Category: Race Recaps and adventures
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Years in Review
I started this post in 2015 to review the past few years from a running perspective. Somehow I never got around to posting the review. Here it is now with the addition of 2016. Years in Review I wanted to look at the past few years of running and not just look at the past…
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Assault on Mt Hood 2016
Running Assault on Mt Hood 2016 The 12th Annual Assault on Mt Hood cross-country race hosted by the Melrose Running Club at the Melrose Fish and Game Club was run December 10th, 2016. The 3.5 mile Mount Hood Golf Course race attracts runners from Melrose as well as Southern New Hampshire and The GBA. Each…
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Running Cambridge Winter Classic 5K
Cambridge Winter Classic 5K 2016 The Cambridge Winter Classic lived up to it’s name and felt like a winter race. Pre-race ambient air temperature was 34° F with a 5 to 10 mph breeze. My Garmin shows the ambient temperature at 36° with a 12 mph breeze during the race. There were times when the…
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Running Feaster Five Thanksgiving 5 Miler
On Thanksgiving morning, I drove to Andover, MA to run The 29th annual Feaster Five Road Race. This is a huge running event that draws over 9,000 runners for the 5K and 5 Miler. As the web site says: The Feaster Five Thanksgiving Day Road Race in Andover, MA has been a Merrimack Valley tradition since…
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Running Medford Jingle Bell Run 2016
On Saturday November 26th, 603 runners and walkers completed the Medford Jingle Bell Run. This year the race was based at The American Legion Hall on Winthrop Street. The three previous races took place at Medford City Hall with post race activities taking place outside. With a warm hall to gather in, runners enjoyed sandwiches,…
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Running Cambridge Half Marathon
1st Annual Cambridge Half Marathon On November 13th I ran the 1st Annual Cambridge Half Marathon with 4,560 of my closest friends! The race was run from the Cambridgeside Galleria. The Galleria Mall was kind enough to basically shut down all Sunday morning so runners could assemble for the race and have a wicked party…