SMAC Race Series 2014
14 Great road races - 1 Great Race Series!
INTRODUCING THE 2014 SMAC ROAD RACE SERIES
SMAC ROAD RACE SERIES RACES
-- Ron Hebert Race
-- Hands Together for Haiti
-- Rabbit Run
-- S Deerfield 10K
-- Lake Wyola Race
-- 4 on the 4th
-- Mug Race
-- Don Maynard Race
-- Covered Bridge Classic
-- Jail Break 5K
-- Chase’N A Mason 5K
-- Kiwanis 10K
-- Dan Barry Memorial Road Race
-- Monson Half Marathon
Click here for the 2014 Race Series Guide
What is it ? a sampling of 14 fun and challenging road races
Where is it ? across Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin counties, from Greenfield to Monson (click here for a detailed list of races included in the series)
When is it ? beginning in March and going through November
Why ? Why not ??? Some of us run for the sake of competition, others just to participate. Some of us enjoy the sportsmanship, some do it just for fun. This series has been put together with all of us in mind, in the hopes that all of us will have a reason to give it a try!
And if that is not enough, how about this ?
- Awards will be given to all runners who complete at least 8 of the races in the series, with extra additional special awards for anyone who completes the entire series of 14 races.
- Awards for top scorers and other yet-to-be-determined categories.
- All to be awarded at an end-of-series recognition ceremony.
Click here for a complete list of race series rules and an explanation of how race series points are earned.
Sound tempting ? Sign up now !
If you are interested in participating in the 2014 SMAC Road Race Series, please print out and fill out the registration form and send it, with your SMAC Series registration fee $25 for SMAC members to the address at the bottom of the form, or register online on RunReg here. (Your registration fee covers the costs of the end-of-series recognition ceremony and awards, as well as entry into the Road Race Series Raffle. Note that the slight increase in registration fee is due to the automatic entry into the raffle for all race series registrants.)
Raffle drawing to be held March 30, 2014 at 6:00PM (the last Sunday in March, and exactly one week before Race #1 Ron Hebert) at Amherst Brewing Company In Amherst. All entrants are invited to attend.
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The second annual Berkshire Highlands Pentathlon features many of the best outdoor adventures in our area. The five events - a 10k trail run, 23 miles of road biking, 5 miles of kayaking, a mile to the top of the mountain and a downhill ski to the finish - can only happen on the same day at the turn of the seasons. It may be a bit cold for road biking and kayaking and a bit warm for skiing, but where else can you do it all on the same day?
memorable and perhaps educational, the runners will be pursuing an individual portraying the role of John Harvard, the founder of Harvard University. A bit of history: The will of the widow of Edward Hopkins, after whom Hopkins Academy was named, allegedly indicated that 500 pounds from her estate was to be given to two new schools in New England: Hopkins Academy in Hadley, and Hopkins Grammar, in New Haven. After several years, court proceedings and changes in trustees of the estate, the money never got to the Schools. It has been alleged that the money went to Harvard University and other schools in that area. 