BRC Run – 12/12– 0645 – Foster/Winter/Great – 8.6 miles
Ghosts We are all familiar with Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. What may not be as familiar is a Victorian tradition of telling ghost stories at Christmastime. What does that have to do with running? I don’t know. It was just intended to keep your mind off the fact that this is a short email, and ...
The BRC 12 Songs of Christmas 2020 Hanukkah Song: The Maccabeats – Hasmonean – A Hamilton Hanukkah
BRC Run – 12/05– 0645 – Not Holly Ridge – 7.7 miles
Winter is Coming Please understand, I do not write this as a dire warning, but as a joyous celebration and welcome. Glorious Winter is coming closer every day. In fact, the Winter Solstice will arrive this year at 5:02am on Monday, December 21st. You may not like winter. You may have great dread of the ...
BRC Run – 11/28– 0645 – West Boxford – 7.5 miles [BORDER]
It Has Begun With recovery well underway from yesterday’s epicurean carnage, I hereby proclaim Silly Eating Season™ to be Open! Of course we’re already in the thick of it. Everyone is welcome to participate. No license is needed. You’re part of this Constitutional Republic after all. Don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t join ...
BRC Thanksgiving – 11/26– 0730 – Turkeys – 6.2 miles
Our Gang OK, not REAL turkeys, obvs, but several members of our Gang (or Flock as it were) will be running the best 10K route tomorrow morning at 0730 from the Common. Simple pre-gaming to get the body ready as we are now in the thick of Silly Eating Season (more on that later.) ...
BRC Run – 11/21– 0645 – BRC in Protest – 9.3 miles
A Manifesto-ette Darker and darker days! Colder temperatures! Wind and chill and rain! Narrowing streets from debris, and eventually snow! This will not stand. These conditions being imposed from above are untenable. I feel my rights as a morning runner are being infringed and I will be heard. I will run as many miles as ...
BRC Run – 11/14– 0645 – Veterans Day – 8.8 miles
Veterans Day This week we take a moment and some miles to honor all our veterans, those who have served in the United States Armed Forces. The holiday a few days ago also coincides with Armistice Day and Remembrance Day, celebrated in other countries to commemorate the end of World War I. In tribute, the ...
BRC Run – 11/07 – 0630 – Even More Distance – up to 26.2 miles [BORDERs]
I’m Back from Hiatus It seems like I fell away for a while, and now I’ve gotten back up. It has not been pretty. At the office, I have recently begun work on a new large-scale integration project that takes place primarily at night. I don’t go to my lab until after noon, and then ...
BRC Run – 10/17 – 0645 –Boxford – 9.1 miles [BORDER]
Dark Mornings I love it when the air is nice and cool for a run. The crisp feel of a fall morning in your lungs can really give you a boost. Sadly, this is also the time we start to lose the light at the best time of day to get out on the roads. ...