Summer Races!!!!

Summer Racing-Training Series and Other Team races

With these temps, summer is definitely upon us, and with that, summer racing series. The big Tri race series have already started (FIRM, MaxPerformance, Sun MultiSports) and so has the Wells Ave Crit Bike series, now the next phase, the liquid goo phase of summer………………..

TUESDAYS/WEDNESDAYS – Northeast Velodrome Track Series (Londonderry, NH)

Come join the high speed track pack for individual or group training with the Tuesday night Pursuit Series and the Wednesday night Bunch Racing Series. For more info go to :

http://northeastvelo.com/articles/training-schedule-clinics-pg64.htm Tuesdays - Kurt Kinetic Pursuit Series: Tuesdays 2011 ; Wednesdays - Fuji Bikes Bunch Racing Series Dates (May thru Aug)

WEDNESDAYS - ECV Time Trial Series (Hamilton, MA) – 6:00pm Wednesdays ( June 1, 15 and Team TT 6/29, July 6, 13, 20, 27 and Team TT Aug 17)

For $8 a great series to get your triathlon cycling on target starting this Wednesday 6/1. A 11.5 mile loop thru Hamilton/Ipswich/Essex and back to Hamilton. Registration by 5:30pm, off at 30 sec intervals at 6:00pm. Max firld 50 riders. For more info:

· www.ecvcycling.org

WEDNESDAYS - Lynn Woods Summer Trail Series (Lynn, MA) – 6:30pm Wednesdays (May 25^th thru September)

Another great FREE series (donations for weekly refreshments accepted), a 2.5 to 3 mile short course and a 5 to 6 mile long course depending on the layout (different course most every week), started last week. For more info go to:

www.lwrun.org

THURSDAYS - Nahant Tri Series (Nahant, MA) – 6:30pm Thursdays (June 2^nd thru Aug 25^th )

FREE (possible $3 parking fee on hot days). A great way to get your short game on, super-sprint tri at .25/5.5/2.7 starting this Thursday 6/2. Great people, fun event, brrrrrrr cold water. Meet at end of Nahant causeway adjacent to the Tides Restaurant.

SATURDAY/SUNDAYS North Shore Trail race Series (June – Nov)

A great series (and organized by our sponsor New England Running) of local trail races for the mud runners, from 5k to a full marathon. Join this Saturday June 4^th for the Kupenda 5miler at Gordon College in Beverly. For more info:

· www.nerunningco.com/trail-series

RACES: June 4, 2011 Kupenda 5 Mile Trail Race ; July 16, 2011 ECGA’s 4th Annual Run for the Hills 10K Trail Run ; Aug. 27, 2011 ECGA’s 2nd Annual Beverly Commons 7.3 mile Trail Run ; Sept. 17, 2011 ECTA 10 Mile Trail Run Oct. 16, 2011 ; Ravenswood 4.1 Mile Trail Race ; Nov. 5, 2011 Stonecat Trail Run (25 bonus points to all finishers)

FRIDAY NIGHT - Point Shirley Athletic Association Seaside Stride 5k (Winthrop MA) – Friday June 10th

This is Artie “one-man-party” Gray’s big race vent of the season. Come on out and support Art and Flash Warren McPhail along this great coastal road race.

· www.pointshirleyathleticclub.com