Pit Run draws thousands of spectators, runners By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA — Rain had just started to drizzle in Neahwa Park, Sunday, Oct. 3, as the start of the annual Pit Run was set to begin. But some of the runners said they were thankful for the rain as it cooled things down, making it easier for them. There was a diverse group of runners who came from seven states other than New York, including California, Maine,…
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COVID Can’t Dampen Annual PIT Run Spirit By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Even in the 27th year of the annual PIT Run, Sid Parisian said that his late brother’s spirit continues to find ways to surprise him. “We’ve been doing a walk from the house to the park for our course,” he said. “And on Wednesday, Oct. 1, I checked to see how far it was, and it was exactly 5.20 miles.” Trooper Ricky “Pit” Parisian…
27th Annual Pit Run On Through Oct. 31 Race Day Goes Virtual, As Skies Remain Clear Since the first race in 1994, it has never once rained on the day of the annual Pit Run, and that track record continued today as Mike Rubino, Bob Scanlon, Eric Michelitsch, and Nancy Scanlon joined Deb and Sid Parisian this morning in Neahwa Park to honor fallen Trooper Ricky J. Parisian at the traditional finish line for the annual PIT Run, which is…
Pit Run Goes Virtual, Adds 100K Challenge ONEONTA – This year, Sid Parisian says, any day in October can be Race Day. The 27th annual Pit Run, known as “The Best Day in Oneonta,” has gone virtual, allowing racers to run the 5 or 10K any day in October, along any course of their choosing. “When we first started talking about this year’s race, we were hoping everything would have calmed down,” he said. “But it’s not safe, so holding…
‘Pit,’ Canine Namesake, Joins Parisian’s Partner Trooper Has Run In 25 Of Race’s 26 Years By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – State Investigator Sales Caicedo and Trooper Ricky “Pit” Parisian, partners for four years, spent their shift on May 20, 1994, doing surveillance on an organized crime organization outside New York City. After the shift, the two officers headed up Route 17. Caicedo was headed to Buffalo; Parisian took Exit 94, bound for Oneonta. “As he was getting…
652 Mark Trooper Parisian’s Sacrifice Oneonta Runner 1st In 26th PIT Run 10K It may have been cloudy, but the record of it never raining on race day still stands, as 652 runners turned out today to partake in the 26th annual PIT Run 5K and 10K Run in remembrance of Ricky J. “Pit” Parisian, a state trooper who lost his life while stopping an armed robbery in 1994 on Southside Oneonta. Above, Janice Bettiol, Otego, waves amidst throngs of…
PIT Run 2017 Sun Always Shines On Race Day As runners made their way to the starting line, temperatures in the 30s rose and gave way to clear skies and perfect running weather as hundreds took to the streets of Oneonta in the 24th annual PIT run. Above, runners take off down Main Street with SUNY student Austin Carr, Guilford, out in front. He is followed by Devon Iezzoni, Huntington, Michael Savello Jr., King’s Park, Austin Gross, Patchogue, Cameron Hanwright,…
Oneonta Senior Awarded Ricky Parisian Scholarship…
State Troopers Honor, Remember Fallen Friends By LIBBY CUDMORE • for www.AllOTSEGO.com SIDNEY – May 20 marks the 22nd anniversary of the day Trooper Ricky Parisian was shot and killed by Colin Hyde, who was attempting to stop a robbery at the Great American, now the Southside Mall. And this morning, Parisian and the 16 other Troop C state police officer who gave their lives in service of their community were honored with a Memorial Day service on the lawn of…
18th Parisian Ride Circles Glimmerglass…