Operation Melrose

Two Boys. Undergo a challenge that will transform them into Men.

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Miles: 5.59

Time: 48:02

Streets: Lynn Fells Pkwy, Fellsway E, Washington St, Pebble Rd, Shadow Rd, Converse Ln, Groveland Rd, Black Rock Rd, Gould St, Pleasant St, Clinton Rd, Cottage St, W Wyoming Ave, Cleveland St, Baxter St, Tappan St, Ainsworth Pl, Maple St, Florence St, Vinton St, W Emerson St, Tremont St

Ruminations: An adequate run for an adequate day. 

<a class="notranslate" href="http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/372632869" data-mce-href="http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/372632869">5.59mi run on 3/14/14</a> and more runs in Melrose, MA on MapMyRun. <a href="http://www.mapmyrun.com" data-mce-href="http://www.mapmyrun.com">Find run</a>

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Miles: 3.15

Time: 24:23

Streets: Lynn Fells Pkwy, Sewall Woods Rd, Warwick Rd, Maple Rd, Perkins St, Stevens Rd, Youle St, Dyer Ave, Sears Ave, Orris St, Vinton St, Brunswick Pk, Melrose St, 

Ruminations: Short run. We have a Calc test tomorrow. Cut us some slack. Jeez.

<a class="notranslate" href="http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/372066759" data-mce-href="http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/372066759">3.15mi run on 3/13/14</a> and more runs in Melrose, MA on MapMyRun. <a href="http://www.mapmyrun.com" data-mce-href="http://www.mapmyrun.com">Find run</a>

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Miles: 8.17

Time: 1:09:26

Streets: Lynn Fells Pkwy, Crystal St, Main St, Lebanon St, E Emerson St, Hillside Ave, Bellevue Ave, Porter St, Orient Ave, Orient Pk, Orient Pl, Stratford Rd, Upham St, Garfield Rd, Lincoln St, School St, Sawyer Rd, Hillcrest Ave, Norman Rd, Mooreland Rd, Enmore Rd, East St, Sheffield Rd, Meadowview Rd, Sherwood Rd, Elmcrest Cir, Indian Hill Ln, Ellis Farm Ln, Russett Ln, Orchard Ln, Apple Hill Rd

Ruminations: Indian Hill Lane has, without question, some of the coolest houses and is one of the nicest streets we've run on. 10/10 would live there. 

<a class="notranslate" href="http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/371596033" data-mce-href="http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/371596033">8.17mi run on 3/12/14</a> and more runs in Melrose, MA on MapMyRun. <a href="http://www.mapmyrun.com" data-mce-href="http://www.mapmyrun.com">Find run</a>

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Miles: 5.83

Time: 47:15

Streets: W Highland Ave, Main St, Lynn Fells Pkwy, Larchmont Rd, Country Club Rd, Porter St, Marmion Rd, Lincoln St, Burrell St, Harding Rd, Harding Ct, Linden Rd, Batchelder St, Bellevue Ave, Green St, Rowe St, Beverly St, E Emerson St, Hillside Ave, Elm St, Howard St, Franklin St, Greenleaf Pl, Melrose St

Ruminations: We were cramped and in pain, but have no fear! We must keep running!

<a class="notranslate" href="http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/370874887" data-mce-href="http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/370874887">5.83mi run on 3/11/14</a> and more runs in Melrose, MA on MapMyRun. <a href="http://www.mapmyrun.com" data-mce-href="http://www.mapmyrun.com">Find run</a>

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Week 2 Completed!

We're still alive and morale is still high! Unfortunately, we only got in 4 days of running this week, but we've continued our steady progress. 

Miles: 25.08

Running Time: 3:43:38

Basketball Hoops Dunked On: 6

Progress:

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Miles: 6.37

Time: 57:16

Streets: W Highland Ave, Main St, Ells Ave, Heywood Ave, Hawley Rd, Bay State Rd, Starbird St, Hawes Ave, Plaza Rd, Frost Ave, Damon Ave, Boardman Ave, Cochrane St, Coolidge Rd, Arlington Rd, Cranmore Ln, Carlida Rd, Howard St, Windsor St, Stanley St, Sweetwater St, Griswold Rd, Golden Hills Rd, Claremont Rd, Corner St, Mount Zion Rd, Ledge St, West St

Ruminations: We got lost, veered off the map, visited Wakefield, panicked, but then found some classy-ass houses. Worth it.

<a class="notranslate" href="http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/368792537" data-mce-href="http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/368792537">6.37mi run on 3/8/14</a> and more runs in Melrose, MA on MapMyRun. <a href="http://www.mapmyrun.com" data-mce-href="http://www.mapmyrun.com">Find run</a>

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Miles: 6.87

Time: 1:06:08

Streets: Lynn Fells Pkwy, Melrose St, Main St, W Wyoming Ave, Berwick St, Allen Pl, W Foster St, Willow St, Essex St, Tremont St, Wyoming Ter, Trenton St, Alden St, Washington St, Clinton Rd, Russell St, Florence St, Chester St, Adams St, Lynde Ave, Glen St, Garland St, Crest Ave, Melbourne Ave, Longfellow Rd, Ravine Rd, Fellsway E, Felicia Rd, Ravine Ter

Ruminations: The streets in this area are as consistent as a bipolar woman on crack. Much backtracking was done. But we got ice cream. Also, those who buy Drumsticks without the roasted peanuts on top are heathens. That is all.

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Miles: 6.81

Time: 55:18

Streets: Lynn Fells Pkwy, Short St, Green St, Lebanon St, Sylvan St, Main St, Derby Rd, Ledgewood Ave, Woodruff Ave, Lodge Ave, Kingsley Ave, W Wyoming Ave, Pleasant St, Everett St, Bartlett St, Frances St, Crescent Ave, Ashmont St, Ashmont Pk, Washington St, Clinton Rd, Cottage St, Corey St, Myrtle St, Essex St, Willow St, Vine St, Tremont S

Ruminations: Best run so far. Look how many streets we covered! And in that time!

&lt;a class="notranslate" href="http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/366883435" data-mce-href="http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/366883435"&gt;6.81mi run on 3/4/14&lt;/a&gt; and more runs in Melrose, MA on MapMyRun. &lt;a href="http://www.mapmyrun.com" data-mce-href="http://www.mapmyrun.com"&gt;Find run&lt;/a&gt;

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Miles: 5.10

Time: 44:56

Streets: Melrose St, Albion St, Day St, Ashland St, Auburn St, Ellworth Ave, Franklin St, Belmont St, Belmont Pl, Garden St, Warren St, Franklin Ter, York Ter, W Ferdinand St, Ferdinand St, Harrison St, South Ave, Rockland St, Rockland Ct, Harrison St, Perkins St, Orris St, Natalie Ave, Walton Pk, North Ave, Vinton St, Warwick Rd, Dyer Ave, Sewall Woods Rd, Lynn Fells Pkwy

Ruminations: It's 20 degrees out and we're doing this. Dedication at its finest. 

<a href="http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/366416303" data-mce-href="http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/366416303">Cleanup Run</a> and more runs in Melrose, MA on MapMyRun. <a href="http://www.mapmyrun.com" data-mce-href="http://www.mapmyrun.com">Find run</a>

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Week 1 Completed

A successful first week of running! After 5 days, here are the totals:

Miles: 23.61 

Running Time: 3:31:58

Progress:

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Miles: 5.73

Time: 47:50

Streets: Lynn Fells Pkwy, Main St, Melrose St, Crystal St, W Emerson St, Lake Ave, Tremont St, Cedar Pk, N Cedar Pk, Vinton St, Maple St, Poplar St, Sanford St, Florence St, W Wyoming Ave, Trenton St, W Foster St, Cottage St, Cottage Pk, Berwick St, Berwick Pk, Herbert St, Myrtle St, Grove St, Grove Pl, Beacon Pl, Crescent Ct, Crescent Pl, Dell Ave, Winter St Ext, Upham St, Essex St, Emerson Pl

Ruminations: 47 minutes and 50 seconds later, we still have no idea what we're gonna film for our German Project.

<a href="http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/365092541" data-mce-href="http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/365092541">5.73mi run on 2/28/14</a> and more runs in Melrose, MA on MapMyRun. <a href="http://www.mapmyrun.com" data-mce-href="http://www.mapmyrun.com">Find run</a>

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Miles: 5.53

Time: 55:27

Streets: Union St, Tremont St, Chipman Ave, W Highland Ave, Ashland St, Franklin St, Ciff St, Pratt St, Sargent St, Howie St, Main St, Briggs St, Morgan St, Nowell Rd, Ellwood Rd, Taylor St, Henry Ave, Richardson Rd, Overlook Rd, Renwick Rd, Marvin Rd, E Highland Ave, Hesseltine Ave, Farwell Ave, Fairview Ave, Reading Hill Ave, Lynn Fells Pkwy, Melrose St

Ruminations: Who would have thought the Highlands had hills? Go figure.

<a href="http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/364733095" data-mce-href="http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/364733095">5.53mi run on 2/27/14</a> and more runs in Melrose, MA on MapMyRun. <a href="http://www.mapmyrun.com" data-mce-href="http://www.mapmyrun.com">Find run</a>

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Miles: 3.14

Time: 28:42

Streets: Lynn Fells Pkwy, Fellsview Rd, Standish Rd, Pilgrim Rd, Wentworth Rd, W Emerson St, Charles St, Otis St, Vinton St, Volpe Way, Brunswick Pk, Melrose St

Ruminations: We ran around for pi miles! Also, wind. Wind circling everywhere. We were die-ametering of hypothermia. 

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Miles: 5.25

Time: 44:26

Streets: Tremont St, Essex St, Main St, W Foster St, Myrtle St, Kimball Ct, Cherry St, Willow St, Vinton St, N High St, S High St, N Cedar Park, S Cedar Park, Colby Ter, W Emerson St, Oakland St, Leeds St, Youle St, Charles St, Poplar St, Prospect St, Standish Rd, Wentworth Rd, Holland Rd

Ruminations: Shoutout to the wonderfully tiered garden of 47 Prospect Street, the piercing wind gusts, and the nice old man driving a gray Mazda with the license plate 45GN. Without his kind generosity, we would not be here today.

&lt;a href="http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/363870277" data-mce-href="http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/363870277"&gt;5.25mi run on 2/25/14&lt;/a&gt; and more runs in Melrose, MA on MapMyRun. &lt;a href="http://www.mapmyrun.com" data-mce-href="http://www.mapmyrun.com"&gt;Find run&lt;/a&gt;

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Miles: 3.96

Time: 35:33

Streets: Orris St, Orris Pl, Perkins St, Warwick Rd, Sears Ave, Mendum St, Melrose St, Warren St, Vinton St, Franklin St, Apthorp Rd, Greenwood St, Messenger Ct, Woodland Ave, Clifton Park, Clifton Park Ct, Summit Ave, Botolph St, Westhill Ave, Westhill Ter, York Ter

Ruminations: Apthorp Rd is a bitch. 

&lt;a href="http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/363366161" data-mce-href="http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/363366161"&gt;3.96mi run on 2/24/14&lt;/a&gt; and more runs in Stoneham, MA on MapMyRun. &lt;a href="http://www.mapmyrun.com" data-mce-href="http://www.mapmyrun.com"&gt;Find run&lt;/a&gt;