Mill Cities 2022
- Weekly Club Announcements -
26x1 mile club challenge relay Team SRR registration is open. Email went out Sunday May 18 with all the details. The 26x1 mile club relay challenge will be held on June 21st at Hormel Stadium in Medford!
26x1 Volunteer registration is open as well! See Kaylee's email from 5/21 for details or sign-up here: Volunteer
SRR's annual Pride Night will be June 16th at the Bur-Run. Details TBD!
Don't Miss out on the three upcoming SRR Run Clinics!
Tuesday, June 17: Warm-up session for runners before the Tufts track workout
Monday, July 14: Pre-run strength training before the Bur-Run
Wednesday, July 23: Pre-run strength training before the Squirrel Scramble
The No Expectations Run is on hiatus. Interested in organizing the weekly run or doing something to keep that community connected? Email president@srr.org for more info.
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!
If you are running a race let SRR know here - Races - so you can connect with other SRRs and maybe organize a meetup. If you don't see your race on the list, go ahead and add it!
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
Run with SRR at these upcoming events!
The Pioneers are hosting the Dot Day 5k on June 1st and would love to see members of SRR down in Dorchester for the race! Regististration is here, and they have offered a $5 discount to all members of SRR. To get the discount code, email president@srr.org
PUMA will be at the Bur-Run on June 9th with a shoe demo!
SRR will be at the Road of Rainbows Pride 5k on June 14th in Boston as a part of our Pride celebrations!
SRR Track PR Night is on June 17th! When the weather gets hot, SRR runs miles! At track practice on June 17th Coach Joe will be holding PR night, where there will be a series of heats, with pacers, for folks trying to run their best mile (so far)! It's a super fun night, and we encourage as many SRR as possible to sign up here (the event is free, sign-ups just help us organize)
SRR will be at the Cambridge Summer Classic on June 29th. We'll have the tent, refreshments, and ice pops! Let's go win that huge 'biggest team' trophy again! When you register, make sure to select Somerville Road Runners as your team.
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.
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!
WEDNESDAY - PM
Mighty Squirrel
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
SRR is proud to partner with Pride on Foot.
Pride on Foot, LLC (POF) is an advocacy organization for the running and fitness communities. We work with run clubs, race directors, and fitness groups who want to understand how to be more accepting and inclusive of Transgender, Queer-gender, Intersex, Gender non-conforming, and Non-binary people. Through education and policy changes we create affirming, inviting, and safe spaces where everyone can be free to workout while living an authentic life.
TRACK - TUESDAYS 7:00 PM at Tufts TRACK
Track Workouts and Information
Tuesday, May 27- 7:00 PM at Tufts
Deek Workout. 4800, 5400 or 6000 meters continuous alternating the pace between 5k Race pace (for 400 meters) and “float” pace (for 200 meters).
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Photo Credit: Tom Cole