![]() The dish will run you $26.99 and The Quarterdeck Restaurant (164 Main Street, Falmouth) will donate 25% of the profits from the Tommy’s New Balance Seafood Run dish to Cape Abilities. The Quarterdeck profits from the dish to Cape Abilities. Named for Falmouth Road Race founder and Quarterdeck patron and employee Tommy Leonard, the dish will give runners the carbohydrates and protein they need without weighing them down for the big race. This limited-time dish consists of sautéed shrimp and scallops with grilled asparagus, blistered heirloom tomatoes and fresh basil served over lobster ravioli and finished with a Pinot Grigio lemon sauce. * The Quarterdeck Restaurant will be offering Tommy’s New Balance Seafood Run from Thursday-Sunday. Right?īe sure to stop by and see my girls at the Sparkly Soul booth and tell them Weight Off My Shoulders/IrishEyes sent ya. * EXPO Fun (Falmouth High School Field House, 874 Gifford Street) is always amazing & hey you need your bib. :0)īesides the race on Sunday, New Balance will be hosting additional events: You know I need to rock some capes on the Cape. I will definitely be rocking the Fresh Foam 980s on my feet on Sunday to compliment my Tedy's Team singlet and Wonder Woman socks. ![]() My New Balance training gear was off the hook I have the honor of being one of the local bloggers they are sponsoring to run. So I am wicked excited to be running Falmouth on Sunday (August 17) for a second time this year thanks to New Balance. Before that, running was as gross to be as brussels sprouts. Why would I have? We all know I didn’t pick up the running bug until 2005. ![]() My dad and uncles were all big runners in the 90s and early 2000s so I was in attendance at a fair number of Falmouth Races, but never participated. I have spectated many a Falmouth Road Race. Well, unless you are one of the 5 guys that have done all 41 Falmouth Road Races or one of those world-famous Olympic types coming to win! If you aren’t chosen in the lottery, you can still get a bib by participating with a charity team.Įither way, it is an EXTREME honor to experience a Falmouth Road Race The race is so popular there is a lottery in place to get a bib to run. Rarely do they offer a medal, but they did then for 40th anniversary I ran Falmouth for the 1st time in 2012, the 40th anniversary, and there were over 12,800 people registered to run. It is crazy to think the race started 42 years ago with just 92 people participating in the first race. Runners come from ALL over the world to participate. The remaining 3,000 registered runners were lacing up for the "at-home edition," completing the seven miles on their own time.The Falmouth Road Race is an internationally known event. It's a whole weekend of activity."įor the third consecutive year, NBC10 Boston, Telemundo Boston, NBC Sports Boston and NECN are the official multimedia community partners for the race.Ī limited 8,000 in-person runners traversed the iconic seven-mile Cape Cod course. "It's interesting because it's a race, but really it's an experience. "We are so excited to be back in person," said Jennifer Edwards, executive director of the Falmouth Road Race, ahead of the event. Each year, the race draws an international field of Olympians and elite and recreational runners. □□□♀️☀️□ #Falmouth #FalmouthRoadRace /Pu8dELpeTN- Shannon Mulaire NBC10 Boston August 15, 2021Įstablished in 1973, the Falmouth Road Race is one of the premier running events of the summer season. This was truly exactly what I needed-I will definitely be back! ![]() What a breathtaking course and AMAZING crowd. Coming from a race where there is very few spectators and no cheering to this was wild," she added, referencing no fans at the Tokyo Olympics. "It was a ton of energy, it was really, really cool," Seidel said. Combined with O'Connell's match, Seidel helped raise $19,044 for pediatric cancer patients. The Falmouth Road Race donated $9,522 in appreciation of Seidel’s participation in this year’s event and in celebration of her victory in Tokyo. The Cambridge native officially ran past 4,761 runners along the way. The founder of Tommy's Place, Tim O’Connell, also announced an additional dollar-for-dollar match. Molly Seidel - the Olympic Marathon bronze medalist at the Tokyo games - served as the official race starter and joined the field of nearly 8,000 registered participants as its very last runner.įor every runner that Seidel passed along the seven-mile course, the Falmouth Road Race initially pledged to donate $1 to Tommy’s Place - a vacation home in Falmouth for kids fighting cancer - but later announced it would double its pledge. Is Home to Best Apple Picking Spot in the US, According to Yelp
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