Category: Races
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BAA 10K 2012
BAA 10K race recap On Sunday I ran the 2nd Annual BAA 10K in Boston. It was another blazing hot day much like The Boston Marathon but with higher humidity. The race started on Charles Street which is between the Boston Common and the Public Garden. It’s really a great location with plenty of room…
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VERT Sasquatch Benefit Race
VERT Sasquatch Trail Run The Friends of The Fells are having a 2.35 mile trail race on July 16th. All proceeds go to support their efforts to maintain trails in the Middlesex Fells Reservation. The registration fee of $40 includes a t-shirt and a post race party at the Stone Zoo featuring Slumbrew, Pretty Things and…
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Am I A Runner Yet?
On my last post “Becoming a Runner” my last line was “I had become a runner”. In 2009 I felt that I had become a runner by virtue of running several marathons and branching out into 5Ks, 10Ks and half-marathons. Since 2009 I have become more dedicated to the sport and my training has become…
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Becoming a Runner
Becoming a Runner The 2003 Boston Marathon was an amazing experience. It was my first marathon AND it was Boston, the grand-daddy of them all. Well, except for that one in Greece. I was never an athlete growing up, and had never participated in anything as strenuous as a marathon before. When I crossed that finish…
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My First Marathon Experience
Training for my First Marathon When I started training for my first marathon in January of 2003, I had no clue what I was doing. I had never been athletic and had no idea what running a marathon was all about. I did not realize that most people who start from square one (A.K.A the…
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My 2012 Boston Marathon Experience
My 2012 Boston Marathon Experience This was definitely a marathon to remember. Ten days out, various sources said race day would be in the mid to high 80’s. But why believe a forecast that far out? These guys and gals have a hard time with a 24-hour forecast. As the day grew closer the forecasted…