Salem MA Sunday, December 10, 2017 - From Linda Desjardins’ perspective. Talk about a cast of characters! Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right and here I am, stuck in the middle with animals, ballerinas, super heroes, baby carriages, court jesters, elves, people swinging Festivus poles…all were at the starting line in Salem at 10 am today. Needless to say, it was a … [Read more...] about Festivus 5K
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Yankee Homecoming 10 Mile and 5K Races
Yankee Homecoming 10 Mile and 5K Races, August 1, 2017 - writeup by Mike Pelletier and Linda Desjardins. On a night not made for running, not if one considers 85 degrees and humidity to be counter to any desirable running conditions, many runners threw caution to the (lack of) wind and sweated out two races. There were nearly 2,000 5K finishers and close to 1,000 10 mile … [Read more...] about Yankee Homecoming 10 Mile and 5K Races
North Shore Striders Kick Butt at The Chelsea Chase 5K
May 13, 2017 - Writeup by Linda Desjardins: On a day meant for running, on a course that lets you get the work done in the first two miles and lets you enjoy downhill payback on mile three, a couple hundred folks entered the chase. Oh and some leashed animals too. But… they had a hard time chasing down the Striders! We had six North Shore Striders, Mike Pelletier, Rosie Keyes, … [Read more...] about North Shore Striders Kick Butt at The Chelsea Chase 5K
NECC Campus Classic 5K
- 5/6/17 - writeup by Linda Desjardins. The NECC Campus Classic fielded seven striders: Kate Gage, Marianna Kay, Halyna Kay, Cheryl Welsh, Linda Desjardins, Armand Claveau and Jenny Reynolds. We represented well and had many trips to the medal podium. Let’s start with Kate Gage – THE FIRST WOMAN OVERALL! What an accomplishment! Next in was Marianna Kay, another first … [Read more...] about NECC Campus Classic 5K
Rice Memorial 5K
Writeup by Linda Desjardins. Firefighter Rice Memorial 5K, Peabody, MA, April 8th, 2017. It was a blustery morning, feeling more like late October than early April. My Garmin said it was 43 degrees with 19 MPH wind for a wind chill factor of 34. Yes, there was definitely headwind in mile 2, which most of us both noticed and mentioned. It was a real pace-killer, but not so much … [Read more...] about Rice Memorial 5K