Here is the new course map for the route we will be running for the Fall/Winter Season. If anyone has any questions or concerns just let me know. There is also a permanent page for the course map located in the navigation bar at the top of the page. Ironically it is called “course map”…

Octoberfest 5K Andrea Listro Owner of the “7th Mile” a company that puts on racing events did a great job this weekend, with her first annual “Octoberfest 5K” Road Race. It started and finished in beautiful seaside Lynch Park located in Beverly, Mass. The weather cooperated nicely with no rain, and slightly gray skies. Which…

October 7’th, 2009 we will be changing the route of the D5K course. We are in the process of updating the course map page, and will have the new route posted shortly. So please keep checking back. Now that we have progressed back into a night time run safety becomes an ever bigger factor. Last…

D5K loyalists “Mind Over Miles” are having a special sale on there long-sleeves just for you special folks who take part in the D5K. They are a perfect answer to combat the post race shivers that can sneak up on you as we progress into the cooler months of running.  enjoy. Check out there website:…

How to climb a mountain. Step 1: Decide at the last minute to join your 2 friends for a nice leisurely hike on a crisp fall Sunday morning. Step 2: Start drinking Tanqueray and tonics at 6 o’clock Saturday afternoon. Step 3: Continue to drink (whatever is available) until 2:30 Sunday Morning. Step 4: Fall…

A rather light crowd for the early fall evening. 36 runners showed up tonight, armed to the teeth with high fashion reflective clothing, and beers that tasted of pumkins and ciders, and all the smells of fall in New England. We were missing a few of the regular faces in the lineup this week, but…

Irish American 5k & 10k Malden, MA, September 7, 2009 Irish American 10k Road Race PLC Time Pace PLC/Group PLC/Sex Bib# Name T 28 46:59 7:35 3 50-59 23 M 470 Gary Jones 48 49:25 7:58 6 50-59 41 M 409 Jack McManus 75 52:58 8:33 26 40-49 58 M 396 David Joyce 77 53:10…

41 out, 41 in. No lost soles tonight. 4 Personal Records 5 First Time Runners Can you feel it in thhe air? I can, change…change is in the air. Summer is fading fast, and Autumn is soon to be at our doorstep. Bringing with it some fantastic running temps, along with those temps however come…

I think this image says it all about this Wednesday night. HOT…HOT…HOT. However the fact that it’s a million degrees out just somehow didn’t seem to register to roughly 60 runners who showed up for the D5K this week. That’s a total of 186 sole melting miles thrown down in under 45 minutes. Luckily we…

D5K regular Jim Pawlicki has been spreading the running love and kickin some butt. This is a great  article and an even greater accomplishment. Read the article