In addition to the Run for All Ages last Saturday, there is news from the North Shore Striders women’s long distance running group. Over the weekend, Kate Gage ran the Fort Myers Half Marathon in Florida and was the F40-49 Silver Medalist in 1:39:20.3. On Sunday, at the Manchester City Marathon, the USATF/NE 2016 Marathon Championship, three North Shore Striders … [Read more...] about Strider Women Roar!
Race Info & Recaps
Run For All Ages
Wakefield, MA, November 5, 2016 - Recapped by Mike Pelletier. Linda Desjardins said to me, “On a chilly, cloudy day, in a race which truly was represented by all ages, on a course built for speed with zero inclines and great traffic control, the North Shore Striders strutted their stuff at this humbling, yet enervating and inspiring race.” It is always a humbling … [Read more...] about Run For All Ages
Witch City 5K and Cancer Run 10K
Witch City 5K - Salem, MA - October 15, 2016 The NSS Pep Squad (Aj, Denise, Cheryl, Hope, Mike) turned out in force in Salem on Saturday to cheer Dave Newhall to victory in the Men’s Super Veteran Division of the Witch City 5K. Finishing 3rd in their respective age-groups were Senior Master Jen O’Neil and Veteran Master Bill Kobus. OA Name Age Group … [Read more...] about Witch City 5K and Cancer Run 10K
Three or four in one recap!
Three races in one day plus another the day before and Lauren managed to squeeze in a marathon, so the writing may be a tiny bit behind, but the running sure is up-to-date! New Hampshire Marathon Long-time Strider Lauren Hamilton, with whom many of the Salem Saturday Slackers have trained, won the F50-59 Age group at the New Hampshire Marathon last Saturday, October 1st. … [Read more...] about Three or four in one recap!
Lone Gull 10K
The Tenth Annual Lone Gull 10K took place in Gloucester, MA, on September 25, 2016. Write up by Mike Pelletier. The temperature in Gloucester was just about perfect for running: 55 degrees at the start. The 19 mph wind was a nice tailwind at the start and a really tough headwind in the last mile. And with very few houses along the Gloucester shore, there was little shelter … [Read more...] about Lone Gull 10K