Category: Races
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Smuttynose Palooza 2014 is on!
I received an email last night from LOCO Mike regarding the Smuttynose Palooza 2014. Weather forecast for Saturday is 45F with a 7mph breeze. There are still bibs available if you are looking for a fun 5K this weekend. The race is on a Saturday, so you can still get in your Sunday Long Run!…
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Boston Marathon Training 2014
Thursday night I finally sat down and updated my Boston Marathon Training work sheet. I was doing okay with the training ramp up until my treadmill/knee incident on January 19th. My goal miles for January were 122.3 but I only managed 81.09. A lot of those miles were on the treadmill so I could avoid…
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BAA Announces 2014 Marathon Policies
The BAA sent an email to all registered runners on Wednesday laying out policies for the 2014 Boston Marathon. Here is the first part of the email. TO 2014 BOSTON MARATHON PARTICIPANTS As your training continues, we want to make you aware of several changes for the 2014 Boston Marathon in the areas of baggage,…
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LOCO announces 2014 Jacket
LOCO Mike sent out a message on Tuesday confirming that The Half at the Hamptons IS ON this year. Mother Nature is smiling on us this time around. I’ve included the link here in case you need directions. Since we’ve had a lot of snow, parking may be a challenge so you should plan to arrive…
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BAA Baggage policy update
At the recent Boston Marathon Training Clinic, Executive Director Thomas Grilk mentioned the new bag policy for 2014. He said that “there will be no bags going into Hopkinton this year”. I was shocked by this statement and what it meant. I wrote to Marc Davis, the BAA’s Communications Manager, for clarification. Marc said that…
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No bags, no worries
I was surprised by the total lack of reaction to the BAA’s announcement about no bags. Was I the last person to hear about this? Or is no one concerned because they are not running Boston this year?