Category: Race Recaps and adventures
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Assault on Mt Hood XC Race
Melrose Running Club held Assault on Mt Hood The 10th annual 3.5 mile cross-country race was hosted by the Melrose Fish and Game Club. The race itself is run on the Mount Hood golf course. How’s this for a crazy ass course? I included the topographical map so you could see the hills. If I…
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Winter Classic 5K
My First 5K for December was the Winter Classic 5K 2,690 runners finished this frosty race in Cambridge, MA. Racewire.com has full searchable results. I managed to get to the race early enough to get free on-street parking on Mass Ave. I was a bit hesitant to park on the street as I always seem to…
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3rd Annual 5K Stride
My First 5K in November Was the Saugus YMCA’s 3rd Annual Strides For The Saugus Y 5K. The race was Saturday, November 8th at 9AM at the DCR’s Breakheart Reservation in Saugus. 92 runners finished the race. At the start the announcer said that last year they had around 70 registrations and this year it…
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Run for All Ages 2014
The wind blew off of Lake Quannapowitt and chilled the cold, damp air as 276 runners prepared for the Run for All Ages. Each year the race is a celebration of running for all ages. This year the celebration was also for Lou Peter’s 90th birthday. Lou ran a 46:25 5K and celebrated his birthday and race finish…
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Baystate Marathon 2014
The first hour At 3:30 I awoke from a sound sleep, a dream of forgotten memories. I was in bed by 9:41 and quite likely asleep before 10PM. Five plus hours of sleep is the usual for me. I made a 25oz ice coffee last night and added low sugar almond milk to it. I…
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Baystate quick note
Baystate has been run My time was 3:49. This is about 2 minutes slower than last year. After my amazing results at Boston and Lubec, I’m a little let down by my performance today. It was warmer than forecast so I was over dressed. I carried 2x the food I needed so there was extra…