"Christie’s NYC Marathon run last year in 4 hours, 40 minutes, inspired me to join her training regimen this year.  After Walpole’s Old Drewsville Road, our favorite training route was the Sugar River Rails to Trail in Claremont.  On Nov 1, I finished in 4 hours 49 minutes and Christie (with a bad case of swine flu) completed the 1/2 Marathon, 13.1 miles, in 2 hours and 22 minutes.  We are grateful for the many encouraging cheers and wonderful music along the route through NYC’s five boroughs. A band playing on its church steps “This is the Day which the Lord Has Made” gave us a particularly heartening boost!"

Well done, folks!