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NSRRG has partnered with the mino shoe sensor team (ParaWare) to ask you to VOTE for the mino to appear at the next Mass Innovation Night.  Would you please go to Mass Innovation and VOTE for the mino.  The mino shoe accessory tracks your running shoe’s wear and shows you when it is worn out so you can change them before you get hurt.  If the mino wins because of your votes it will appear @ LogMeIn at 320 Summer Street in Boston on July 10.  Don’t OutRun Your Shoes!
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Pat Polletta 2 Miler – Featured Race of the Month

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The 35th Annual Pat Polletta Two Miler is a Featured Race of the Month for June

Just like any other sport, running has its legends that have done great things to move forward the very activity that they are so passionate about. On the North Shore of Massachusetts and in the Merrimack Valley that person is Pat Polletta.

Pat, an Amesbury resident was a great runner himself, having ran three marathons in the 1930’s and 40’s. Tragically, his  running career ended when he was paralyzed by an injury sustained while working at sea as a merchant mariner.

While Pat was a life-long advocate of fitness as a powerful means to build self-esteem and empower young people, it was his creation of the first girls’ track program in the Merrimack Valley that really sealed his fate as a legend in this area. Pat also coached the Amesbury High School cross-country teams in the 1970s and 1980s. In 2005 Pat died at the age of 94 and although he did battle paralysis, he did not let that or anything else defeat him, rather he took any challenge that came his way and met it with a positive response.

The Pat Polletta Road Race, named after Amesbury’s famous coach, is a classic summer event, which was first held in 1977 in Newburyport, hosted by the Newburyport YWCA. That first race raised thousands of dollars for the YWCA and aided in the pool’s repair at the YWCA.

The race took a break during 2006 as the numbers of participants dropped and the level of commitment that the YWCA had been investing in the race was not paying off.

In 2007, the Pat Polletta Road Race changed locations to Salisbury, to be hosted by the Winner’s Circle Running Club. In 2012 the race switched from a 5K course to a flat, fast 2 mile course. The race was changed to a 2 mile course so that it could become part of the WCRC 4-3-2-1 Speed Series which was also created in 2012.

The 35th Annual Pat Polletta 2 Mile Rail-Trail Race will be run at 6:30 PM on Friday, June 21, 2013 at the Winner’s Circle, just off the Route 110 exit of Route 95, in Salisbury, MA on Salisbury’s Ghost Trail. The course is an out-and-back on a smooth, packed-gravel surface.

To honor the legacy of Pat Polletta, new in 2013, an Adaptive Athletes race category has been added. Race proceeds to benefit the Amesbury High School running programs and to Adaptive Sports Partners of the North Country, a public charity that enriches the quality of life of people with disabilities through opportunities for year-round sport & recreation www.AdaptiveSportsPartners.org

For more information about the 35th Annual Pat Polletta 2 Mile Rail-Trail Race, visit http://runthecircle.org. Online registration is handled through active.com and you can become a fan of the race by “liking” the Facebook page.

Introducing North Shore Road Race Guide 5K

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North Shore Road Race Guide 5K Run
In Partnership with New England Running Company

North Shore Road Race Guide is excited to announce that we will be hosting free monthly Monday night 5K runs starting and finishing from New England Running Company in Beverly at 6:45pm. Join NSRRG and our partner NERC for the first 5K run on June 24th.

These runs will be timed and results will be posted on the North Shore Road Race Guide website. Runners will receive a 15% discount off of their food order at Not Your Average Joes’s when they mention that they have participated in the run.

The North Shore Road Race 5K Run is also sponsored by mino.
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The mino shoe sensor tells you when your running shoes are worn out.  Running on worn out shoes can cause injury.  The mino fits into any running shoe and adjusts automatically to track your wear.  So don’t worry and enjoy the run.

New England Running Company  is offering an exclusive discount opportunity to the runners who participate in our 5K as well.  Each time you check in a run on NERC’s Facebook wall using the Rewards phone app developed by Paraware, you will build towards a % off of shoes at the store. Starting with at least 4 checked in runs, you will receive 15% off, with a maximum of 30% for running on 7 5k runs.

Runners will be able to redeem their Rewards % between Jan 1, 2014 to February 28, 2014.

There will be NSRRG shirts raffled off as well as several free entries to some of the hottest races this summer will be up for grabs as well.

We look forward to seeing many runners on June 24 at 6:45pm at New England Running Company for this exciting new run. Water will be provided and runners will be able to use the bathroom at New England Running Company prior to the run and after the run.

For more info about the run contact: info@northshoreroadraceguide.com

Top 3 Races of June

We the summer racing season kicking into high gear during June, here are the Top 3 Race of the Month. Pick from Flag Day 5K, Rockport Father’s Day 5K & 10K Road Race or the 35th Annual Pat Polletta Two Miler.

Click on a race logo to view the calendar listing which will give you access to race information, including online registration.

Flag Day 5K

Fathers Day 5:10K 2013

Pat Polletta Race

FORR 5K – Featured Race of the Month

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Featured Race of the Month – July 
The Friends of Reading Recreation (FORR) was established to seek private sector donations to enhance the recreational and leisure opportunities in the Town of Reading. We are grateful for our Lead Sponsors – Reading Cooperative Bank, REI, and Stop & Shop. Through their generosity, FORR has been able to increase its programming, events, and initiatives.
Our road race is not primarily a fund raiser. We put on the the FORR 5k race to benefit two communities: the Running community and the Reading community.  Several of us on the race committee are avid runners and appreciate a quality, well-organized road race that pays attention to the details such as an accurate course, accurate timing, an on-time start and the little things that make a good race experience.  All of us live in Reading and appreciate fun, family-friendly outdoor events that make our town a great place to live.Most of the events and activities that FORR organizes are free of charge.  The road race is one of the few events that charges an entry fee and the intent is simply to cover our costs and to provide the amenities required for a quality race.  Any money that that is left over after we have paid our bills for the road race goes to fund other free events throughout the year.  We strive to put on a high-quality event while keeping costs as low as possible for the runners.  In Year 5 we started offering a family registration to control costs for families who want to run the race together.The race starts and finishes at the newly renovated Memorial Park which features a playground, tennis and basketball courts and lots of open space.  We will have port-a-potties and refreshments and, as in previous years, we will have a free climbing wall for the kids or the kids at heart.

The first 150 to register receive t-shirts.  Overall mens and womens as well as age group awards include custom stenciled pint glasses for adult age groups and customized medals for kids age groups, in addition to gift certificates from our sponsors.

Come on out and enjoy a fun summer evening in the park.  ”It’s for the kids!”

For more information about this race please visit our calendar listing at: http://northshoreroadraceguide.com/ai1ec_event/7th-annual-friends-of-reading-recreation-5k-road-race/?instance_id=
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Featured Race(s) of June

Flag Day 5K

Proceeds from the Flag Day 5K supports the 1st Lieutenant Derek Hines Soldiers Assistance fund provides financial assistance for Massachusetts’s soldiers, and their families, who have incurred serious, career ending, and life altering injuries while on active duty. Below is Derek’s story

Derek is survived by his parents, Steve and Susan, and his younger siblings Michael, Ashley, and Trevor.

A 2003 graduate of the United States Military Academy, 1LT Derek S. Hines, 25, died on September 1, 2005, in Baylough, Afghanistan. His unit was conducting security operations and came under attack by enemy forces using small arms fire. Even after he had been fatally shot, 1LT Hines continued to fire at the insurgents. Derek showed that same fortitude in everything he did. Click here to read more..

Pat Polletta RaceJust like any other sport, running has its legends that have done great things to move forward the very activity that they are so passionate about. On the North Shore of Massachusetts and in the Merrimack Valley that person is Pat Polletta.

Pat, an Amesbury resident was a great runner himself, having ran three marathons in the 1930’s and 40’s. Tragically, his running career ended when he was paralyzed by an injury sustained while working at sea as a merchant mariner.

While Pat was a life-long advocate of fitness as a powerful means to build self-esteem and empower young people, it was his creation of the first girls’ track program in the Merrimack Valley that really sealed his fate as a legend in this area. Pat also coached the Amesbury High School cross-country teams in the 1970s and 1980s. In 2005 Pat died at the age of 94 and although he did battle paralysis, he did not let that or anything else defeat him, rather he took any challenge that came his way and met it with a positive response. Click here to read more…

Featured Race(s) of July

FORR5k_LOGOThe Friends of Reading Recreation (FORR)was established to seek private sector donations to enhance the recreational and leisure opportunities in the Town of Reading. We are grateful for our Lead Sponsors – Reading Cooperative Bank, REI, and Stop & Shop. Through their generosity, FORR has been able to increase its programming, events, and initiatives.

Our road race is not primarily a fund raiser. We put on the the FORR 5k race to benefit two communities: the Running community and the Reading community. Several of us on the race committee are avid runners and appreciate a quality, well-organized road race that pays attention to the details such as an accurate course, accurate timing, an on-time start and the little things that make a good race experience. All of us live in Reading and appreciate fun, family-friendly outdoor events that make our town a great place to live. Click here to read more…