Sunday Long Run

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MRC Sunday Long Run

The MRC Sunday Long Run has been helping runners train for marathons and halfs for almost 20 years. Two sessions are held each year, the Winter Session gets you ready for Spring races while the Summer Session gets you ready for fall races.

Typically, the winter session starts on the first Sunday of the year and meets each Sunday at 8am until the Boston Marathon. The Summer sessions meet an hour earlier to beat the heat and runs continue until the Baystate Marathon. The distance and route vary each week, stretching out to 22 miles for marathon training and 11 mile for half training. Water stops dot the route every 3-4 miles to keep runners hydrated and fueled. A nominal $2 fee for full route runners and $1 fee for half route runners is collected to cover the cost of water stop supplies.

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Summer Session Schedule

DateFullHalfRouteMaps
1 05-Jul-26 9.25 6.43 Breakheart Full Half
2 12-Jul-26 12.5 7.1 Spot Pond Full Half
3 19-Jul-26 10.7 6.2 Lake Quannapowitt Full Half
4 26-Jul-26 14.6 7.1 Melrose Half (May change) Full Half
5 02-Aug-26 12.5 6.3 BreakHeart Full Half
6 09-Aug-26 16.2 8.2 Winchester Highlands Full Half
7 16-Aug-26 14.3 7.2 Swains, Spot, Stoneham Full Half
8 23-Aug-26 18.1 9.1 Breakheart + Lake Q Full Half
9 30-Aug-26 16 8 Tri-Community Greenway Full Half
10 06-Sep-26 20 10.2 Mystic Lakes Full Half
11 13-Sep-26 16 8 Lake Q + Breakheart Full Half
12 20-Sep-26 17.8 11.1 Swains + Breakheart Full Half
13 27-Sep-26 22 9 Mystic Lakes Full Half
14 04-Oct-26 14.8 7.1 Swains + Farm Full Half
15 11-Oct-26 12.5 7.1 Spot Pond Full Half
16 18-Oct-26 26.2 13.1 Baystate Marathon Full Half

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