This past saturday I journied to a place and race I had been to about 4-5 years ago. It was Fitchburg, Ma. for the 23rd Annual Fitchburg Police Relief Community 5k. Monies raised by this great race go to help our wounded vets.   As I drove to Fitchburg I remembered back to what a great […]
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Meet Mary Lou. Mary Lou is 90 years young. Not only does she come to this race, but, she has been running it for many, many years. What an inspiration to all. So, to all you macho, athletic, has beens trying to spout off on how great you USED TO BE, while you’re sitting on the couch…..she’s not “talking the […]
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Cynthia I last saw at this very event when I was here 4-5 years ago. And she did exactly what she did the last time I saw her….she finished 2nd in the women’s division many, many minutes ahead of me.  Barbara I met at the starting line. She was there to “practice what she preached”. […]
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Here are the last of the pictures I have from a great day in Fitchburg. These guys were everybody’s heros after they finished running. Paul, Keith and Lucas were serving up food and cups of the magical carb elixir called beer. Also, they were some of the many volunteers that worked hard to make this day […]
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Sunday June 14th I made my way to a town I’d never been before, Litchfield, Conn.. I was invited by some friends to come and run in a race they help put on each year. I know other people that have been going to this event for years and decided it was time for me to […]
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Meet some of the people that work hard to provide such a wonderful weekend for the thousands of people that come to Litchfield. Mary and “Hawk” are a wonderful couple I met while they were helping at the Holyoke St. Patricks Day Race this past March. I am one of the organizers for that race and […]
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Meet Dan and Julie. One year ago Dan was in the crowd, smoking and having a couple containers of “carbs”.  He was watching all the runners, of all ages, run past him when he made a major decision.  He turned to his family and friends and said “I’m going to run in this race next year”. Thing is Dan had never […]
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Amongst the people that I was with at the Litchfield race were… Eric, whom I met at a race in Worcester last holloween. Him and I have met many times since, both at multiple races and around the town we both live in. But, without the great world of running we would have missed getting to know each other and […]
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Here are the last of the pictures from the great day in Litchfield. Start today making plans…  to join in the great festival weekend next year.  Come run, as this 86 years young man did, or walk, or cheer or just hang with the rest of us. This is a great place with great people that throw one […]
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I took this picture of the sunrise at about 5 a.m. on June 7th. But, I had already been on the road for almost an hour. I was headed 175 miles northeast from my house to….. Maine to see my best friend in life…..   who also happens to be my daughter, Michelle, whom I love enormously. […]
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