Category: Product Reviews
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Boston’s Run to Remember Medals
What a great day for a race! Temperature was in the mid 50’s the entire race. As we crossed the Mass Ave bridge The Charles looked like glass. People did go down for the count along the way and some required medical attention. 8,000 lined up for The Half and 4,000 lined up for the…
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Boston Meetup
Boston MeetUp Wednesday evening I attended Manufacturing 101: Making Your Product. For Real! There were about forty entrepreneurs in attendance at The Grommet in Somerville. The Grommet Mission Statement: We launch undiscovered products and help them succeed; we call them Grommets. Grommets aren’t just things. Grommets are products with a purpose invented by people with stories. Buy…
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Photographic Money
Race photos are available for just about every race these days. Some races include the cost of photos in your registration fee and/or have a sponsor. The Half at The Hamptons offered runners free photos. The photography was sponsored by Delta Dental which places their logo on all of our photos. I like this idea. I’m okay with Delta Dental’s…
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Boston Marathon Expo – 2014
Boston Marathon Expo highlights I went to the Expo Friday night. Last year I was there when it opened and greeted hundreds of runners as they arrived to pick up their packets. In years past I’ve gone on a Saturday. This year I took Friday off to go early, but had an afternoon conference call,…
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Fit Planet
The 2014 New Bedford Half Marathon took the FitPlanet Pledge of Sustainability. What is that you may ask? It is a pledge to run their race in a sustainable and environmentally friendly way. A group called Athletes For a Fit Planet have put together a program to help race organizers achieve this goal. Eco-Practices for…
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Spring 2014 Running Shoe Buyer’s Guide
Spring 2014 Running Shoe Buyer’s Guide I found the link to the Spring 2014 Running Shoe Buyers Guide from Competitor.com in my in-box the other day. I took a look at it and it was very informative. We’re getting to be on the home stretch for the Boston Marathon. If the shoes you are wearing…