Category: Races
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A Few Good Races
A surge in interest for local races has created a surge in prices also.
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Harpoon 5 Miler
This Sunday I ran the 14th Annual Harpoon 5 Miler The Harpoon 5 Miler has become a local favorite and very difficult to get into. This year the city allowed the race to have 4,500 runners, an increase of 500 over last year. I was fortunate that a friend managed our team and got everyone signed…
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Pine Hill Little League 5K
Lynn, Lynn, the City of Win! I was the 1st place man at the Pine Hill Little League 5K in Lynn, Mass! Holy smokes and laugh like a little kid! When they came up to me, said congratulations and placed a trophy on the bar I was stunned. I’ve been 2nd or 3rd in my…
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Cambridge CityRun 5 Miler
After my revelation run on March 28th, I headed to Cambridge on Sunday March 29th for the Cambridge CityRun 5 Miler The race is based out of the Russell Youth Center on Huron Ave in Cambridge. The building looks brand new with a beautiful gym and nice bathrooms. We don’t often see that at a race.…
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April Fool’s 4 Miler
We were all Fools in the Snow On March 28th we lined up in blowing snow to run the April Fool’s 4 Miler in Salisbury, MA. Race day temps are usually in the 40’s or 50’s. This year it was around freezing the entire day. I was hoping it would warm up as race time…
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Nutty Irish 5K Cocoa Run
I ran five races in March: 2 5Ks, a 4-mile, 5-miler and a 2.7 mile snow shoe race. I posted about the March 7th Smuttynose Palooza 5K and the March 14th Running of the Leprechauns 5K in Medford. Driving home from Salisbury after the Palooza, I started thinking that driving 80 miles round-trip by your…