Same bat time, same bat channel. Saturday, December 31st, 9am, course North End-ishy but specifics TBD. RSVP for your commemorative tchotchkes.
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The third annual Jingle Blast will be 12/31 at 9am. Hit me up for locational details if you’re into a little seasonally inappropriate run/slip/slide (there will be no splashing this year).
 We’re not entirely opposed to last minute walk-ins showing up for the Jingle Blast 2.0 tomorrow morning, 9am, starting in the North End, considering as how we currently have more customized hats than confirmed entries. For the unfamiliar the Jingle Blast is a highly competitive, blazing fast sprint to the death along the Boston Harbor. Winner gets to push the baby carriage next year while the loser goes in the drink. Leave a note if you need directions. UPDATE: Wow it’s snowing pretty hard out there. A proposal has been made to substitute jingle bagels for the jingle blast. Ummm…  The second annual Jingle Blast has finally found a date that makes most folks happy. So henceforth we’re officially on for Saturday January 2nd, 9am. We will be meeting in the North End to get our run on, followed by coffee & crumpets. Bring your tattered remnants of Christmas spirit and residual hangover, along with your present for me if you accidentally forgot to give me one before. Much like it’s cousin-in-spirit, the “Super Bowl”, the Jingle Blast now faces the challenge of being located in a different calendar year than the regular season, making it inappropriate to dub it Jingle Blast 2010 (since the inaugural was held in 2008 that makes it look like we skipped a year). And since nobody wants to end up running the Jingle Blast LDCXXXII I’ll stick this year’s race with the played out but technically accurate 2.0 suffix. For posterity, here are the specs from last year’s race. I don’t assume the route will be identical but it should be similar in spirit. 4.2 BLAZING kilometers!
So, despite the dreary weather, we rocked out at the first annual Jingle Blast Tri-K road race this morning. On a personal level I managed to avoid any major wipeouts on the remaining sidewalk ice and CNHB somehow put off the harbor dunking that is her destiny for another year. Some rain kicked in at the halfway point during the lazy lap around William Prescott and the Bunker Hill Monument but nothing like the steady downpour later in the morning. The final route (roughly Freedom-trail shaped) brought us back over the locks between the Zakim and Charlestown Bridges where unfortunately many of the Matisse bells weren’t working. Still, gorgeous scenery of light rain on a flat and still Charles. A strong push in the North End secured me a top-five finish. Check the bottom center for impressive race metrics from the remarkable trailguru app (courtesy of our wet winner). Thanks to everyone (six woo!) who came out.
It’s not too late to sign up for the Jingle Blast! December 27th, North End, bring your running shoes and kindling for the emergency post-splash bonfire.
An open invitation to join us in the North End for a tri-K plus polar bear harbor plunge. Tentatively planned for the morning of December 27th, round-about 8am, warm (and stylish!) t-shirt to those who survive. Please RSVP! Map forthcoming. |
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