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...]
2017 North Shore Striders Grand Prix
Get ready for the races counting toward the 2017 North Shore Striders Grand Prix! 2017 Grand Prix Standings (updated regularly!) NSS Grand Prix USATF-NE GRAND PRIX JANUARY 1/29 Great Stew Chase (volunteer/run) FEBRUARY 2/26 USATF-NE GRAND PRIX Amherst 10 Miler MARCH 3/19 USATF-NE GRAND PRIX New Bedford Half … [Read more...]
Festivus 5K
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...]
Firefighter James Rice Memorial 5K
Recap by Mike Pelletier. Twenty-one North Shore Striders laced up their running shoes for the James Rice Memorial 5K, the first Grand Prix event of 2016 where the only way to earn points was to run. Within forty-five minutes, the results were in for the 305 finishers and thirteen of the NS Striders had earned medals. Gold medals went to Sean Michael Kay, David Farley, Joe … [Read more...]
An Ras Mor 5K
USATF/NE 5K Championship Cambridge, MA - March 6, 2016 Recap by Mike Pelletier On Sunday, March 6th, the An Ras Mor 5K in Cambridge served as the kick-off race of the 2016 USATF/NE Grand Prix. The Kay family came to Cambridge to join the fun and acquitted themselves well, the Kay kids running away with two gold, one silver, and two bronze medals. In USATF/NE GP team … [Read more...]
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