November 4, 2017, Wakefield MA - By Linda Desjardins and Mike Pelletier. Seven Striders were there for the Run For All Ages challenge, and the race’s name is quite appropriate. Organized by the New England 65+ Club, this flat and fast 5K features 5-year age groups from age 60 to 100 in addition to the usual 10-year age groups for younger runners. A six year old girl ran and so … [Read more...] about Run For All Ages
Race Info & Recaps
Massive Mid-October UPDATE!
This is an overloaded, action-packed post including race results for the USATF National Masters 5K Cross Country Championship, the Witch City 5k, the Cancer Run, and the Ravens Wood Trail Run; it also includes details on a scintillating career accomplishment by Michael Pelletier! Pour yourself a beverage, pull up a chair, and read on about Striders striding in the Halloween … [Read more...] about Massive Mid-October UPDATE!
Four NS Strider Women Run Chicago Marathon
On Sunday, October 8th, four of the North Shore Strider women ran the Chicago Marathon. It started off cool in the Windy City before heating up as noontime approached, but Annajean, Mariellen, Maureen, and Denise proved equal to the task of finishing strong at Chicago. Nice work, Striders! Time Place Age Group Annajean … [Read more...] about Four NS Strider Women Run Chicago Marathon
Lone Gull 10K Race
9/24/17 - Writeup by Linda Desjardins. The North Shore Striders now has a new USATF/NE age-group champion, the first in recent memory, as Mike Pelletier won the M75-79 age group, one week after finishing 3rd in the USATF/NE 5K Championship. And the Women’s Veterans team, Mariellen, Bonnie and Linda, took second place in their age group and to their surprise, earned a little … [Read more...] about Lone Gull 10K Race
North Shore Striders at Lynn Woods
Lynn Woods Relays, August 23, 2017 - By Linda Desjardins. Reflections on Lynn Woods...again. It's fun to be there. It's nice to see Striders and some of our friends from other clubs like Team Gloucester and Wicked and many others. But we all do seem to agree that this is one tough race. That first hill grabs us before we're aerobically stable and squeezes every ounce of … [Read more...] about North Shore Striders at Lynn Woods