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...

Grete Waitz Died From Cancer at Age 57

Grete Waitz died early this morning at a hospital in Oslo, Norway after a 6 year fight with cancer. Grete was an amazing runner who still holds the 1500 and 3k national records in Norway. She really drew the notice of the American running scene when Fred Lebow invited...

John Rogers Talks About Beach to Beacon Training

Here’s a short 5 minute clip that was on Fox 23 Maine this morning. John owns the Maine Running Company and offers many training programs, including 2 training programs for the Beach to Beacon. I am one of the 7 certified coaches that help train the runners for...

New Boston Marathon Qualifying Standards

The Boston Marathon has announced the new qualifying standards, which will go into effect in 2013. Basically, runners will need to run at least 5 minutes and 59 seconds faster than the current standards in order to BQ. (The standards are all being made 5 minutes...