Registration is now open for the Rye By The Sea 5K Road Race and Duathalon which will be held this year on June 3, 2017 in Rye, New Hampshire.

This 5k walk/run and duathlon (5k run + 17 mile bike + 5k run) takes participants through beautiful conservation trails and along the scenic coastline with views of the Atlantic Ocean while moving through the towns of Rye and North Hampton, New Hampshire. This is a great tune up race for duathletes and triathletes alike!

Proceeds from the Rye By The Sea race series benefits Annie’s Angels. Annie’s Angels is a non-profit that helps the community through its grant program. Grants awarded through Annie’s Angels are not limited to a specific type of expense. In addition to paying medical bills, grant money may be used for a variety of purposes such as purchasing medical equipment, buying gas to commute to and from treatments, catching up household bills, and even covering the cost of a special needs camp.

The second way Annie’s Angels gives back to the commnunity is through their Fiscal Sponsorship program. Annie’s Angels can step in as fiscal sponsor of a fundraising event. Fiscal sponsorship includes handling bookkeeping duties, preparing deposits, and taking care of IRS reporting. Annie’s Angels is a 501(c)(3) charity, and therefore is not liable for the same taxation that an individual would be subjected to without the fiscal sponsorship.

For more information about the Rye By The Sea 5K and Duathalon and to register for one of the race options, please click here. For more information about all the work Annie’s Angels does within the community, please click here to “Like” the non-profit’s page on Facebook.

Kicking off the New Year right, it was off to Norton, Massachusetts on New Year’s Day for the MAFOP Lodge #28 5th Annual Frozen Five Miler. Kicking off bright and early at 9AM it was time for runners to shake off the New Year’s Eve cobwebs and to toe the starting line for a five mile race that features a great course, a nice post-race meal and serves as one of the finest New Year’s Day races you can find.

The course had a good sheen of some black ice along the route due to some heavy rains and cold, winter temperatures the night before which added a nice additional element for runners to contend with at certain spots along the course. The course overall seems to climb more than it has any downhill spots and serves as a really nice, challenging race to start the year off with.

I finished the MAFOP Lodge #28 5th Annual Frozen Five Miler with a time of 42:10, good for 8:26/miles. I felt strong on the course and was pleased overall with this time given I have been dealing with some plantar fascitis issues causing me to seek the assistance of physical therapy recently. Keep on fighting through and keep on running!

Runners often know the pain and woes of chafing all too well. Chafing can be caused a variety of different ways ranging from the uncomfortable friction chafing caused by our running gear or the chapped skin sort of chafing most prevalent in cold weather running. Fortunately, thanks to Squirrel’s Nut Butter runners now have an all-natural solution to help alleviate chafed and chapped skin.

Squirrel’s Nut Butter a multi-purpose salve that works extremely well for preventing chafing and preventing blisters on feet and also helps restore skin chafed on the face, hands, body and feet.

Athletes will love this all-natural product perfect for ultra runners, marathoners, mountain bikers, road cyclists, triathletes, hikers/backpackers, endurance horse riders, nurses, river runners, fire fighters, chronic eczema sufferers, diaper rash, massage therapists, paws and noses on dogs and cats, mushroom hunters, motorcycle enthusiasts, and just people who enjoy softer skin. The all-natural ingredients include coconut oil, cocoa butter, bees wax, vitamin E oil and essential oils.

In addition to using Squirrel’s Nut Butter for my own running use, the all-natural and soft ingredients make this a perfect chapped lips/face treatment for the cold winter months we are currently in the middle of here in New England. My daughter has used the product on chapped skin caused during her soccer matches and we have been thoroughly impressed with the results.

To purchase Squirrel’s Nut Butter, please click here to purchase online. For more information about the Squirrel’s Nut Butter lineup of offerings please click here to check out their website and be sure to “Like” them on Facebook by clicking here.

Join The Running Griffin in kicking off the New Year right at the MA FOP Lodge #28 5th Annual New Year’s Day Frozen Five Mile Run.

Taking place in Norton, Massachusetts on New Year’s morning, this race is a great five mile course and is a great way to ensure you don’t procrastinate your running goals as you will be tackling a five miler on the first day of 2017. I have run this race in the past and this is one run you will not want to miss!

The five mile course is a very fair course with a couple hills mixed in and will challenge runners to push themselves throughout the course. Registration comes complete with tee-shirts, awards and a post run full breakfast all for only $25.00! The hot breakfast certainly has come in handy for both refueling and for warming up in past years. The race registration fee increases on December 16th so be sure to register today!

Runners can register for the race by clicking here.

Proceeds from this race benefit the Massachusetts Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #28 activities.

See you on New Year’s Day in Norton!