Club News

Mount Washington Road Race – A Few More Volunteers Needed!  UVRC has fielded a team of volunteers for the past few years at the MWRR to help with parking. Volunteers receive a delicious turkey lunch and t-shirt – not to mention all the good vibes that come along with volunteering, and a chance to win prizes in our Volunteer Challenge. In exchange for providing volunteers, URVC receives 8 bypass entries for club members who do not get in via the lottery. Email uppervalleyrunningclub@gmail.com if you are interested in volunteering. UVRC Campout! We have reserved space at Dolly Copp Campground the…

Congratulations to everyone who ran the Lebanon Shamrock Shuffle 5K on March 15th, the 2nd race in the Upper Valley Running Series (UVRS)! 119 UVRC finishers, according to my calculations: Wow! Photo: Sean, Geoff, and Dan at the Shuffle The April race in the UVRS is the Lake Morey Icebreaker 5M on April 6: https://runsignup.com/Race/VT/Fairlee/LakeMorey5Miler In case you don’t see this newsletter until after that race, the May race is the BarnArts 5K/10K on May 18: https://runsignup.com/Race/VT/Barnard/BarnArtsRaceAroundtheLake Both great races, you should come run! What’s the UVRS? It’s our club’s series of local road races. Checkout the UVRS website for…

Name: Eastern States 20 miler Date: March 16, 2025 Distance: 20 miles Location: Kittery, ME Youtube Recap: https://youtu.be/yU5nmDeyGps Strava: https://www.strava.com/activities/13901171788 Time: 2:23:33 Goals GoalDescriptionCompleted?Asub 2:20 (7:00/mi pace)NoBsub 2:30 (7:30/mi pace)YesCdon’t bonk (and have to walk)YesDfinishYes Training I’ve been training for the REVEL white mountain marathon in may, but as a somewhat new “serious” runner — and by “serious” I mean entirely “someone who signs up for a lot of races” (don’t get the wrong idea, I do NOT think of myself as fast), this was a great race to get under my belt. It’s a race that many Boston marathoners…