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Posts Tagged ‘Running’


Safe Passage 5k (2008)

The Safe Passage 5k was this morning, with little to no wind, a clear sky, and cool but warming temperatures. There were 392 finishers. Ethan Hemphill led a string of 4 Dirigo runners to win the race in 15:29, with Suzanne Ray taking the women’s race in 19:07. The race raised almost $11,000 for Safe [...]

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Kerryman Pub 5k Road Race (2008)

Logan Price (12th: 16:56) The 10th Annual Kerryman Pub 5k Road Race (and Mary’s Walk) was yesterday in Saco, Maine. Some decent weather and good competition led to some blazing fast times in a March race, with a dozen people running under 17 minutes. The race also appealed to a younger demographic than is usually [...]

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New Bedford Half Marathon (2008)

The New Bedford Half Marathon in Massachusetts was this morning. It is the first of seven races in the USATF New England grand prix racing series. The temperature was in the high 30s with some strong wind but not as strong as in years past. It was much stronger at 9:30 in the morning than [...]

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Irish Road Rover (2008)

The 2008 running of the Irish Road Rover 5k was this morning in relatively warm but very windy conditions. The team competition was broken into 3 separate types of teams, club teams, open teams and corporate teams.

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This Week Last Year: Headphones, Terrorism, and Records

This week last year, I compared the pros and cons of running with headphones, which is always such a polarizing topic. Shani Davis broke his own 1500m speed skate record with a time of 1:42.32. He bested his own record by 0.36 seconds. Jim Snyder provided some information about the treadmill record from the week [...]

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Last Week Last Year: Treadmill Records, Swimming and Tobacco

I never got around to writing a “this week last year” article last week, so here it is this week for last week. If that makes sense. Some folks decided to try and break the 24-hour treadmill world record by running as a team on the treadmill. Each of the people in the “relay” needed [...]

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What do you do when you fall during a race?

Imagine yourself in a 600 meter dash, you are coming up to the second to last turn with 200 meters to go, you get cut off, and you fall on the track. Hard. What would you do? If you are Heather Dorniden, you get mad, you get up, and you find another gear. Despite her [...]

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Irish Road Rover will feature team competition this year

The 2008 running of the Irish Road Rover 5k in Portland, Maine will feature a team competition for the first time. The race is this Sunday, March 9th, at 11:00 in front of the the Brian Ború pub. The race also has a new website this year with more information: irishroadrover.com. Pre-Race packet pickup will [...]

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