Runners who will be competing in either the Canon Long Island Marathon or Canon Long Island Half Marathon this year are urged to attend a special pre-Race Clinic to be held at the Bethpage Public Library, on Powell Avenue in Bethpage, on Tuesday evening, May 2, starting promptly at 7:45 p.m. The clinic is being co-hosted by the Nassau County Department of Recreation and Parks and the Greater Long Island Running Club.

The clinic will be a perfect last minute primer, not only for first time marathoners and half marathoners, but also for anyone else who is looking for some last minute help on how to run a little bit faster and feel a little bit better in the marathon or half marathon.

The distinguished panel of experts who will be on hand for the clinic, and to answer all your questions, includes John Hanc, Newsday Running and Fitness Columnist and the author of The Essential Marathoner, Long Island Marathon Technical Director David Katz, Long Island Marathon Medical Director Dr. Edward Fryman, past Long Island Marathon winner Alex Cuozzo, Sports Physical Therapist Scott Belding and Regina Ronan, the first American finisher in the 1995 New York City Marathon and a qualifier for the 2000 US Olympic Trials Marathon. The panel will be moderated by Greater Long Island Running Club President Mike Polansky.

The clinic is free. No advance registration is necessary.

For more information, one may call the Greater Long Island Running Club at 349-7646.