Category: Races
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Two races Two States
Two races two states On June 22nd, 2014 I ran a double header I started with the BAA 10K in Boston at 8AM and then headed for New Hampshire for my second race, the Smuttynose 5K in Hampton, NH at 9:30AM. The BAA 10K starts on Charles Street which separates the Boston Common and the…
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8th Annual Granara-Skerry 5K Walk/Run
The 8th Annual Granara-Skerry 5K Walk/Run Saturday, September 27th in Medford, Massachusetts. This is a nice flat course where you can set a 5K PR. There are usually 200-300 walkers and runners each year, so it is not a crowded race. Proceeds support pancreatic cancer research and since 2006 they have raised $671,040!This is a nice local race (Medford, MA) for…
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J.P. Morgan Corp Challenge Boston – 2014
J.P. Morgan Corp. Challenge Boston – 2014. The company I work for, InterSystems, fielded a team of 14 runners. We were hoping to have a larger team this year, but the race sold out in less than 24 hours. Boston is very interested in running! They seeded runners by bib color. I ran for someone who could…
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Bay of Fundy International Marathon
Bay of Fundy International Marathon Published 24 June, 2014. Revised 8 May 2025 Our alarms went off around 4:45; I had been waiting for them. My mind was foggy but I knew I had to snap to and get going. I turned on the coffee pot and headed to the bathroom to change into my running…
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Bay of Fundy International Marathon
Bay of Fundy International Marathon was an experience Posted 23 June, 2014. Revised 8 May, 2025 I finished 50th out of 198 runners. In the Male 40-49 group I came in 12th out of 25. At the turn around on Campobello I was 45th overall and 14th in my group. The numbers have changed since…
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BAA 10K @ 8AM
Heading into Boston for the BAA 10K @ 8AM This is a great race that I have run each year since it began. I’ve run it alone, with one friend and with a crew from the club. This year I’m running alone with 8,000 of my closest friends. Out of 8,000 runners, I recieved bib number 782.…