Mill Cities 2022
- Weekly Club Announcements -
The annual SRR post holiday party and annual awards will be held on 1/31 at Premier on Broadway in Somerville. Tickets are $10 a piece, $5 for kids. Buy tickets here: Tickets
Sign Up for the Wintah Challenge! The Wintah Challenge, our annual fun run with feats of strength and post run brunch and party is on January 12th at 11am. Sign-up here so we know how much food to get!
Somerville is for Runners! SRR 2025 Membership Shirts are FOR SALE in the SRR store! Only $15 with the discount! Pre-orders go through 1/8, and SRR members can check their email for the discount code to get $5 off their order. Order here: SRR Store
Annual award nominations are now open - Know someone in SRR who did something really great this year, or is deserving of some recognition for all the hard work they did for SRR in 2024? Now is your chance to nominate them. Awards will be presented to all of our winners at our annual party on January 31st! To nominate someone, visit the nomination form here.
The Annual SRR Club Run Winter Challenge has begun! Come to a weekly run, get a point. The members who come to the most weekly club runs between January 5th and February 27th will win some excellent prizes and SRR gear! For full details and current standings, visit Winter Challenge
Indoor Track is Back - Wednesday's at 7:30pm at MIT.
The next SRR IDEA session will be moved until after the holidays - stay tuned for details
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!
Super Sunday - 4 Miler, February 9th, Bedford NH - The first race of the 2025 USATF NE Road Grand Prix! SRR will be there kicking off the 2025 season. To score for SRR, make sure your USATF Membership is up to date!
Paddy's 5k, March 9th, Portsmouth, NH - The second race of the 2025 USATF NE Road Grand Prix
New Bedford Half Marathon, March 16th, New Bedford MA - Not a USATF NE race this year, but a popular race in the spring calendar. SRR will be there and will host a post race get-together. Details to be shared the closer we get to race day.
Save the Date - 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!
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 - WEDNESDAY, Jan 8, 7:30 PM at MIT
Cruise Intervals: One mile reps at THRESHOLD intensity with 1:00 rests. Everyone should do at least 3. If your mileage permits you should do more. It is up to you but this is a workout where more is better (and harder is not). Do as many as 6 if you are willing.
Track Workouts and Information
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