North Shore Striders Running Club

A running club welcoming all ages and abilities based in Beverly, Massachusetts

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NECC Campus Classic 5K

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- 5/6/17 - writeup by Linda Desjardins. The NECC Campus Classic fielded seven striders:  Kate Gage, Marianna Kay, Halyna Kay, Cheryl Welsh, Linda Desjardins, Armand Claveau and Jenny Reynolds.  We represented well and had many trips to the medal podium.  Let’s start with Kate Gage – THE FIRST WOMAN OVERALL!  What an accomplishment! Next in was Marianna Kay, another first … [Read more...] about NECC Campus Classic 5K

Rice Memorial 5K

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Writeup by Linda Desjardins. Firefighter Rice Memorial 5K, Peabody, MA, April 8th, 2017. It was a blustery morning, feeling more like late October than early April. My Garmin said it was 43 degrees with 19 MPH wind for a wind chill factor of 34. Yes, there was definitely headwind in mile 2, which most of us both noticed and mentioned. It was a real pace-killer, but not so much … [Read more...] about Rice Memorial 5K

Run a Latke 5K

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Swampscott, December 16, 2016. Race Director Allie Vered, a member of the North Shore Striders for several years, knows how to best lay out a race course.  The resulting course was flat and fast, but then Allie really went above and beyond and arranged for a tailwind over the last 1+ mile down Humphrey Street. North Shore Strider Lauren Hamilton took full advantage of … [Read more...] about Run a Latke 5K

Festivus 5K

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Sunday, December, 11, 2016, 10AM: Writeup by Mike Pelletier: Temperatures were cold in Salem on Sunday (a chilly 21o) , but the welcome from Race Director Rick Johnson and the Finz Restaurant was warm as thirteen North Shore Striders joined 389 other runners and toed the starting line at 10 am. The Festivus 5K was the 15th race in the North Shore Striders Grand Prix series … [Read more...] about Festivus 5K