First Marathon is Always the Most Memorable
Growing up in the small Massachusetts town of Westford, I enjoyed being involved in athletics just like any young child would be. I actively participated in the recreational sports such as soccer,...
View ArticleStaying Safe While Training For Marathon
BOSTON (CBS) — “You gotta run facing traffic. You gotta keep your head up and pay attention.” They’re the running rules of the road from a veteran marathoner. With marathon training in full swing, the...
View ArticleLocal Police Officer Training: The High Speed Chase
AYER (CBS) – Officers from several local police departments got the chance on Thursday to practice some skills that many hope they never have to use. WBZ-TV’s Bill Shields reports On an old runway at...
View ArticleNeedham Gymnast Returns Home Before Heading To London Olympics
BURLINGTON (CBS) –Aly Raisman was flocked by many of her young admirers as she returned home to her Burlington gym on Tuesday. WBZ NewsRadio 1030’s Carl Stevens Reports....
View ArticleSonic Boom From Mass. Air National Guard Jet Rattles NH/VT Border
WESTFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts Air National Guard fighter jet flying a routine training mission over the New Hampshire-Vermont border has inadvertently broken the sound barrier. The National...
View ArticleGuard: No Low-Altitude Training For Noisy F-35 Fighter Jets In Maine
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The newest fighter jets that have been the subject of noise complaints across the country won’t be flying low over the hills of western Maine under the National Guard’s proposal...
View ArticleRunners Brave The Elements Training For 2015 Boston Marathon
http://media.boston.cbslocal.com/CBSBOS_2102201518323900000AA.mp4 BOSTON (CBS) – With less than two months to train for the 2015 Boston Marathon, runners are finding it difficult to navigate snow and...
View ArticleDavid Wade On Marathon Training: I Must Have Fallen And Hit My Head
Somewhere along the line, I must have fallen and hit my head. I don’t mean now, on one of the thousands of ice and danger encrusted New England sidewalks. No, this mind altering bump to my cerebellum...
View ArticleDavid Wade’s Marathon Training Decision: Music, Or No Music?
This Sunday morning, for the very first time, I stood at the Boston Marathon starting line in Hopkinton without a microphone in my hand. For the past few years, I have hosted WBZ’s pre-Marathon special...
View ArticleMassport Holds Ice Rescue Drill At Logan Airport
http://media.boston.cbslocal.com/CBSBOS_0603201517064200000AA.mp4 EAST BOSTON (CBS) – Massport held a water rescue drill at Logan Airport Friday, a day after a jet ran off a runway at LaGuardia...
View ArticleHistoric Winter Poses Threat To Marathon Preparations
http://media.boston.cbslocal.com/CBSBOS_2303201518014700000AA.mp4 BOSTON (CBS) – How do you make 26.2 miles feel longer? Just add snow and potholes. Runners train for the Boston Marathon. (WBZ-TV)...
View ArticleDavid Wade’s Marathon Training: Running In The Snow… In Shorts
I knew the forecast for last Saturday AM. I knew it well. “Temperatures start in the 30’s with quick mid-morning burst of snow.” Still, I wanted to wear shorts. After a winter that feels like it...
View ArticleElementary School Nurses Receive Crisis Training In Boston
BOSTON (CBS) — For a group of elementary school nurses, crisis training is one lesson they never wanted to learn. “We are the only medical people in the building and they are looking at us to do...
View ArticleFirefighter Training Held At Logan Airport
BOSTON (CBS) — If you saw fire and smoke coming from Logan Airport Monday morning, have no fear: it was just a drill, officials say. The firefighter training session ran from 9 a.m.-to-noon at the...
View ArticleWATCH: Scott Zolak Trains Adolfo For The NFL Draft
BOSTON (CBS) – Looking to improve upon his 11.79 40-yard dash time from earlier this week, Adolfo Gonzalez from 98.5 The Sports Hub’s Toucher and Rich Show wanted to show the scouts his on-field skills...
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