Health & Fitness
Highland City Striders Update (3/2/14)
Good morning Striders,
Well March is here and daylight savings is coming next week!
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Congratulations to the five who ran the Black Cat yesterday. There was both a 10 and 20 mile race – Nice work, some great times! What we want to know is if Melanie bought scratch tickets?
Best of luck to the folk who are running around the hilly track at the Wachusett Reservoir at the Stu’s 30K today.
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SAVE THE DATE. The HCS Annual Meeting will be on Wednesday, March 12th in the evening, 6:30PM at the Hudson Elks Lodge. We will have food available from 6:30 to 7:00 and then we will have a few presentations - one on bio-mechanics and then a demonstration of yoga moves & techniques beneficial to runners. Finally, we will do a little HCS business, elections, and go thru our 2014 program. We are looking for your ideas to make our club better. Please RSVP so we have a headcount for food– thanks very much.
St Patrick’s Day 3.17 Mile Fun Run. Also, please plan on joining us on Monday, March 17th at 5:30 PM for our annual St Patrick’s Day Fun Run at Finnegan’s Pub. This is not a road race – it is a group run, where we all run together. Be sure to come with your orange or your green. This is an HCS Camaraderie Event.
Introducing the Spirit of Hudson 6K Road Race – Saturday, June 7th in conjunction with the annual Hudson Community Festival. We are currently in the process of putting the road race planning team together. Please consider sharing your talents and help us make this year’s race the best one yet. If you are interested, please send a note back. We have “opportunities”!
Couch to 5K program. HCS member Bill Schade will be leading a Couch to 5K group again this spring, starting on March 24th on the Rail Trail near the parking lot for Kelleher Field in Marlborough (as long as the snow is gone). This program is sponsored by the fine folk a the Connecting Point Church in Marlboro. If you are interested in learning more about it for a friend or volunteering to help lead group workouts, please contact Bill at bill.schade@comcast.net. Bill is always looking for folk to help out. Please consider joining Bill help others get off their couch and get healthy! If you know of someone who might benefit from this program,
they can register here
Striders After Dark. Just a reminder that we have our Striders After Dark program running on Tuesdays and Thursdays and track workouts on Wednesday evenings. See the monthly schedule up on the website for details.
Looking for a discount on running apparel? Miles to Go Sports on Route 146 in Sutton MA is offering a club/team discount of 15% for apparel/footwear, 10% on food and other accessories to HCS members. Once in awhile they run deeper promotions so during those times the deeper discount always applies.
Governor Cellucci Tribute Road Race. Had a chance to take part in a meeting this week planning a big road race in Hudson on Saturday, August 2nd. The race, which will raise funds for UMASS research focused on finding a cure for ALS, is planned to run right through the downtown in Hudson. Should be quite the event!
Mail from our inbox this week:
name: Donna Coffin, email: donna@donnacoffin.com
subject: Benefit 5K Run/Walk in Marlborough
My name is Donna Coffin. My sister Barbara's dear friend's only child took her life last fall. We are sponsoring a walk all proceeds going to SAVE (Suicide Awareness Voices of Education). If you think this would be something your organization would be interested in we would love to have you join us on April 5th at Ghiloni Park. If you want to provide me with your email address I can email you the flyer regarding the walk. Here is the way to sign up:http://save.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.event&eventID=593
Thought for the week:
Have a great week of running
Regards,
Jim
Stuff coming up – so many choices
A link to upcoming races – www.funonfoot.com/bosevents and also www.coolrunning.com and also www.cnsrun.org and finallywww.northmedfordclub.org
Every Monday Night
Grey Hound Pub Monday Nite Run
Worcester, MA 6:30PM Grey Hound Pub, 139 Water St
(Free, Self Timed through scenic Canal District. Open to all levels)
Contact: Cyndy Curley (Grey Hound Pub). 1-508-754-1600 Email
3. CELTIC 5K, March 9, 2014 Worcester, MA
All entrants will receive a race t-shirt, but the early entrants will receive the long sleeve technical shirts shown below. See each shirt below for limits
March 2, 2014 (Sunday)
35th Annual Stus 30k and Relay Road Race
Clinton, MA 11:00AM Clinton Middle School, 100 West Boylston St. (Very hilly loop on paved roads around Wachusett Reservoir) Contact: Evelyn Dolan (Central Mass Striders). 1-978-342-4080
March 8, 2014 (Saturday)
4th Annual Latitude Indoor Triathlon Series - Race #3
Salisbury, MA 10:00AM Latitude Sports Club, 191 Elm Street (Performance is measured in time allowed of 60 minutes.)Contact: Pam Houck (Latitude Sports Clubs). 1-978-697-5627
4rd Annual Michael McCaffrey Hope Challenge 5k
Shrewsbury, MA 9:00AM Shrewsbury Shewood Middle School, 30 Sherwood Ave
Contact: Michael McCaffrey Hope Challenge
March 9, 2014 (Sunday) –
Celtic 5K (Final race of 2014 Tour de Patrick) Worcester, MA 11:00AM Elm Park, Park Avenue, (Final race of Tour de Patrick followed by St Patrick Day Parade) Contact: Guinness Celtic Five K (Tour de Patrick). 401-952-6333 help@celtic5k.com;http://www.celtic5k.com
March 16, 2014 (Sunday)
Ras na hEireann U.S.A. 5Km
Somerville, MA 11:00AM Davis Square, Elm Street (The Race of Ireland & U.S.A.)
Contact: Somerville Striders Athletic Club. 1-617-625-2140. (HCS Camaraderie Event)
Shamrocks On The Rocks 5K
Lunenburg, MA 12:30PM On The Rocks, 96 Lakefront St (Run and walk- fairly flat out and back course around Lake Whalom) Contact: Chris Reid (North Medford Club). 1-617-966-0095
St. Patricks Day Road Race - South Boston
South Boston, MA 11:00AM South Boston Boys & Girls Club, 230 West Sixth Street (Festive 5K before famous Southie St Patrick Day Parade. Shirts by Dropkicks) Contact: Harry Duvall (South Boston Boys and Girls Club). 1-617-516-5441
March 17, 2014 (Monday)
Monday, March 17th, Finnegan’s Pub, Hudson, MA Time: 5:30PM in the afternoon. The Annual HCS 3.17 mi Fun Run.This is NOT a race! Come run 3.17 miles in honor of St Patrick himself. Celebrate with the rest of the Striders with an evening of Irish music (by an authentic Irish band) at Finnegan’s Pub. Of course, you’ll be wearin’ your green!! This is an HCS Cameraderie Event!
March 29, 2014 (Saturday)
32nd Annual April Fools Four-Mile Road Race
Salisbury, MA 11:00AM Winners Circle, 211 Elm Street (Fast cert. course, cash awards top 3 overall, age group awards, post race party) Contact: Winners Circle Running Club
April 5, 2014 (Saturday)
Emotions In Motion 5K Run/Walk – 11AM
all proceeds going to SAVE (Suicide Awareness Voices of Education). To sign up, go to http://save.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.event&eventID=593
The 2014 Tour de WORCESTER is a THREE-race series IN WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS – for more info: www.tourdeworcester.com
Race #1: April 27, 2014 Jay Lyons Memorial Road Race
April 27, 2014 (Sunday)
14 Annual Jay Lyons Memorial Road Race
Worcester, MA 2:00PM Blessed Sacrament Church, 551 Pleasant St (5k Run, flat course)
Contact: Brian Durkin (Jay Lyons Memorial Road Race)
May 4, 2014 (Sunday)
12th Annual Westborough Spring Festival 5K Road Race – Westborough High School – 9AM
90 West Main Street (Route 30), Westborough, MA. On-line registration at www.active.com/event_detail.cfm?event_id=2122362
Only $15 bucks for pre-registered runners.
May 18, 2014 (Sunday)
Millennium for Jakes Sake – Hudson Elks – 10AM
99 Park St Hudson, MA. There is a fun run for kids starting at 9:30. Star Wars costumes are encouraged. This is a charity run, raising funds for Muscular Dystrophy. Get more information and register at www.4jakessake.com
June 18, 2014 (Wednesday)
Wayside 5K at the Wayside Racquet Club on 99 Broadmeadow in Marlborough at 6:30. Details forthcoming.
An HCS favorite!
August 2, 2014 (Saturday)
Governor Cellucci Tribute Road Race – Hudson Elks – 9 AM
99 Park St Hudson, MA. This is a 5K charity run, raising funds for ALS Research. Will go right through the Hudson downtown area. Details forthcoming.
