Times Remembered – Vann, Simpkins and Wilde Mary Jean Yon, We run, so we often think we’re invincible. To run is to be fit which should be some sort of invisible shield to protect us from all sorts of health problems, right? Sadly, no…that’s not the case. And as we...
A Diary of the Boston Marathon By Sheryl Rosen, An early dayRace day began at 4:45. I prepared my race bag and rode to the Boston Common with two runners staying at the same bed and breakfast as I. We arrived at the chain of buses queued for Hopkinton at 6:00. I was...
Mountain Mist 2007 Gary Griffin, First off, you’ll think that I am making this up but every last word of it is true. Confined to an inner-city hotel and far too many work-related responsibilities to even go into, I had not run a step for the 6 days...
Strolling Jim – Again! Gary Griffin, I’ll be the first to admit that my recall of race courses is fairly poor. OK – real poor. As evidence of that is the memory of Dana Stetson and I being assigned the responsibility to be “lead bikes” at the...
By David Yon, They are an unlikely pair even though they share a talent and love for the sport. One seems to have safely locked his competitive days behind him, while the other will run his own race for the grand prix points. One is a math teacher and tutor with a...
