Upper Valley Running Club

Letter from a Board Member

By Kristina Siladi I love this time of year. I’m one of those people who gets giddy when the leaves start turning and the nights are crisp. I often joke that leaf peepin’ is my favorite sport, though I don’t know if it’s actually a joke. It sounds ridiculous to admit, but I find that

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October 2026 Announcements

Racing Opportunity Join the Special Needs Support Center for the Flutie 5k on October 24th! Warm up at the UVRC group run and then head down to CCBA for the race start. Details can be found here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/snsc-community-fun-5k-tickets-1997847097449 .  Western New Hampshire Trail Running Series Congrats to all who competed in this year’s WNHTRS! The

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Don’t Bonk Like Me!

By Kent Hikida I ran track and cross country in high school and have run on and off including six marathons over the past 40+ years. I was excited to run in the Lebanon, NH Red, White, and Blue 6.2-mile race on the Fourth of July. I completed the Covered Bridges Half Marathon a month

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Why, again, am I doing this?

By Mike Vecchiarelli There is a great book out there called, Why We Run by Bernd Heinrich.  He is an over 50 (now around 86) ultra marathon runner and professor emeritus in biology at UVM.  In this book he combines his scientific, biology and anthropology research with his pursuit of endurance, distance and speed in

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October UVRS Update

The 2026 Upper Valley Running Series (UVRS), brought to you by BE Fit Physical Therapy, had the 8th race in September, the Sprouty 5K/10K. A UVRS classic! Results here: https://runsignup.com/Race/Results/Overview/35839 You can find UVRS standings on the UVRS website (email me with any corrections): We’ve got 2 UVRS races in October! Best month ever? First,

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Letter from a Board Member

by Cara Baskin John Kelly on the Appalachian Trail On a Monday afternoon this August, I packed up my work computer after a solid 3 hour work week, and headed to the mountains. John Kelly, a highly accomplished athlete, was making his way through the White Mountains on his second “fastest known time” attempt on

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K’esugi Ridge Traverse

Race report by Amelia Donahey Name of the Race: K’esugi Ridge Traverse  Race/Event Distance: “Full” (50K)  Date: 8/8/2026  Describe the Event: The K’esugi Ridge Traverse is a spectacular and rugged point-to-point race through Denali State Park. The full traverse is about 31 miles, with roughly 6,000 feet of climbing, much of it above treeline on

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