American athletes have been subject to drug testing when competing in international competition for years, but have not been subject to it domestically on any but the smallest scale. That is about to change in the coming years for the Intermediate (15-16 years old) and Young Men/Woman (17-18) divisions. Starting in 2008, all youth championship…
Week 6 of the Back Cove Weekly Race Series was met with a light breeze, no clouds, and temperatures in the mid-60s. There were 145 runners out this evening to take part in the race. The popularity of the series this year is very evident, as every week there has been at least 100 runners…
This morning was the Bradbury Scuffle, the first of 3 trail races at Bradbury Mountain State Park this Summer. The conditions were absolutely beautiful, and by beautiful I mean that it was raining at the start and it was pouring by the finish, creating puddles and mud galore throughout the course. Most of the regulars…
Norm Duphily (29:04) The YMCA Fit Fest 5k was this morning, kicking off the Greater L/A Triple Crown racing series. The series got off to a good start, with a record 249 finishers in today’s race. Last year’s winner Stan Pyle ran 70 seconds faster this year than he did last year, but it wasn’t…
Earlier this afternoon, I received an email from Jeff Caron and asked him if I could share it with you. It touches not just what it means to be a Mainer but what it means to be a runner no matter where you are from, and I hope that you get as much out of…
The warm temperatures this evening were offset by a steady breeze, but the recent layer of rock dust laid down along the path did make it difficult to breathe in places. Both the men’s and women’s races saw some new faces in front this week, with both winners taking at least a couple of minutes…
Just a quick note that if you entered the lottery for the 2008 New York City Marathon, the results are available. Just do a search for your name in their entrant database: Good luck for anybody that tried to get in through the lottery!
The 4th Weekly Back Cove race was last evening, and the photos are already online. I especially enjoyed the photo of the guy pretending to be my logo in front of the banner! All of the fast guys were out last night, which almost made me regret my decision to run slow this week. (Almost.)…
Recent 100m Records 9.90: Leroy Burell (US), June 14, 1991 9.86: Carl Lewis (US), August 08, 1991 9.85: Leroy Burrell (US), July 06, 1994 9.84: Donovan Bailey (Can), July 27, 1996 9.79: Maurice Greene (US), June 16, 1999 9.78: Tim Montgomery (US), September 14, 2002 9.77: Asafa Powell (Jam), June 14, 2005 9.76/9.77: Justin Gatlin…
The 3rd Weekly Back Cove race was this evening, and for the first time this year I picked up the pace a little. And by a little, I mean by about 10 minutes. I donated my $40 to Portland Trails for a pair of the t-shirts. It is the first t-shirt I’ve had that has…