Ice The weather forecast says you may have some ice today. Let’s stick to a well-salted route tomorrow and take Salem Street to Boxford. SalemSt to Boxford (9.1): https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/fullscreen/179216844/ Route Introduction Opening paragraph, lead-in to the run. Content goes here When people let you know what races they’ve run, or which ones they ...
Snow Day! So you’re facing an impending storm with a likely foot and a half of snow. Some sources claim there will be a half inch per hour falling from 4am. The grocery store shelves, already hurt by… reasons, have been further raided by panicky people who apparently have no clue how to stock their ...
It Just Feels Right Sometimes you know a run is going to be great. You get the good feeling deep down. This may be the run. Go out and get those borders and feel good about it. Take some folding money for drinks in Salem. Larry Meth Sally: (12.9) https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/fullscreen/34127440/ Calendar Updates I’m ...
A Slow Start Thanks to everyone who provided some inputs in each of your own unique way. Both of your inputs are noted and incorporated. Everyone else, let’s get some more heading this way. The holidays are over. Your fellow club members may be stuck in a rut with their workouts, and it’s time ...
Tips to Make Your Season Successful Although it has been warm and rainy, it is that time of year again. Too many people will see it as a fun activity and go out unprepared, and with a lack of knowledge and skill, can be in great peril. We need to discuss your desert ice fishing ...
Seriously? You expect me to run on Christmas Day? What about the wife and kids? Well we know that BRC is serious business, and there will always be someone who needs a run. Get out of the jammies, and wade through the debris from Chinese food boxes and wrapping madness. (By the way, that happens ...
It’s Here! The best BRC run of the year is finally here. It’s time for the BRC Christmas Run™. Frank has already given you the basics, so I’ll just remind you that we don’t start until 9 or 9:30 with the slower runners going out first. You can run the secret route for about 6-ish ...
Winter It’s coming. Already the nighttime temperatures plummet to the low sixties, or even (gasp) the high fifties. A chill humid wind greets you in the morning as you make your way across the rock-scarred fields of centuries-baked dust and sand. The few scrub bushes that you can see are greening up in anticipation of ...
As Near as I Can Figure I lost time last week. I remember walking out of the facility Thursday afternoon thinking about the route I would plan for my avid readers. I know it was a great run, full of fun twists, that would have left you fulfilled as runners and as human beings. Your ...
Back to Normal Something simple for this week. I have just recovered from an illness, and my base is depleted completely. I will be starting from scratch. An out-and-back route gives you the opportunity to tailor your workout to your current level of fitness. If you later decide you need more, well, you’re a creative ...