Where: Brueggers
When: 8AM
Theme: Red, white, or blue shirts. A little patriotic support for the US Olympic team.
How Much: $2 for long, $1 for short. If you find you need more than one or two Gus along these runs, please consider contributing more.
Water Stops: I need a helper, preferably a car to meet me at Eugene and I’ll drop supplies there and then cover the other stops.
The Route: This week we’re running my favorite training route, Winchester Highlands. It’s a tricky one so look at the map, and probably throw one in a ziplock bag and bring it with you.
We’ll start heading north on Main Street, turning left onto Franklin. Franklin will take you into Stoneham, past Stoneham High School. You’ll then hit a set of lights where you turn left on Street. Follow that through Stoneham, over I93 to a water stop on Eugene Street on your left. The stop is not on the street you’re running on so look to your left after you cross over I93.
Shorter route runners will head back over I93, but take a right at your first set of lights onto Park Street. This will bring you down to Friendly’s. Cross Main and continue straight past the Zoo to Pond Street, where you’ll turn left. Head down to Grimsby’s and turn left onto the LynnFells Parkway. Take that up past Melrose High School, turn right on Melrose Street, and right on Main Street, and finish up at Brueggers.
Longer route runners will continue down what is now Forest Street, turning left at Highland Ave towards Winchester Hospital. Follow that up a hill and look for Reservoir Road on your left. Turn left and run on my favorite training street. Enjoy the view, ignore the hill, and eventually you’ll come back to Highland Ave, take a left and follow that to the end where you’ll find a water stop.
After that go right on Rt 38. Follow that to a rotary. Follow the rotary counter clockwise and you’ll see a little side road (don’t take that) then a major Street (take that!). It has a historical sign for Simonds Farm or something like that. That keeps you on Rt38. Keep running and you’ll see a fork in the road, stay right onto Washington Street. Follow Washington to Forest Street at the Gingerbread Construction Company. Turn right onto Forest and head back up to the water stop (same as the first one).
After that head back toward Stoneham, taking a right at your first set of lights on to Park Street. This will take you over by Friendly’s. Turn right at Friendly’s onto Rt28 and follow that along the back side of Spot Pond. Look Spot all the way around to Pond Street. Turn right there and head down to Grimsby’s. Continue straight down West Wyoming to a left onto Main and back to Brueggers.
Roll Call: Who’s in?
Hi Jim
Julie and I are in for the short run please. Thank you
i ran today so I can do the Eugene water stop.
In for the full. Thanks!
Thanks Thuy!
In for the half
In for an in-between (10-11) distance mapped out 🙂
In for most ish
JC…I can help with a water stop if you need me.
There’s no way I’m losing to Chad – in for more than most-ish
In for the half. Thanks Jim & Thuy in advance for the water stops.
In for the half. Thanks
In for the half. Thank you!
In for the beginning miles then disappearing into the wilderness – thanks JMorial xoxo
In for the half
In for modified half. Thanks Jim & Thuy!
In for a slow half. Thank you.
In for a slow hot half. Thanks Jim and Thuy!
In for the full! Don’t say I swim like Phelps!
Going early (7) with Jeanne and Liz. Heat and I don’t get along. I’ll be wearing my red white and blue stay cool everyone!
After a very long absence I’m in for a slow full…although I’ll probably take the -3.0 shortcut.
I’m IFTF and Lee is IFTH. Thanks all!
In for the half…thanks Jim and Thuy!
In for the full, thanks Thuy and Jim!
Hoping to join you for the half run tomorrow
In it for 10-12 mies. prob join in at Eugene and play it by ear after that. Thanks Thuy and Jim! i look forward to drinking with you!
In for the full. Thanks!
In for the full, thanks Jim!!
In for the half. Thank you!
In for the half
IFTF Jim thank you!