This Thursday, September 18th, 2008, Bill Rodgers will be running with the crowd before giving a talk about running and marathons. He is a 4 time winner of both the New York and Boston marathons, and was on the 1976 Olympic Team. I will be unable to make it this week, so if anybody wants…
Jeff Galloway recently came into the Maine Running Company for the evening to share his knowledge with the local community. He was at the store (or out for a run with the local training group) between 5:30 and 7:00 for a meet and greet where people were able to ask individual questions, and then gave…
This morning was the 10th annual Dan Cardillo Memorial 5k, which is run in memory of Dan Cardillo and to which all proceeds go towards his charitable fund. The light rain and dreary skies didn’t keep the runners away this morning, with 306 people running the race. This race is popular for local runners because…
This week last year centered on racing, covering distances from the 100 meter to the 50 kilometer. First, Asafa Powell set a new 100 meter world record in Rieti, Italy with his time of 9.74 seconds. He has since run faster than that, but no longer holds the record. Second, the Back Cove Weekly Race…
Kenenisa Bekele, Haile Gebrselassie, and Paul Tergat have written an open letter to IOC President Jacques Rogge in an effort to return cross country running to either the Summer or Winter Olympics. Here’s a copy of that letter: AN OPEN LETTER to the President of the IOC, Mr. Jacques Rogge and president of the IAAF,…
Olympic 5,000 and 10,000 meter runner Kara Goucher has announced that she is going to make her marathon debut at New York City this year, and that she has been planning on running it since she rode in the media vehicle during last year’s race. “Last year when I watched the race first hand, I…
The Weekly Back Cove Race Series has now drawn to a close for 2008 with an absolute gorgeous evening with perfect running conditions. Temperatures were in the high 60s with a light breeze. A total of 878 people ran across the finish line 2,192 times for an average of over 121 people per race. Only…
Ever thought that you wanted to go out for a 10 or 15 mile run, but weren’t sure where to go? Have you tried using one of the google mashup services to map out your run, but discovered halfway through that you wanted to change something from earlier in the run but didn’t feel like…
This week last year I gave a lot of good advice about how to find a place to work out, how to choose a race plan (including a case study) and explaiend how your racing problems are all (quite literally) in your head. The week began with a new series with Scott, this time focusing…
As predicted, there was no new world record this afternoon in Brussels. Usain Bolt did win the race in 9.77, which is still very speedy. He was 0.06 seconds ahead of Asafa Powell, who got a much better start and led over the first 50 meters. The first American to finish was Travis Padgett in…