Race #1
Dunning Dash 5K
2nd Annual 5K Road Race & Fun Run
Saturday, April 12, 9AM
Charlotte A. Dunning Elementary School
48 Frost Street, Framingham
Race Report: Wonderful Spring Day. Lots of families having fun outside.
I ran well for a mile or two but ran out of energy. Fun time! Room to do better next time.
Time: 24:12 Pace: 7:47
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Race #2
McCarthy/Fuller 5K & Fun Run
Annual 5K Road Race & Fun Run for
McCarthy Elementary and Fuller Middle Schools
Sunday, May 4, 10AM
Miriam McCarthy Elementary School
8 Flagg Drive, Framingham
Race Report: Nice race. Fun crowd. Felt comfortable the whole way. Let up at the end so I wouldn't overtake an over-achieving 10-year old. Meanwhile, an opportunistic PTO mom blew by me at the finish line. Hah!
Time: 24:20 Pace: 7:51
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Race #3
Walsh Middle School 5K
12th Annual 5K Run Walk & Track Events
for Best Buddies and Technology
Saturday, May 17, 10AM
Walsh Middle School
301 Brook Street, Framingham
Race Report: Easy run after heavy overnight rains. I didn't do as well as hoped, but my kids dominated. My 13 year old son ran an amazing 22;24 to win the middle school boys division and my 10 year old daughter finished in a super fast 29:30 to win the elementary girls division. That's awesome baby!
Time: 24:25 Pace: 7:53
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Race #4
Ashland Trail Race
5K and 10K Trail Races thru Ashland State Park
Once around the lake for 5K, Twice for 10K
Saturday, June 7, 8AM
Ashland State Park
162 West Union Street. Ashland
Race Report: Beautiful sunny day. Awesome course that totally kicked my butt. So many roots & rocks, short ups & downs. Made it difficult to take full strides and find a rhythm. Ran the first loop without holding back. 29:55. One fall that I rolled with nicely. Second loop I tried to hold it together. 32:12. One bounce off of a tree that gouged my arm a bit. Extremely slow time, but I finished. Plunged into the lake imediately on completion. Nice! Want to run this course again!
Time: 1:02:07 Pace: 9:59
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Race #5
Marathon Sports Five Miler
39th Annual
Thursday, July 24, 7:00PM
Weston High School
444 Wellesley Street, Weston
Race Report: Perfect evening for a run. Best organized race ever. Great race shirt and sponsor freebies. Lotsa free food. Easy parking. No traffic. Water stations. Race began on a football field, went down a super street hill and then followed a maze of rolling hill roads. The end was a stretch of grass before the high school track finish.
Splits: 7:25 8:30 8:00 8:30 8:10 ... Just a little erratic.
Time: 40:45 Pace: 8:09
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Race #6
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Barbieri 5K & Fun Run
3rd Annual
Sunday, October 5, 1:00PM
Barbieri School
100 Dudley Road, Framingham
Race Report: We always have a lot of fun at this one. Francisco & Mariana are both proud alumnae of Barbieri and have cleaned up at the awards over the years. This year's race coincided with a fair across the street so it was especially fun. Beautiful weather brought out extra runners. Maybe they came to hear the fantastic rendition of the national anthem. I was trying to finish under 24 minutes but it didn't happen. Instead I nearly matched my previous 3 5K times of 2014: 24:12, 24:20, 24:25. Not much improvement, but how about that consistency?
Time: 24:24 Pace: 7:52
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Race #7
Laborious Labor Day Ten Miler
Annual Labor Day morning tortuous ten mile run through the stunning back roads
of Marlborough and Hudson
Monday, September 1, 8:00AM
Ghiloni Park
125 Concord Road, Marlborough
Race Report: Love the simplicity of this race. Instead of a race fee, runners bring a sack of food to be donated to a local pantry. No swag, but there are water stations and volunteers to keep you on course and time you. Nice group of people at this race. The morning we ran was especially hot & humid. Tough conditions for ten-miler. I was in a group of four early on running around 8:30 pace. It felt good. But the weather and gentle hills sapped our energy and we fell off one-by-one. There's a mile long hill around mile 8 that I'll never forget. Managed to keep going and finished in just under 90. Not great, but damn it was hot!
Time: 1:29:53 Pace: 8:59
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Race #8
Ashland Half Marathon
Half Marathon and 5K at historical Marathon Park
Sunday, October 26, 10:00AM
Marathon Park
375 Pleasant Street, Ashland
Race Report: Overcast fall day. Temps in low 50's. Hilly course. Breezy. Race wasn't particularly well organized. I ran to plan, 8:50 pace for first four or five, then we hit ridiculous hills and I slowed. Still under 90 minutes at 10 miles, then struggled for last 3 miles through a slight drizzle. Race was close to home. Weather could have been worse. Enjoyed a cold beer at the VFW after the race. Oh well. I finished!
Time: 2:00:22 Pace: 9:10
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