I know you are probably on my site looking for the write up for the recent Holyoke St. Patty’s Day Road Race, which was March 21st. And I know you’re hoping to see yourself or someone you know in the pictures. BUT… I have something to share with you first. And if you can pull the picture I have […]
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That’s right, it was time to put on the 40th annual St. Patty’s Day Road Race. The tent was up. But it was still early when I took these pictures. And…    at that time the streets were pretty quiet…   Barriers were going up, the starting line area was taking shape…  the staging was being constructed, along […]
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That’s right it was race weekend again. An entire year of planning and suddenly—-IT’S HERE!!! Not only was this our 40th year, but after over 300 races, it was the first time I’ve had my name on my bib number. “Thanks Brian”. And, added to the fact that this was exciting to have our 40th […]
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It takes enormouse amounts of people enormous amounts of hours to put on a race of this size. But there has to be someone crazy enough to step to the BIG plate to lead the charge. This year we had 2 people willing to work together to fill those shoes.  Brian Donoghue would be one […]
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I always take time to give credit to volunteers. Without them MANY things in this world would not get done. And this holds true with races. Also, it’s the volunteers that are behind the scenes and recieve little or no credit. So, in the next 2 entries, you will meet some of the voulnteers that […]
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Some of my favorite people are those that not only run in races, but are willing to jump in and volunteer to help make them happen. This year many of the people doing that were also friends of mine. Here are Elizabeth (running her first race ever), Stephanie, Brenna and Chris. Katie is the Massachusetts […]
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Here are some pictures great friends of mine that have never been on my website. They came, they ran and now they are finally on the site. It is a completed mission.
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Patrick Rud was a dear friend of mine. He was killed in a motorcycle crash this past summer an hour after I had been talking to him.  Pat was a Marine and then spent 8 years in the Air National Guard. I was at a candle light vigil for him at the crash site where I met […]
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And so did the pictures. There are 3 more entries full of more photos. Keep looking so you can find yours.
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Here is one HAPPY guy. He came to the registration tent with his Boston Marathon jacket and his year was made when Bill Rodgers signed his sleeve. Congrats to him. And some more of the volunteers that make this day happen. There are 2 more entries after thois with lots more pictures.
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