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 dropped overnight so we had a more “forgiving” 65-degree … [Read more...] about Lone Gull 10K – 2019
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 … [Read more...] about 2019 Bridge and Back 10K
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 … [Read more...] about 60th Annual Yankee Homecoming
Miles Over the Moon
July 12, 2019 - Submitted by Linda Desjardins. Miles Over the Moon is a race put on by Wicked Running Club and they label it a midsummer night’s run. Yes, it is! The weather gods toyed with us all week with dire predictions of oppressive heat and humidity and/or horrific thunderstorms. Well it was plenty hot and plenty humid; but, at 8PM, the sun was setting and … [Read more...] about Miles Over the Moon
Fourth Annual Beverly Relays
June 21, 2019 - Submitted by Linda Desjardins. This low-key relay race takes in an unusual two-mile course around the campus of Beverly High School. It starts on the track for a half lap then moves outside the track to a grassy area (which for the race was soggy, soggy , soggy), and then to the back of the property, around the baseball field backstop, out to the … [Read more...] about Fourth Annual Beverly Relays
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