Author: aprentiss
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Bike Local – Shop Local
Our friends over at Western Cycle (located right down town) have launched their new website. Swing by and check it out. Also they are having a great holiday promotion. Look for it on their homepage. Western Cycle Site
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D5K Shirts “time to order”
So here’s the deal, we are going to do another run of D5K shirts so you won’t have to run topless anymore: unless of course you want to, at that point I would suggest getting yourself a D5K tattoo. At any rate. The shirts are going to be $20, and we are going to do…
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run injury free this season
This Wednesday Deborah from “Human Nature” a local business which is located right around mile 2 on our course will be at the D5K with her massage chair, and she will be giving out free massages for our runners. Sports massage is a great way to run injury free and help your muscles recover from…
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a Big Card for a Big Man.
Well I had the great privilege of visiting with Our Mr. Bradley Gates this afternoon, and hand deliver to him the best card ever made…ever. It was a real emotional moment, but lucky we are so macho there was no crying. He looked great and his spirits were unquestionably “Brad” ! Here are a few…
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So…where were “you” last Wednesday?
I’d say cry me a river…but I wouldn’t want you to slip on your frozen tears. Instead, a moment of thanks to the 12 brave souls that kept the tradition alive for yet another Wednesday. Here are a few of the highlights. this is us: this is you: well, if you’re going to run in…
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we love new friends…
…with that in mind. The links page has a new friend. Please welcome “Human Nature” to our weird little world. Human Nature resides on 7 page St. here in Danvers. Which just happens to be around the half way mark of our prestigious course. Owner Debbie was nice enough to stop by a few weeks…
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Great New Shop
“There’s more to life than just Running. There’s Biking and Swimming too.” With that fact in mind I would like to introduce you to “The Urbane Cyclist”. A new shop that recently opened right in downtown Salem. If you like to do triathlons, or cyclocross events then you have to stop in. If you like…
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Gratuitous Back Patting
A big congratulations to Kevin Counihan for a great run at the Self-Transcendence Marathon in Nyack, NY this past weekend. This marks Kevin’s 106’th marathon, and number 11 for 2010. (that’s basically 2 a month). Kevin has also broken his own world record in every marathon he has ran this year, eleven times. For you…
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Behind the Curtain
You help change lives for the better. For me, it truly is the little things. For example, bringing a can or two to a run and putting it in a basket. A small easily forgettable thing to do. You know that it is going to help people who need it and you feel good about…
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Bay State Bike Week (May 17-May 21)
This week is Bay State Bike Week. So pump up those tires and go for a bike ride. Maybe even bike to work or something. MassBike.org is a great organization that works hard to promote bicycling in the state of Massachusetts. So check out there site for all the details on how to participate. MassBike…