Labor Day Weekend Last weekend for vacations so attendance may be spotty this weekend, I get it. Lots of back-to-school shopping may keep others away but for the life of me I can’t imagine why. Surely some runners will show up and you will not be disappointed. Unless, of course, you wanted to run somewhere ...
Here’s A Good Idea Team WFU had a strategy meeting last night where we developed a plan for beating Team DWFU in the upcoming RTB. After the meeting adjourned, I asked, “hey, where are we running on Saturday?” As is often the case, I’m never really sure. The immediate reply was, “Wire Hill.” “Wire Hill?” ...
A Little Run, A Little Breakfast It doesn’t get any better than this. Nice easy run to Newburyport and then some breakfast at either Angie’s Coffee Shop or 17 State Street Café. They are only 400’ apart. I bet if you were really hungry, you could eat at both. Here’s How We Get There ...
Different Starting Point Could be warm out there tomorrow morning. Who knows, it could be raining. Perhaps it will be another wonderful day to go for a wonderful run in a wonderful neighborhood. So let’s all go to 4-Doz’s house and go for a run in the woods. Sound like fun to you? In case ...
Running Late This week’s edition is late but it’s official. We’re going skiing tomorrow. http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/fullscreen/28088538/ Countdown Calendar Via Marathon 9/12/2016 37 Reach the Beach Relay 9/16/2016 41 Spartan Ultra Beast Marathon 9/17/2016 42 Salem Fest 5K TBD Superhero/Rock-n-Roll 5K TBD Clarence Demar Marathon 9/25/2016 50 Berlin Marathon 9/25/2016 50 Vermont 50 9/25/2016 50 ...
triathlon [trahy-ath-luh n] noun 1. an athletic contest comprising three consecutive events, usually swimming, bicycling, and distance running. 2. a good workout for indecisive athletes. 3. BRC. a competition comprising four legs instead of three because our amps go to 11. Origin of triathlon From tri- "three" + Greek athlon "contest;" formed on model of decathlon, etc. Originally conceived by Pheidippides’ cousin Agadagadagada who realized, “well, there’s the problem, running that far will kill you.” He decided to add ...
Spofford Pond Because it’s fun to say. And I had no idea it existed until I went looking for an alternate start location for our road trip. We’re going to try out everything Spofford. Semantic Satiation You wouldn’t know it because you’re probably reading this paragraph second, but it is in fact the last ...
Classic Kind Of Day And by classic I mean you have to opportunity to run not one, but two races in the same day. Cool, right? And by cool I mean hot as in it is going to be a little bit more than warm out there so plan accordingly. I hope to run into ...
Something For Everyone Next week we have options. You can run 5K or you can run 10K or you can run a Half Marathon. Or you can run two races. Or you can run all three. How could I possibly set up a run this week to prepare for all of those options? Easy. Math. ...
ATTENTION: Different START location this week – We are meeting in this parking lot at Merrimack College. Classic Routes DMSE and Runners World put together three routes and made some fancy maps with moving circles. We’ll check out two of the three this weekend. Please note, there will not be any cones or barriers ...
