Category: Race Recaps and adventures
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5 Favorite Running Medals
Favorite Running Medals Favorite running medals can be easy to pick from the pile. One may be your first race or your first Boston Marathon. Some medals look like works of art. Looking at and holding a running medal brings a rush of memories for me. Sometimes I can recall conversations or things people said.…
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BAA 10K 2016
BAA 10K 2016 Recap Un-fit at any speed! This is a race that I have run since the BAA started having this race. This was the 6th Annual BAA 10K. Last year it rained buckets, cats and dogs even. I think we were surprised that a flood warning wasn’t issued that day. The rain kept…
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Boston Marathon 2016
Photo credits: Boston Globe, BAA, Paul Locke My journey to the Boston Marathon began on February 18th. That was the day FamilyAid Boston accepted me on their Boston Marathon 2016 Team. My experience with FamilyAid Boston (FAB) was fantastic. I learned about homelessness and philanthropy and the little things each of us can do to…
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Assault on Mt Hood 2015 ReCap
Assault on Mt Hood 2015 The 11th Annual Assault on Mt Hood attracted 375 runners from greater Boston. Runners enjoyed a beautiful fall day with a clear ski, temperatures in the mid-50’s and barely a breeze. 35 runners from the Melrose Running Club participated, and many more volunteered their time. Hats off to Bryan Slater…
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Assault on Mt Hood XI
Assault on Mt Hood Presented by the Melrose Running Club at Mt. Hood Golf Course in conjunction with the Melrose Fish and Game Club, the Assault on Mt Hood begins at Noon on December 12th. Now in its 11th year, this 3.5 mile cross-country race draws runners from all over Eastern Mass and Southern New Hampshire.…
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Taras Jingle Jog
6th Annual Taras Jingle Jog 5K took place December 5th in Estero, Fla. All proceeds from Taras Jingle Jog 5K benefit The Passion Foundation, a local non-profit, whose mission is to keep our children shaded and safe from the sun’s harmful rays while at school. They have provided shade at 5 playgrounds and plan to have a sixth…