July 2010

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New Races And Old Friends

by altardy on July 20, 2010

                              These are some photos from a 4.5 mile race a couple weeks ago in East Brookfield, Ma.. It was their 1st annual road race and funds raised by the races are going to different community events. Part of the fun […]

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Why am I doing a story about a potato farm on my running website? Because it needs to be told. I grew up and still live in a farming area. When some “tech” company reaches their 10th or 20th anniversary they want to shout about it to the world. Well, this potato farm, which is […]

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Some "All American Hero’s"

by altardy on July 17, 2010

Pictured here amongst other people are 3 true “All American Hero’s”. In the green shirt is Sean “Swaz”(along with Steve and a couple very pretty visitors to the farm). I’m with Chris “Swaz”and driving the cart is one of the 4 Szawlowski brothers that over the last decades worked hard to create a business that […]

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Nice Equipment On that Tractor

by altardy on July 17, 2010

Part of the anniversary celebration was a parade down Main Street. Many pieces of farm equipment made up the parade. Here are some of the pictures of the equipment old and new. Although I enjoyed seeing all of them, my favorite was the one with the pretty gal sitting on it….nice spoked wheels don’t you […]

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More Than Just People

by altardy on July 17, 2010

Here are some more shots from the 100th anniversary at the farm. Brendon and Martha, Yosh and Kathy, two very beautiful women that would also like to become house painters, and Joe and Mary Jane. These people are old friends, new friends and a wonderful example of the great people that come from our neck […]

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DON’T YOU EVER

by altardy on July 6, 2010

This entry is going to be very short. This picture was taken at the Fitchburg 5k on June 26th and there are 3 more entries about that great race after you read this one. But after you have seen this picture DON’T YOU EVER give me some bulls… excuse as to why you can’t come […]

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Reach For The Stars

by altardy on July 6, 2010

Meet Valerie. Valerie and I met at the Fitchburg Police Association Community Five. This woman grasped the world of running a few short years ago and has embraced it mightily. The yellow wind breaker she has on comes from an Easter Island marathon she had run only a couple weeks prior to the day we […]

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"GO DADDY"

by altardy on July 6, 2010

This is a picture I took at the Fitchburg 5k on June 26th that I just had to pass along to you. For the man this little girl was waiting for and cheering on…..”THANK YOU” for being a great example for her little heart.

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June 26th turned out, for me, to be one of those days I always preach to people about. I picked the Fitchburg Police Association Community Five to run that day. Why? Because I had never been to Fitchburg and I like to meet new people. Why was it a day that I had to listen […]

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