Registration for the Boston Marathon has Closed

by Blaine Moore | Sports

If you were hoping to run the Boston Marathon in 2009 and you haven’t registered yet, then you are going to have to work a little harder to get in: Registration is closed for the 2009 Boston Marathon. The Boston Marathon does not have a waiting list, late...

Josh Cox Sets US 50k Record

by Blaine Moore | Race Results

Despite feeling ill and being unable to keep liquids down for over 1/3 of the race, Josh Cox still managed to set the American mark in the 50k in 2:47:17. That beats Alex Tilson’s 2:51:48 set back in 2002, but was a bit short of Thompson Mugwana’s 1988...

Meb Keflezighi edges Dathan Ritzenhein at USATF Half Marathon Championships

by Blaine Moore | Race Results

Meb Keflezighi chose a good race for his first half marathon win as he managed to beat Dathan Ritzenhein by 10 seconds this morning in Houston at the USATF half marathon championship race. He won the race in 1:01:25. “I just wanted to make a statement that...

30 Years of the Maine Track Club

by Blaine Moore | News

Last night was the Maine Track Club annual banquet, celebrating the club’s 30th birthday. The evening was a lot of fun, with plenty of folks attending, plenty of good food, plenty of door prizes, and a plethora of awards. The club honored it’s founder,...

Untamed New England Joins the Adventure Racing World Series

by Blaine Moore | News

The Adventure Racing World Series is going to make it’s way to North America in 2009 now that they have added Untamed New England to it’s lineup of qualifying races. The Adventure Racing World Series currently consists of 10 races spread throughout the...

How To Make Snow and $10 Skate Ski Lessons

by Blaine Moore | Fitness

I saw this note from Trail Monster Jeff Walker about a Skate Ski clinic at Pineland Farms next Monday: Morgan Laidlaw, the coach of Maine Coast Nordic and the Bill Koch League skiers, is offering a beginner skate skiing clinic at Pineland on Martin Luther King Junior...

Haile Gebrselassie Falls Short Of Marathon Record With 2:05:29

by Blaine Moore | Race Results

Rain thwarted Haile Gebrselassie in his attempt to break his own world record in the marathon this morning in Dubai. He set the world record at 2:03:59 last year in Berlin, but went out a bit too fast in the first 10k in his attempt to break the record at Dubai in...

2008 Final Numbers

by Blaine Moore | Personal

2008 has come and gone, and 2009 has started. I was on vacation at the New Year this year, so my look back over the past year was delayed by a week or so. In 2008 I ran 390 times for 2612.9 miles in about 14 days, 22 hours and 7 minutes of running. That’s an...

The 2 Products That Helped Me Recover From Running 50 Miles

by Blaine Moore | Workout Tips

I am now a week out from the Running From An Angel 50 Miler, and while I don’t suffer from any illusions that I am completely recovered I do feel pretty good. I have gone for a couple of walks and runs with only mild soreness, spent a few hours snowshoeing, and...

Running From An Angel 50 Miler (2009 Recap)

by Blaine Moore | Race Results

Having never directed more than 1 race at a time, I have no idea how Joyce manages to keep track of 5 races at the same time on the same course. The Running From An Angel races included a 50 mile, marathon, half marathon, 10k and 5k option. I opted for the 50 Mile...