New Hampshire 10-Miler - USATF/NE 10 Mile Championship. This was one hilly course: the 1st and 3rd miles were flat; the 7th mile seemed flat; miles 4, 5, 6, and 8 were mostly uphill; mile 9 was the steepest ascent to the highest point in the course at mile 9; mile 10 was downhill to the flat finish. August 27, 2016 - By Michael Pelletier Annajean McMahon 10th … [Read more...] about USATF/NE 10 Mile Championship
Lynn Woods Relay Results
The North Shore Striders had a great showing at the 2016 Lynn Woods Relay! The Lynn Woods Relay Results are in! First place and a set of sweatshirts to each of three NS Strider teams: the Veteran Women, the Senior Men, and the Super Veteran Men. Second place and silver medals to the Senior Men (highlighted by Bill Kobus having to run two legs). Third place and bronze … [Read more...] about Lynn Woods Relay Results
Bobby Doyle 5M – USATF/NE 5M Championship
Temperature in the 80's with a dewpoint of 74, made for some uncomfortable, dangerous running and a number of personal worsts at the 2016 Bobby Doyle 5M, the 2016 USATF/NE 5M Championship which was held today, August 14th in Narragansett, Rhode Island. The North Shore Striders team of Rosie Kyes, Denise Young, and Annajean McMahon finished 9th in the Women Masters … [Read more...] about Bobby Doyle 5M – USATF/NE 5M Championship
Grand Prix Change
Several Striders have informed me that the YMCA says that the Run the Goose 7K will not be held this year. Without the relatively short Run the Goose 7K to pair with the really tough Around Cape Ann 25K, we will have to drop this long/short race combo from the 2016 NSS GP. This will reduce the number of events in the NSS GP to 15 and the maximum number of points to 80. … [Read more...] about Grand Prix Change
Beverly Homecoming 5K
Beverly, MA, August 4, 2016 - Dave Newhall proved himself the toughest of the tough by running the Beverly Homecoming 5K two days after he ran the Yankee Homecoming 5K. Remarkably, after Dave finished 2nd M70+ in Newburyport, he was 1st M70+ in Beverly and, even more remarkably, he lowered his 5K time by almost 2 minutes on just one day of recovery. Betsy O’Brine finished … [Read more...] about Beverly Homecoming 5K