MRC Racing Series

It’s been a while since our last update on the racing series.

The big news is that 71 club members have run in at least one racing series race and I think 9 Walk to Run graduates ran the Irish American 5K. Last year 72 club members ran at least one race.

There were a lot of great photos posted to Facebook, so I’ll just include this group photo. We are missing a few runners, but it is rare to get everyone together for a photo 10 minutes before a race!

It was a hot day once again for the Irish American 5K and 10K. Fortunately there was plenty of cold beer and hot dogs after the race. The official food and beverage of summer must be beer and hot dogs!

Once again, MRC cleaned up on the awards with several AG placers. I’ll add the names once I fact check my self!

As far as series standings go, Ed Miller maintained 1st place by running the 10K and accumulating 9 points. Christine Derse maintained 2nd place by running the 5K and accumulating 6 points.

Fall Racing Series into the Winter

Our next race is the Melrose Y Spooky Sprint 5K on Saturday, October 28th 8:30AM. The registration link is live and registration is $30 and $20 for youth 17 and under. So bring the entire family!

Next up is the DAV 5K on Castle Island in South Boston on Saturday, November 11th at Noon. The registration link is live and registration is $40 and $15 for Veterans. It’s a fun race, the after party is great and you are supporting our local Veterans.

Our last race of 2023 is the Somerville Jingle Bell Run 5K. They have not updated the event site from last year, but I wont be concerned for another month.

As you all know, it’s a very popular race and I can’t imagine it would just go away.

In November I’ll begin putting together the 2024 Melrose Racing Series schedule. If you have a race that you would like to see become part of the series, please forward the information to me. Any race on a Saturday during Sunday Long Run seasons gets bonus points!

Run well my Friends,
Andy

The 2023 Race Series schedule is complete, though some races have not published dates or opened registration yet.

Hangover Classic 5K and 10K – Salisbury, MA at 11:30AM New Year’s Day. Registration is $35, on December 23rd it goes to $40. Start the year right with a point or two.

Super Sunday 5K and 5 Miler – Kendall Square at 10:00AM on Super Bowl Sunday or February 12th. Registration is $40 and $45 respectively with no extra fees. Team MRC is the largest so far. Let’s see if we can get on a party bus this year!

2023 Hill Thrill – (Michelle Benedetti Scholarship Fund) – Haverhill, MA at 10:00AM on March 26th. This is a 5K or 10 Miler and registration is $30 and $40 respectively.

Black Excellence 5K – Lynn, MA at 10:0AM on April 30th. Registration is $27.50 all in and $37.50 after March 30th.

Mystic Herring Run has not published a date yet, but it will be our May race.

Samantha’s Harvest 5K – Reading, MA at 8:30AM on Saturday June 11th. Registration is $22 with a shirt or $12 without.

Jennifer Tinney 5 and 2.5 milers – Boxford, MA at 8:00 AM on July 4th. Registration is not open yet.

The Yankee Homecoming was very popular this year, if people want to run it let me know.

Melrose/Wakefield Health 5K Stride – no information yet but they usually ask us to help out as a community sponsor. So we may have two races in August.

Irish American 5K and 10K – Labor Day weekend. Registration is not open yet but we all know when and where it is!

Melrose YMCA Spooky Sprint 5K – everyone loves this one, registration is not open yet.

DAV 5K – Boston – Hopefully we can get a few more people to run this fun race on The Harbor in Boston in 2023. I’ve never seen so much food after a race.

Jingle Bell Run 5K – Somerville. We just ran this one, so we can give them a few more weeks to open registration for 2023!

5Ks are worth 1 point and anything longer is worth 2.