Boston Indoor Tracks- need some help

you could always try BC or MIT, but I know from experience MIT's set up is like a healthclub and it's really hard to get in unless you know someone.

if you get desperate, you can go out to the reservoir by cleveland circle and run around it on the roads, they are pretty wide. I have gone out there and estimated 200, 400, 800, 1000, 1600, etc repeats around there on the roads. Sucks doing repeats outside in this kind of weather but sometimes it has to happen.

Sean,

I know it's a hike but you could always use UNH's for free.

1) email the distance coach at each college and ask for help.

2) check with the local running clubs (gbtc, baa, etc)

3) contact the ne-usatf and see what they can tell you.

if none of these suggestions work, post on here and i'll find a way to kick someone's butt. people should know who you are and help.

gags fan

I ran on the Brandeis track a few times during high school with no problems, you could try that one.

sneaking in to Reggie has become much more difficult - check the schedule off of rltac.com - attend a high school meet, pay the how much money it costs for admission, and then stay

you can use the BU mini-meet as a workout next Saturday

GBTC will be at Reggie Wednesday night approx. 7pm - we can try and finagle you in (perhaps through the back door)

yeah, if you have someone open the back doors for you at reggie you will be fine.

people will know who you are, just ask. Hell if I was still in Boston (in NJ for xmas) I would do it.

Hi Guys, thanks for the suggestions. BillCarr, Wed would actually work really well. My email is

sean1500@gmail.com

if you think it will work, if not don't stress it I'll be fine. Thanks,

Sean

You could ask Bill Carr to buy you a guest pass at the front desk for $5 and do your share to help pay for the upkeep of the facility.

BillCarr, what's your email? Could you help two members of your alma mater get into Reggie on Wed. night?

I think you can get on the MIT track during certain hours of the day. You can buy a $12 day pass and it gives you access to all of the athletic facilites, including the indoor track, the weight rooms (where they have treadmills and elipitcals), and the pool. I'm not sure of the hours the indoor track is open, but if you were to call the athletic center I'm sure you could find out from them. There might be info here as well www.mitrecsports.com.

BU's track is always open in the morning. I used to get there at around 7:00 am and just walk in and do workouts on the track. No one knows you don't belong. However, the track might be closed for winter break.

Harvard's is the same deal. Just walk in. There's someone who sits at a desk but just pretend like you know where you're going.

boston runner wrote:

BU's track is always open in the morning. I used to get there at around 7:00 am and just walk in and do workouts on the track. No one knows you don't belong. However, the track might be closed for winter break.

Harvard's is the same deal. Just walk in. There's someone who sits at a desk but just pretend like you know where you're going.

Now, you did it...we're gonna be waiting for you and then, it's "Unleash the hounds."

Don't bother with BC, it is not a track. Harvard was closed last week for maintainence.

Don't forget Morts race on Sat.

We are still proud of you for your first sub 4 NH miler.

While it is alittle tougher to get into Reggie now than it was I've been doing it once a week for the last month or so. You have a few options. Pretend you belong and just walk in the person sitting at the front desk will probably just nod especially if other people are there. you can pay to get into the HS meet and then go in the back door when they are all leaving or lastly like carr said you can finagle yourself in by saying you're with this group or that group.

Also just man up and run outside thats what we have to do.

Best of luck.

You can get into MIT's indoor track for 7 bucks, which also includes the all-day pass with the swimming and lockers, etc. It's not bad at all. You can also park in the parking garage across the street for free. MIT is not a banked track, but for a distance runner just doing repeats I don't think it matters much. The neighborhood also beats Reggie where I'd worry that my car will get keyed/spitted on.