SRR presents a ChocolateGorilla Motion Pictures production
"Taking Care of Business"
Written and Produced by Brendan Kearney Jason Lachapelle Chris Cummings
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Welcome to the website of the Somerville Road Runners, Somerville, MA's oldest running club. We're a motley crew that works hard, but doesn't let that get in the way of having a good time. SRR is a charitable, non-profit organization that sponsors many events a year including weekly runs, track workouts, annual races and even competitive but delicious cook-offs! Our club welcomes new members of all abilities. Read on to find out what we've been up to lately.
MS 5K Bur Run & Music Festival
The Burren in Davis Square, Somerville proudly announces its First Annual MS Bur Run & Music Festival, a 5K Road Race to be held on Sunday, September 12, 2010 at 11:30AM!
Proceeds from the race will go toward the research and treatment of multiple sclerosis. Online registration is now open, and volunteers are needed. A downloadable registration form is also available here. For more information please contact Gordon at: bur-run@hotmail.com.
Group Long Run this Saturday
We run from Coach Joes house at 43 Monument St in Medford this Saturday morning at 8:00 AM. (Realistically running by 8:15). Courses ranging from 6 to 20 miles. A couple of flat loops for you wimps and some hilly ones for you hard cases
SRR Monthly Meeting: September
The next Board Meeting will be held the week after Labor Day on Monday, September 13, 2010 at 7PM at the Wainwright Bank Community Room, 250 Elm Street (across from the Burren) in Davis Square.
For meeting info contact Gwen Co-Wallis.
Track Workout: Tuesday August 31, 2010 - 6:30 PM
*** EARLIER START TIME - MEET IN ARLINGTON CENTER PARKING LOT ***
The Bike Path Tempo Run Workout
We will not meet at the track tonight. Instead we meet at the large parking lot on Route 60 in Arlington center near the bike path and the intersection of Route 60, Route 3, and Mass Ave
Google Map link showing nearest intersection to parking lot
(I had initially scheduled the Eastern Ave Hill Workout for this Tuesday. However, while Eastern Ave is a great workout, it does not best fit the training plans of most people right now, I think. We did quite a few hill workouts over the summer so I don't think we're lacking for strength.)
Therefore instead we will do a tempo run on the Arlington Bike Path. All runners will get in a short warmup. Then everyone will do two tempo segments on the bike path - one out and one back - separated by a short recovery or rest.
Fall Marathoners:
Each segment should be at least 3 miles in length and should be at your goal marathon pace. The recovery between should be as many minutes as miles you ran at MP. Note that this should be active recovery -- you should be jogging, do not just stand around - but it should be super easy. Then turn around and do the exact same segment coming back.
Those NOT running a fall marathon:
Each segment should be 2 miles and should be at your THRESHOLD pace. If you do not have a GPS watch you can try to use the markers on the path itself or simply run it by feel. The rest between each segment should be 2 minutes
AFTER THE WORKOUT
Come to the Blue Ribbon Barbeque on Mass Ave in Arlington for some well-earned food. They do have vegetarian fare
UPDATE: Old Icky Running Shoes
A whopping 177 pairs of sneakers were collected this year for Nike's ReUse-A-Shoe recycling program, 57 more pairs than last year! This is equivalent to ten large green trash bags full of stinky sneakers! Many thanks to everyone who made donations. And OODLES and OODLES of thanks to Deb Downs who will be transporting them to Niketown in Boston this week and invoicing the club for a Little Trees green air freshener for her car. Better make that two trees, Deb. From there they will be shipped off to Nike Headquarters in Beaverton, OR to be ground up and made into surfaces for playgrounds and tracks.
SRR NewsFlyer: August 2010
Hot off the press, it's all the information you need about upcoming SRR events and more -- all on one handy page. Stick it on your fridge, pin it to your cubicle, stash it in your calendar. Wherever you decide to keep it, consult it often!
The SRR NewsFlyer will be published on the 1st of every month. Submissions are due by the 25th of the month. Email news@srr.org.
SRR Community Service: SRR Participates in the SomerStreets Parade
A crew from SRR marched along with bands, clowns, women on stilts and the Mayor up and down Broadway in East Somerville on July 25.
SRR Race Results
Summer rolls towards an end and SRR rolls on. A strong showing at Bridge of Flowers, Falmouth and a number of triathlons. The 24 Hour Relay is a smash with record crowds. Chris Smith races everywhere!
Left: Chris Smith with the leaders at the Larry Olsen 10k (Photo by Ted Tyler, courtesy of Jim Rhoades)
