Archive for March, 2012


Why Not Disqualify Bandits?

Consider this an open letter to Matt Nestor of the Columbia Tribune and all of the other people that think that banditing a race is okay. The news is starting to get a little old at this point and common sense says it shouldn’t even be addressed, but Matt finished his recent article about Scott [...]

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Last Day to Win My Name is Big Book

Today is the last day to enter the first week’s contest at the 1 More Mile Challenge website. The prize is for a copy of the new book, My Name is Big. Entering is very easy, you only need to leave a comment on each of the first 4 updates of the challenge. Here is [...]

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Snowshoe the Brad – Snowshoe Racing in Maine

Snowshoe racing in Maine is quickly building up steam. From only 1 or 2 races a few years ago to there now being a second year of a 3 race series plus a handful of new races that have sprung up around the state over the last few years, there are plenty of opportunities (at [...]

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1 More Mile – Day 3

Just a quick note that I’m now done with day 3 of the 1 More Mile Challenge and got in 3¼ miles today. Even changed things up by shoveling the driveway after the run instead of before, ha ha! If you want to win a copy of the book, today’s update can be commented on [...]

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1 More Mile Day #2 – Hangin’ With the Ducks

I’ve posted an update to the 1 More Mile challenge over at the website – not a lot of comments so it looks like it will be really easy to win a copy of the book if you follow it through the weekend…check it out here: http://www.1moremileforsunshine.com/438/day-02-hanging-out-with-the-ducks (You can get the MP3 of today’s video [...]

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1 More Mile For Sunshine – It Has Begun!

I actually find the weather here in Maine very humorous. When I ran the 1 More Mile challenge back in 2010, we had a pretty rough Winter with a lot of less than ideal running weather – snow, rain, heavy fog and the like. Then I stopped running the challenge, and the rest of the [...]

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My Name is Big

Lazarus Lake is well known in ultra-running circles not only for his own running but for the great races that he puts on, including Vol State, the Barkeley Marathons, and Big’s Backyard Ultra. A few years ago, he found a pitbull that had been abandoned and shot at the edge of his property, and decided [...]

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