The Road Runners Club of America has elected their new officers and board members this weekend, and Mark Grandonico has been elected as the Eastern Region Director. Congratulations, Mark! Mark is currently the president of the Maine Track Club and has been on the RRCA Audit Committee for two years. (More Info: RRCA – Photo…
I now own a marathon course record.
This week last year and two years ago was a busy one. This week this year I am on my way to Rhode Island to run a marathon. Have a good weekend! This week last year, I finished up the series on Mind Games by discussing how how your body controls your thoughts. In a…
Well, it has been a very busy day as I prepare to head down to Providence this weekend for the Cox Rhode Island Marathon. I ran an easy 2 and a half miles at lunch time to stretch the legs out, and despite my best efforts to leave work 15 or 20 minutes early I…
Don Penta and David Colby Young’s photos and videos are now all online for this year’s Safe Passage 5k. You can view them over at Maine Running Photos. Here are the links: Photo Set 1: Pre-Race & Starting Line Photo Set 2: Finish Line (First Half) Photo Set 3: Finish Line (Second Half) Video 1:…
About a month or so ago I was in touch with a gentleman at Ball Dynamics, a Colorado based manufacturer and distributor of the FitBall® product line. They sell a variety of swiss balls and medicine balls and accessories, which should be a staple in any athlete’s home exercise equipment. In exchange for this review,…
In a continuing collaboration with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we will be writing about some things that you might be able to do locally throughout the month of April. This week I will wrap things up by sharing some ways to find local races, especially inaugural races. What is an inaugural race?…
This week last year was filled mostly with racing news, and what wasn’t racing was related in some way to swimming. I offered 9 methods for counting laps in the pool. I usually use the buoys on the lane dividers. A revolutionary in the shotput in the early 50s, Parry O’Brien died of a heart…
The Safe Passage 5k was this morning, with little to no wind, a clear sky, and cool but warming temperatures. There were 392 finishers. Ethan Hemphill led a string of 4 Dirigo runners to win the race in 15:29, with Suzanne Ray taking the women’s race in 19:07. The race raised almost $11,000 for Safe…
One of Trevor Graham’s athletes that has tested positive for steroids has had her career restored after appealing the drug tests. Her case has been under review and appeal since 2006. LaTesha Jenkins can now compete again now that she has both won her appeal and WADA has dropped it’s appeal of the overturned charge…