In the pre-dawn hours of Sunday morning, alarms were blaring all across Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts and further afield. Why the early wake-up call? The Seventh Annual Citizens Bank Pell Bridge Run! 2,700 runners and walkers of all ages gathered in Jamestown to run across...
The 3,000 finishers of this weekend’s 2017 Amica Newport Marathon truly earned their pineapple medals! On Sunday, a sunny but humid morning gave way to wind gusts of up to 20 knots and rain — sometimes sideways — as runners from across the country and...
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...
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...
Though we've been struggling through what Newporters have dubbed "June-uary," Sunday was a breath of early summer just in time for the fifth annual Newport 10 Miler. 3,000 runners from 32 states and 11 countries arrived at Fort Adams bright and early to run one...