRC; Fred Haslett; 516 569-4959 Nassau County: Bellmore Striders; Alex Cuozzo;516-221-7760 Long Beach Road Runners Club - lbrrc@yahoo.com Massapaqua R.R.C. Dennis Boyd 868-5859;Bob Duffy 799-7730 Nassau Police Runners Club e-mail at nprunclub@homestead.com New Hyde Park Runners Club; Ken Ramondino (516) 352-1721http://www.lirrc.org Runners Edge 123 Main St; Farmingdale, NY; Bob Cook; 516-420-7963 Valley Stream Running Club; Stan Friedlander; 516-791-6513 Suffolk County Bohemia Track Club Estella (631) 286-1153 or Ross (631) 544-0941 Deer Park Road Runners Club - Kam Chang KamSSB@msn.com 631-242-9513 or Ginley Reina 631-243-1285 East End Runners Club Bob Beattie 631-324-3239 Northport Running Club; Jack Kohl, President 631-757-9663 Rolling Thunder Road Runners Club - Bob Messina ZIPPY5150@aol.com 631-654-0844 or Head Coach Steve Cuomo at 631-399-5564