Tag: Harvard on the Move

  • Campus & Community

    Running for a purpose

    Harvard runners run the Boston Marathon to overcome challenges, be part of a community, and give back

    Jenn Greiner (from left), Alison Steinbach, Bjarni Atlason, and Bob Surette are part of the Harvard College Marathon Challenge.
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    Upward, onward, underwater

    Harvard runners training for the Boston Marathon found ways to train throughout this season’s record snowfall.

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    In shared run, a sort of stand

    As Massachusetts and the nation remember the tragic events at last year’s Boston Marathon, Harvard runners are getting ready to move ahead the best way they know: together.

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    Harvard comes out for City Run/Walk

    Harvard students, faculty, and staff were out in force Sunday to run or walk in the 27th annual Marathon Sports Cambridge City Run, a five-mile road race or three-mile walk past Fresh Pond and along Huron Avenue.

  • Campus & Community

    Green incentive for going green

    Two new initiatives are being rolled out by Harvard’s CommuterChoice Program this winter. The expanded benefits will offer bicyclists tax-free reimbursements for bike-related expenses, including purchase and repair, and will provide Emergency Ride Home services to faculty and staff commuters who do not travel by car.

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    Halloween on the move

    Approximately 30 runners, some in Halloween gear, gathered for the free Harvard On The Move run, which leaves from the steps of the MAC at 5:15 p.m. Wednesdays.

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    On the streets of Allston

    Approximately 400 Harvard runners participated in the ninth annual Brian Honan 5K Run/Walk on Sunday.

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    Born to run, and run

    Nearly 80 runners gathered at the Malkin Athletic Center for a celebratory jog along the Charles River with authors and fitness authorities Scott Jurek and Christopher McDougall.

  • Health

    Chasing down a better way to run

    From pondering prehistoric man to employing high-tech 3-D imaging, Harvard researchers are leaving no shoe unturned to discover why we run, and how we can do it better.

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    Trot, trot through Allston

    The 8th annual Brian Honan 5K Run/Walk took place Sept. 25, complete with Harvard cheerleaders to boost the runners along.

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    Banner year ahead

    Harvard gears up to celebrate an event-filled 375th anniversary, embracing what President Faust calls a “tradition of imaginative change.”

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    It was a very good year

    With its 360th Commencement, another chapter in Harvard’s history draws to a close, as marked by highlights from this year. Reinstallation of ROTC, ongoing innovation in science and humanities, and Wynton Marsalis at Harvard top off some of the year’s historical benchmarks.

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    Run (or walk)

    Running and walking can do wonders for our physical, mental, and emotional health. At the launch of Harvard on the Move, President Drew Faust and a panel of University experts made the case that it should also be fun — even in winter. The first community walk is noon Feb. 1.

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    Join Harvard on the Move

    Harvard plans a running and walking program designed to build community and fitness among students, faculty, staff, alumni, and neighbors.