Category: Races
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Marathon Fever Strikes Greater Boston Area!
With just days to go until the 117th running of the Boston Marathon there is a certain excitement in the air around Boston. Every runner I know is talking about the race, their past experiences with it or their anticipation of this year’s run. Marathon Fever is here! At this time last year we were…
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Eastern States 20 Mile Race Recap
On Sunday, March 24th, five friends and I drove up to Hampton Beach for the Eastern States 20 Mile Run. We left nice and early and easily found a parking spot. Eastern States is a point to point race so the race organizers had buses to take us up the coast to Portsmouth, New Hampshire…
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36th Annual New Bedford Half Marathon
The 36th Annual New Bedford Half Marathon What a great way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. A group of friends enjoyed a great race and a good time at the New Bedford Half Marathon. The day was a cool 40° with some wind, but no rain or snow. A bit of the Luck of The…
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Ras na hEireann USA 5k Race
A run with the Leprechauns As I mentioned previously, we ran two races over the weekend. On Sunday Jeff and I ran the Ras na hEireann USA 5k out of Davis Square in Somerville, MA. This is a St. Patty’s day race and some people were dressed as leprechauns, so we did run with a…
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And the Ocean Roared…
Smuttynose Palooza 5K Race This weekend my buddy Jeff and I ran two 5Ks. The first 5K was the Smuttynose Palooza in Salisbury, MA on Saturday. The race was run out of “The Pavilion” on 4 Ocean Front North. This very nice and large club is built right on the beach with great views of The…
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Half at The Hamptons Storm Team Blizzard Watch!
Half at the Hamptons Weather Update Just trying to keep up with the sensationalism of the local TV stations! We are on track to have our third significant snow storm in three weekends. Unfortunately this weekend we have The Half at The Hamptons in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire. This will be the third year in a…