There’s one thing that I keep getting asked over and over again for the past 2 years: “Do you offer private coaching?” Until now, the answer has always been, “I will, but not at the moment.” For those local to Southern Maine, I help out with the coaching at Maine Running Company for those that [...]
Read More...Runners are presented with a unique challenge during hunting season that they rarely have to worry about for the rest of the year. Usually, we do not really have to worry about getting shot while we are out getting our run in, but in many areas of the country that could be a real possibility [...]
Read More...Aussie Ruth Frith recently won quite a few gold medals and set a new world record in the shot put at the World Masters Championships this past weekend. Her throw was 4.07 meters (13 feet 4 inches.) Ruth turned 100 years old earlier this year, and hopes to compete in the next World Masters championship [...]
Read More...On our recent trip to Greece, I got some more ammunition against my wife’s dislike of eggplant as she not only enjoyed eating the Imam but even ordered it for herself after trying mine earlier in the trip. Of course, that just meant we had to try to recreate the dish at home. (I will [...]
Read More...I just got home this week from a vacation in Greece, and it was a really good time. I got to run barefoot in the stadium at Ancient Olympia, did a lot of hiking through Athens to visit all the ruins, and relaxed for the last few days at the beach on the island of [...]
Read More...A friend of mine sent me the following email about an upcoming race in Portland, so if you are looking for a relatively flat 5k where you can run a fast time and peek out over the Western Promenade, this is the one: The second annual Reiche International 5K road race – celebrating the more [...]
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