This one doesn’t count…

by | Sports

The AA Eastern League All-Star game was last night at Hadlock Field, where the North beat the south 9-6. The night began with a home run derby won by Shelley Duncan, who got booed by the Red Sox fans (read: most of the almost 7000 people there) when his affiliation...

This one counts…

by | Sports

The MLB All Star game was last night. I did not watch it; I don’t get cable until mid/late august and it is cancelled by the end of January or beginning of February. The all star game doesn’t seem as important to me as it should, despite the “This...

LL Bean 10k

by | Race Results, Sports

The LL Bean 10k in Freeport, Maine was this morning. Ethan Hemphill won in 33:09, followed by Michael Payson in 33:11. Joan Benoit Samuelson won the women’s race. The LL Bean 10k is a scenic course that is not quite flat. There is a steep downhill at the start...

50 States Marathon Club

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The 50 States Marathon Club was something I wanted to be a part of (I am 10% there). I never actually looked into it; I just assumed there was an actual club and if not that it was just a thing where you could say “Yeah, I ran a marathon in every state.”...

Fall Marathon Candidates

by | Sports

Now that I have done the legwork, there are 7 races that meet my criteria. My criteria is that they must be between September 1st and December 1st this year, and that they must be in New England, and that they must not be in Maine or Massachusetts. The races are:...

Literacy Volunteers 5k

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The 14th annual Literacy Volunteers 5k Road Race was yesterday. It was certainly a not cold day. Runners battled heat in the 80s and 90s on a course that offers little to no shade. There was a slight headwind in a few places that helped to cool things off. Blaine...