Running

How Pasta Translates into a ‘Run Happy’ Future

This post was written by Heather Snavely, a Wallingford resident and an employee of Brooks Sports, the running shoe company that will relocate to Wallingford once the 3400 Stone Way project is complete. Heather has lived in Wallingford since 2007 and has worked at Brooks since March 2011, and she asked if we could post her point-of-view about the Brooks relocation and the 3400 Stone Way project. Several years ago, Cantinetta Italian restaurant opened in an unexpected place: the highly residential corner…

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Frolicking Fun this Friday at the Fremont 5K

The Fremont 5K is easily my most favorite road race in town--it's convenient, it's mostly flat, the weather's usually mild, and it has a beer garden. Undoubtedly, the most humorous part of the event is watching the participants in the Briefcase Relay that takes place just prior to the 5K Walk/Run.  Teams of five are dressed in business attire from the waist up, and each team member runs a kilometer carrying the team's briefcase which, until this year, held the Seattle…

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Faster, Green Lake, Faster, Faster, Faster

Run, Green Lake, run! Faster, faster, faster! Lordy, we're getting winded just reading about all the running that's going on around Green Lake over the coming month: The 2010 Green Lake Relay for Life kicked off with an informational session this past Tuesday, January 26th at Tutta Bella. (More info) The Love ‘em or Leave ‘em Valentine’s Day Dash will fill the streets of Green Lake and Wallingford with up to 3,000 costumed, sweating participants on February 13th. See their web…

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