Club News

By Paul Coats, UVRC Board Member What do you call someone who chases a goal for 26 years before accomplishing it? Tenacious, underperforming, persistent, stubborn, dedicated, obstinate, zealous, silly? I may be one or all of those adjectives, for good or for bad; but one thing I definitely know, accomplishing my marathon goal felt very very good.  The Upper Valley Running Club played a pivotal role in my extended journey. Not only did the club provide an ample supply of running partners to help with training, great coaching with creative workouts at TNTs, but more importantly with a community of…

At 4AM on July 18th, a few hundred intrepid folks switched on their headlamps and toed the starting line of the Vermont100, with pleasant temperatures and rain in the forecast. Twelve hours later, an intrepid crew of UVRC volunteers arrived at mile 94.5 of the course, ready to set up Polly’s aid station to ensure that those runners had the fuel they needed to cover the last 5.5 miles of their adventure.  Polly’s is short for Polly’s All-Nite Diner, which, of course, is not so much a diner in the traditional sense as it is a collection of pop-up tents…

By Jackie Albanese It all started June 2018. I was frolicking in a field with my dog, and we had a miscommunication about what direction we should be going, leading to me laying in the grass with a broken fibula. (He is still the best boy though). I had recently moved here full time and had pledged that this would be the summer of making local friends. A real commitment for a quiet person who works remotely. Those plans were postponed until fall. Four months later, with uneven calf muscles and zero stamina I decided to go to my first…