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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…

Hello, UVRC! While we might see a few more flakes fall before we put away all of our cold weather gear, I still think it’s safe to say that spring has sprung! As I have come to learn in this, my third spring in the Upper Valley, the official kick-off to the season has nothing to do with the date of the equinox. but rather, the running of the Shamrock Shuffle. What a beautiful spring day it was for a 5k! It was awesome to see so much UVRC gear out on the course and at the finish line -…