Just a quick reminder that tomorrow evening’s Back Cove Weekly 5k will feature a run with the top Beach to Beacon finishers. The race begins at 6:00 p.m., and you can register for free in the parking lot across the street from Hannaford’s. Click here for more details.
In a continuing collaboration with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we will be writing about training and media influences throughout the month of August. I would like to start the discussion about how much the media colors our perceptions of athletes, specifically referencing Dean Karnazes. Dean Karnazes is almost a household name. He…
The 10th annual TD Banknorth Beach to Beacon 10k was this morning in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. As always, it was a closely contested race that is great for spectating. While the temperature was not very high during the race, it was quite humid. The fog burned off over the first 4+ miles before the race…
The Beach to Beacon road race is tomorrow morning, and today an interview was put up on the website between race director Dave McGillivray and Joan Benoit Samuelson. I believe that this interview may have originally appeared in New England Runner, but I could be wrong. It seems familiar. In the interview, Joanie talks about…
The 10th annual TD BankNorth Beach to Beacon 10k road race is this Saturday morning at 8:00. Since there have been searches here for Beach to Beacon tips, I would like to highlight some important points about the race. First, do not forget that you need to pick up your packets this evening between 4:00…
On Saturday (August 4th), you can watch the elite runners as they battle for the win at the 10th annual TD Banknorth Beach to Beacon 10k. After you have watched them race, you can then go for a run with them. On Wednesday, August 8th, the top finishers from the Beach to Beacon will be…
Photo by Ian ParlinThe Vermont 100 Mile Trail Race was this past weekend on July 24th. The top three Maine finishers all belong run with the Trail Monsters, a running group in the greater Portland area that runs local trails every week and race in the local mountain series. Stephen Wells was the first Maine…
What did Alan Webb have to say to the Americans back home after breaking Steve Scott’s mile record in Belgium? “Dreams come true, man!” Flotrack has some great videos of Alan Webb’s record-setting mile: Video of the Race (low resolution version) Post Race Interview The interview is about 7 minutes long while the refs are…
Photo by Erik R. BishoffTwo weeks ago, Alan Webb ran a 3:30.54 in a 1500 meter race in France, the fastest so far this year. Yesterday, he ran the fastest mile this year and broke the American record by running 3:46.91 at the Atletiek Vlaanderenmeet in Belgium. There were less than 1000 people there to…
The Pat’s Pizza 5 Mile Classic at the Yarmouth Clam Festival was this morning. Pat Tarpy came back to Maine to attempt to set the course record. Two years ago, he ran a course record 24:29 but was soundly beaten by Matt Lane, who ran an impressive 23:48. This year, having already run the fastest…