Club News

Volunteers Needed! We are in need of a few fine folks to help with early morning parking for the Covered Bridges Half Marathon on June 7th. Providing volunteers means $$$ for the club! If you are interested in helping out, please email volunteering@uppervalleyrunningclub.org.  Finding Our Stride 5k Get ready to run, walk, and get colorful for a great cause! Join us for a vibrant Color Splash and Dash benefiting Finding Our Stride, an organization dedicated to empowering Upper Valley youth through free afterschool running programs by boosting fitness, self-esteem and resilience, and connecting kids to peers, mentors and community. This…

Three Marathons in Fourteen Days Name of the Race(s): Peterson Ridge Rumble – Sisters, OR; Blue Ridge Marathon – Roanoke, VA; Mo Spring Marathon – Perrysville, OH Race/Event Distance: 26.2 (x 3) Date(s): April 11th, 18th & 25th Describe the Event: A trail race in Oregon that I have attended every year for the past 12 years, a hilly road marathon in Virginia, and a trail marathon in Ohio that just happened to fall on the right weekend in a close-enough location to check another marathon state off of my list before my spring break ended. How did you prepare…

Early summer Late afternoon Dartmouth runners finishing workout Golden ball sinking slowly to the ridge line  Shadows yawning across the infield  Then climbing up the stadium stairs one-by-one  Young boy approaching Prodding the cinders with a barefoot Testing tentatively Scratch, scratch, scratch… Then stepping over the thick concrete rail into the first lane Lined with white chalk  Pushing off  Crunch, crunch, crunch… Coming into the turn Knowing what to do Having watched the milers… Leaning in  Hugging the rail  Floating Mind lost in emptiness Legs springing forward  Effortlessly Crunching cinder in sync with heartbeats Running in rhythm Magically Thump, thump,…