The 2011 Mid-Winter Classic Has Been Cancelled (Again)

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The 2011 Mid-Winter Classic Has Been Cancelled (Again)

By Blaine Moore on Saturday, February 26th, 2011 | No Comments

The Cape Elizabeth Mid-Winter Classic 10 Miler is (almost) always the first Sunday in February. This year, the race was cancelled and postponed until this weekend. Unfortunately, another forecast for snow tonight and through the race tomorrow morning has led to another cancellation, and this time it will not be postponed. A Mid-Spring Classic is [...]

5 Minutes with Jeff Browning: Running 100 Milers

By Blaine Moore on Friday, February 25th, 2011 | No Comments

Ignite is a neat concept that was started in 2006 by Brady Forrest from O’Reilly Media, and they have staged events in over 100 cities around the world. Their motto is, “Enlighten us, but make it quick.” Presenters get to talk about their passions, either personal or professional, and have to follow a specific format. [...]

New Boston Marathon Qualifying Standards

By Blaine Moore on Wednesday, February 16th, 2011 | 12 Comments

The Boston Marathon has announced the new qualifying standards, which will go into effect in 2013. Basically, runners will need to run at least 5 minutes and 59 seconds faster than the current standards in order to BQ. (The standards are all being made 5 minutes faster, and they are also going to stop allowing [...]

Contact Forms are Fixed

By Blaine Moore on Thursday, February 10th, 2011 | No Comments

The recent change in hosting here at Run to Win meant that the contact forms on the website were broken – so if you have tried to get a hold of me in the past few weeks but haven’t heard back from me, I apologize and ask that you send your email again. Anything sent [...]

The 2011 Mid Winter Classic Has Been Postponed

By Blaine Moore on Friday, February 4th, 2011 | 1 Comment

Unfortunately, the police have said that the shoulders in Cape Elizabeth will now be plowed back far enough for 800 runners by Sunday morning, so the race has been postponed until February 27th. You can get the full details on the Mid-Winter Classic website. If you can’t run, you can transfer your registration to another [...]

Ghost Town 38.5 – Course Flyover

By Blaine Moore on Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011 | No Comments

A couple of weeks ago I got to run the last Ghost Town 38.5 (click here for my race report) which takes the runners up Highway 152 for 6 miles and then sends them off into the Gila National Forest for the majority of the race before turning us around and sending us back the [...]

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