- Weekly Club Announcements -

• MOM's Run Volunteering Registration is Open! - We need a lot of folks to come and help and there are lots of opportunities to contribute, especially course marshals!  To volunteer, visit here

• SRR is making several improvements to our email and communication platforms over the next several weeks (updates coming soon).  In the meantime, the SRR email list is now moderated to limit spam and off topic emails.  We greatly encourage folks to reply directly to the sender and refrain from 'reply all'.  

• Boston Marathon Bus and Hotel Registration - The bus is SOLD OUT!  

• The SRR hotel space is reserved for local active members and SRR alumni with current memberships

• SRR Boston Marathon Events

• 30k Cheer Zone - SRR will be at the 30k point on Marathon Monday cheering on the race all day long!  Want to help with SRR's Boston Marathon effort?  See Sam's email for details and sign-up here

• Save the date - Post Boston Marathon Party at the Burren!  Join us starting at 4:30pm in the Burren Backroom for our annual Post-Boston Marathon party!  Family, friends, and all of SRR are welcome to celebrate!

• SRR will be supporting the 26.TRUE Cheer zone again this year, located at mile 2.7 and 15.8 (double loop course), located at the SW Corridor Park in Jamaica Plain

• If you'd like to join us as a 26.TRUE Cheer Zone volunteer, fill out this Google Form and let us know when you are available! 

• If you are running 26.TRUE, let us know! Fill out the Google Form linked here.

• See Melissa's email about the event and volunteering opportunities here

• If you are running a race let SRR know here - Races - so you can connect with other SRR members and maybe organize a meetup. If you don't see your race follow the “Race coordinator” link on the bottom of the Races page.

• The SRR merchandise team is now accepting ideas/designs for the 2026 SRR member t-shirt!  Have an idea or design?  Send it to merchandise@srr.org.

• Registration is open for the 2026 MOM's Run 5k, which is happening on Sunday, May 10th in Davis Square. Sign-up today 

• Boston Marathon and 2026 marathon fundraising season is rapidly approaching. Are you looking to fundraise for your race?  Feel free to add your information to SRR's Race Fundraising Spreadsheet.  We will keep this link in the weekly email for the next couple months to help people spread the word about their race fundraising campaigns.  

• Merchandise Pick-Up Reminder - There have been several SRR merchandise orders this year that selected the 'Pick Up' option when buying their gear and have never picked up the goods.  If you have ordered anything from the SRR Store and never picked it up, please check your email/spam folder/or other spot your email gets filtered to for emails from merchandise@srr.org for information on how to get your order!!!    

• Need to get your SRR race kit ready?  The SRR store is stocked and ready for your purchase!  Get your SRR singlet, hats, gloves, or classic hoodie and be ready for your spring race! 

• Event Calendar - This is the place to keep track of weekly runs, races, and other club events. We’ve got a lot going on! View the SRR Event Calendar (opens in new window) and better yet, add the SRR Calendar to your Google Calendars and never miss an event!

• Long Runs Groups: Check out the long run web site for info on the different groups and route around town

• Check out all of SRR's weekly runs!  We have 7 different weekly runs Follow SRR on Instagram, Facebook, and Strava to get run updates and join the email list!

• New to SRR and ready to become a full member? Membership has its privileges!  Become a member today: Sign up Here

• April Board Meeting: Minutes

• Run with SRR at these upcoming events!  

  • 26.TRUE - Saturday, April 18th - Boston - SRR will be there supporting a cheer zone!

  • 2026 MOM's Run 5k, which is happening on Sunday, May 10th in Davis Square. 

  • Great Bear 5K, Needham MA, Sunday May 17th

  • 26x1 Mile Club Challenge Relay Invitational - Saturday, June 6th, Hormel Stadium, Medford, MA   SRR's annual track marathon relay!  Registration information will be sent out soon!

  • USATF-NE Road Mile - Hopkinton HS, Hopkinton MA TBD (Sun in July)

  • North Shore RunFest 8K Salem MA, Sunday Aug 30th

  • Lone Gull 10k Gloucester MA, Sunday Sept 20th

Keep in touch with your SRR community, check out SRR at these links:

Strava — Facebook — Instagram — Twitter
Join Email List — View Club Email History

If you ever feel that SRR is not living up to our mission, our inclusivity statement, or are concerned about the conduct of any of our members or community participants please reach out to any member of our executive board and we will take action to ensure that our values are upheld. Click here to view the SRR Code of Conduct.

TRACK ANNOUNCEMENT: Srr nEEDS YOUR hELP

Track Workouts and Information

This Saturday, April 18 is the MIT Sean Collier invitational.  MIT needs people for 3 hour shifts.  Even though it is an MIT event, it will help out SRR  if a few of your will join me in volunteering for one of the 3 hour shifts.

The job is pretty easy.  Someone does a  high-jump and you put the bar back.  Or someone throws a javelin and you return it.  Stuff like that.  There will be USATF track officials and volunteer coordinators to direct you.  I’ve done this for the past 4 or 5 years .  It’s nice.

The shifts go all day so you have some flexibility.  I am signed up for the 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM “jumps” shift.    

Please consider signing up if you can.  MIT does not need to let us use their indoor track.  But those few months that we get to use it are a lifesaver. The tacit understanding here is that SRR provide a few volunteers to help out at this meet. 

Below is the information that was sent to us about this from MIT along with a signup link.

-Joe O’Leary

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I'm Alex, the Asst. Manager of Events & Rentals over at MIT. I'm reaching out with the volunteer sign up for next Saturday's Sean Collier Invitational.

Please find the sign-up sheet for next week here. Anyone with the link can sign up, so feel free to disseminate it to the members of your organizations. Like last time, volunteers will be required to enter their name, email, phone number, and group affiliation when they sign up. Their emails and phone numbers will only be viewable by me as the page admin and will only be used to reach out with additional information ahead of the meet next week and/or to get in touch if they haven't shown up when they're supposed to. We will use a separate live tracking sheet on the day of the meet to confirm arrivals and affiliations, but we also want you as group organizers to be able to transparently track your expected discounts throughout the season, which is why we ask for folks to put down their affiliation ahead of time.

A few additional things to note:

·                Provided there is a need for it, if anyone signs up for 1 slot and stays over that time limit to help, we will track that and count it as another sign-up towards your discount total

·                Our preference would be that folks who plan to sign up for multiple blocks of time commit to staying on the same event whenever possible (i.e. if starting on Jumps, staying on Jumps, as opposed to signing up for 3hrs of Jumps and 3hrs of Throws)

·                While we have slots listed for general positions and will take folks' preferences into account, we will also likely move people around to serve the greatest need at any time

·                All positions will require a degree of physicality (bending, lifting up to 20lbs, pushing, pulling, just generally being on your feet, etc.). If anyone in your organization has a limitation but is still hoping to volunteer, please feel free to reach out to me, especially if there are any questions related to specific roles or light accommodations that can be provided

·                No positions require any previous experience! Our officials will be on hand to help folks learn what to do as they arrive

·                On that note, please note that we ask all volunteers to plan on getting here at least 15mins prior to shift start! A big part of this is to cushion any issues with commuting or parking, but it is also to leave time for them to check in, walk to their assignment, and get trained before taking over

·                All volunteers who sign up will receive a follow-up email next week from me with more information on parking/timing/etc.

·                Folks should sign up for 1 slot per time block, as they can only be in one place at a time

 👋 Psst, before you run off…