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Category: Races
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Food Pantry Donations
The Half at The Hamptons race organizers have asked all runners to bring a food donation to help support local food pantries. Food Pantries supported: The First Baptist Church, The First Congregational Church, The Methodist Church, St. Vincent De Paul at Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church, the Salvation Army and the Town of…
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LOCO announces 2014 Jacket
LOCO Mike sent out a message on Tuesday confirming that The Half at the Hamptons IS ON this year. Mother Nature is smiling on us this time around. I’ve included the link here in case you need directions. Since we’ve had a lot of snow, parking may be a challenge so you should plan to arrive…
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BAA Baggage policy update
At the recent Boston Marathon Training Clinic, Executive Director Thomas Grilk mentioned the new bag policy for 2014. He said that “there will be no bags going into Hopkinton this year”. I was shocked by this statement and what it meant. I wrote to Marc Davis, the BAA’s Communications Manager, for clarification. Marc said that…
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No bags, no worries
I was surprised by the total lack of reaction to the BAA’s announcement about no bags. Was I the last person to hear about this? Or is no one concerned because they are not running Boston this year?
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BAA announcement
The BAA held the first of three “Runners Clinics” Monday night in Boston. This was the first time I’ve attended a BAA clinic. Getting into and navigating Boston is too much of a hassle. With my knee injury I hoped to get some expert advice. In the back of my mind I’m still thinking bad things.…
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Janathon Day 15
Janathon Continues My running is spotty but my writing is consistent. Well, the writing may be spotty as well. Tuesday night I went to my gym and ran on the treadmill. It was raining out and I have brand new Brooks Adrenaline shoes. I didn’t want to mess them up on the first run; maybe…