Well, we have all survived the Summer of COVID and managed to keep on running.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Don Keren<\/strong> found some In Real Life (IRL) races and a few people went up to New Hampshire for in IRL half marathon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And of course, Jose has been all over the country running marathons!<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Tuesday night club runs had light attendance, but everyone who was there appreciated Regina Curran<\/strong> and crew for making it happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Fall racing season typically peaks in November, but with COVID-19 many races have been cancelled. This year it looks like the season peaked in October, perhaps September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I’ve spoken with a few race directors who have gone virtual rather than cancel and their numbers are way down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Like all parts of our economy and society, the racing industry is under a lot of stress right now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Signing up for a virtual race isn’t just good for you and the charities the races sponsors, it helps keep race directors from hanging up their shoes and moving on. <\/p>\n\n\n\n If a tree falls in the forest and no one is there, did it really make any noise?<\/p>\n\n\n\n While a virtual race may be virtual, it still counts if you time it and report your results!<\/p>\n\n\n\n We are rounding out October with The Melrose Y Spooky Sprint<\/strong> on October 31st. This is always a fun race with all the kids and costumes and everyone you know is there!<\/p>\n\n\n\n And don’t forget the donuts! Next best thing to a cold beer after a race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n November begins with the DAV 5K<\/strong> which you can run between November 6th and 8th. Get your results in no later than the 8th. They do not specify a time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Registration is $45 and is open through November 8th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Next up is the Trillium Fall 5K<\/strong> which you can run between November 19th and 23rd. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Registration is $45 and they do have teams. I have not created a team, so feel free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Both 5Ks provide a shirt and a medal and support good causes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The LIVESTRONG AT THE Y HALF MARATHON<\/strong> runs November 21st through 29th. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Registration is $35 and if you get in by November 1st they will provide a race shirt for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In December we have The Cambridge Winter Classic 5K<\/strong> running December 5th through the 20th. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Registration is $39 and is open through December 20th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Runners can choose either a long sleeve gender-specific tech shirt or a cozy winter running hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There is a Melrose Running Club Team, so please join.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So far, no news on the Bill Rodgers Jingle Bell Run 5K<\/strong>. Many of us had a great time last year hanging out with Bill Rodgers and some of his buddies. That guy can tell a story!<\/p>\n\n\n\n I’m working on two multi-distance virtual races in Hawaii. I wasn’t going to do anymore marathons, but they give any of you the chance to catch up to Thuy Dang. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Marathons are worth 10 points each and I want to keep this competitive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We ran in Juneau, so why not The Big Island and Honolulu!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Run well my Friends,<\/p>\n\n\n\n Andy<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The race roster has been decimated this year, but we have managed to find a few choice races for your enjoyment. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[18,22],"class_list":["post-259","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-club-races","tag-club-running","tag-fall-running"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/melroserunningclub.com\/RacingSeries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/melroserunningclub.com\/RacingSeries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/melroserunningclub.com\/RacingSeries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/melroserunningclub.com\/RacingSeries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/melroserunningclub.com\/RacingSeries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=259"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/melroserunningclub.com\/RacingSeries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":262,"href":"http:\/\/melroserunningclub.com\/RacingSeries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259\/revisions\/262"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/melroserunningclub.com\/RacingSeries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=259"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/melroserunningclub.com\/RacingSeries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=259"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/melroserunningclub.com\/RacingSeries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=259"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}It only counts if it’s timed<\/h2>\n\n\n\n