I’ve done around 300 races over the last 10 years. Sometimes don’t know I’ve already been to a race in the past until I arrive. McGuiggan’s Pub 5k in Whitman, Ma. proved to be one of those races on June 9th. As I came to the center of town and rounded the corner to McGuiggan’s a smile […]
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Sharon, along with her daughter Amy,  participated in the fund-raising run/walk. Amy walked the course. She actually walked it with a finishing time that beat some of the runners. Sharon ran the race in approximately the same time as I did. They live close enough to the event that they were able to go home, […]
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Greg (in the yellow shirt) not only ran the race pushing the stroller with Brynn and Sean, but was also a very thoughtful guy. As he passed some of us out on the course he would take his spray bottle of water from the stroller and spray us while passing. “Thank you”. He’s pictured with (l-r) Kristy and […]
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This was one of the last pictures I took as I was leaving Whitman. It represents one of the biggest reasons I love this “running thing” we do. I watched these 4 women come to the race, run their races and then spend the day enjoying each other’s company and stories. It’s a beautiful thing […]
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As many of you know, it was quite warm Sunday June 2. I actually enjoy running in the heat. But not only was I feeling good about the warmth that day, I was also headed to a 5k in West Roxbury, Ma.. I went to this race last year for the first time and didn’t get to […]
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I tend to arrive to races very early. And most of the time this is what the race sites look like when I arrive. You also never know what the day is going to be like or how many people might be there. But on this sunny Sunday in West Roxbury…… The crowd showed up. […]
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I had arrived to the race quite early. As I was heading for the registration tables I ran into Karen. We had a small conversation and then went our separate ways, hoping to see each other after the race to see how our running had gone. As you can see, Karen did quite well.  The standing sheets […]
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These shoes caught my eye as I was under a tree catching a little shade and waiting for the announcement to start heading for the starting line. After 40 or so years of running, I don’t think I’ve ever seen as colorful a pair of running shoes as these. As I looked up I saw […]
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               As the day was winding down and the crowd was heading home, I was hoping to get one more picture of “something”. All of a sudden there it was….the 2 mile marker as it leaned up against the fence waiting to be picked up and stored away til this time next year. I was returning […]
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