The Striders had a great run at the Run the Goose 7K race in Gloucester on the Monday holiday, at what could’ve been billed as a swamp/obstacle run. Kate Gage and I got a preview of the race course before the race, so we know what lay in store for the runners – shin deep mud puddles, knee high weeds, and (if you were very unlucky) something left by a dog. Nonetheless, our … [Read more...] about Around the Cape and Puddles
Race Info & Recaps
Lynn Woods Relay
It was fantastic to see so many Striders turn out for the annual Lynn Woods Relay this past Wednesday night! Though only two and a half miles this is not an easy race, featuring two long, steep hills at the outset, topped off with a gnarly, steep-stepping goat path before the final downhill return - all with the added obstacle of rocks and roots to step over while running as … [Read more...] about Lynn Woods Relay
One Run
Written by Mariellen Hayward One of the BEST runs ever! I had planned to run the last leg of the One Run For Boston with Rosie Kyes, Rachael Stafford, Jayne Sexton and Lanse Stover on June 30th. Our leg was from Newton to Boston starting at 7pm. We got an email at 3:00 stating that they were running behind schedule and our leg wouldn't start till 11:30. Being the troopers … [Read more...] about One Run
Wiener Run 10K: A Race with Mother Nature
It was a sweltering, humid night in South Hamilton at the start of the annual Wiener Run 10K. It was decidedly not a night for a PR, but to hopefully find a tolerable pace one could sustain while trying to breathe in the still and heavy air. Nonetheless, all were in jovial good spirits as Race Director Roger Perham’s camera shutter signaled the start of the race for the … [Read more...] about Wiener Run 10K: A Race with Mother Nature
I Had Promises to Keep and Miles to go Before I Sleep
Tuesday, 5/21/13, was the date my friend Laura and I selected to finish the last six-tenths of a mile, the last approximately six minutes I didn’t get to cover at the 2013 Boston Marathon. We drove to Boston and parked on Hereford and ran down Commonwealth a bit to find where I had been stopped. I was unprepared for how immediately I could pick the exact spot and a flood of … [Read more...] about I Had Promises to Keep and Miles to go Before I Sleep