I don’t understand the position that some people are taking that Meb Keflezighi is not American enough to be considered the first American to win the marathon since 1982 when Alberto Salazar won. Which is silly, because even if he had become an American citizen the week before the race he would still be an…
The world’s fastest man has now adopted the world’s fastest sprinter, a cheetah cub that was abandoned by it’s mother on a game preserve. Naming it Lightning Bolt, the cub was among a few that were rescued by Bolt and some friends that were traveling to Kenya for a short trip. The world record-holder in…
Last night I sat down and recorded a video explaining all of the questions you need to ask yourself before choosing your next (or first!) marathon. It wound up being a bit too long, though, so I’m going to separate it out into multiple videos that I’ll release throughout the week. The first video in…
There’s one thing that I keep getting asked over and over again for the past 2 years: “Do you offer private coaching?” Until now, the answer has always been, “I will, but not at the moment.” For those local to Southern Maine, I help out with the coaching at Maine Running Company for those that…
The following article was written by Mary Gorski to the UltraList. Somebody was asking what gains can be made from barefooting on the treadmill, and how this can be translated into better performance on the roads or trails. Here is Mary’s response (reprinted with permission): I’m just commenting from personal experience — I have no…
Runners are presented with a unique challenge during hunting season that they rarely have to worry about for the rest of the year. Usually, we do not really have to worry about getting shot while we are out getting our run in, but in many areas of the country that could be a real possibility…
Aussie Ruth Frith recently won quite a few gold medals and set a new world record in the shot put at the World Masters Championships this past weekend. Her throw was 4.07 meters (13 feet 4 inches.) Ruth turned 100 years old earlier this year, and hopes to compete in the next World Masters championship…
On our recent trip to Greece, I got some more ammunition against my wife’s dislike of eggplant as she not only enjoyed eating the Imam but even ordered it for herself after trying mine earlier in the trip. Of course, that just meant we had to try to recreate the dish at home. (I will…
I just got home this week from a vacation in Greece, and it was a really good time. I got to run barefoot in the stadium at Ancient Olympia, did a lot of hiking through Athens to visit all the ruins, and relaxed for the last few days at the beach on the island of…
A friend of mine sent me the following email about an upcoming race in Portland, so if you are looking for a relatively flat 5k where you can run a fast time and peek out over the Western Promenade, this is the one: The second annual Reiche International 5K road race – celebrating the more…