Heartbreak Hill Striders Running Club

Schedule

Sunday, May 19
     Long Run (Various Distances)
   Newton Center
     8:00 am

Marathoners should check
the Members Only Section
for their long run schedule.

Tuesday, May 21
     Coached Track Workout
    WHS Track
    6:00 pm

Please check
the Members Only Section
for workout details.

Thursday, May 23
     Coached Track Workout
    WHS Track
    6:45 pm

NO WORKOUT THIS WEEK.

Please check
the Members Only Section
for workout details.

Saturday, May 25
      Trail Run
     Cutler Park (Needham)
     7:00 am

Click here for more details.

Sunday, May 26
   Long Run (Various Distances)
   St. Ignatius Church (BC)
     8:00 am

Marathoners should check
the Members Only Section
for their long run schedule.

What's New?

NEW! 2013 Boston Marathon Results (courtesy of Rich Schilder)
NEW! HHS would like to express our sincere appreciation to our friends from around the world who called and wrote during the week following the Boston Marathon. YOU WERE ALL BOSTONIANS THAT WEEK! THANK YOU!
NEW! Please help the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings by contributing to One Fund Boston.
March 10, 2013 Run from Hopkinton Pictures.
Recent Race Results.

Important Dates

June 15: Mount Washington Road Race
April 21, 2014: 118th Boston Marathon

2013 USATF-NE Grand Prix Race Schedule

2013 USATF-NE Mountain Running Circuit

Weather

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Announcements

NEW! Sunday long run start locations now alternate between St. Ignatius (on even numbered dates) and Newton Center (on odd numbered dates). For Newton Center runs, we will meet at the corner of Beacon and Centre Streets (across from Starbucks).
NEW! An additional weekly track workout will be held every other Thursday beginning on May 2nd. Start time will be 6:45 pm through Thursday, June 13 and 6:30 pm thereafter.

Poets' Corner

From the Firehouse along Comm Ave
Our footsteps we were countin’,
Then fueled up and ready
We scooted up Heartbreak Mountain.

J. Devine, 2011

Heartbreak Hill

The most famous hill in all of running is almost certainly “Heartbreak Hill”, between miles 20 and 21 of the Boston Marathon course.

In 1936, while running the last of the four Newton hills, defending champion Johnny Kelley finally caught the leader, Ellison “Tarzan” Brown. As he passed him, Kelley gave him a gentle pat on the shoulder, figuring that Brown would quickly fade. Instead, Brown, motivated by this bold move, immediately regained the lead and went on to win.

The late Boston Globe sportswriter Jerry Nason coined the term “Heartbreak Hill” in the next day’s issue when he described Kelley’s bitter defeat ("breaking Kelley's heart").

Every Patriots Day since 1936, Heartbreak Hill on Commonwealth Avenue in Newton has become a focal point for many of Boston's most vocal and knowledgeable marathon spectators ---- particularly those eager to witness the drama (and agony) as runners strive to conquer the most challenging section of this historic course.