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Boston Marathon 2015 Photos
Sketches from a hill in Newton We arrived in Newton around 9:30AM. Our little caravan found parking near the Marathon route easily and hauled our gear and supplies to the Marathon course. On the drive over it rained for 20 minutes or so and we were a little concerned. By the time we arrived in…
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Boston Marathon Weather
Boston Marathon Weather predictions As the Marathon gets closer, runners spend more time obsessing over Boston area weather on Marathon Monday. New England weather is notoriously unpredictable, but that doesn’t stop people from trying to figure it out. Runner’s World wrote a good article about Boston Marathon weather in 2013. This was a year after…
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Adidas – BAA announce new store
The BAA and Adidas announce a new retail store May 2nd, 2015 Adidas and the Boston Marathon, announce the launch of the Boston Marathon® RunBase in partnership with Marathon Sports, Inc. The Adidas exclusive community experience will open mid-April just steps from the finish line. The initiative is the first of its kind in the U.S.…
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OMG I’m running a half marathon
Last night I remembered that I have a half marathon on Sunday. Not just any marathon but the Great Bay Half Marathon. Last year I ran the “Beyond The Rainbow“ 5K. I had one of my best 5Ks ever, helped partly by starting at the front of the race. For some crazy reason I thought…
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2015 Running Shoe Guide
Spring is in the air and a runner’s thoughts turn to… New Running shoes, of course! Every year the running shoe companies churn out new versions of old favorites and roll out a few new styles and concepts for us. 2015 is now different. I’ve been running in Brooks Adrenaline for over 10 years. When…
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How to Prep for your First 5K
In January I wrote How to choose your first 5K and How to choose a running watch. I was expanding on the information from the info-graphic below. In this post I discuss the other points in the info-graphic. I don’t have a dog, so I can’t give any advise from my own experience there. I’ll…