Each session of the Sunday Run I detect that the back side of Spot Pond and the Fellsway East grows somewhat tiresome after about 10 trips so in the interest of keeping things interesting, this week we’re heading someplace new: Horn Pond in Woburn. Unfortunately for the shorter distance runners this means you’ll be running the same roads you ran last week, except backwards. Well the route is reversed, you don’t have to run backwards, although that would really make it interesting.
The route maps were posted this morning. If you printed them out earlier this week to commit them to memory in an attempt to avoid what happened last week… rip it up and forget all you learned. This week we’ll head up to Spot Pond, past the Zoo over to our water stop off Forest St by Rte 93. From there the shorter distance runners will head backthrough Stoneham to Franklin St to Main to finish up. The longer runners, if they so choose, will follow Forest St to Washington, cut across Cross St to Woburn. Main St in Woburn will take them to Lake Ave which won’t take them to a lake at all but will take them to Horn Pond and our second Water Stop. A loop around Horn Pond (listen for the sounds of Native American Indians, the pond is rumored to be haunted)Â and back the way we came to Water Stop 3, right where we left it as Water Stop 1. From there we cut through Stoneham just like the shorter distance runners before us, to make our way back to Brueggers.
For those running shorter, here’s an alternate option: Meet us at Brueggers and carpool to somewhere along the full route to jump in, either at Friendly’s for a 8.5 mile run or the first water stop for a 7 mile run.
Although we learned last week we don’t always run what we planned, I still want to know who’s in and what do you plan on running.
Horn Pond – YAY! I’m in for the full route this week.
Let me know if you need waterstop help.
Lois
Nice change up Jim! That loops looks very confusing though so people better start studying tonight – it barely fits on one page! 🙂 Considering I live right in Stoneham near the Friendly’s I’m going to attempt to do the 8.5 and meet up with you all at 2.5 miles there at Friendly’s. I’ll make sure I’m there around 8:15/8:20 so I don’t miss you all running by. Oh and Kevin is in too!
I’ll be there on Sunday for the whole route (did I just commit to that? yikes!). Looks good! Thanks…
Hi Jim,
I am hoping to run the 8.5 mile route. So I am going to meet at Brueggers as I go by there anyway and then off to jump in at Friendly’s. Sounds great and see you then.
YAY! Horn Pond, I’m attempting the full.
Oh, and Jim, I WILL be running the path hugging the lake this time. Lois? Nancy?
I’m in for the full route. I can set up the Horn Pond water stop. I’ll see if Erin can help me with dropping off the car.
I am in for the 8.5 option.. I will be at Friendly’s with Jen, Jocelyn & Donna to meet up with the longer runners.
Looks like a fun route and a welcomed change!
also hugging the lake.
I wonder if our “friend” will be there to wave us by?
I’ll be at Friendly’s also.
Jim!
Out again this week, completing another Olympic painting session! Enjoy! Sue, sorry no emergency gym shorts this time!
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I’ll do the shorter loop, starting at Brueggers. see you then!
I am planning on the 8.5 from Friendly’s, but will stop by Bruegger’s to pick up Jen.
in!
Hi, in for the the full route!
Peter/Erin,
If you guys want to drop a car off at Horn Pond (you know where it is, right) and meet us at Brueggers, that would be great. I’ll leave the water stop buckets out on my front steps in the morning at about 7AM, Green one for Walt, Grey one for Peter.
If you can’t do it, let me know and I’ll make other plans.
Thanks,
Jim
I will pick up the gray bucket in the morning. Not to worry, I know where I’m going!
I hope to be there but don’t wait for me.
I have had a change of plans and will not make it tomorrow AM. I am planning to run 8 miles on my own ….UGH!
Have a good run 🙂
I am planning to meet up with the group around 8:40 at the Gingerbread Construction Co. and do the loop around Horn Pond and then back to my car for about 5 miles. If anyone wants a ride back then, it would be at the 9 mile mark.
I’m in for as much as I can do. Haven’t run in a week, and desperately need to get back on track!
Jim…i’ll pick up green around 725am and will arrive at Brueggers 810a…dont wait for me to catch up..just go when group is ready. thanks… gives me a chc to run straight thru. wd
Sounds great. I’m all for a change.
See you in a short while.
Kaj