As of right now, the elevation guide we have shows this to be the flattest course in New England for a Marathon, and half marathon. The course will be certified and a Boston Qualifier with a start mat for both races..

The course is already certified and is a Boston Qualifier for the 2013 race.

Celebrate your walk or run at Hampton Beach with an after-race feast including Smuttynose beer and a live Rock BAND!

Friday & Saturday, September 16-17, 2011
Start: Cannon Mountain, Franconia, NH
Finish: Hampton Beach State Park, Hampton Beach, NH

The Reach The Beach (RTB) Relay is recognized by athletes as the premier relay series in the United States. The 13th annual RTB Relay is set to start at Cannon Mountain in Franconia, New Hampshire on Friday, September 16. The relay will consist of (a maximum of ) 12 person teams that will rotate through 36 transition areas as they cover the approximate 200 mile distance of the race. The race will finish on the beach at Hampton Beach State Park on Saturday, September 17. Title sponsor New Balance will host an expanded “New Balance Tent Village” at Bear Brook State Park, and offer a robust assortment of official RTB race merchandise.

2011 marks the thirteenth running of the Reach the Beach Relay. In 1999, 30 teams finished the inaugural event and since then, the event has grown to a field of more than 450 teams (nearly 5,000 athletes) competing in this year’s race.

To expect the worst and hope for the best is a fine mindset when dealing with Mother Nature in any of her fickle forms. To have a well thought out plan to deal with hurricanes before, during, and after, is a very wise idea.

Stockpiling your favorite junk food and beer in preparation may be a good start but it doesn’t quite end there. Corralling some of your closest friends and family for safety and mere companionship is advised, but make sure your invites are good company; someone you don’t mind being pent up with or someone who may even throw in towards the cost of those items at the tumultuous grocery store.

Checking the security of windows and other parameters of your home may be a simple yet effective way of preventing any damage when the hurricane hits. A little preventive action now is less chaos and headache later.

Gather your flint and steel (candles and flashlight) and the loved ones of your choosing into the interior of the house, or basement, or windowless area. The threat of wind strewn debris is a real threat to any harboring within a hurricane.

A fantastic rule is to keep the bath filled with water for in a real emergency and bind one could always draw their drink from the great porcelain well of the throne room. Deciding to scour and scrub your tub is entirely up to you. Remember that each person uses about 3 gallons per day for all sanitary and thirst-quenching needs.

Whenever the storm hits, whether its Tracy or Stacy, or Jim or John… this is when the real fun could begin. If your haven/party room you could bring board games, books, and food. Just be sure to have an old fashioned can opener for your electric one could be useless if you ever lose power. Also, once things start to go medieval it is a good idea then to unplug all major appliances for electrical hazards mixed with a chance of rain can cause disastrous results including electrical shock and fire. Beware spoiled food in your fridge if it’s been down for some time. A good portion of sicknesses have been cause solely by this seemingly trivial happening.

Imagination could play a fair part in passing time during your hurricane hoedown. Tell ghost stories by flickering candlelight, relive past memories with friends and family, or start on that case of beer you’ve been glancing at. Drinking or toasting at every crack of thunder or flash of lightning could become a decent drinking game. A deck of cards could kill some hours and perhaps gain you some money from your friends to be spent when the clouds clear.

Important to remember is that the Eye of the Storm can be tricky itself so don’t let the sudden and peaceful calm fool you; the storm isn’t over quite yet. Wait a reassuring amount of time before coming out of your cave of hurricane hibernation. Surprisingly, most deaths come after these storms in form of fallen power lines, weakened trees and other such unstable structures.

So with some caution and a bit of patience, you and your riders of the storm will see through the winds and the rains and may even have a bit of fun in the process.

By Jay Ryan (safely inland)

August 20th 2011 at 3pm

Zombies will be meeting at Central Parking on Ashworth Ave. (the back strip) around 3pm. Zombies would like to start walking around 3:30 – 4:00 depending on when zombies stop filing in. We will make our way up to the sand and continue down the sand all the way to the other side by A street. Zombies will then go onto the strip letting everyone else know we are here and want their BRAINS…

The After Party:

The after party is going to be EPIC… Zombies will be having it at Stacey Janes right on Ocean Boulevard. The club will be playing movies as well as music. They have great food at a great price. We will have special prizes for best zombie, best zombie scream and more… At 7pm the real music will kick off for Stacey Janes Saturday night beach party. With a killer sound system and great lights on the dance floor its sure to be a hit…

YOU MUST BRING YOUR ID TO THE AFTER PARTY…
UNDER 21 IS WELCOME TILL 9PM…

Get Ready Hampton Beach The Zombies Are Coming…

The second annual Molly Surf Celebration is on for August 20-21st. We are going to hold the GROM event on Saturday, August 20th and the adult event on Sunday the 21st. We had such an amazing event last year that we decided to continue with the same theme. Yes, no need for the adults to bring their boards to the event because we will supply ALL of the surfboards. Before each heat, the adult surfers will draw the boards that t…hey will have to ride in their heat from my COWBOY hat! FUN!!! The Molly Surf Celebration “vibe” is more of a festival than an actual “contest.” How uber competitive can you truly be if you happen to draw a 1967 Eaton or a 8’0 soft top rental board for your heat? The focus is having fun and enjoying the day in the water with all of our friends, so in order to take that fun to the next level we’re going to award the adult surfers with additional points if they SURF IN COSTUME!!! I have my Spider Man and Hannah Montana kits dialed and I’m ready for action. $20 is the entry fee for both the Groms and the Adults – we’ll have sign ups at 7:00am at 10th St at The wall on both days, so please mark your calendars and joins us for a weekend on the beach in order to CELEBRATE MOLLY!!! Please check the website weekly as we will post more details as we get closer to the August 20th weekend and all NH area surf shops will have The Molly Surf Celebration info/event fliers.

I was re-organizing my office the other day and I came across a card, a “thank you” card, which I received last year from a family that received support from The Molly Fund. Sometimes I get caught up in the chaos of life – trying to balance work, family, play, and The Molly Fund – and I lose sight on the big picture and the reason why Molly’s legacy continues with the Foundation. The thank you card was an instant reminder and I’d like to think that it was no accident that I re-discovered this family’s note. An amazing amount of people are helping drive The Molly Fund forward. We are raising a lot of money and by working with Dana Farber and The Jimmy Fund we are able to reach out and help so many families that desperately need the kind of financial support that The Molly Fund can provide. Meg and I are only a small part of what happens behind the scenes because we’re blessed to have the support of so many people that are always more than willing and only too eager to lend a hand and raise a few bucks in order to help families in need. I can honestly say that our friends, family, and our wonderful community enabled us to survive another year without Molly and somehow a sincere “thank you” can’t even begin to describe how truly grateful Meg and I feel. Looking back to July 12, 2009, I wrote that there has to be some good that will surface from Molly’s death. At the time, I had just lost my daughter. My only thought was praying for the strength to continue living, and I really had no idea what “good” could come from Molly’s death. But today all I have to do is open that “thank you” card and it all makes perfect sense. We’re doing some good things and it certainly takes an army to make it happen. We love you all and we are so very grateful for your help. Please join us as we celebrate Molly this summer. Go here for all the details: http://www.mollyrowlee.org?/events/eventsDetail.php?I?temNumber=67

SEPTEMBER 9, 10, & 11, 2011

This festival is a fitting end to the summer — it is absolutely huge and all encompassing.

Are you ready to walk, eat, drink and shop? Held the first full weekend in September, the 22nd Annual Seafood Festival, which is augmented by Hampton Beach’s Sidewalk Sale Days, is a great way to end the summer and welcome the fall. School has just started and the days are still long and hot. So get ready to chow down, enjoy the beach and water one last time and take in all that the seacoast has to offer.

The seafood festival features seafood dishes from over 50 different restaurants and arts and crafts from over 60 dealers and artisans. In the food area, there are plenty of lobster, shrimp, clams and scallops, along with great coleslaws, Bloomin’ Onions, fries and fried ice cream. You want chowder? There are all sorts of chowder. There’s a 200-foot beer tent serving Red Hook and Budweiser.

Saturday night you’ll be entertained by a huge and glorious fireworks display – the last one of the summer season. It’s so big that they shut down Ocean Boulevard for the event. There are three stages offering continuous entertainment, an end of the season clearance sale by local shops and continuous games and entertainment for the kids.

Don’t miss this humungous event!

Hampton Beach Seafood Festival -
Voted one of the top 100 events in North America

• 50+ 0f the Seacoast’s top restaurants serving our world famous New England seafood. Lobsters, fried clams, shrimp, BBQ ribs, steak tips, “blooming onions”, scrumptious deserts and so much more.
• 80 Arts & Craft vendors and end of the season sidewalk sales.
• Continuous entertainment on two stages featuring jazz, oldies, and rock & roll.
• Pat Whitley Culinary Chef Demonstrations.
• Kiddie Land with the best in children’s entertainment; face painting, games, and even a train ride.
• Spectacular fireworks display on Saturday with a performance by the United States Air Force Band of Liberty AFTERBURN.
• Thrilling skydiving demonstration on Sunday.

PARKING AND SHUTTLE

First Student offers Free Parking and Shuttle service to the Festival at over 13 in-town satellite parking lots. The shuttle service has proved to be the fastest, safest, and most cost effective way to get to the Festival. With no cost and less aggravation, it has become the most popular way to attend and enjoy the festival for families and our volunteers. For those who want to park closer to the beach, Hampton Beach Trolleys offers free shuttle service from the State Park near the Seabrook Bridge.

2011 FESTIVAL SCHEDULE

Friday, September 9, 2011:

7:30 PM: 22nd Anniversary Ribbon Cutting Ceremony with Governor John Lynch

4 PM- 8PM: Live Entertainment- featuring the best bands in our region with jazz, oldies, and rock & roll!

9:00 PM: Festival Closes

Saturday, September 10, 2011:

10 AM: Festival Opens

11 AM- 3PM: CULINARY CHEF DEMONSTRATIONS hosted by Pat Whitley Restaurant Show featuring the region’s most famous chefs. Watch, sample and pick up free recipes.

11:30 AM-6PM: KIDDIELAND- Featuring the region’s most notable celebrities in children’s entertainment including magicians, jugglers, clowns, musicals, and story tellers.

12PM-6:15PM: Live Entertainment- featuring the best bands in our region with jazz, oldies, and rock & roll!

2:30PM: Second Annual Lobster Roll Eating Competition featuring world-known competitive eaters on the Seashell Stage.

3PM: Beach clearing for firework set up

6PM-8PM: U.S. Air Force Band of Liberty “After Burner” performing a patriotic tribute at the Seashell Stage

8:15 PM: SPECTACULAR FIREWORKS SHOOT! Don’t miss the last firework display of the summer.

9PM: Festival Closes

Sunday, September 11, 2011:

10AM: Festival Opens

11AM-3PM: CULINARY CHEF DEMONSTRATIONS- Hosted by Pat Whitley Restaurant Show featuring the region’s most famous chefs. Watch, sample and pick up free recipes.

11:30AM-5PM: KIDDIELAND featuring the region’s most notable celebrities in children’s entertainment including magicians, jugglers, clowns, musicals, and story tellers.

12PM-6PM: Live Entertainment- featuring the best bands in our region with jazz, oldies, and rock & roll!

3PM: Beach clearing for Sky Diving Extravaganza

5PM: Sky Diving Extravaganza by Sky Dive New England, center beach.

6PM: Festival Closes

ALL DAY EVERY DAY:

*60 of the Seacoast’s top restaurants serving our world famous New England seafood. Lobsters, fried clams, shrimp, BBQ ribs, steak tips, “bloomin’ onions,” scrumptious desserts and so much more!
*80 Arts & Crafts vendors showcasing their locally made products and end of the season sidewalk sales!

*Continuous entertainment featuring jazz, oldies, and rock & roll!