It’s projected to be a balmy spring day (perhaps with a passing April shower) for the first race in the NSS Grand Prix series this Saturday! The Third Annual Run for Ricey is to honor fallen Peabody Fire Fighter James Rice who tragically lost his life while fighting a house fire in his home town in 2011. All proceeds benefit the James Rice Memorial Fund. For more details and to … [Read more...] about Run for Ricey 5K
Race Info & Recaps
Last (Really) Long Run Before Boston
For most Striders training for the Boston Marathon, this past weekend marked the last 20+ mile training run. Some chose to join many other Boston runners on a rainy, wet, rainy Sunday to do the run on the route of the marathon. Congratulations, team! You've earned a well-deserved taper. Take care, take it easy, and we'll see you on Marathon Day! … [Read more...] about Last (Really) Long Run Before Boston
On the road to Boston in New Bedford
Congrats to Strider Ladies Mariellen Hayward, Tara Arnold, Rosie Kyes, and Annajean McMahon on running the New Bedford Half Marathon this weekend! Other Striders running in New Bedford, but not pictured here, were Sean Kay and Lanse Stover. All ran the half as part of their training for the Boston Marathon in less than 5 weeks! … [Read more...] about On the road to Boston in New Bedford
What Goes Up Must (Thankfully!) Come Down, or a Postcard from Vermont
Greetings, Striders! I am alive and well (then again, you may beg to differ on the "well" part after you read what I've been up to here in Vermont!). One thing you quickly find out after moving up here and try to go out for a run, is that you can't get very far without encountering a hill. So many hills and such steep ones, I've begun to think back nostalgically at what I used … [Read more...] about What Goes Up Must (Thankfully!) Come Down, or a Postcard from Vermont
Festivus 5K
The 2013 NSS Grand Prix series wrapped up this past Sunday with the 2nd Annual Festivus 5K. The weather was downright balmy for mid-December, and there was a great turnout of runners - many in their finest holiday costumes - for the race. At the warm and cozy after-party at Finz, many of the age group awards were handed out among our team. Dan Forster was the first Strider to … [Read more...] about Festivus 5K