How do you put the true all American Spirit,cotton candy, beer and 7000 runneres and walkers together to celebrate an Irish holiday?????????? I’m not sure how it’s done either. But….   Holyoke, Mass. has it all figured out.  I have 4 entries for you to read after this one to prove what a great job they […]
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If you’ve been reading my blog entries for any length of time, you will have read many stories of praise for the volunteers that help put on the races we all show up and run. Jeff is a great friend who is also a member of the local Rotary Club. The club has a booth […]
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This was a very memorable day for me for many reasons. I want to share a few with you. Mary and I had not seen each other in many, many years. I, however, was a topic of conversation at her family’s gathering the week before the race. Her brother, Bob, and I were the […]
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I love getting meeting with and talking to as many people in the St Patty’s Race as possible. I love to share in their stories and love the diversity of all those there.  Brian(to my right) and I met a race in the area and now also work together on local races. He’s a great person […]
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As you can probably tell by the entries before this one, all of the people who were in Holyoke on the 17th had a great time. And everyone there had their own reason to be there and experienced their special story for the day. Aleca and I met when her and my daughter were on the same […]
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 There are 8-9 entries about the pub run and many entries with many stories before that. You can click onto the first few entries by clicking onto their titles. After that you will have to click onto the “March Archives” to access the rest. It will bring up a page with their listings and you can click […]
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Fitzwilly’s and The Toasted Owl on March 4th were the beginning and ending points for our 1st pub run. 30 plus people gathered on a beautiful day. Many of the people had never met each other, but, by the end we were all friends that had shared a great day and a lot of carbs. […]
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After leaving Fitzwilly’s our first stop was across town at Packard’s. You will note as you read on that the smiles you see in these pictures only got bigger as the day progressed. There a 7-8 short entries after this one that tell of a journey that will be repeated again soon, except this time […]
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There was a lot of things going on at the World War II Club. Bow ties were moving!!!!!!!! Friends new and old were starting to unwind. And Chris and Mary were plotting to let me know that we needed to add an extra pub. Check out the results of that plot in the next few entries. […]
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Since an 8th stop had been planned The Brewery stop was a bit quick but tasty. We all got to “carb up” for the next .3 miles and some used it to get to rest in “cushy” chairs. There are 5-6 more entries with pictures to show this amazing voyage. So…Keep reading.Â
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