2009 Weekly Back Cove Race Series » Week 16

by | Race Results

127 runners were greeted with overcast skies and temperatures in the high 70s this evening for the 16th Back Cove 5k. Only 3 races remain in the series for 2009. The race was led by a couple of first time runners on the season, with Jason Scott leading the way in...

7 Weeks to 100 Pushups book review

by | Books, Reviews

In early/mid 2008, my friend Steve Speirs started a website to help people do 100 consecutive pushups. If you ever visited a fitness blog around that time then you undoubtedly saw people making the attempt using Steve’s training schedules (many of whom...

Chris McDougall Appears on The Daily Show

by | Books

A popular book that came out recently is Born To Run by Christopher McDougall. (I’ll have a review up on the book one of these days – it was a good read.) If you’re familiar with the book, then you’ll get a kick out of Chris’s appearance...

Beach to Beacon Becomes a Greener Race

by | Sports

This past weekend, I was unable to run the Beach to Beacon due to the slight problem of having just broken my foot. Fortunately for me, that meant that I was able to volunteer and see the race from a different perspective. I decided to volunteer with the folks from...

TD Banknorth Beach to Beacon 10k (2009)

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This morning was the 11th Annual TD BankNorth Beach to Beacon 10k in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. It was a beautiful day in the mid-80s that left the runners very happy to reach the shade on Shore Rd. Repeating last year’s performance, Ed Muge led the way in 28:05,...

2009 Weekly Back Cove Race Series » Week 12

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152 ran ahead of the rain in humid weather in the low 70s last night during the Weekly Back Cove 5k. Ed Parrot won his debut weekly 5k appearance with a time of 17:20. Emily Durgin repeated her performance from 2 weeks ago, winning the women’s race in 18:36....

Emily’s Run 5k (2009)

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Emily’s Run this weekend marks the 2nd of 3 races in the Triple Crown 5k Race Series, and despite the rain the race saw a record attendance of 581 runners. Times were a little slower this year but both races were close, with Corey Bean and Ryan Fitzsimons racing...