October 2013

First Timers, Long Timers And An Excited Family

by altardy on October 21, 2013

Emily was the first person that I talked with as I arrived to the Paddy’s Race.  She was wearing her 2003 Boston Marathon Jacket and I was wearing my 2008.  Pictured here with Ross, Emily was telling me that her whole family has been a part of the marathon for years, both running and helping.  She […]

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Come With Me To The GazBar

by altardy on October 14, 2013

That’s right.  I spent Sunday afternoon at—THE GAZBAR.  Leominster, Ma. was the place, Sunday October 13th at 1:30 was the time, The GazBar was an amazing host, and runners and walkers alike gathered to participate in the First Annual…. “Rock The GazBar 5k” to raise money for the high school track. As many people know, I don’t usually travel to races […]

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Volunteers And Friends

by altardy on October 14, 2013

As many of you know, I like to throw in a plug for the volunteers as often as possible.  Being an organizer for races with up to 7,000 runners, I can’t give volunteers enough praise and thanks. Without them most, if not all, of these events would not exist. And Peter and I met at another […]

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Heather and Amy were the first people I talked to after arriving at the GazBar.  They are sisters.  Amy decided one day that she wanted to do the couch to 5k program. Heather, already an avid runner, decided to be one of Amy’s biggest supporters and now they go to races together.  What a great sharing […]

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Full Sweats And A Rare Photo

by altardy on October 14, 2013

John and I got to talk as we were running the race. He is pictured here with Karrissa. I told John I could relate to running in sweats.  When I was training to run across the U.S. I had never been off the east coast.  With running through desserts in my mind, I thought I would […]

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