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šŸŒ± How a kidsā€™ running club became Chilmarkā€™s sellout summer road race

Chilmark, Massachusetts Patch AM: a 3 min read

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  • How a kidsā€™ running club became Chilmarkā€™s sellout summer road race

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Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 81 and low of 71 degrees.
  • Friday: Partly sunny and humid, temps: high: 86, low: 70. šŸŒ¶ Hot!
  • Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 84 and low of 71 degrees.

šŸ“° News we're reading

ā€¢ Chasing Another Middle Road Miracle (vineyardgazette.com) ā€” Chilmarkā€™s signature Road Race returns this Saturday, August 8, with 1,600 runners set to charge down Middle Road toward town hall. Founder Hugh Weisman reflects on how a kidsā€™ running group at the Chilmark Community Center grew into a soldā€‘out summer tradition that now shapes vacations, mobilizes town services, and ends in a celebratory gathering by the Chilmark Store.
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