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Category: Race Recaps and adventures
Running Eastern States 20 Mile Road Race 2017
2017 was the 22nd annual running of the Eastern States 20 Mile race. This year the race returned to the original route, starting right outside the gates of the Portsmouth Naval Ship Yard in Kittery, Maine. Running The Eastern States 20 Mile Race I signed up for this race on December 2nd, 2016. I’ve run…
St Patty’s 10K 2017 Salisbury Mass
Due to poor weather conditions the St Patty’s 10K and 5K road race was postponed. This allowed us to extend our Saint Patty’s Day celebrations just a wee bit longer! St Patty’s 10K Road Race I signed up for the St Patty’s 10K so long ago that I forgot that I had! I was reminded…
Running Craicfest 2017 5K Road Race
Craicfest 2017 was a frosty, fun run. Running Craicfest 2017 After a spell of warm weather, the Greater Boston Area has been plunged into a deep freeze. We had snow on Friday and a big storm is expected Tuesday into Wednesday. Sunday morning it was 9° F when I left my house. Fellow MRC runner…
2017 Cupids Chase 5K Road Race
Cupids Chase 5K After a one week weather delay, the 4th Annual Cupids Chase took place in Wakefield, MA. This is the second race in the Melrose Running Club Race Series. Unofficially, I think we had about a dozen runners turn out. The postponement probably didn’t help. For some people February vacation began Friday night also.…
Super Sunday 2017
This was my third Super Sunday race. In 2015 I ran the 5K and met Team Slow and Thirsties. Last year I stepped up to the 5 Mile run. Super Sunday 2017 2017 marks the 10th anniversary of the Super Sunday race. This race and several others managed by Race Cancer and Race Menu raise…
Great Stew Chase 15K 2017 recap
Great Stew Chase 2017 The Great Stew Chase was the first race in the Melrose Running Club’s “MRC Race Series.” This is also the first time we’ve had a race series. I counted 29 members at one point. Including members running under different colors, we had 36 runners. We managed to get 25 members in the…