That’s right it’s been 5 years since the beginning of Northampton’s premier halloween race/walk. And we have endured all the weather you can imagine. We’ve had cold, rain, the BLIZZARD OF 2011 and beautiful days like Sunday October 26th. First let me introduce you to some of the main organizers of the event…..  Fred Gore, […]
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Not knowing the record setting day that was about to decend upon us, the great volunteers that help us trememdously every year came to do whatever thay could to make the day a safe and glorious for everyone.   Mickey is always there real early and has gotten to know where her help is most needed each year. Fred said […]
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Being a race and a costume event we had people dressed in different running garb then normal. Chris not only finished with an impressive time, but, also took top honors in the adult costume catagory. Eric looked very familiar to me when I saw him run by me in second place. So I made sure […]
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Here are some of the the last photos I got at the 2014 Toasted Owl Gives A Hoot 5k. We had a blast that day and raised lots of money for a great cause. DO NOT MISS THIS ONE NEXT YEAR.        There is a write up on the CANALLOWEEN 5K I went to in Worcester the day […]
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I have been on the “injured reserve” list for the last couple weeks due to a fracture in my foot. But some friends were running a race on October 24th so I decided to go cheer them on. It was in Worcester and was called the Canalloween 5k. Costumes were everywhere and I caught a few […]
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I went to Worsester to hang out with and cheer on the folks I consider to be my 2nd family. Just a great bunch of people I’ve come to know over the last 4 years through running races in Worcester.  Since this was just a run to have fun we all hit one of the “carbo […]
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What does this picture have to do with races??? NOTHING!!!!!! It was a picture I caught while going to a race and I wanted to share it with you. If you look closely you will see that how much you paid for premium gas depended on which entrance you used. Turning to running. I have written […]
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Union Station in Northampton, Mass. was host to their first Easter Seals Color Run on October 5th. This is a great new destination for antone heading to Northampton. The building houses the Platform Sports Bar, The Deck and, Tunnel Bar and banquet facilities for any event you want to plan.  Jeremiah is a great […]
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As many people know, I like to write about the voulnteers that help put on these events. Without them there would be few or non for people to come to. And they get little or no credit for their efforts. So as often as possible I like to give a lttle credit to the […]
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Some very dear friends were some of the first people to start coming up to the scene of the event. Tracey and Liz are here with me along with Liz’s two sons. I handed the two boys squeeze bottles full of the powdered colors and turned them loose on the ladies. Don’t worry there was […]
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