Week 13 – Taper Run Number 1

While we send off a few marathoners north to run their races (Good luck to Judi, Lee, and Rich running the Smuttynose Marathon and Tall Dave running the Maine Marathon!) those running mid-October races start their taper this week.

We’ll be running a figure 8 route this week, starting up East Foster to Melrose Common and over to Swains Pond. As we come out to Lebanon St we’ll go right, then left at the lights onto Forest St to the first water stop at Citizens Bank on Main St in Malden.

From their we’ll head out Winter St to Greenwood St (straight across a big intersection by the Oak Grove T Station). Greenwood takes out to the rotary on the Fellsway East. Take a right onto the Fellsway and follow it to LynnFells Parkway to the knoll by Melrose High School for water stop 2.

Continuing on the LynnFells Parkway we’ll go out to Main St in Saugus where we turn left. Roll through the hills to Farm St and turn left on Nahant St which will take you to water stop 3 at Nick’s Pizza on Main St in Wakefield.

Three miles back along Main St will finish you up at Brueggers!

Three water stops this week can be handled by 2 or 3 people. If there is a person manning a stop they can cover 1 and 3 easily. If someone wants to leave their car at the knoll I can pick them up and fill their trunk with supplies. Volunteers?

Who’s in for this one? Roll Call!

12 Responses to “Week 13 – Taper Run Number 1”

  1. michele deangelo says:

    I’m in!

  2. Tom Gorman says:

    I’m not going to run this week so I can help with water support. Let me know whatever help you need.

  3. Lois Parker Carmona says:

    I’m in for the run. Might run a couple miles before 8am, but I’m in. taper time!

  4. Hi, I’m in for our nice taper. See you Sunday!

  5. Brian walfield says:

    I won’t be running but I can cover stop 1 and 3 if needed.

  6. Sue says:

    I am in. If you need my car as water stop, I can park at Nick’s pizza and run to Breuggers from there. I am thinking of starting early and finishing to maybe get up to Hampton to catch Judi and Lee in the last part of their marathon.

  7. Jim says:

    Sounds like Brian and Tom will be able to handle all three water stops for us this week. I’ll show up with supplies and you two can figure it out from there. Most likely both can meet at WS1, one can go ahead to WS 2 and the other can leave for WS3.

    Thanks for the help guys!
    See you at Brueggers.

  8. Joanne Piper says:

    Janice and I will be there. We’re doing the 7.1 route. See you at the start tomorrow.

  9. Dorota Bulik says:

    In for the full 😀
    Looks like you have the water stops covered.

  10. Ed Bradford says:

    I’m in – thanks Tom & Brian.

  11. Jpse Viveiros says:

    I plan to do the long loop tomorrow. Thanks Tom, Brian and Jim.

  12. Andy Nagelin says:

    See you at 8!

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