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Running BAA 10K 2018
This was the 8th time I’ve run the BAA 10K road race. I ran the inaugural race in 2011 and haven’t missed one since! I’ve run with an injury and twice I’ve run the 10K and hustled off to run a 5K. One time I drove all the way to New Hampshire for my 2nd…
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Gold Star Run for Honor 2018
The Gold Star Honor Run is a 5K and 10K road race held in Saugus, MA in honor of Marine CPL Scott Procopio each Memorial Day weekend. Gold Star Run for Honor 10K This is the third year that I’ve run the 10K. It’s also my slowest time for this race so far! The race…
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Running with the Fishes
Mystic River Herring Run This past weekend a small contingent of Melrose Running Club members ran the Mystic River Herring Run 5K. This was a multi-sport event and included paddle racing events on The Mystic. None of us tried the paddle part of the race, but it did sound like it would be a lot of…
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Boston Marathon 2018 Race Weekend
Boston Marathon 2018 Race Weekend As a GBA local I got to have an entire Boston Marathon weekend experience. On Friday afternoon I got to go to the Boston Marathon Expo and be among the first few thousand people to walk the floor. The vendors were generous with samples and the crowd was just trickling…
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What to do One Week to Boston
We are now down to one week to Boston. If this isn’t your first rodeo, you know what to do. If you are giving it a go for the first time, here are a few last minutes tips. One Week to Boston This is the last week of your taper. If you ran more than…
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When 15 feels like 22 miles
It’s now taper time for Boston Marathon runners. Our Sunday Long Run program is in it’s last few weeks and the miles are dropping off rapidly. Last week for Long Run Twelve, we ran 22 miles from Hopkinton to Boston College in Newton. This week we dropped down to 14.8 miles which at this point…