Community Volunteer Day; Long Run with the Heartbreak Hill Running Company

It's a big day in Franklin Park Coalition land. If you're not a runner, but want to help out with around the park, check out the Community Volunteer Day, which will be taking place from 10:00-noon on Saturday. Projects include removing catbrier from baby trees and trash pick-up now that the snow is just about gone! 

While the cleanup is going on, our runners will be taking on a double round of Heartbreak Hill with a double session of training with the Heartbreak Hill Running Company and Playworks Boston. 

Thank You to the South End Athletic Company

Last night, members of the Franklin Park Coalition's Boston Marathon Charity Team were invited to the South End Athletic Company's Charity Mixer. The professional staff fitted the team with new running shoes, gave us some great advice on running clothing and gear, and for those of us who weren't off to Coach Toomey's track workout, treated the team to some Harpoons for hydration. 

For any runner, the shop is great--locally owned with a variety of services to the running community including video gait analysis, varied product lines, and group training runs. They are also incredibly generous to all of the charity teams and it's nice to be rewarded with a little discount when the team is working hard to raise money for Franklin Park.