Category: Races
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Feaster Five Thanksgiving 5 Miler 2017
The Feaster Five Thanksgiving 5 Miler and 5K celebrated their 30th running this Thanksgiving! A few remarkable observations provided by The Feaster Five: • We had a remarkable number of entrants…9,966! That is an increase of more than 10% from last year, and that happened when the number of entrants in most races is falling…
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Running Cambridge Half Marathon 2017
2nd Annual Cambridge Half Marathon The 2017 Cambridge Half Marathon was a different race in many ways from the 2016 Inaugural Cambridge Half Marathon. If I recall correctly we started in one big wave in 2016. This year they had three waves based on self reported estimated finish times. Wave One was the way fast…
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I Fell for The Friends of The Middlesex Fells 10K
The Friends of The Middlesex Fells held their second annual Middlesex Fells 10K and 5K on Sunday, November 5th at Medford High School. Melrose Running Club Sponsors Friends of The Middlesex Fells Races The Melrose Running Club was a sponsor of the race this year. The MRC supports local races by providing volunteers and financial…
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Run for All Ages 5K 2017
The 16th Annual Run For All Ages 5k is Saturday November 4, 2017 at 10:00 AM. The first 250 runners registered will receive a race shirt, and they tell me they still have some left. Age group prizes will be awarded across all age groups – in five-year increments from 60+. Enjoy a fun post race…
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Melrose YMCA Spooky Sprint 5K 2017
The Melrose YMCA Spooky Sprint has been a popular race with Melrose Running Club members for years. It starts across the street from where the club meets and many runners come out for the 5K run with their kids. This year the MRC had 38 runners, which may be an all time high. MRC at…
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BAA Half Marathon 2017
The inaugural BAA Half Marathon was run in 2001. That year Wayne Levy (JAM) was the men’s champion at 1:10:57, and the women’s champion was Sarah Nixon (USA) at 1:21:16. Sarah was also the champion in 2002. The finish times have steadily improved and in 2013 Lelisa Desisa (ETH) set a blistering course record of 1:00:34! The BAA…