By Patrick Wheeler There’s a corner on the road into Chamonix, just past Les Houches, where the valley finally opens and the Mont Blanc massif rises up in front of you all at once. I relax the instant we round it. Ten years of arrivals and it still happens; my shoulders drop, my breath slows,
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May Announcements 2nd Annual UVRC Campout UVRC will be hosting a campout at Barnes Field at the Dolly Copp Campground, just a few short miles from the start of the Mount Washington Road Race, June 26th-28th. It’s a great place for MWRR volunteers and racers to hang for the weekend, as well as anyone else
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(Picture caption: Shane Greene finishing the BarnArts 10K) The 2026 Upper Valley Running Series (UVRS), brought to you by BE Fit Physical Therapy, had a race in May: the BarnArts Race Around the Lake 5K/10K. Congratulations to everyone who finished that challenging race on a warm day; race results are here: https://runsignup.com/Race/Results/15854 You can find
Name of the Race: Free Spirit 50K, Leyden, MA Race/Event Distance: 50 kilometers Date: May 16, 2026 Describe the Event: Free Spirit is pretty much everything I love about races: low-key, old school 50K on hilly, rural dirt roads. No fluff. No lame t-shirts. No crowds. It is very much what you would envision running
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Greetings from Salt Lake City! I am out here on sabbatical for the winter. What brought me out here? The mountains and the people. A collaborator of mine is a professor at the University of Utah. In between meetings and research, I have been able to log lots of miles at 4,000 feet. Below are
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UVRC Calendar Looking for a local race? Did you know UVRC’s website features a race calendar? Scroll through to find your next adventure! Western New Hampshire Trail Series Not a fan of pounding the pavement? Looking to try some new events this year? Check out the Western New Hampshire Trail Running Series! Races take place
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The Basics The “Run-Down” Fast Favorites Carbload Routine: two nights before a long race I buy three family size bags of popcorners and munch away for the next two days
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