Club News

by Scott Prescott On a humid Sunday morning in early June, UVRC was well represented at the annual Covered BridgesHalf Marathon. We had 24 pacers, leading the way for runners shooting for times between 1:30 to 2:30.A crew showed up at 5:15 am to help with parking. We also had many more UVRC folks running asparticipants. Several finished either at the top or near the top of their age group and some ran their firsthalf marathon. Impressive accomplishments. (I’d try to list them all, but am sure I would miss many, sohere is the link to the results if you…

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, something in me settles. We don’t live there. But turning that corner feels like coming home. Hillary and I found the place on our honeymoon in January 2017. We’d gone to ski, and somewhere in that first trip the valley got its hooks in us…

Dan Shea finishes Skip’s Run The 2026 Upper Valley Running Series (UVRS), brought to you by BE Fit Physical Therapy, had a race in June: Skip’s Run 4 miler. Hope everyone enjoyed the post-race BBQ! https://results.raceroster.com/v3/events/bvggsm3fmmbrvcb3/race/297208?filter_search= You can find UVRS standings on the UVRS website (email me with any corrections): https://uppervalleyrunningclub.org/upper-valley-running-series/ The next race in the series celebrates Independence Day: The Red, White, and Blue 6.2 5K/10K, in Lebanon NH. See the website for full details: https://lebanonnh.gov/823/Red-White-Blue-62-and-5K However, given the timing of this newsletter, that race might have happened already. So, don’t forget our August race: The Triple Dam 10K,…