Last week we enjoyed a beautiful Sunday Long Run with warm temperatures, sunshine, a dancing dog, Pepe Le Pew, and some frisky leopards all entertaining us during our easy week. Well enough fun, the cold temps have snuck back in. If we’re quick though we’ll beat the next snow storm predicted for Sunday.
March starts with an 18 miler through Melrose, Saugus and Wakefield. The plan is a trip along the LynnFells Parkway to Breakheart, a water stop, a loop around the reservation, and out to the water stop again. From there you’ll head back along the LynnFells turning right at Main St in Saugus towards Wakefield. Run to Wakefield High School for another water stop. After the High School you’ll turn right on Water St and then a quick left on Montrose Ave. Follow this to the end and turn left onto Salem Street. This will fork at a gas station, you’ll want to keep right there to head to Lake Quannapowitt by the Ginger Bread Construction Company. Keep to your right and turn into the parking lot at Converse and find the water stop. Continue past Converse to a left on North Ave to a left on Church St. When you get to Wakefield Common go right and head down Main Street. You’ll find a water stop at Nick’s. After that you have three miles left to Brueggers for 18 miles.
Shorter distance runners, the plan is out to Breakheart, around, and back the way you came for 9 miles.
I’m not sure what Breakheart looks like these days, but if its a mess we’ll skip it and do a full loop of Lake Quannapowitt instead. If anyone has a clue whether its runnable let me know. I assume no but I’m not sure if we can run the flat side out and back.
Water Stops: Typically we need three helpers for this run. I’ll be one person, who else can help.
Ok, who’s in for the first Sunday Long Run of March? ROLL CALL!
I am in for at least the half maybe a little more. see you sunday hope we have good weather
I’m in for the long run
Im running 20 saturday in salem. I will happily be a waterstop sunday.
I’m in for the full. š
Hope I’m in for most of the full…not ready for ice and hills but it’ll be good to see everyone!
I’m in for the full.
IFTF. Thank you!!!!
I’m in for the full.
Hey Jim…IFTWS! (in for the water stop) See you at 8am for my assignment.
I walked through break heart last Sunday and it is still thickly packed with snow and ice on the access road. You will need yak trax or something similar to get through. There were no bare pavement spots. Sorry for the news, but hope it helps plan the route.
Iām in for the full.
I’m in for the full.
I’ll be recovering from 20 miles in Salem, but Duncan’s IFTH
I will be running the half this week. Thanks.
Was unable to walk in Breakheart on Thursday. It’s packed with ice.
iftf.
I’ll be hanging around the water stop.
See you in the morning.
IFTH
In for 3/4?? Hoping to do around 16…
IFTF!!
In for something š Welcome back Sue and Ed!
I’m in for the full, Brian S is doing half
We’ll be running about 16! See everyone in the morning!!
In for the half plus a little more.
Something in between for me.
Running around 16. See you soon!!
I tried to run in break heart today. Still hard, packed snow and ice over most of it. Would not recommend unless you have a good pair of spikes. I’m in for the full I hope, just overcoming a cold…
Sounds like you are all spared from running this hills of breakheart once again. So we’ll run to breakheart, then just turn around and head back out. Long runners should run a lap of Lake Quannapowitt to make up for the missing three miles, short runners should run around Pine Banks to make up their missing three miles. Me, Brian, Jeff, and Don will be spread thin getting you water stops but we’ll make it work.
Can’t wait for springtime!
Iftf
In for the full
thank you
Thanks everyone for today. Great meeting some of you and thanks to all the volunteers helping out.
IFTF