Hynes Word!

A fine Sunday on the streets of Lowell for a horde of E Streeters taking part in the annual Hynes 5 miler, the final piece of the Wild Rover trifecta. Maintaining a tradition that dates back decades to the days of running in basketball sneakers, the E Streeters held their own, even those coming off an 18.5 miler the previous day on the Boston Marathon course.

Andrew took top E Streeter honors, finishing 19th out of 670 runners. Here's his mugshot. He's got quite a collection of beer glasses, considering he's only 17 years old. The rest of the pics are set up in three packs, with on-course photos courtesy of Barry James as well as Jim Rhoades from over at http://www.jimrhoades.com/

Thumbs up on the way out for Andrew:

Singing to the masses at the halfway point:

And, the muscle shot:

Tommy, refusing to get girled - oh wait, that's Sean...

No brotherly love at 2.5 mark, but a Bowser shoutout

Tommy, clearly distracted by the package store off to his right:

At least someone was wearing the green:

Alas, no one would high-five him:

Not getting girled at the cemetery:

Sean's remembering that Dalton Road party:

Trying to get to other side of street to avoid Barry:
Knows the course so well, he can do it with his eyes closed:

Green Lantern and son make their Hynes' running debut:

Does Mike have the will power to do it? Can he beat Brennan? (Answer: No)

A quick wardrobe change, and Brennan is ready for the final stretch:

Andrew and the LHS cross country team were waiting with medals at the finish:And finally, a sad bunch of shamrocks: