Wet Paint can be Dangerous to Runners

I believe in continuing education, so last weekend I attended a conference in Stamford, Connecticut. It was a great event where I was able to learn a lot and meet some great people. How great? Well, on the first day we raised $24,894 to build a school in Africa....

Why Run Ultras?

My buddy Jamie clued me in to this video from Matt Hart who put it together for a presentation he did at Montrail a few days ago. There aren’t a whole lot of words, but it certainly makes me want to go hit the trails… Good luck to Jamie and Stephen at...

The Cox Sports Marathon (2009 Recap)

It has now been a week since the second running of the Cox Sports Marathon in Providence, Rhode Island. This is the race that I won last year, and I was looking to repeat again this year. New Course Analysis The course this year was completely different than last...

Portland Sea Dogs Mother’s Day 5k (2009)

Like last year, I volunteered at the race rather than running it. For the past couple of days I was (only slightly) regretting having committed to volunteering since I thought that 1 week post-marathon I’d be too sore to want to race a 5k, but I’ve been...

Pineland Farms Trail Challenge Filling Up Fast

Just a quick announcement to anybody interested in running at the Pineland Farms Trail Challenge on Memorial Day Weekend in New Gloucester, Maine: The Pineland Farms Trail Challenge is coming up on Sunday, May 24th. After this Sunday the 10th the price for each race...