Stu's 30K
March 2, 2008 Clinton, MA
Only five Striders were courageous enough, or
dumb enough, to travel to Clinton on Sunday and run the Stu's 30K. Actually,
Vicky and Joe were smart enough to properly train for this race. Dave Jefska and
I were using it as our first long run over 16 miles. And Jordan was being Jordan
by upping his long run from 7 miles to 18.6 miles.
The results were not pretty, but we finished
and now are assured that whatever happens on April 21, we will probably be
saying, "I thought the Stu's 30K was tougher."
| Overall Place |
Time |
Name |
pace |
| 162 |
2:41:18.01 |
Jordan Ross |
8:39 |
| 207 |
2:49:48.22 |
Giuseppe Giannone |
9:07 |
| 225 |
2:54:45.68 |
Vicky Yee |
9:23 |
| 256 |
2:59:24.04 |
Mike Pelletier |
9:37 |
| 285 |
3:05:07.49 |
Dave Jefska |
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Snail Attempts 100-Miler
by Neil "the snail" Bernstein
- Oct 6, 2007 -
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As many of you know, I spent my Columbus Day weekend differently than most of you (and most of humanity).
I, together with 150 others, including my brother Mike (from San Diego, CA),
converged just west of Little Rock, in order to attempt to run 100 miles,
at the Arkansas Traveller 100-Miler.
Although I am an experienced marathoner,
and Mike an experienced marathoner and ironman triathloner, it was our first attempt
at that distance. Unfortunately for me, my brother and about 84 others, it proved a bit too tough.
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Snail Attempts 100-Miler
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Lynn Woods Relay 2007
by Michael Pelletier
- Aug 31, 2007 -
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This year's Lynn Woods Relay took place on Wednesday, August 22, starting at 6pm. It was a great night for running with temperatures in the low 60's. Sixty-nine teams competed in 8 different categories. The Lynn Woods Relay consists of four 2.5-mile legs on a tough cross-country course within Lynn Woods. Each leg starts and finishes at the Gannon golf course entrance of Lynn Woods.
The North Shore Striders Veteran Men, Senior Women, and Senior Men each defended their titles as age group champions, while the Master Women finished second in a strong showing.
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Lynn Woods Relay 2007
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Groton 10K, April 29, 2007
by Mike Pelletier
- Apr 29, 2007 -
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The Groton 10K was the 2nd Race in the USATF/NE Grand Prix and the New England 10K Championship. Unwilling to duke it out with the fast guys for 20th place in the M6069 category, I decided to run the 5M Ring Around the Neck Race in Marblehead.
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Groton 10K, April 29, 2007
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2007 Boston Marathon, A Strange Day
by Kevin D. Counihan
- Apr 23, 2007 -
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Strange day. Boston Marathon. When I left the bus Monday, the rain got heavy, I crossed 2 ball fields, slipped in mud twice, and then had to hop a chain link fence or walk half mile around it. Then I found VIP bag bus left at 9:30. It was now 9:45 and start was at 10am. Put bag in 19,000 bag bus (which at finish was last one almost at Boston Common).
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2007 Boston Marathon, A Strange Day
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Boston Marathon Report
by Mike Pelletier
- Apr 16,2007-
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Securing a Club Bus Pass for the NSS to go to the Boston Marathon turned out to be a very good idea. It took extra time to drive to Hopkinton because of the storm, but, at last, by 9:15am, we were parked in the special
reserved parking area for running club buses, right next to the Hopkinton High School. Although, we didn't have a working bathroom inside the van, at least we could stay dry except for necessary forays to the port-a-johns. The last three people to leave the van were me, Annajean McMahon, and Jordan Ross. Jordan and I had already placed our bags on the correct buses for transport back to Boston. Now Jordan and I ran through light rain, carrying Annajean's bag to put it on the correct baggage bus.
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Boston Marathon Report
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A Marathon Experience
by Roger Perham
- Apr 16, 2007 -
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The next woman after the lead group.
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| Photo courtesy of Roger Perham
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Boston Marathon
Boston Marathon
The winds roared and the rains came down but the Boston Marathon would not be deterred. I met a group of club members at 6:30 and drove to the 12 mile mark at Wellesley College to work at a water table. We were in hearing range of the noted Wellesly girls!! From 8 to 10am the rains were still moderate and the winds gusty. The skies brightened but an east wind was picking up.
But just before the lead woman arrived the rain stopped and the camera came out. Not in time for the lead group of women.
The first picture is the next woman after the lead group.
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A Marathon Experience
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New Bedford Half Marathon
by Mike Pelletier
- Mar 18, 2007 -
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It was cold and very windy, but 10 Striders toed the line at New Bedford in the first race of the 2007 USATF/NE Grand Prix. The best individual result was by Joe Giannone who finished 3rd in the M65-69 age group.
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New Bedford Half Marathon
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Track Workouts Begin Again
by Michael Pelletier
- Mar 15, 2007 -
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Track Practice starts on Tuesday, April 3 at 6pm at Beverly High School.
A slow, easy 2-mile warm up on the roads begins at 6pm in the parking lot. (Some runners prefer to warm up on the track, especially if they cannot be there by 6.)
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Track Workouts Begin Again
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1st Marathon Win in Miami (Ambulatory Disabled Div)
by Kevin D. Counihan
- Feb. 18, 2007 -
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On January 28th, 2007 I crossed the finish line at the
2007 Miami Marathon, lower legs and shoes covered in blood, in around 5:50:00. My worst marathon time ever. The blood came from standing in 6 inches of water for 15 min pre-race, as heavy rain began to flood the street. By mile 3 the water logged shoes, aided by the decision to go sockless, led to the skin being torn from back of both achilles tendons and ankles. The blood splashed freely from shoes right thru the finish line.
Twenty-three miles of dude there's like blood coming out of your shoes. I'm aware of it move on and mind your own business.
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1st Marathon Win in Miami (Ambulatory Disabled Div)
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Stone Cat 50 Mile - Grueling! Amazing!
by Neil "the snail" Bernstein
- Nov 4, 2006 -
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Markus and Neil "the snail," moments after completing the Stone Cat 50M
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Photo courtesy of Neil Bernstein
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Grueling! Grueling! Grueling!
The skinny: The Stone Cat 50 Mile and Marathon Trail Races (Sun.Nov.5) has lots of slalom-like steep hills (up and down). Lots of leaves hiding roots, stones, etc. I fell down 12 times. Lots of lessons learned. On the good side, if you want a rugged marathon or 50-miler, I recommend it as a very well-run, challenging and personable event. My time was
10:13:14. Sorry, but no negative splits :-(
Course: The 12.5 mile loop course is a mixture of double track and single track trails in Willowdale Forest, Ipswich, with lots of rocks and roots. The double track trails look like rugged dirt roads, accessible to most vehicles. They are indeed "rolling", with lots of low rocks and roots, most of it covered in autumn leaves. About half my tumbles were on these double track trails.
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Stone Cat 50 Mile - Grueling! Amazing!
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2006 NYC Marathon Sunday 10am
by Kevin D. Counihan
- Nov. 3, 2006 -
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New York City Marathon (Sun.Nov.5)
New York will be my 14th marathon of 2006, and 49th since October 2002. 3rd straight NYC, 5th straight Boston coming in 2007. I just did 4th Cape Cod in a row, Oct 29th, Sunday. 35 mile an hour constant wind and gusts that literally pushed and pulled you at 55 miles an an hour. At the beginning mile of beach, we were greeted with a 35 mile an hour sand storm blowing at the side of your head like tiny needles. This stretch of road had 2 feet of sand 40 feet across for about a mile long on it 6 hours before race start. The bridge after it had power lines on it and was closed. Half way down RT 28 just before Falmouth a tree forced me to go off road, as I was driving to race Saturday afternoon. The Race Director told us at The "Iron Runner" presentation he almost canceled it. At 6am he and Police Chief, drove the whole course. During the night Verizon and Falmouth DPW had cleared the wires and sand.
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2006 NYC Marathon Sunday 10am
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