January 29, 2018 - Offered by Linda Desjardins. January gave us a break for the weekend and brought the temperature up to 49 and provided a cloud cover for the 44th annual running of the Great Stew Chase 15K. Pre-race, the talk was about “THE” hill mid-race. Yup. It earned its billing. But honorable mention needs to be given to the hills at the start, and as it’s an … [Read more...] about The Great Stew Chase 15K
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Lowell’s 1st Run, 5K and 10K
January 1, 2018, by Linda Desjardins Five Strider Women decided that backing down from a race for which they had registered would not be a good way to begin 2018, so they gathered at the Elks club in Lowell and vowed to honor the promises they made to themselves. And they did. In fact, one who was going to back down from the 10K to the 5K even went the 10K … [Read more...] about Lowell’s 1st Run, 5K and 10K
Chanukah Run a Latke 5K
Sunday, December 17, 2017 - This year’s Run a Latke 5K was another great race produced by Race Director Allie Vered. Although the weather was cold, the welcome from Allie and her crew was warm and heartfelt. The Kay family was out in force: 15-year-old Sean Kay nosed out Master Jim Pawlicki to finish 1st Overall in the race while his 17-year-old brother Aidan was 1st … [Read more...] about Chanukah Run a Latke 5K
Festivus 5K
Salem MA Sunday, December 10, 2017 - From Linda Desjardins’ perspective. Talk about a cast of characters! Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right and here I am, stuck in the middle with animals, ballerinas, super heroes, baby carriages, court jesters, elves, people swinging Festivus poles…all were at the starting line in Salem at 10 am today. Needless to say, it was a … [Read more...] about Festivus 5K
34th Annual Mill Cities Relays
Written by Linda Desjardins and anonymously edited and researched by Mike Pelletier. Mill Cities – one of the best races of the year. Always. How can you find fault with an event that is a collaboration of 19 invited clubs who collectively fielded 159 running teams in a variety of categories and drew 841 runners to trek a portion of the 27 miles from Nashua NH to Lawrence … [Read more...] about 34th Annual Mill Cities Relays
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