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- 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 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 5kwhich is happening on Sunday, May 10th in Davis SquareSign-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

  • March Board Meeting: Minutes

  • Run with SRR at these upcoming events!  


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

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Weekly Runs

Need some running motivation during the week? We have you covered. Somerville Road Runners offer several organized runs throughout the week. Monday’s we run out of the Burren in East Somerville, Tuesday’s, Track at Tufts, Wednesday morning, no frills run from West Somerville, Wednesday evening, the Mighty Squirrel in Waltham hosts our fun runs and and Thursday we run out of Casey's in East Somerville.


Monday

SRR hosts a free weekly 5K Fun Run on Monday nights at 6:45 PM at KENNEY PARK in Davis Sq, Somerville. Come join a big crowd of friendly runners of all levels every Monday night in Davis Square!

More details…


Tuesday - AM

Union Square Breakfast Club (USBC)

7:30am at Life Alive in Union Square! The run will feature a 3 mile loop and there will be at least a 8 min/mile and 11 min/mile pace group, More Details.


WEDNESDAY - PM

The Squirrel Scramble

SRR and Mighty Squirrel have partnered to bring a free fun run open to anyone and everyone west of the city. You don’t need to be a club member to participate. Just show up at by 6:30pm at Mighty Squirrel’s brewery and taproom in Waltham (411 Waverley Oaks Rd, Waltham, MA). The run begins at 6:45pm.

Everyone will gather inside or outside the taproom, depending on weather. The route varies, but will always be between 3.5 and 4.5 miles. And plenty of great freshly-tapped beer will be awaiting you in the taproom when you’re done. More details…

Wednesday - AM

Wednesday Morning Run

Depart at 6:30 a.m. from the corner of Broadway and Alewife Brook Pkwy (right by the Stop and Shop sign) for 5.25 morning miles. All paces welcome More details


Thursday

Every Thursday evening - Run starts at 7:15PM from the corner of Broadway and Melvin St in East Somerville

Speed + Winter Hill = Roadkill

Storm Through Somerville
Snow, rain, heat, blizzards, swarms of locusts; we’ll be there in any conditions! The SRR 4.06 mile Thursday Night Run happens every week at 7:15 PM! Wanna run it? Great! It's FREE! You can check out the official course route. More details…


Weekend Long Runs

Long runs of varied paces and distances :

Sub-7 Group (under 7:00 pace)

3 Hour Marathon Group (8:00 pace & faster)

9ish Pace Group

10ish Pace Group

11ish Pace Group

No Expectations Pace Group (12:00+)

For information go to Weekend Run or contact the Long Run Coordinators

What's Happening?

Welcome to the website of the Somerville Road Runners, Somerville Massachusetts' oldest running club. Bordering Boston and Cambridge, 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 and annual races. Our club welcomes new members of all abilities. Read on to find out what we've been up to lately.

Mission Statement:

Somerville Road Runners is a non-profit athletic, social, and charitable organization committed to supporting local runners. We aim to provide a healthy, inclusive, and social environment for all members to enjoy the lifetime benefits of running. We carry out our mission through free weekly runs, competitive running events, charitable volunteer opportunities, community involvement, and social gatherings in the greater Somerville area.

Inclusivity Statement:

We welcome people of all ages, gender identities, sexual orientations, racial-ethnic identities, religions, socioeconomic statuses, abilities, body types, paces, and running experience levels. 

We believe in a culture that honors the diversity of life circumstances, identities, perspectives, and interests of its community members. We commit to maintaining a safe and welcoming community and to continuously improving our organization to better align with these values.

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 - TuesDAY - APRIL 7 - 7:00 PM at TUFTS OUTDOOR TRACK

Track Workouts and Information

This week April 7 we will all do the "Deek" workout.  I originally had something different planned but it is supposed to be cold and wet so I think that one continuous run is a better plan.

The "Deek" workout is basically a 5k Pace session.  It is one continuous run in which you  alternate the pace between your 5K race pace (for 400 meters) and your “float” pace (for 200 meters).  Just keep running, all in lane 1 (unless passing) and keep alternating the pace.

“Float” pace is basically an easy, recovery-day training pace.  Not a warmup jog, not a shuffle, but relaxed and easy.

The total volume to do is up to you.   You can think of this either in terms of total distance or mentally break it up into “blocks” of 400 fast/200 float

  • 4800 meters (8 blocks)

  • 5400 meters (9 blocks)

  • 6000 meters (10 blocks).

I would not  recommend going beyond 6000 meters but it’s up to you.


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Lone Gull 10K, 2014
Photo Credit: Tom Cole