Touring the Emerald Necklace -- Slowly and Quickly

Yes, the Emerald Necklace ain't in Brighton.  But here you'll find a truly lovely description by Fenway Evan of a 9-mile walking tour of it beginning at Franklin Park and ending at Boston Common.  Full of pictures, history, and maps.

Still not quite Brighton-enough to merit mention on the Brighton Centered Blog?

Some 3500-plus people, including 85 from Brighton, today managed to take that tour in one to three hours -- much faster than Evan did.  Here are the Brighton finishers:


Boston Athletic Association Half-Marathon along the Emerald Necklace
October 7, 2007

71	27/362	M2029	1:23:53	Andrew Goldthorp	29
82	11/443	M4049	1:25:50	Michael Pahre	40
134	29/443	M4049	1:29:04	Chris Vezeau	40
147	33/443	M4049	1:29:37	Edward Considine	48
149	40/362	M2029	1:30:49	Ramiro Oliva	27
151	14/797	F2029	1:29:51	Laura Smith	26
165	56/650	M3039	1:31:36	Bret Fortenberry	32
215	56/362	M2029	1:33:45	Garrett Lynch	21
238	51/443	M4049	1:34:40	Peter Lavelle	42
270	64/362	M2029	1:36:20	Dave Fletcher	25
282	28/797	F2029	1:36:24	Katie Bennett	24
370	37/797	F2029	1:39:15	Cynthia Whitman	23
379	89/362	M2029	1:39:27	Joel Wessel	25
422	92/362	M2029	1:42:28	Manuel Guerrero	26
448	97/362	M2029	1:43:35	William Hartono	24
455	42/702	F3039	1:41:28	Meredith Sawyer	33
556	165/650	M3039	1:44:10	Yuichiro Seki	32
559	109/362	M2029	1:43:38	Mike Mariani	25
572	59/702	F3039	1:44:04	Elizabeth Molinari	36
639	195/650	M3039	1:47:42	John Bustria	35
642	196/650	M3039	1:44:29	Daniel Goldberg	37
726	78/702	F3039	1:46:10	Tammy Furlong	36
749	220/650	M3039	1:46:49	Robert Hale	33
845	43/320	F4049	1:47:08	Susan Davis	45
925	160/362	M2029	1:48:34	Matthew Welch	29
931	111/702	F3039	1:50:17	Lisa Rubin	31
942	121/797	F2029	1:48:17	Layla Parast	23
985	128/797	F2029	1:51:35	Susan Godfrey	28
1028	168/362	M2029	1:50:14	Christopher Mahoney	25
1112	150/797	F2029	1:50:37	Stephanie Morris	24
1119	180/362	M2029	1:51:45	Joshua Navikonis	26
1140	184/362	M2029	1:54:18	Jeffrey Barbieri	26
1162	159/797	F2029	1:51:25	Katherine Shields	23
1193	169/797	F2029	1:52:46	Courtney Davis	26
1199	171/797	F2029	1:53:20	Natalie Mokohonuk	27
1237	323/650	M3039	1:53:18	Eric Burke	34
1341	205/797	F2029	1:55:02	Sarah Coleman	22
1374	189/702	F3039	1:54:17	Meredith Lilley	33
1518	220/702	F3039	1:56:29	Nicole Palovich	34
1527	248/797	F2029	1:55:51	Rebecca Quan	25
1568	257/797	F2029	1:56:38	Kirin Surpless	28
1594	226/362	M2029	1:55:43	Daniel Healy	25
1597	227/362	M2029	1:57:02	Tyler Howrigan	24
1656	275/797	F2029	1:58:30	Caitlin Bonney	24
1660	276/797	F2029	1:57:10	Kyla Donnelly	27
1684	284/797	F2029	1:56:47	Eadaoin Snee	28
1705	290/797	F2029	1:56:57	Maria Keane	25
1744	264/702	F3039	1:58:57	Colleen Brown	30
1784	273/702	F3039	1:59:01	Nesrin Oztermiyeci	37
1880	324/797	F2029	2:00:26	Meredith Deeley	22
1897	331/797	F2029	2:00:13	Lizzie Castillo	23
1986	350/797	F2029	2:02:51	Sarah Aspero	25
1995	269/362	M2029	2:00:34	Michael Hull	26
2017	315/702	F3039	2:01:12	Sarah Shedd	33
2020	359/797	F2029	2:02:09	Jennifer Giuliano	29
2129	387/797	F2029	2:02:51	Kristen Rada	23
2176	401/797	F2029	2:04:30	Julia Stancil	23
2189	356/702	F3039	2:04:27	Emma Bagnell	30
2190	406/797	F2029	2:04:03	Kathleen Peterson	25
2218	416/797	F2029	2:05:23	Tasha Patusky	26
2408	471/797	F2029	2:07:31	Alison Harris	24
2455	488/797	F2029	2:06:40	Ashley Peterson	24
2470	494/797	F2029	2:07:41	Sara Stump	24
2497	411/702	F3039	2:07:11	Robin Williamson	31
2512	416/702	F3039	2:07:12	Linh Vong	30
2513	417/702	F3039	2:07:12	Mary Walsh	32
2592	532/797	F2029	2:09:52	Maggie Callan	24
2715	564/797	F2029	2:12:06	Renee Victoria Lindo	26
2732	568/797	F2029	2:12:26	Andrea Cassarino	25
2772	582/797	F2029	2:12:54	Diane Wasileski	25
2827	595/797	F2029	2:14:26	Laura Reardon	28
2836	570/650	M3039	2:14:46	Derek Cameron	35
2846	503/702	F3039	2:13:41	Timna Onigman	30
2886	609/797	F2029	2:13:09	Kali Crocker	24
2888	515/702	F3039	2:14:37	Beth Vivier	32
2929	584/650	M3039	2:14:43	Joseph Pagliuca	37
2978	634/797	F2029	2:17:31	Anna Defilipp	24
3005	639/797	F2029	2:17:14	Alison Wagoner	20
3077	604/650	M3039	2:19:55	John Powell	36
3126	671/797	F2029	2:20:56	Christine Young	29
3137	674/797	F2029	2:19:19	Kuang Chiang	28
3241	705/797	F2029	2:23:35	Katherine Curnutte	28
3460	758/797	F2029	2:35:06	Johannah Hensel	25
3461	759/797	F2029	2:35:07	Leah Grant	25
3540	693/702	F3039	2:43:40	Bindu Lal	33

Brighton Allston Bicentennial Events This Sunday 9/23: 5-K Race, Parade, Street Fair

This Sunday, September 23rd, sees two staple events -- the Brian Honan 5-K Road Race and the Allston-Brighton Parade -- join with the new Allston Village Street Fair to make a day of fun for everyone. It's all part of the Brighton Allston Bicentennial year of celebration. I'm hoping that my new classification as a master leads to a good result in the race... you can also root for racer State Rep. Kevin Honan along the way.

Sunday, September 23rd
12:00 (noon) -- Brian Honan 5-K Road Race: Start/finish at The Kells of Boston, 161 Brighton Avenue, Allston, MA. Race goes west along Brighton Avenue, southwest on Cambridge Street, west on Washington Street, then turns around near the Swan Cleaners just before Oak Square.

1:00 pm -- Allston-Brighton Parade: start in Allston Village Barry's Corner, otherwise same route as the race, ending in Oak Square. (Note: the starting time is unclear. A-B TAB announces it as 1:00 pm, while Tolman/Moran/Honan flyer I received in the mail [twice] said 1:30 pm.)

12:00 - 6:00 pm -- Allston Village Street Fair: on Harvard Avenue between Brighton Avenue and Cambridge Street. Food vendors, music groups, and children's activities (face painting, Storymobile, clown, moonbounce, etc.). website

2:30 - 6:00 pm -- Post-Parade Party in the Park: sponsored by Representative Michael Moran. At Hardiman "Tar" Park, Oak Square.