Archive for May, 2011


2011 Pineland Farms Festival of Running

Memorial Day Weekend is the official start to Tourist Season in Maine. What better way to celebrate that then by taking part in the Pineland Farms Festival of Running? The Pineland Farms races began as a small event, and has grown to be a family friendly 2-day event that hosts around 1200 runners in 7 [...]

Read More...

2011 Delaware Marathon Race Report

Last week, I followed up the RRCA National Convention with a very short trip into Delaware for a marathon. Hey, if I’m going to be away from my wife for a week, I might as well get another state out of the way, right? I left my hotel in Virginia at 3:00 in the morning, [...]

Read More...

2011 Road Runners Club of America National Convention

Last week was the 53rd annual National Convention for the Road Runners Club of America. It was the first convention that I’ve been able to attend, and the first since I have become the representative for the state of Maine. If you ever have an opportunity to get to one of these conventions, then I [...]

Read More...

Meet the Moment – What’s Your Adventure?

What happens when you combine great athletic adventures, organizations whose mission is to preserve the outdoors that we love to play in so our kids can go out and play too, and thousands of sports fans that like to share those adventures with their friends? CLIF Bar has created the Meet the Moment website, where [...]

Read More...

The Beach to Beacon 10k Course Preview

The other day I got a question about the Beach to Beacon from Peggy Kulbe: Good morning . . . I happily have a number for BtoB, and would LOVE some training advice. I live in NJ and can not join the weekly runs. Can you let me know what each mile is like, i.e., [...]

Read More...

Marathon Experiences

Last week, I asked some questions about how you feel about your marathon through Twitter and Facebook. It’s interesting the range of responses that folks have when it comes to their fears, what aggravates them, and their best experiences. So…let’s have some fun. Leave a comment below with your answer to the following questions: What [...]

Read More...