{"id":185,"date":"2019-04-05T00:30:19","date_gmt":"2019-04-05T00:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.melroserunningclub.com\/RacingSeries\/?p=185"},"modified":"2019-07-22T23:53:38","modified_gmt":"2019-07-22T23:53:38","slug":"2019-race-series-spring-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/melroserunningclub.com\/RacingSeries\/2019\/04\/05\/2019-race-series-spring-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"2019 Race Series Spring Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Well, it is officially spring and we are one-quarter of the way through the 2019 series already.<\/p>\n<p>If you haven\u2019t joined us for a race yet I encourage you to join us! If you are new to the club this is a great way to try a race and hang out with your new friends!<\/p>\n<p>This year we are using a point system. I briefly described this in a previous post. Here are more details. There are 13 races again this year and each race is worth points.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Each 5K is worth 1 point<br \/>\nEach 5 Miler, 10K or 15K is worth 2 points<br \/>\nHowling Wolf Half is worth 5 points<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-186\" src=\"http:\/\/www.melroserunningclub.com\/RacingSeries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/MRC-at-2019-Running-of-The-Leprechauns-300x222.jpg\" alt=\"Running of the Leprechauns 2019, Melrose Running Club\" width=\"300\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"http:\/\/melroserunningclub.com\/RacingSeries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/MRC-at-2019-Running-of-The-Leprechauns-300x222.jpg 300w, http:\/\/melroserunningclub.com\/RacingSeries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/MRC-at-2019-Running-of-The-Leprechauns-768x568.jpg 768w, http:\/\/melroserunningclub.com\/RacingSeries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/MRC-at-2019-Running-of-The-Leprechauns.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Maximum points for the racing series are 21 and you need to earn at least 16 to get a prize.<\/p>\n<p>If you start the series with the <strong>Not a Walk in The Park 5K<\/strong> in Saugus, you can get to 16 points.<\/p>\n<p>One reason I added points this year is so you can join the series later in the year and still be in the running for the prize.<\/p>\n<p>It also allows you to pick and choose which races you want to run to get to 16+ points. It can be done without running the Howling Wolf.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Leader Board as of April 1<sup>st<\/sup>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>4 runners have 6 points<br \/>\n5 runners have 4 points<br \/>\n4 runners have 3 points<br \/>\n31 runners have 2 points<br \/>\n4 runners have 1 point<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-187\" src=\"http:\/\/www.melroserunningclub.com\/RacingSeries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Team-MRC-Super-Sunday-2019-Megin-Hemmerling-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Super Sunday Race, Melrose Running Club\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/melroserunningclub.com\/RacingSeries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Team-MRC-Super-Sunday-2019-Megin-Hemmerling-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/melroserunningclub.com\/RacingSeries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Team-MRC-Super-Sunday-2019-Megin-Hemmerling.jpg 721w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>48 club members have run at least one race and I think that is the most runners ever for a year.<\/p>\n<p>Below is the race schedule. Some races have not posted dates yet, so there may be some changes. You can register for the races right from the Racing Series page.<\/p>\n<p>And let me know if you need a ride!<\/p>\n<p>Andy<\/p>\n<table width=\"645\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"80\">Points<\/td>\n<td width=\"107\">DATE<\/td>\n<td width=\"93\">DAY<\/td>\n<td width=\"365\">EVENT<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"80\">2<\/td>\n<td width=\"107\"><del>1\/27\/2019<\/del><\/td>\n<td width=\"93\">Sunday<\/td>\n<td width=\"365\">15K Great Stew Chase<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"80\">2<\/td>\n<td width=\"107\"><del>2\/3\/2019<\/del><\/td>\n<td width=\"93\">Sunday<\/td>\n<td width=\"365\">Super Sunday 5 Miler<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"80\">1<\/td>\n<td width=\"107\"><del>2\/3\/2019<\/del><\/td>\n<td width=\"93\">Sunday<\/td>\n<td width=\"365\">Super Sunday 5K<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"80\">1<\/td>\n<td width=\"107\"><del>3\/17\/2019<\/del><\/td>\n<td width=\"93\">Sunday<\/td>\n<td width=\"365\">Running of The Leprechauns 5K<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"80\">1<\/td>\n<td width=\"107\"><del>4\/27\/2019<\/del><\/td>\n<td width=\"93\">Saturday<\/td>\n<td width=\"365\">Not a walk in the Park 5K<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"80\">2<\/td>\n<td width=\"107\"><del>5\/25\/2019<\/del><\/td>\n<td width=\"93\">Saturday<\/td>\n<td width=\"365\">Gold Star Run for Honor 10K<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"80\">1<\/td>\n<td width=\"107\"><del>5\/25\/2019<\/del><\/td>\n<td width=\"93\">Saturday<\/td>\n<td width=\"365\">Gold Star Run for Honor 5K<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"80\">1<\/td>\n<td width=\"107\"><del>6\/16\/2019<\/del><\/td>\n<td width=\"93\">Sunday<\/td>\n<td width=\"365\">Melrose Firefighters 5K<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"80\">1<\/td>\n<td width=\"107\"><del>7\/4\/2019<\/del><\/td>\n<td width=\"93\">Thursday<\/td>\n<td width=\"365\">Jennifer Tinney 5k, 5 Miler and 1 Miler<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"80\">1<\/td>\n<td width=\"107\">8\/24\/2018<\/td>\n<td width=\"93\">Saturday<\/td>\n<td width=\"365\">Cure SMA 5K Run\/Walk<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"80\">2<\/td>\n<td width=\"107\">9\/21\/2018<\/td>\n<td width=\"93\">Saturday<\/td>\n<td width=\"365\">BCBS Island Run 5 Miler Trail Run<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"80\">1<\/td>\n<td width=\"107\">9\/21\/2018<\/td>\n<td width=\"93\">Saturday<\/td>\n<td width=\"365\">BCBS Island Run 5K\u00a0 Trail Run<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"80\">1<\/td>\n<td width=\"107\">8\/14\/2018<\/td>\n<td width=\"93\">Wednesday<\/td>\n<td width=\"365\">Melrose Wakefield Health Stride for Healthy Communities<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"80\">1<\/td>\n<td width=\"107\">10\/27\/2018<\/td>\n<td width=\"93\">Saturday<\/td>\n<td width=\"365\">Melrose 5K Spooky Sprint<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"80\">5<\/td>\n<td width=\"107\">11\/4\/2018<\/td>\n<td width=\"93\">Sunday<\/td>\n<td width=\"365\">Howling Wolf Half<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"80\">1<\/td>\n<td width=\"107\">11\/4\/2018<\/td>\n<td width=\"93\">Sunday<\/td>\n<td width=\"365\">Howling Wolf 6K<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"80\">1<\/td>\n<td width=\"107\">12\/16\/2018<\/td>\n<td width=\"93\">Sunday<\/td>\n<td width=\"365\">Bill Rogers Jingle Bell 5K Run<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well, it is officially spring and we are one-quarter of the way through the 2019 series already. If you haven\u2019t joined us for a race yet I encourage you to join us! If you are new to the club this is a great way to try a race and hang out with your new friends! 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