Week one we dealt with frigid temperatures and lots of snow. A dozen dedicated souls met at the Knights and ran a modified route to get their training miles in. This week warmer temps and a lot of rain has made the snow disappear, but cold temps are about to come back. I just checked out the route and even ran 3 miles myself, things look on the course. One other noteworthy event was a small fire happened at Brueggers, closing it for a day. I have confirmed its back open so we’ll be meeting there in the morning.
This week we have 12 miles on tap for the marathon trainers, and 7 miles for those training for a half marathon. The route will start from Brueggers, head down Main Street towards Malden, but turning right onto West Wyoming. When you get to Grimsby’s turn left onto the Fellsway West. This week continue through the hills on the Fellsway West to the traffic circle at Highland Ave where you’ll turn right. Highland Ave will take you up to water stop 1.
After that stop, shorter route runners will continue straight on Woodland Road past the Flynn Hockey Rink. I’ll refer to that as “the front side of Spot Pond” from a Melrose point of view. Meanwhile long route runners will turn left onto Elm Street towards “the back side of Spot Pond”. Shorter route runners will continue along the front side of the pond until they come to Pond Street where they’ll turn right and come down to Grimsby’s. Take a left onto the LynnFells Parkway, run past Melrose High School and turn right on Melrose Street and right on Main Street to get yourself back to Brueggers.
Long route runners will run to the end of Elm Street and turn right. That will take you up a hill, under I93, past the Sheepfold, over I-93 and past an off-ramp of I-93 (watch for cars exiting the highway!) where you’ll turn right into a parking lot at Straw Point. There will be a small water stop there. Continue around the pond turning right as you exit the parking lot, past the Stone Zoo, onto Woodland Road, past the Flynn Rink back to Highland Ave where you’ll hit the first water stop again.
After that water stop, turn left on to East Border Road, up a hill to a set of lights where you’ll turn left back onto the Fellsway East. Run the hills past Grimsby’s and onto the LynnFells Parkway. Run past Melrose High School and turn right on Melrose Street and right on Main to get yourself back to Brueggers.
Water stops will be manned by Hank, Tom, and I.
Roll Call, who’s in for a long run!
In for the full
IFTF!! Thanks Jim!
Audrey and I are in for the half. Thanks!
Lee and I are in for the frigid full.
I’m in for the full!
IFTH!
In for one or the other. Will see how I feel when I get out there
I am in for the Full – Thanks
IFTF
In for the full (and I mean it this time!) 🙂
IFTF – plus some sans Judi because she’s a poop
Iftf!! Thanks Jim!
I’m in the the half!
I’m in
I’m in
IFTF
In for the full. Thanks.
Iftf
Thanks!
Iffy! Thanks!
I am in for the half
IFTH, maybe a little less. Thanks, Jim!
IFTF! Thx!
I’m probably in for part of the full
Jess and I are in for the full. Thank you.
In for less than the half
In for the half… maybe a bit more.
Planning on the long run – thanks
In for the half…ty : )
IFTF…possibly bringing a guest.
Thanks
Gonna try for the full!!!!! Thank you