– 5K and 10K, 1/1/19 - Writeup by Linda Desjardins. There is a core of Striders who just seem to have a thing about this Lowell Race and we keep meeting up each New Year’s. This year, thankfully, it wasn’t 8 degrees with -16 windchills. It was more like 50 and there were 50-60 mph winds. The 5K course is like a long, skinny triangle. The road we start and finish on is about .3 … [Read more...]
Run for All Ages – November 3, 2018
- Writeup by Linda Desjardins. The New England Over 65 Runners offered up the 17th edition of their 5K race around Lake Quannapowitt in Wakefield. The North Shore Striders have run it in the past and it’s a delightful race with a slight bit of advantage for the older runners. There are 5 year age groups after age 60 and age graded top results are awarded in addition to the … [Read more...]
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...]
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...]
North Shore Striders Kick Butt at The Chelsea Chase 5K
May 13, 2017 - Writeup by Linda Desjardins: On a day meant for running, on a course that lets you get the work done in the first two miles and lets you enjoy downhill payback on mile three, a couple hundred folks entered the chase. Oh and some leashed animals too. But… they had a hard time chasing down the Striders! We had six North Shore Striders, Mike Pelletier, Rosie Keyes, … [Read more...]
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