Davis Sq road closures Sat 10/2 and Sun 10/3

[mamabunny72.livejournal.com]

snipped from the 311 email alert:

On Saturday, October 2nd, from 9:00-10:00 am, Police and Traffic and Parking personnel will close roads and/or detour vehicles in and around the Davis and Teele Square areas, the Ball Square Corridor and the Community Path to accommodate the running of the 15th annual Somerville Homeless Coalition 5K Road Race.

On Sunday, October 3rd, Police and Traffic and Parking personnel will close roads and/or detour vehicles around the center of Davis Square from 10:00 am-7:00 pm for the 2nd annual Oktoberfest. Buses for both events will be re-routed and may be delayed for a short period of time. For additional information please contact the MBTA for bus re-routes or 311.

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[squirrelitude]

I somehow read that as "The Running of the Homeless". >_<

[josephineave.livejournal.com]

Well, they do need the exercise.

[shcincorg.livejournal.com]

Not sure how serious this comment is, but there will actually be a team of homeless athletes at the SHC race from a new non-profit organization in Boston, Back on My Feet which uses running as a means of confidence and character building for those in transitional housing.

You can read more about it here:

http://boston.backonmyfeet.org/somerville-homeless-coalition-races-with-back-on-my-feet.html

[ron_newman]

A very little bit of information about Oktoberfest is here. Sounds like it will be a bigger deal this year with 6 restaurants participating. Last year it was just Redbones, but there was a lot more information available.

[josephineave.livejournal.com]

Be warned that Saturday is also homecoming at Tufts, meaning a huge tailgate party off Powderhouse Blvd. and a pretty high demand for parking around the football stadium. You can also expect a more drunken than average Saturday night if you live near Tufts students.

Here's a schedule of activities:

http://tuftsalumni.org/events-reunions/homecoming/


BTW, the Saturday run overlaps the Tufts Jumbo Stampede that starts at 9 am and runs down College Ave and Powderhouse. I assume the runners are aware of the other race, but it would be comic if someone finished in the wrong pack of runners. At least they aren't doing another set of street closures at a separate time: http://www.tuftsalumniboston.com/jumbostampede2009.htm

Here's an article at Tufts about the scheduling conflict (Tufts Pres is doing the SHC run): http://www.tuftsdaily.com/news/jumbos-set-to-stampede-in-5k-1.2351148

[ron_newman]

Do the race routes overlap? I can't find a map for the SHC 5K race.

[obie119.livejournal.com]

Don't worry - the Jumbo Stampede is actually on Sunday, October 3rd. The link you have is from 2009 :)

[josephineave.livejournal.com]

Except that it says "Saturday, October 2nd" on the top of the linked page (they reused last year's link). The Tufts Daily article is also from today and references the events' conflicting times.

So I will continue to worry...

[shcincorg.livejournal.com]

Thanks for posting for us, you beat me to it!

- Jen @ The SHC

[ron_newman]

Hi, where can we find a route map for your race?

[mamabunny72.livejournal.com]

I called SHC Friday morning to ask if a route map was online, but apparently there isn't one.
FWIW- the race starts near Dave's Fresh Pasta, goes up Holland St, turns left at Broadway, then right on North, then right on Powderhouse, to Broadway and Cedar... and I forget the rest.