Category: Races
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Great Bay 2015
The Great Bay Half Marathon and Beyond the Rainbow 5K were run April 12th in the New Hampshire town of Newmarket. Newmarket is an old mill town that has really made a comeback. The main street is lined with shops and restaurants and the old mill buildings have been restored and occupied. It’s a nice…
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Melrose Run for Women
18th Annual Melrose Run for Women This Mother’s Day tradition takes place at Pine Banks Park in Melrose and is a Melrose Running Club production. A unique way to celebrate Mothers Day The Melrose Running Club invites you to participate in the eighteenth running of the Melrose Run For Women on Sunday, May 10th, 2015.…
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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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The March is on!
The March is on for 50 5Ks! I’m a little behind on the count right now, but with spring and summer running right around the corner I should be able to make it. My first 5K in March was the Smuttynose Palooza in Salisbury, MA. March 7th was a cold day with a race time…
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My First 5K February
I’m a little late with this one, but I’ve been busy shoveling. My First 5K in February was the Super Sunday 5K The race is sponsored by Sanofi Oncology & Genzyme and managed by the Race Cancer Foundation. They had both a 5K and a 5 Mile race that day. I’m working on 50 5Ks this…