August 8th was a beautiful day with 80 degrees and blue skies. And I was off to the…. Worcester Common in Worcester, Mass. to meet a great group of friends and participate in…..  Worcester’s Brew Run. This is one of the many runs that this group puts on through out the U.S.. So I bellied […]
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If you’ve been reading my blog for and length of time you know that I like to give credit to some of the people that make the day possible. Without volunteers and organizers we would have no places to go. This is Chris.  I, as always, arrived early. After just a short conversation with Chris […]
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These are a great group of people that I truly enjoy spending time with. This is part of a Worcester based runners club called the Wormtown Milers. I began meeting some of the members a few years ago as I started running more races in the Worcester area.  Not only did we partake in the post race […]
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Here are the last of the pictures I have from The Worcester Brew Run. If you really want to enjoy a day of running and tasting some great beers, follow these brew runs where ever they might be. And, watch for this one when it comes back to Worcester next year.  This is a great old […]
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This past saturday I journied to a place and race I had been to about 4-5 years ago. It was Fitchburg, Ma. for the 23rd Annual Fitchburg Police Relief Community 5k. Monies raised by this great race go to help our wounded vets.   As I drove to Fitchburg I remembered back to what a great […]
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Meet Mary Lou. Mary Lou is 90 years young. Not only does she come to this race, but, she has been running it for many, many years. What an inspiration to all. So, to all you macho, athletic, has beens trying to spout off on how great you USED TO BE, while you’re sitting on the couch…..she’s not “talking the […]
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Cynthia I last saw at this very event when I was here 4-5 years ago. And she did exactly what she did the last time I saw her….she finished 2nd in the women’s division many, many minutes ahead of me.  Barbara I met at the starting line. She was there to “practice what she preached”. […]
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Here are the last of the pictures I have from a great day in Fitchburg. These guys were everybody’s heros after they finished running. Paul, Keith and Lucas were serving up food and cups of the magical carb elixir called beer. Also, they were some of the many volunteers that worked hard to make this day […]
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Sunday June 14th I made my way to a town I’d never been before, Litchfield, Conn.. I was invited by some friends to come and run in a race they help put on each year. I know other people that have been going to this event for years and decided it was time for me to […]
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Meet some of the people that work hard to provide such a wonderful weekend for the thousands of people that come to Litchfield. Mary and “Hawk” are a wonderful couple I met while they were helping at the Holyoke St. Patricks Day Race this past March. I am one of the organizers for that race and […]
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