May 2, 2018 - Through Linda Desjardins’ Eyes - The first warm day of the year – so let’s bring it on: upper 80’s. Too much too soon? In post-race chats some of us were commenting on the tights, gloves and long-sleeved shirts in our laundry baskets – worn a couple days ago. Tonight singlets and shorts were dripping wet when the runners finished the Lake Q 5K. There was … [Read more...] about North Shore Striders at Mystic Runners’ Lake Q 5K
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Striders Complete 2018 Boston Marathon!
Congratulations to all the North Shore Striders who competed (or volunteered) in some extremely challenging, freezing, soggy, windy weather conditions during the 2018 Boston Marathon. Here are your Boston Marathon finishers! Kate Gage: 3:48:07 Art Clay: 4:06:40 Lauren Hamilton: 4:32:07 Cheryl Welsh: 5:20:48 Thanks to Mary Stevens and all of the North Shore … [Read more...] about Striders Complete 2018 Boston Marathon!
2018 North Shore Strider Grand Prix
North Shore Striders 2018 Grand Prix Race Series & USATF-NE Grand Prix Schedule 2018 Grand Prix Standings (updated often!) Timed races (10) Finisher's placement within age division determines points in NSS age group. Minimum of 5 points. Intra-club team participation points: 5 per race. NSS Grand Prix USATF-NE Grand Prix races Date Race, … [Read more...] about 2018 North Shore Strider Grand Prix
Firefighter Rice Memorial 5K
April 7, 2018 - Race Summary by Linda Desjardins It was an unseasonably brisk morning, air temp 36, wind chill 29, leading the majority of us to await the 9AM start indoors at the AOH Hall in Peabody. This was the sixth annual race honoring the memory of James Rice, who gave his life fighting a housefire, and it is growing every year. Today had 265 finishers, and 13 of them … [Read more...] about Firefighter Rice Memorial 5K
38th Frank Nealon Boston Tune-up 15K
March 31, 2018 - Recap by Linda Desjardins. Beware of the term “rolling hills” because it is extremely subjective. Six North Shore Striders, Mike, Annajean, Cheryl, Allie, Dave and Linda were shivering in the gusting wind and chilly air before the 10 am start for a USATF 15K Championship race. We debated adding layers and settled on “it’s always warmer when you’re running” … [Read more...] about 38th Frank Nealon Boston Tune-up 15K