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Letter from a Board Member: Running Book Recommendations
Happy 2025, UVRC! If you’re like me, your social media news feeds have been full of year-in-review-type posts of friends’ favorite adventures, total miles, and vertical feet covered in 2024. As someone without a Strava account who logs my running and swimming on a paper calendar, I have little desire to add them up manually. I do, however, enjoy reflecting upon the places I’ve been and adventures I’ve had, thanks to my trusty running shoes. I hope you’ve had a chance to do the same, and also hope, like me, you are looking forward to more of that in 2025. …
January 2025 Announcements
UPPER VALLEY RUNNING SERIES 3 small updates on the Upper Valley Running Series (UVRS): The award ceremony for the 2024 UVRS will be at Runner’s Night Out on January 14th! If you are a series finisher, come and get your prize in person; if not, come and congratulate them on their accomplishment. Melissa Herman and Sean Meissner will handle the ceremony (unfortunately I’m out of town). If you can’t attend the ceremony in person, no problem; we’ll get you your award. Stay tuned for details. The 2025 UVRS series has been announced. Stay tuned for more information! ~Geoff and the…
Race Report: Ugly Sweater 5k (Delaware)
Name: Kristina Siladi Name of the Race/Running Event: Ugly Sweater 5k Event Location: Cape Henlopen State Park, Delaware Race/Event Distance: 5k Race/Event Date: 12/21/24 Describe the Race The event was a fun, low-key race put on by the Seashore Striders to benefit Redemption City, an organization that provides job training to people experiencing homelessness. When Sean and I visit my parents in Delaware, we like to jump into the local races if the timing works out. We got into town the night before this one, and woke up to crazy, cold, blustery winds. My parents, who are not runners, but…