Hey SLR, it’s not every week you can experience a 60 degree difference from one SLR to the next. With last week’s -9 degree run, with wind chills making it even more cold than that, we’ll rebound with a run that is predicted to be in the 50s before we’re done!
This week’s route is up Main Street with a left turn on Franklin Street. Follow through Franklin Square and up into Stoneham. Keep going past Stoneham High School and keep going all the way to Stoneham Center, turning left on Main Street. Cross over as you approach Friendly’s, where water stop 1 will be in the parking lot there, on your right.
After the stop, running short? Turn left at the lights and run up past the Stone Zoo. Turn left on Pond Street and scamper down to Grimsby’s. Turn left there and follow the Lynnfells Parkway up past Melrose High School. Turn right on Melrose Street, and then right again onto Main Street. Finish up your run by running strong through Melrose Center back to the Knights of Columbus.
Running long? You’ll continue along Main Street as it becomes the Fellsway West on the back side of Spot Pond. Turn left on Elm Street and run up to the Highland Ave rotary. Turn right there onto Highland Ave and find the water stop somewhere along that road.
After the water stop you’ll continue on to the traffic circle on the other end of Highland. Go left there and run along the other Fellsway (East), through the hills to Grimsby’s. Surprise, this time you’ll turn left and head up the hill back to Spot Pond. Turn right at the pond, run past the Zoo and continue to Friendly’s. The water stop will still be there for you.
You’ll leave the water stop, and as the temps rise, remember this stretch of Main Street was covered by many feet of snow and patrolled by one angry plow driver at this time last year. Roll up your sleeves and run back to the way you came, right on Franklin Street, back through Franklin Square, and right on Main Street. Head back to the KofC to finish up for the day.
I’ll cover the Friendly’s stop. I’ll need one volunteer to hang out at Highland Ave.
Roll Call. Who’s in? No excuses, it’s not dangerously cold!
Hi Jim, Julie and I are in for the short please. Thank you
In for the full!
I’m in for the half! Thanks Jim!!
In for the full
In for the full. Thank you.
IFTF!!! Thanks!
In for the full. Thanks
In for the full 🙂
In for the full!!
In for the full!
I can finally make it to a SLR! I’m in for the half route. Thank you to all the volunteers!
IFTF. Thank you!
Looking forward to the full!
In for the full, thanks to the water stop people
In for the short, thanks!!
In for something…..maybe 3/4 route
IFTF thank you
My goal is to make it for the full, plus a bit extra. All depends on if my butt gets out of bed early enough.
I am in for the full
In for the full. Thanks!
Iftf!!! Jim let me know if you don’t get another volunteer I would be more than happy to run early and be the highland ave water stop!
Mary and I are in for the full please. Ty!
Thank you Jim,
I am in for the full distance
In for the full. Thanks Jim!
Peter and I are in for the half. See you tomorrow.
I can help with the water stop, but I also want to log a few miles too. So, I can meet up in the morning get the supplies and run around the stop, if that works. See you at 8.
Ifth and maybe a little extra
Christina and I are in for the half. Thank you
In for the full!
IFTF. THX!
In for the full. Thanks!
I forgot to post…. I’m in for the half and Brian S is in for the full.
I’m in 3/4s of the route or so – thanks.
This fair weather runner is in for half, too!
Change of plans. We will not make it.
In for the half. Thanks.