Maurice Green announces his retirement

Photo by Jim HarrisMaurice Green, who has won the 100 meter race in both world championship and Olympic races, has decided to hang up his spikes in order to pursue coaching and business opportunities. “Today I’m officially announcing my retirement from the...

This Week Last Year: Lockers Rooms and Racing

This week last year, I talked a bit about proper locker room etiquette, sharing some mostly obvious rules about how to get along with your neighbor in the locker room. If the locker room isn’t your thing, Scott also discussed the basics of setting up a home gym....

Mid-Winter Classic is on Super Bowl Sunday

The Mid-Winter Classic 10 Mile Road Race is this Sunday, February 3rd at 9:45 a.m. This is an excellent early season run, and is the first race of the season for me every year. The race takes place in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. Race day registration is available in the...

Fantasy Track & Field Week #2

How did your fantasy track team do last week at the first “Pick & Win” for the Visa Championship Series? My team put me into 296th place with 91 points. Hopefully this week I will do a little better, but at least I made the top 500. I was less than 30...

Should Dwain Chambers be allowed to compete?

Should Dwain Chambers be allowed to compete on the international stage despite his previous use of performance enhancing drugs and the UK Athletics tough stance on doping? According to the IAAF, then yes, he should be allowed to compete. This is a huge blow to the...

The Spirit of the Marathon – a 130 Mile Relay

How far would you run to see a movie? Last week, there was a 1 night showing of The Spirit of the Marathon in 1 theater here in Maine. Crow Athletics and the Spudland Racers got together to send some runners down to Brunswick to catch the movie last Thursday evening....

Two Easy Chicken Recipes

In a continuing collaboration with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we wrote about food and recipes for the month of January. I’d like to finish the month up by offering a few of my favorite chicken recipes. Chicken is a great source of protein because it...

Maine Running History wants your PRs…

It is that time of year again. If you live in Maine currently or are a native Mainer, then the Maine Running History website is looking for updates on your personal records in the marathon and at other distances. You can email them your relevant info or fill out a...