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With Spring feeling like it’s coming on in full swing, here’s even more motivation for you to get outside and start running: Introducing the Upper Valley Segment Running Challenge! This month-long challenge, starting tomorrow May 1st, is based off of a similar running challenge that happened across different cities in the U.S. The gist of the challenge is this: There are 6 segments located all around the upper valley; each are roughly .4 miles long. Every segment completion nets you 1 point, and whoever has the most points at the end of the competition, by 11:59pm May 31st, wins. You…

From a pretty early age I recognized that all adventure stories (Treasure Island, The Call of the Wild) started by going through the door and getting out of the house.  And in a great many of them (Narnia, The Hobbit) that ment walking.  Usually a long ways. Hiking was clearly the simplest rout to adventure and in middle school I became a scout and learned to camp and backpack.  But I know that I couldn’t keep up with “Strider”, from the Lord of the Rings, or even David Balfour from Kidnapped unless I was in better shape.  So in high…

From May 1st to May 31st, the Upper Valley Segment Running Challenge is active! The gist of this month-long challenge is this: There are 6 segments located all around the upper valley; each is roughly .4 miles long. Every segment completion nets you 1 point, and whoever has the most points at the end of the competition, by 11:59pm May 31st, wins. You don’t have to run all of these segments — in fact, you could win the entire competition by only running one segment (a lot of times). More details about the challenge, prizes, the segments, and how to…