Large NBB roster for Mayor's cup

On Sunday at Mayor's Cup, NBB numbers will be large and strong. With participants in the Franklin 5k, the women's and men's races, we'll be sure to see lots of orange and grey/yellow.

Saturday's forecasted rain will likely leave the course a sloppy mess for Sunday. And some of us like it just that way.

Following in post-race tradition, we'll meet for a breakfast with beer at Doyle's Cafe (3484 Washington St. Jamaica Plain).

Tufts photos

I've gathered up photos from Ted Tyler and Jim Rhoades and placed them on our photo site

Please credit the photos if you are reusing them.

Enjoy!

Push-Up Power!

Resident NBB Push-Up Champion Karina Johnson shows the boys how it's done...



Challengers are welcome! Report your results by hitting the "Comments" button, but be forewarned: proof will be required at practice, according to the "Phil Mainwaring unicycle rule" established in spring 2009.

Thanks to FloTrack for highlighting Karina's push-up prowess!

Women descend on Boston

On Monday, the Annual Tufts 10k will take place in Boston. The women's running event has a lot of history and shows the strength and pride in women's fitness. Spectacular races have been mixed with amazing stories of the women that have participated and the friends and family that have supported them.

This year, the New Balance Boston women's team will defend their title.
2008 (2 teams) - 1st Place, 7th Place
2007 (2 teams) - 2nd Place, 7th Place
2006 - 1st Place

2016 Olympics: Rio!

Chicago was a candidate city for the 2016 Olympics. As an athlete and a US resident, what are your thoughts?

Should the Olympics have gone to another city (Chicago, Tokyo, Madrid)?

Leave your comments...

Website update

The NBB website is back in functioning form. The calendar and practice location maps are available via the link.

The athlete biography pages are being updated periodically as the information comes in from the athletes.

Thank you for your patience.

nbboston.com technical difficulties

We are experiencing technical difficulties with our website www.nbboston.com.
Our website is still accessible from this link.

Thank you for your patience as we work to resolve the issue.

Saturday practice at Franklin Park

A new map location has been added for Saturday's practice location - Franklin Park.

Fresh Pond Run Pool

For Saturday's Fresh Pond workout, I'm going to leave my place a bit after 9a to pick up Archard then Karina for a run pool warmup.

Let me know if you'd like to join and which location you'll start at. There is plenty of street parking at my location and Karina's.

NBB women stomp Downtown 5k

(The NBB announcements page is having issues. The weekend race results will be announced when possible.)

Great job to Rebecca for finishing 2nd at the Downtown Providence 5k. Results showed a pretty tight finish for the top three spots.

The NBB women's team won the USATF standings. Congrats to Rebecca, Jenn, Archard and Karina.

There is a Flotrak interview of Rebecca.

RTB Numbers for the running geeks

For the running geeks, here are the RTB numbers (times, splits, paces, average paces).

Individual results and summary:

NBB RTB team good sports

Through the New Hampshire mountains' chilly air, we ran 207 miles from Cannon Mountain down to Hampton Beach. The New Balance Boston RTB team put up a good fight and stayed positive. However, we were no match for the Hello Kitty Athletic Club this year. The results tell the tale of how we ran with passion and the fun we had.

At the finish, the Kittys greeted us with good cheer, we shared some laughs and filled ourselves with chowder, grilled chicken and all the soda you can fit in.

The NBB team splits will be posted later. Thanks for another great RTB!

Ready to wring the beach out of this relay

We are now six hours away from heading up north for the much anticipated Reach the Beach Relay.

This past week has been full of preparations, communications and excitement.

The two Justins are bringing their "furry, cuddly" nature. Ryan is confident in his runner status as being "committed, and popular . . . and very handsome to boot." Newcomers to RTB, Mark, Chris, and Nicole, are in for an adventure. Lara and Christine are itching to show the Kittys that they've got catnip and are not afraid to use it. Laura and Liz plan to double team the Kittys' "female" runners. Tom and I bring our experience and wise ways... of having a killer time.

Hills, Kittys, NH, Beach: Here we come!

Season Opener Fun

First, many thanks to the Carraras for again hosting the Annual NBB Season Opener. You've opened your home and filled our stomachs.

Although the rain kept everyone out of the pool, plenty of fun was still had. Football on the tv provided entertainment, and foosball and ping pong games provided us with fierce competition. Next year, we'll be sure to provide official rules to all participants. (Goalies do not score two points in foosball).

If you have photos from the event, please feel free to post them on our team photo website. An album has already been created for the event.

Update! Run Pool to Fresh Pond

For Saturday's practice at Fresh Pond, the actual tempo starts at 10a (previously I said 9a, my apologies for any confusion).

For those driving, you need to arrive early enough to park, warmup, stretch, "etc" - that's why we have a meet time of 9a. Also, note that the parking lots at Fresh Pond are for Cambridge Residents Only. There is parking across Fresh Pond Parkway, in local business parking lots (choose wisely).

There is a group warming up to Fresh Pond from Watertown. The local Watertown-ites (myself, Jeff C, Karina, Archard) are run pooling there. I'll pick up Archard, then JC and Karina along the way. Contact me if you'd like to join.

Also, don't forget to RSVP to the NBB Season Opener cookout that's occurring at 2p on Saturday! If you didn't get an evite, you're not invited. Just Kidding! Please let us know. The system was quirky and some invitations were lost.

See you then!

RTB: T minus 10 days

...Let the festivities begin!

We are now 10 days away from the fabled Reach the Beach Relay. The NBB team, as well as the HKAC team, have been ramping up the preparations.

The start times and team bib numbers have been assigned. The first wave of relay teams start at 7:30a.

NBB will be toeing the line last at 4:00p on Friday September 18, along with Hello Kitty and a few other brave souls.

The Smack was laid and we're ready to roll.
207 miles. 12 runners. 2 vans.
This is Boston's New Balance.

9/8-9/20 Practice Schedule

Practice for the next two weeks is:

Tuesday, 9/8 6PM @ Cleveland Circle

Saturday, 9/12 9AM @ Fresh Pond, Cambridge

*(Fresh Pond location newly added to NBB Maps)

Tuesday, 9/15 6PM @ Cleveland Circle

Saturday, 9/19 9AM @ TBD

See you tonight!

Erin D: Happy B!

As a non-facebook user, I heard from a facebook user that it was Erin D's birthday yesterday.

Happy Birthday!

RTB: NBB ready to take HKAC to the vet and "put them down"

September 18 marks the day of the next Reach the Beach faceoff between NBB's RTB team and the Hello Kitty Athletic Club (HKAC).

In 2007, NBB lost by 32 minutes over a 24 hour race. In 2008, NBB won by 6 minutes - with a co-ed team against an all-male team.

A video-texting scrimmage was setup at New Balance World Headquarters in Brighton, MA. It was just a preview of the carnage to be expected on the relay race course.

Stay tuned for the link to the video coverage and evidence.

HKAC took photos of the event. (Visit HKAC)

2009 XC season begins

The first fall practice will be September 8, Tuesday at 6p. Tuesday night practices meet at Cleveland Circle.

The next practice will be September 12, Saturday, at 9a. Location to be announced.

Maps of our practice locations

A few new faces will be joining us, as we look forward to the new XC season. Welcome to the team!

Let it begin!