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SPRING TRACK - Baby sitters wanted!   Spring track is starting soon. This has been a great way of improving your running over the past few years. More on the actual track sessions coming soon.   What we need now is baby sitters, or as they’ve been called in the past, Critter Sitters. We are looking for two (or three) responsible teenagers that can baby sit the younger children of those adult members that want to run track. The baby sitters usually take the youngsters to the Harrington School playground and watch over the kids as they run around and play. This is a volunteer opportunity but the sitters do get “gas” money for helping out. The track sessions start April 18th, and go until June 27th. Baby sitting goes…

Don't forget to sign up for the USATF-NE Road Grand Prix. The first race of the series, Super Sunday 4 Miler, is in the books. Next up is the New Bedford Half Marathon (on 3/27) and Frank Nealon Boston Tune-Up 15K (on 3/30).     If you're not signed up yet and want to run these and other Grand Prix races with GLRR sign up here.   For the Grand Prix, once again we are requiring you to pay a fee of $60.  Once you pay this fee, GLRR will pay the Grand Prix race fees for the entire series.  This fee also shows your commitment to run the series.  If you run all seven races you’ll save about $270 in race fees.  Really run just about any two races and you’re ahead.   So, in addition to the…

As 2023 comes to a close, have you begun thinking about your running in 2024? Whether you have or not, it's just about one month until the 2nd edition of the Boston Run Show, January 27 (9am - 5pm) & 28 (10am - 4pm), 2024! Why not go and see what it's all about?   You can get free tickets to the RunShow by clicking here. (Please use this link versus any other, as GLRR will get credit for it.)   Just like our running club, the RunShow is a home for runners, no matter what distance or pace you go. So, whether you are just getting started, are a seasoned runner, or run short distances or marathons and beyond, the RunShow should have something for you.   This year has…

It's time to vote for the USATF-NE 2024 Road Grand Prix.  The USATF-NE Long Distance Running (LDR) Committee has solicited bids from around the region to serve as Championships race events.  Use this ballot to vote.  They are asking us members to rank the races by preference so that the LDR Committee can take our input into account as they select races to be part of the 2024 series.   Only current USATF-NE members can vote.  Members may vote only once. Voting ends Friday, December 15 at 9:00 pm.   For an overview of the races, review this race comparison sheet they set up.  There's a tab that shows the races for each race distance and a tab the shows the proposed dates in order of the races.   Again, use this ballot to vote by 12/15 at…