Spectators are an integral part of a great race atmosphere. Runners at the Amica Newport Marathon and Half Marathon will be tackling very long distances, and having cheering fans, friends and family along the course is often an extra push of motivation! Hand-operated noisemakers such...
The 1,400 registered runners and walkers of the fifth annual Ocean Road 10K ran through the streets of Narragansett, Rhode Island on Sunday, enjoying crisp fall temperatures and gorgeous sunshine. The race, which sold out this year for the second year in a row, benefits...
Pea-Soup fog did little to deter the 950 cyclists that pedaled over four of Rhode Island’s bridges on Sunday during the fifth annual 4 Bridges Ride. The ride, sponsored by the Rhode Island Bridge and Turnpike Authority Foundation, benefits Save the Bay. The event is...
While the team at Gray Matter Marketing does enjoy a good summer weekend, there’s just something special to us about the fall season! Perhaps it’s the cooler temperatures, the beautiful colors, or because our calendar is jam-packed with some of our favorite events of the...
Summer storms did little to deter the runners and walkers that partook in the first-ever Topsail Realty Mt. Hope Bridge 5K on Saturday. While rain pelted volunteers during set up, the skies cleared just in time for the 7:30 AM start. The race, which took...
What a way to end our 2017 season! New Haven made it happen, with more than 900 runners, brewers, vendors and festival attendees enjoying the rapidly-clearing weather at Edgewood Park this past Saturday afternoon for the Craft Brew Races 5K and beer festival. Forty-five local and...
More than 1,800 runners, brewers, vendors and festival attendees basked in the sun at Fort Adams this past Saturday for the Craft Brew Races 5K and beer festival. Fifty local and regional craft breweries poured samples of their beer for thirsty runners, who had completed a 3.1-mile...
While not as famous a setting as the gilded-age mansions of Bellevue Avenue or the sweeping vistas of Ocean Drive that line the first 13.1 miles, the second half of the Amica Newport Marathon course is a tour of some of Middletown, Rhode Island’s most...
What better way to start July, and the celebration of an extended Independence Day weekend, than with a fantastic Craft Brew Race event in Portland, Maine?! More than 1,000 runners toed the start line in Edward Payson Park on Saturday morning. Despite a threatening forecast,...
Gray Matter Marketing is thrilled to announce that Century 21 Topsail Realty will be the title sponsor for the inaugural Mt. Hope Bridge 5K. This first-ever road race will take place on Saturday, August 12th. Runners and walkers will follow a 3.1-mile course starting in...