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Wellesley runners & friends celebrate Winter Solstice before crack of dawn

December 21, 2016 by Bob Brown Leave a Comment

Winter Solstice Runners 2016
Winter Solstice runners, in all their glowing glory

 

More than two dozen runners, twinkling with reflective gear and headlamps, circled the road within Elm Bank Reservation on the Wellesley/Natick/Dover border three times on Wednesday beginning at 6 AM to recognize Winter Solstice — which technically began at 5:44 AM and marks the year’s low point for daylight.

The Sixth Annual Elm Bank 5K+ Winter Solstice Race, an informal gathering of runners from Wellesley, Natick and surrounding communities, exudes a feeling that things only can get better from here.

Winter Solstice start/finish line
Winter Solstice start/finish line

 

Breathing frosty clouds in the sub-20-degree weather, the runners — and a few hardy dogs — took off from a rainbow chalk starting line and all survived the 3.3-mile or so course.

While a lack of snow on the Elm Bank hill snuffed out the possibility of a post-race sledding run,  hot coffee and group pictures nicely concluded the event.

Meanwhile, the countdown began to Summer Solstice in June…

Back of the Winter Solstice pack
Back of the Winter Solstice run pack

 

MORE: Wellesley Sunday runners donate bench and then run off

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