Paine to Pain- A Common Sense Run

Paine to Pain Half Marathon

 On Sunday October 14th @ 9am, the sound of a single gunshot will pierce the air from within the area surrounding the Thomas Paine Cottage. There is no cause for alarm. This is the 5th Annual Paine to Pain Half Marathon! The 13.1+ mile race is a giant single loop that meanders its way through the woods, trails and parks of lower Westchester and ends at New Rochelle High School. You will never run the same trail twice and spend 90% of your trot on dirt. On your mark- get set- go!

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From now until October 10th,  simply complete the  Registration Form ,designated waiver and then gear up to set your personal best. The $60 last minute sign up fee can be slashed several dollars if you sign up early next year. So get off that couch and bring out inner Bruce Jenner in you!

Paine to Pain is organized by New Ro Runners

*Sponsors include: Fairway, Walgreens, Westchester Road Runners, Robeks, VitaCoco, Houlihan Lawrence, REI, Sound Shore Medical Center, Twin Lakes Farm, Bike MS, Village of Scarsdale

Thomas Paine Cottage - History In-Deed

Sitting on the remaining two acres of the original 320 given to Paine by New York State in 1784, you will find the Thomas Paine cottage.  Located at 20 Sicard Avenue, a visit to this assiduously preserved home is like going back in time. Several rooms reflect what life was like during the 18th century. Other exhibits include the original 1689 deed to purchase 6,100 acres which became the city of New Rochelle. 

Known mostly for his work, Common Sense, a forty-eight page pamphlet published in 1776 just before the American Revolution. At first published anonymously , its genesis was to present the argument for freedom from British rule, which he structured in biblical prose. In one of his now famous quotes he said "It was absurd for an Island to rule a continent." Pain was a polarizing figure and was know to have written "African Slavery in America", the first article proposing the emancipation of slaves and the abolition of slavery. 

Original stove given to Paine by Benjamin Franklin

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Born in 1737, this English-American, author, inventor, revolutionary and listed as one of the founding fathers of the United States, was never at a loss for words. He died at the age of 72. His works continue to promote the dialogue he was once ostracized for, but now viewed as nothing more than common sense.  

Notable Works:

Common Sense

The Age of Reason

The Rights of Man 

The Crisis