You have made it this far… One more long run and then its time for all this training to pay off!!!
And good luck to everyone running the BAA Half this Sunday!!!
There will be one water stop at Highland Ave, which I’ve got covered.
I’m planning on biking the Bay State course during the race on the 17th for some picture taking and some support. If you have anything you would like me to carry for you (Gu, Snacks, etc), please get it to me on Sunday or Tuesday.
See you Sunday morning!!
-Barry
There will be one water stop for the 7.1 mile loop, and three for the 14.8.
WS1 – Main/Winter
WS2 – Lynn Fells/Melrose High
WS3 – Nicks Pizza
I could probably handle all three stops, but it would make life a little easier if someone could drop a car at either WS2 or 3!
Anyone interested?
See you on Sunday morning!!
This is definitely one of my favorite routes. It includes 4 towns and 6 border crossing’s. Please don’t forget your passport!
The full route runs through Melrose, Malden, Melrose, Saugus, Wakefield, Saugus and back to Melrose.
Also, this is the longest week for people training for a half marathon! 11.1 miles!
(And lucky you doesn’t have to run Breakheart this week!)
I can easily handle water stop 1 by Citizens Bank/Oak Grove and stop 3 by Breakheart.
If someone could stash their car at WS 2 between the high school and Ell pond, that would be perfect!
I can pick you up before the run, or if you’re looking for a great .75 mile warm-up, you could just park there and run over to Brueggers…
See you Sunday!!
P.S. – If your available on Sunday the 26th, it’s a loooong route, and I will not be around for water stops! Sorry! We will need 3-4 people to help.
Thanks!!
-Barry
It’s going to be a busy Sunday, so we are going to try and get a head start on everything!
Since the EMARC 5k starts at 10am, and some of the long runners would like to volunteer for the race and the Victorian Fair after the race, we will be starting the run at 7am.
Both routes overlap pretty well, so we will only be needing one water stop, which I’ve got covered.
If you have time after the run to help with the EMARC 5k, please contact Brian Slater.
Or just stop along the course near Pine Banks or Main St and cheer on the runners!
And if your free during the day for an hour or so, please check in with Erin Lynch about volunteering for the Victorian Fair booth.
See you Sunday!!
-Barry
This week you’ll run the Melrose Half Marathon, actually called the Massachusetts Law Enforcement Half Marathon held in Melrose back in the 2000 time frame. You’ll know it better today as Boston’s Run to Remember.
The full route run will take you up Main St to Melrose St (pat the Clarence DeMar memorial on your way by for good luck). Loop Ell Pond by taking Melrose St to the Lynn Fells Parkway, past the High School where the official start of the race was. Left on Tremont St, left on Lake St, left on West Emerson and back to Main. Yes the race did this loop, past Clarence DeMar again (tap tap) and back to Lynn Fells Parkway via Melrose St.
Now you’re ready to run! Along the Lynn Fells to the Fellsway East to Highland Ave. You remember the drill from Week 2… water stop at the end of Highland and around Spot Pond back to the water stop. From here you head up East Border Rd, and yes the original race went this way, I didn’t make all these hills up myself. Turn left on the Fellsway again and head back to the high school. If you were running the race you would turn into the track and let everyone watch you suffer the last 1/4 mile on the track, but you aren’t running the race so you’ll be going up to Melrose St and back Main to Brueggers.
For those running the Half Marathon training route, you can skip the loop around Ell Pond, and head straight to Grimsby’s. From there follow the full route to the water stop and come back the front side of Spot Pond, turning on Pond St to Wyoming and back Main.
Who’s in? I won’t be, I’m on vacation this week. ROLL CALL!