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Monday, July 4, 2011

Your Guide to a Happy Maplewood 4th of July

Happy Independence Day, Maplewood!

Festooning houses, adorning the high dive, in shop windows, on t-shirts and even, yes, on baked goods — images of the American flag are everywhere this weekend and it's no wonder. The 4th of July is upon us, Maplewood. Now that you're in the spirit, there's no end of all-American activities to take part in today. Each year, the Maplewood Civic Association Fourth of July Committee puts on a day-long extravaganza of iconic American events for our town's annual Independence Day Celebration. If you didn't yet buy your tags to help support the event ($10 a pop; babes in arms free), no worries! Tags will also be available for sale today at the entrance gates for the evening event. We've added in a few other events (dunk tank, 5K) to make the …

Monday, September 28, 2009

The Newstead 5K: One Runner's Odyssey

During racing season, a local runner discovers the satisfactions of the 5K.

‘Tis the season to be racing. Both the New York Marathon (Nov. 1) and the Boston Half-Marathon (Oct. 11) loom near, as does the “Vermont 50 MT Bike or Ultra-Run” (Sept. 27), whose Web site describes it as “50 miles of beautiful, but challenging Vermont back roads and trails.” One would like to know more about the challenges, but it's at least more inviting than the promo for the already finished Pikes Peak Marathon (Aug. 16), which depicts its runners as “zombies” and their uphill climb as a “death march right out of a scene from ‘Dawn of the Dead.’” Think I’ll stay home and rent the DVD! For the rest of us, however, there was the Newstead 5k (Sept. 26), a race that offers a gently undulating course, crisp fall weather, and a worthy cause …

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