Race results and breakdowns from cross country, track & field, or road racing events.
I was about 4 people away from the starting line when the gun went off. It took all of about 1 second for me to cross over the line. My goal was to run between 2:40:00 and 2:45:00, and I was hoping to be at 2:45:00 pace halfway through and then run negative splits. Any…
I am not a big fan of traveling, and getting down to Virginia this past weekend has not made me a fan of it. The only flight that was on time was the one that left Portland for JFK. I’ll leave it at that. When we arrived in DC, it was raining pretty hard. We…
Last weekend was the USATF Masters 5k Cross Country Championship Meet at Saratoga Springs, New York. Dirigo did not field a team this year, although we did send two runners. After two great performances, the Dirigo guys spent some time hob-knobbing with the Genesee Valley Harriers as they get ready for the 10k championship race…
The Maine Marathoner was last weekend and was won by Dan Vassallo as he powered through to a 2:26:54 in his first marathon. He beat Byrne Decker‘s course record from last year by 3 minutes; Byrne finished in 3rd this year, 9 minutes from the front. The winning relay team was the Dirigo Masters team,…
The Craig’s Cup 5k cross country race was this morning, which once again served double duty as the Maine USATF cross country state championship race. There were over 200 people registered runners and 180 finishers this year, which had near perfect racing weather and conditions despite the heavy rain over the past day and a…
Haile Gebrselassie won the Berlin Marathon this weekend in a world record time of 2:04:26! He surpassed Paul Tergat‘s time of 2:04:55 from 4 years ago at the same race. With his win, he moves into second place in the world marathon majors for the 2006/2007 scoring year, and is tied for first place in…
Photo by David Colby YoungPhoto #68 of 124The Elliot Festival Day 5k was this morning in Elliot, Maine. There were 683 finishers this year, including Kay West (pictured right) who finished below the USATF age group guidelines time in 1:28:53; she was the oldest finisher at 97 years of age! The weather conditions were near…
The Pisgah 50k Mountain Trail Race was this past Sunday, September 9, 2007. I really enjoyed the experience and will provide a few details about the race now that I’ve had a few days to think about the whole thing. Yesterday, I talked about my experiences during the race. Today I’d like to talk about…
The Pisgah Mountain Trail Races were this past Sunday, September 9, 2007. The race results are finally available online and are copied below. I have also included some relevant links to information about the race. Skip to 50k Results Skip to 23k Results Official Home Page for Pisgah 50k/23k Pisgah 50k/23k Course Map Pisgah 50k/23k…
Update: Click here for the 2007 race results of both the 50k and the 23k. The Pisgah 50k Mountain Trail Race was this past Sunday, September 9, 2007. I really enjoyed the experience and will provide a few details about the race now that I’ve had a few days to think about the whole thing….