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Lone Gull 10K – 2019
Reflections and writeup by Linda Desjardins and Mike Pelletier. On the last day of summer, Gloucester’s Good Harbor Beach played host to the 13th annual Lone Gull 10K. It was a delightful day, the kind we think about in winter when we’re running in so many layers we look like the Michelin Man. The temps…
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2019 Bridge and Back 10K
Writeup by Mariellen Hayward – A good showing of Striders at the Bridge & Back 10K in Salem. The weather was much more pleasant than on Tuesday for the race in Newburyport. Temps were in the high 70’s with a nice breeze for our 8:00am start. No matter what the weather is though, running over the Beverly/Salem Bridge (twice) is always a challenge. Five of the ten Striders managed to tough it…
60th Annual Yankee Homecoming
10 Mile and 5K Road Races – July 30, 2019 A Linda Desjardins/Mike Pelletier collaboration. Newburyport always toasts runners, both figuratively and literally. There is a lot of crowd support, many formal and informal water stops, hoses set out to spray and cool us as we run. And on this date, we were challenged with a temperature of 92 and dew point of 71. It’s amazing how some of us seek out…
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