2006 Lewiston-Auburn 5k Bridge Run

The L-A 5K Bridge Run was this morning, and course records were set on both sides of the gender line. Kristen Barry won the race in 17:19 to beat the women’s 2002 record of 17:36 set by Tina Meserve, and Ethan Hemphill broke Scott Brown’s 2003 record of...

Athletes Against Doping

I was reading over on Joan Nesbit Mabe’s site and saw that she was supporting a new organization called “Athletes Against Doping”. Their message is fairly simple and straight forward: Today it isn’t good enough to be just a good athlete by...

Complete Running Network first impressions

The Complete Running Network launched at the beginning of the week, and I would like to share my first impressions of the service. First, I like the new look of the site. The old site was very bland and not at all exciting. The new site is crisp, modern, and pleasant...

Running takes practice

Over at Complete Running, Jank wrote an article about teaching his six year old to run by jogging to the end of the block and back. We’re set up, physiologically, to sprint. The whole “Fight-or-Flight” response, and that instinct, is what�s honed in...