Sunday River Trail Exploration » Now With Video!

by | Sports

This Saturday a group of us went to Sunday River to map out some possible trail race courses and see what was available by foot. Most of what Erik knew about the trails came from skiers and mountain bikers, so it was important that we check out what was actually...

Mapping out Race Courses at Sunday River

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This morning, my friend Erik Boucher picked me up and we went up to Sunday River to scout some trails for the Mountain Epic trail races next Autumn. The original plan had been for a half dozen of the Trail Monsters to head up and spend two days on the mountain, but...

2009 Weekly Back Cove Race Series » Week 6

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Under some blue skies and lots of wind, there were 161 runners out in the 70 degree temperatures for tonight’s Back Cove 5k. Scott Gorneau ran it in with Kurt Wente in 17:18 and 17:28 (respectively); this is Scott’s second race this season after having not...

Runners Wanted…Have Trails…

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Last year, the Mountain Epic took place at Sunday River, a race that brings the runner about 4 miles as they ascend and then descend a peak before going through an obstacle course and mud pit. This year, there may very well be the existing 1 peak and an additional 5...

L/A YMCA Fit Fest (2009)

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This year’s Lewiston/Auburn Triple Crown 5k Race Series has now gotten underway with this morning’s YMCA Fit Fest. The race saw some tremendous growth, with over twice as many finishers this year as there was last year (534 and 249, respectively.) Henry...

2009 Weekly Back Cove Race Series » Week 5

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Last night was the 5th Back Cove Weekly 5k, and was my 3rd as I missed the past couple of weeks. Cooler temperatures and a little precipitation didn’t deter 187 people from coming out to race. There was a good contingent of college guys that just finished their...