TD’S Sports Bar And Pub was the scene of a very colorful day last Sunday. And as I loaded up my truck to help put the event on….. it was a very different load of equipment then I usually carry to races I help put on. Leaf blowers, pedistal fans, generators, what the heck was this […]
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I want you to meet two great friends of mine. Terry(left), who volunteered to cook on the grill, and Tommy Hill. Tommy owns TD’S Pub and was the sponsor for the event.  Both of them serve in the Air Force Reserve. It’s an honor for me to call them “friends”.  Tommy is always stepping to the plate when […]
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Glen was a runner and also volunteered to help us give the runners one last blast of color as they crossed the finish line. Glen and I teamed up with Joan to make their memories colorful.   Chris is a friend of mine who came to help out. He did that with only one day’s […]
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So, as you can see, a paint war broke out in the parking lot. (l-r) Sarah, Courtney, Kim and Lisa came to have a good time, and that they did. Kim, by the way, just recently ran her first half marathon. Congrats to her.                         Josh was running his third race that day and his son, Dave, who […]
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So head on down to TD’S at 699 Gratan Street in Chicopee…..  and show your support for Tom as he continues to support others.
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The Elks Club in Holyoke Ma. was the place to be September 13th. This was the first annual Half Way To St. Patty’s Day race for our city.   And guess what number I got to wear? Yes, this was our first attempt to not wait an entire year between St. Patrick’s Day races to enjoy […]
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This is what the day…  was looking like…..  five hours…..  before the race….  started. Check out the next 4 entries and see what happened next.
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Meet Marty. Marty does anything the race committee asks of  him.  He brings in the sound people, the music people and the thing he marvels us all with is the feasts he puts out for our runners, walkers and volunteers. The food for this first annual event was awesome and plentiful. The tables were full […]
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Matt was excited and exciting to meet. This was the first race he had run since he was 10 years old. He is now 40.  You can tell he was fired up by looking in this picture and seeing how many more runners you see. Let me help you out, the answer would be “0”. The […]
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Chris and I met many years ago, but not in a way having anything to do with running. We then began seeing each other at races everywhere.  We endured lifes ups and downs, supporting each other through the downs and applauding each other during the ups. Here, with his sweet lady Toni, we got to update each […]
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