Welcome to Stage 2 of Le Tour de BRC This week we have a flat out-and-back. It’s a fast stage and will feature the talents of the sprinters in the group. The climbers will have their chance next week. It’s a beautiful course passing through small hamlets and past sprawling farmlands. Tour historians will tell ...
Welcome to Le Tour de BRC Over the next five weeks we’ll experience everything BRC has to offer in the way of borders. Before May is done we will have raft of new BRC Members. Will you be one of them? Start in the Middle(ton) You have to start somewhere, it may as well ...
Congratulations To everyone who enjoyed the fine weather from Hopkinton to Boston on Monday – especially to those who chose to enjoy it on the run. Good News The next race on our calendar is a smidge shorter and a bit closer. So short and so close in fact that we will try it ...
Tax Day (but not really) Do you have your taxes done? Good news if you don’t. First of all, you get three extra days to file this year. Second, you get this handy map with a tour of local tax offices. It includes the town Treasurer and Assessors Office, two H&R Blocks, and at least ...
Diversions We’re into marathon season and all the training should be in the bag. All that is left is some fine tuning. This week we’re going to focus on a oft-ignored part of training; what to think about while you’re gadding about between Hopkinton and Boston. To that end, we have a double workout planned. ...
Why Not We have special runs for other holidays (not that this is technically a holiday) – and those all seem to be big hits, yes? So I figured why not put something special together for this week. See, the way I figure it, if I can manage to string together 52 themed runs for ...
Here’s The Plan There were no takers for the 17-mile route so we will leave that one out. Everyone who is running will take this route: http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/fullscreen/806005647/ Runner may want to note that this does not include the rail-trail. Stay straight on Lowell-Main-Boston St. and take a left onto Bridge St. Timing The objective ...
An Irish Running Toast Here’s to the run And here’s to the beers The Borderline fun We’ve been having years May the roads never end May your shoes never rest May your times and your friends All be your personal best Cool Irish Run What’s the Irish word for cold? It’s fuar. And ...
Let The Running Fun Begin After enduring a wacky winter that didn’t know when to leave or come back or if it’s done or what it will do next week or if it will be single digits again this weekend, we’re finally into the fun running season. Almost. Commemorative Run To mark this auspicious ...
In Like a Freezer Enough of that nice mild running weather, how about some freezing coldness, crazy winds, sub-zero wind chills, and perhaps some precipitation. The good news is it couldn’t be more than just a couple of weeks ago that you packed away all you winter running gear. Break it back out again. You’re ...