Club News

The 2026 Upper Valley Running Series (UVRS), brought to you by BE Fit Physical Therapy, is underway! The first race in the series was the RedZone 5K in Wilder VT. Congratulations to all of the UVRC participants; race results are here: https://d368g9lw5ileu7.cloudfront.net/races/results_ozyw8hjdx558vihpx5f4coq0k0my.pdf You can find UVRS standings (mostly up-to-date) on the UVRS website: https://uppervalleyrunningclub.org/upper-valley-running-series/ The next race in the series is the Upper Valley classic, the Lebanon Shamrock Shuffle 5K! The race takes place at Lebanon Town Hall, on March 14th. Website: https://lebanonnh.gov/816/Shamrock-Shuffle So, what is this UVRS that you’re hearing so much about? It’s our club’s series of local…

By: Laurie Franklin Looking for something to do on Saturday morning besides sleeping in? Twenty-three people now show up at the Seminary Hill gym at 0800 for an hour-long bootcamp session. They seem to be having fun—and they keep coming back—so I’d call that a win. This group grew out of a need to bridge Couch to 5K enthusiasm with a winter activity that kept us active and ready for spring running. While running in the snow sounds appealing (NOT), many of us prefer indoor strength and core work. Keri created a fantastic Couch to Core program and handed it…

By Tim Smith It is hard to believe that it has been a whole month since I put pen to parchment and sent a missive off to the upper valley.   I was out recently with Running Club North, for their Wednesday night, “Fahrenheit Be Darned” run and was thinking about how much light we now have because, well — Spring is coming.  Despite the temperature displayed at the entrance to the University of Alaska campus. (There is something in Fairbanks called the “Forty Club”.  Stand in front of this sign when it is -40F, in a bathing suit, and have…