If you have been following any of the MAGP races, you will recognize the name Juniper Christgau. She is one of the 6 runners that have a perfect record of competing in every MAGP race to date (10 races). In the past year, Juniper's father had a double lung transplant and decided to participate in the Run for the Honey with his daughter. It is hard to imagine exercising after having a double lung transplant. Yet Kevin Quigley (Juniper's father) managed to cover the hilly terrain. The Monadnock Ledger noticed and wrote a nice article about his story: https://www.ledgertranscript.com/Hancock-man-with-lung-transplant-runs-Run-For-the-Honey-19106138 Way to go, Kevin!
Free used treadmill: Proform 650
Ross and Lisa Ramey would like to give away a treadmill, Proform 650. It works fine. Please email lisasramey@msn.com or you can call at 562-9299 if you are interested. It works and it is FREE!
MAGP Standings After 8 Races
This buggy summer is dwindling down. Soon the cooler, drier fall months will be here and running and racing will be less wet and messy and itchy. The 2018 MAGP is more than halfway over with only 6 races remaining! The leaders are holding strong but there are many just one race behind. MAGP results are in the graph below and complete results are also here.
August 18th Run for the Honey, 5k Hancock, NH August 25th Marlborough Mad Dash, 5k Marlborough, NH September 15th Viking 5k New Ipswich, NH September 23rd HoFall5K Run/Walk Milford, NH October 6th or 13th Friends of the Poor 5k New Ipswich, NH October 27th Stone Arch Bridge 10 Miler Keene, NH
Rewards program from Teds Shoe & Sport, Keene
Ted's Shoe and Sport is a sponsor to many, many races including the MAGP series. Ted's has been a sponsor to MRM for years. Below is an offer to the MRM community from Ted's Sports in Keene:
At Ted’s Shoe & Sport, our customers serve as our most important ambassadors. We work hard to ensure that your members are 100% satisfied with their experience at TEDS. I am reaching out to you to share some exciting new changes we’d like to offer all members of the Monadnock Regional Milers. We’ve just launched a new PERSONAL REWARDS LOYALTY PROGRAM! We are so appreciative of the MRM members for shopping in our store over the past 19 years, so we’re now offering this Personal Rewards Program to each of them! This exciting new program will replace the current 10% member/employee discount offered currently, and will be effective immediately. Here’s how it works:
- MRM members will receive 1 point for each dollar spent on full priced items in our store. For every purchase, your point balance accumulates.
- When your reach 300 points in a 12 month period, you’ll be rewarded with a $25 Personal Rewards Voucher card valid on your next TED’S SHOE & SPORT purchase.
- There is no cost for the program, no need to present an ID badge, and no membership cards to keep track of.
- The voucher is valid for 90 days from date of issue.
Our motto is “shoes that fit better perform better”. We’re 100% committed to providing a world class experience to your members when they shop at TEDS. We are firm believers in the Healthy Monadnock vision of a more fit community, and we truly believe proper footwear is
paramount in helping new and veteran runners alike. Should you have any questions regarding this new program, please feel free to reach out to me [Ted] at tedsports1@gmail.com or 603-357-8337.
Magnificent Seven (MAGP leaders)
There are seven MAGP runners with perfect scores: Cathy and Ryan Teague, Ian and Kristen Ramey, James Mormando, Juniper Christgau, and Tena Goen have participated in all six MAGP races as of end of June.
MAGP runners have nearly completed half the series, finishing 6 of 14 races. The next race in the MAGP series is the 4 on the 4th in Keene, NH ( https://www.tedsports.com/event/17th-annual-4-on-the-4th-road-race/).
More Information on MAGP series including full results and standings can be found at https://www.monadnockmilers.com/magp/
For complete MAGP results click here.
Jack Murphy runs on Thursdays at 6pm
Starting on June 21st and running for the next ten weeks, the Jack Murphy runs allow runners of all ages to show up, run a relatively straight forward and easy course, and the best part is it is all free! The start and finish is at the South Meadow School in Peterborough with the run to begin at 6pm.
Article from Keene runner Thomas Paquette
Gratitude and the love that comes with the running community
It’s rainy. Oh, and let’s not forget about that wind. The grass is brown, and there are still snow mounds stained with mud in the pockets where the sun doesn’t shine. Your goal race is just a few weeks away, yet it seems like there are still a million miles between you and the start line.
We all have had these negative thoughts creep into our heads. What seemed possible last week, seems impossible today. When these negative thoughts overcome me, I always think about how grateful I am to have legs that move, shoes to lace up and, most importantly, my “tribe” that is the running community to support me.
Running has the power to bring the good out of people. I’ve never been to a race where someone is booed or heckled. It is because of my tribe that I appreciate even more why I run, why I coach. It comes from those 6 a.m. text messages from an athlete telling me, “I got into the Boston Conservatory! I’m going to college! I’m going to college!” that all of a sudden makes the rain not as relentless. It’s the smile from an athlete, after running her longest and fastest run, that makes my own long run not as daunting and the wind a little more forgiving.
Be thankful for those who make your own training less stressful, and not so much of a burden. The running community is unique in that way. It doesn’t matter what club you are affiliated with, the different runners you run with or how fast you are. I think it is safe to say we are all in it for the love of the run. Running is that simple, and I am thankful for that.
Thomas Paquette is the owner and personal running coach for Next Level Running and can be reached at thomaspaquette13@gmail.com. [originally published in Keene Sentinel 4/18/2018]
MAGP series results as of June 3, 2018
Congratulations to MAGP leaders Cathy Teague, Ian and Kristen Ramey, James Mormando, Juniper Christgau, Ryan Teague, Tena Goen for participating in all MAGP races so far.
For complete MAGP results click here.
MAGP series leaders as of June 3, 2018 after 5 races. Shown are runners completing 3 or more MAGP races.