APril 2025 Events

Date: Saturday, April 26th 

Time: 8:00 AM

Location: Walden Pond

Team Leader: Coach Jean

Workout Details: 
Bike - We'll be riding the beautiful, but hilly, country roads of Concord. Here are the route options:
15.46 Country Store Loop 
18.8 Mile Route Country Store Loop with Strawberry Hill  
25 Mile Route Country Store Loop with Strawberry Hill & Extension towards Rt 4.

Run - Up to 30 minute run, or mini ChiRun clinic with quick run video review. 

Breakfast: Twisted Tree

Date: Saturday, Jan 4th
Time: 8:00 AM – 12:30 PM at
Location: Framingham Food Pantry (FFP), 214 Concord St., Framingham
Lunch TBD based on interest of the volunteers at nearby Brazilian restaurant (Terra Brasilis)
Please RSVP to Howard Loree (617-780-6334, howard.loree@alum.mit.edu) for further information and to sign up.

We have been invited to serve at the FFP. The pantry serves about 225 families each month and is staffed entirely by volunteers. Workers can serve up front, interacting with clients as they “shop” for food. Those who speak Spanish, Portuguese, or Russian will find those skills especially helpful. Those who like to schlepp can serve in the stockroom, sorting donations and bringing up bulk food items for distribution. We will go out for lunch to a nearby Brazilian restaurant (Terra Brasilis) afterward. Children are welcome to come with their parents and high school students can get credit for community service hours.

Date: Saturday, Feb 22nd
Time: 11:15 am 5k Race; 11:00-4:00 pm Winterfest
Location: Fruitlands Museum, 102 Prospect Hill Rd  Harvard MA
Team Leader: Coach Jean
Details, Tickets & Registration for 5k Here
Roster:
 

The day will kick off with a frosty 5K road race. Come to the heated tent and warm up with hot cocoa and a cider donut, then head off to shoot the apple cannons, visit our vendors, play kid’s games, toss a skillet, and enter the paper snowflake contest, judge the knitted /crochet hat, ice sun catcher and winter photography entrants.  Sign up for the human dog sled pull and then warm up by the fire pits.  Taste and vote for your favorite entries in the People’s Choice chili and the mac and cheese contests! End the day by Wassailing the Orchard, led by our singing, costumed troupe.

Date: Sat, March 1
Workout Time: 8:15am - dynamic warmup, 30 minute out and back run or walk, stretch
Workout Location: Meet at Boston Convention Center Lobby, Main Entrance on Summer Street
Expo Time: Saturday 10am – 5pm
Location: Boston Run Show, Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, South Boston
Use code CHIRUNNING for a FREE ticket to the ultimate running and outdoor event.
Get Tickets Here 

Please RSVP to Coach Jean if you plan on attending

We'll have a group run before the expo opens, then everyone can grab breakfast, visit the vendor booths or attend presentations with speakers like Des Linden & Conrad Anker. The group run will be open to the public and will be lead by Coach Jean as well as other ChiWalking/ChiRunning instructors. 
-Shop 200+ brands like Saucony, Puma, Garmin & more
-Be inspired by top speakers 
-Try exciting activities like climbing walls & survival workshops

Date: Sat, March 8th
Time: 12:30pm - 2:30p
Location: Tackle Box Brewing Company, 416 Boston Post Rd E
Marlborough, MA 01752
Please RSVP to Coach Jean at jeangilliswellness@gmail.com

Attendees: Coach Jean

This will be an informal gathering, giving us a chance to connect, chat about triathlon, have some snacks, play some games, and have a great time! As you may have guessed, Tackle Box has a large selection of craft brewed beers and hard seltzers, but they also have lots of games! Come test your skills against other triathletes in a game of pool, foosball, darts, ping pong, corn hole and more. Come mingle and have a fun and memorable time getting to know what Dreamfar is all about.

Date: Sat, Mar 15th
Time: Clinic 9am-10:15am (ish); Workout 10:15am - 11:30am 
Location: Grace Bicycles, 1574A Washington St, Holliston, MA 01746
Check out Grace Bicycles website
Please RSVP to Coach Jean at jeangilliswellness@gmail.com
Workout: TBD
Attendees: Coach Jean

Being faster on the bike can come down to a number of different factors, including following a good training plan and having a proper nutrition strategy. As for the bike itself, there are a number of things you can do to go faster with less effort. But which changes can make the most meaningful difference and be cost-effective? From an aero position to good race tires and ceramic bearings, we will have a discussion on how making specific changes to your bike can affect your performance and which changes you may want to consider for the upcoming season.