The Davis Square Runners is a group of dedicated 20, 30, & 40 year-old runners living and working in the Somerville, Medford, Arlington, & Cambridge areas. We run together for fitness, fun, and camaraderie. Every week we have 5-6 mile intermediate runs, and 10+ mile long runs. We also run together in races across New England.
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The “Salt” incident
Encountering the infamous “Salt.” A man that terrorizes hikers particularly women in the Pico Camp Shelter area along the AT/LT. This is the long account of what happened to four…
Mind & Body/Anxiety & Reality
“The mind can go farther than the body wants to.” A phrase known by most ultra runners, though not entirely accurate as the mind is a part of the body…
DSR, Lessons Learned
Recently during DSR’s 10-year anniversary party a number of people shared their thoughts about how the group has impacted their life. A common thread woven through everyone’s stories was that…
The Lows & Highs of Ultras
Trail running can be a dichotomy, you can hit wonderful highs in distance, pace, and elevation, but you can hit incredible lows as your mental state is stripped down and…
Infinitus 2018, a brief snippet
A drop of time in my 63 mile journey. A headlamp strapped to my head, and a Luci light bobbing around on my chest. The cold forest felt as if…
Dog Attack
One week ago I had an encounter that I always knew was possible, but didn’t ever really think would happen. On May 2nd, I was out running trails in Concord,…
Goat Hill 2018, Uxbridge, MA
Signed up for 32, only made 24. Not a hot day, but couldn’t keep up on my hydration and suffered from muscle cramps and soreness. Started out with the pack…
Distance is secondary, ability is in the Mind. SRT 30
“Did you know It was going to be as difficult of a race as it was?” “No, definitely not.” “Would you have done it if you had known it was…
Running Passion
It’s late in the day on a rainy Saturday afternoon in May. I’m in the middle of a forest, and I don’t know how I got here. There’s a…
Infinitus 2017
Infinitus, Goshen, VT May 26-28, 2017 100 miles, or 48 hours. The course is a 7 mile loop, followed by a 20 mile loop. 27 miles total. My goal…
Frozen Cape Cod Fat Ass 25/50k, 2017
I started out the day thinking I would do the 50k, even though it was going to be cold. When we got to Barnstable and I stepped outside, thats when…
Midstate Trail
Running the Midstate Trail with Alex. What a day! I just got home, its 4pm, I left the house at 6am this morning to drive out to Charlton so that…
The Start
I often write a blog entry because I have just done a race, or a major training run. But this entry isn’t about any of those things. During the first…
Winter Running Attire
This is Version 3 of my Winter Running Attire posting, originally published in 2014. This is meant to be used as a guide for running around the mid-New England area. …
Moosalamoo 14, 2016
August 8, 2016 Here in Vermont, at the campsite aside the Blueberry Hill Inn, I barely have cell phone service. I can drive on backroads for hours and barely see…