The Sugar Bowl 5 Miler on July 16th was a great way to spend a Thursday evening. I was having one of those frustrating weeks (you know what I’m talking about don’t you?) and needed to get out of town for a couple hours. So with the computer age at my fingertips I found a […]
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The morning of July 18th was warm and humid. The rain had stopped and the temperature started to rise as race time approached. I was in Shrewsbury, Ma for a run to raise money for the Shrewsbury Parks and Rec. Special Needs Program. Even with the humidity a great number of people came out to […]
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What an inspiring event the GE 5k Road Race To Benefit The Petit Family Foundation turned out to be on July 19th. You need to take a little time to research both the reason for the race being started and the great help the Petit Foundation offers to those in need. I thought it ironic […]
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There are alot of volunteers that donate their time, energy, and talents to making a road race happen. These people do things behind the scenes and most times receive a mention, or sometimes, not even that. It’s not just the organizers that make an event happen. It’s also the volunteers that believe enough in the […]
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Some people think if your as involved in running as I am that the only people I should hang around with are people that eat, sleep, and breath running. For anyone in any serious part of their life, no matter what the subject, this for the most part is true. However, I feel there should […]
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Things like these signs inspire me. Sometimes they show up randomly and sometimes they seem to show up at a time I need them. Since someone reading the blog might be in need of a boost, I thought I needed to share these. The one by Carol Burnett I ran across at the gym while […]
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Who you see in these pictures are 2 people who 30 years prior were doing the same crazy thing, on the same roads, at the same time, just a few hundred miles apart. David McGillivray ( you might know him as the race director of the Boston Marathon and president of DMSE ) and I […]
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May 16, 2009 was 6th annual Fitness Concepts Health Club 5k Family Run/walk, in Gardner, Ma.. What a great day and a great event. It was one of the few sunny weekends this past spring (the first time it didn’t rain on the race) and it made for a just a wonderful day to meet […]
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I love to go for long runs. I love to go to races for the friendship and the competition. But every once in a while I like to get out by myself and do some REAL speed work
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