Mill Cities 2022
- Weekly Club Announcements -
5K Group Training Program for 2025 is back! Anyone is welcome to join, regardless of pace, fitness, or experience. This is a 9-week program that begins on Sunday, March 9, 2025, and ends on Sunday, May 11, 2025, at the MOM’s Run 5K Run and Walk. More information about joining the program can be found here: 5K Program.
Boston Marathon!
The pre-Boston pasta dinner will be at Casey's on Thursday, April 17th @ 7:30pm. Come to the run and carbo-load after! The event is open to dues-paying SRR Members and their partners/families. Sign-up here
SRR 30k Cheer Zone - Not running, but looking for an awesome place to cheer all day long? Join SRR at the SRR 30k Cheer Zone in Newton (approx location here)! We'll be there all day cheering on all of our members, friends, and family! All are welcome!
The SRR Post-Boston Marathon Party is returning to the Burren backroom! After you run or spectate, make your way to Davis Square for food/drinks/celebration with all your SRR pals! Party starts at 4:30pm! Bring all your family and friends. The party is open to all! The Bur-Run will happen at 6:45pm that Monday night, as scheduled, with a return of the BEN SPAULDING CHALLENGE - Updated for 2025 - the CLUB member that can run the Boston Marathon and the Bur-Run on the same day that has their Bur-Run pace as close to their Boston Marathon pace will win a crisp $100 bill! Last year, Karin and Jess both completed the challenge. Who will do it this year?!?!?!
Details on the SRR hotel room and bag drop will be sent to the SRR runners in the coming days.
Many SRR are running a spring marathon for charity! Want to help them out, but don't know where to find these folks? Well, check out SRR's charity runners here
OUTDOOR Track is Back - Outdoor track workouts start this week on Tuesday at 7pm at TUFTS - and the lights will be on! Joe will send details on this week's workout today or tomorrow. All members of SRR have access to track workouts. Now is the time to check them out!
Need to get your SRR race kit ready? The SRR store is stocked and ready for your purchase! Get your SRR singlet, hats, gloves, or classic hoodie and be ready for your spring race!
Event Calendar - This is the place to keep track of weekly runs, races, and other club events. We’ve got a lot going on! View the SRR Event Calendar (opens in new window) and better yet, add the SRR Calendar to your Google Calendars and never miss an event!
If you are running a race let SRR know here - Races - so you can connect with other SRRs and maybe organize a meetup. If you don't see your race on the list, go ahead and add it!
Long Runs Groups: Check out the long run web site for info on the different groups and route around town
Check out all of SRR's weekly runs! We have 7 different weekly runs Follow SRR on Instagram, Facebook, and Strava to get run updates and join the email list!
New to SRR and ready to become a full member? Membership has its privileges! Become a member today: Sign up Here
Run with SRR at these upcoming events!
Frank Nealon 15k, April 5th, Upton MA - the third race of the USATF NE calendar. SRR will be paying for this race for all club members who are also USATF members.
Registration is OPEN - The MOM'S Run, May 11th - SRR and the Pilotte Family will be hosting the MOM's Run on May 11th here in Somerville! Interested in being on the race committee? Email president@srr.org for more info!
Save the date - the 26x1 Mile Club Challenge Relay, hosted by SRR, will be held on June 21st at Hormel Stadium in Medford. More details coming soon.
SRR will be at the Cambridge Summer Classic on June 29th. We'll have the tent, refreshments, and ice pops! Let's go win that huge 'biggest team' trophy again! When you register, make sure to select Somerville Road Runners as your team.
What's Happening?
Welcome to the website of the Somerville Road Runners, Somerville Massachusetts' oldest running club. Bordering Boston and Cambridge, we're a motley crew that works hard, but doesn't let that get in the way of having a good time. SRR is a charitable, non-profit organization that sponsors many events a year including weekly runs, track workouts and annual races. Our club welcomes new members of all abilities. Read on to find out what we've been up to lately.
Mission Statement:
Somerville Road Runners is a non-profit athletic, social, and charitable organization committed to supporting local runners. We aim to provide a healthy, inclusive, and social environment for all members to enjoy the lifetime benefits of running. We carry out our mission through free weekly runs, competitive running events, charitable volunteer opportunities, community involvement, and social gatherings in the greater Somerville area.
Inclusivity Statement:
We welcome people of all ages, gender identities, sexual orientations, racial-ethnic identities, religions, socioeconomic statuses, abilities, body types, paces, and running experience levels.
We believe in a culture that honors the diversity of life circumstances, identities, perspectives, and interests of its community members. We commit to maintaining a safe and welcoming community and to continuously improving our organization to better align with these values.
If you ever feel that SRR is not living up to our mission, our inclusivity statement, or are concerned about the conduct of any of our members or community participants please reach out to any member of our executive board and we will take action to ensure that our values are upheld. Click here to view the SRR Code of Conduct.
Weekly Runs
Need some running motivation during the week? We have you covered. Somerville Road Runners offer several organized runs throughout the week. Monday’s we run out of the Burren in East Somerville, Tuesday’s, Track at Tufts, Wednesday morning, no frills run from West Somerville, Wednesday evening, the Mighty Squirrel in Waltham hosts our fun runs and and Thursday we run out of Casey's in East Somerville.
Monday
SRR hosts a free weekly 5K Fun Run on Monday nights at 6:45 PM at KENNEY PARK in Davis Sq, Somerville. Come join a big crowd of friendly runners of all levels every Monday night in Davis Square!
WEDNESDAY - PM
Mighty Squirrel
SRR and Mighty Squirrel have partnered to bring a free fun run open to anyone and everyone west of the city. You don’t need to be a club member to participate. Just show up at by 6:30pm at Mighty Squirrel’s brewery and taproom in Waltham (411 Waverley Oaks Rd, Waltham, MA). The run begins at 6:45pm.
Everyone will gather inside or outside the taproom, depending on weather. The route varies, but will always be between 3.5 and 4.5 miles. And plenty of great freshly-tapped beer will be awaiting you in the taproom when you’re done. More details…
Wednesday - AM
Wednesday Morning Run
Depart at 6:30 a.m. from the corner of Broadway and Alewife Brook Pkwy (right by the Stop and Shop sign) for 5.25 morning miles. All paces welcome More details…
Thursday
Every Thursday evening - Run starts at 7:15PM from the corner of Broadway and Melvin St in East Somerville
Speed + Winter Hill = Roadkill
Storm Through Somerville
Snow, rain, heat, blizzards, swarms of locusts; we’ll be there in any conditions! The SRR 4.06 mile Thursday Night Run happens every week at 7:15 PM! Wanna run it? Great! It's FREE! You can check out the official course route. More details…
Weekend Long Runs
Long runs of varied paces and distances :
Sub-7 Group (under 7:00 pace)
3 Hour Marathon Group (8:00 pace & faster)
9ish Pace Group
10ish Pace Group
11ish Pace Group
No Expectations Pace Group (12:00+)
For information go to Weekend Run or contact the Long Run Coordinators
SRR is proud to partner with Pride on Foot.
Pride on Foot, LLC (POF) is an advocacy organization for the running and fitness communities. We work with run clubs, race directors, and fitness groups who want to understand how to be more accepting and inclusive of Transgender, Queer-gender, Intersex, Gender non-conforming, and Non-binary people. Through education and policy changes we create affirming, inviting, and safe spaces where everyone can be free to workout while living an authentic life.
TRACK - TUESDAYS 7:00 PM at Tufts TRACK
Tuesday, April 1 - 7:00 PM at Tufts
The “Deek” workout.
This workout is basically a 5k Pace session. It is one continuous run in which you alternate the pace between your 5K race pace (for 400 meters) and your “float” pace (for 200 meters). Just keep running, all in lane 1 (unless passing) and keep alternating the pace.
“Float” pace is basically an easy, recovery-day training pace. Not a warmup jog, not a shuffle, but relaxed and easy.
The total volume to do is up to you. You can think of this either in terms of total distance or mentally break it up into “blocks” of 400 fast/200 float
4800 meters (8 blocks)
5400 meters (9 blocks)
6000 meters (10 blocks).
Track Workouts and Information
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