Alex Friedman a student at Newton North High School clocks in at the Newton Store that sits on mile 20 of the Boston Marathon course.
Shop life is a grind. It's long hours in windowless rooms organizing apparel and footwear. But it’s also time spent with other running diehards, where you can speak the language of splits, the workouts you bombed and the ones you crushed, carbon fiber plates, long-run spots, and race plans. Conversations stretch beyond running too—life goals, favorite movies, or music tastes.
The inescapable close quarters mean that whether it’s a summer job, an internship, or a tenured spot on the team, you're going to experience fast-paced camaraderie.
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Moments in the Middle is a series on Heartbreak's blog, the Heartbeat, featuring photography by Fidelis Teixeira curated by Marielle Hall. It's about defining those middle moments—the times that often go unnoticed but carry the weight of who we are and what we value. These are the moments of connection: to place, to community, and to each other. Learn more here. You can search more on the blog here.