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
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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
Yankee Homecoming 10 Mile and 5K Races
Yankee Homecoming 10 Mile and 5K Races, August 1, 2017 - writeup by Mike Pelletier and Linda Desjardins. On a night not made for running, not if one considers 85 degrees and humidity to be counter to any desirable running conditions, many runners threw caution to the (lack of) wind and sweated out two races. There were nearly 2,000 5K finishers and close to 1,000 10 mile … [Read more...] about Yankee Homecoming 10 Mile and 5K Races
Miles Over the Moon 4-Mile Race
- Recap by Michael Pelletier. Just like last year, conditions at this Friday evening race with its 8 pm start were ideal: 63o with a light Easterly wind. Seven members of the North Shore Striders were there to take advantage of the favorable conditions and compete in the ninth event of the 2017 NSS Grand Prix. The seven Striders joined another 361 runners in competing for … [Read more...] about Miles Over the Moon 4-Mile Race
Back to the Moxie Fest
By Mary Stevens - Suppose you were a really good runner, a contender to win every 5K you entered. Would you run to win if you knew your grand prize was a case of Moxie, the State of Maine's Official Soft Drink? This is a question I always ponder as I trot the Moxie Days 5K in Lisbon Falls, Maine. The race kicks off my Moxie Days ritual, and it's followed by a pancake … [Read more...] about Back to the Moxie Fest
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