A couple of weeks ago I ran the first Gansett Marathon, which was the second annual race as it was moved from last year’s location in Exeter, Rhode Island to Naragansett to accommodate a larger field. This year’s race was just as well organized as last year’s was, although my own race didn’t go nearly…
Patriot’s Day means the Boston Marathon here in New England, when countless throngs line the streets between Hopkinton and Beantown and cheer on thousands of runners as they make their way along. I’ve run Boston twice, and I honestly think that I prefer watching the race over running it. It’s a great experience, and the…
Grete Waitz died early this morning at a hospital in Oslo, Norway after a 6 year fight with cancer. Grete was an amazing runner who still holds the 1500 and 3k national records in Norway. She really drew the notice of the American running scene when Fred Lebow invited her to run the New York…
The World Marathon Majors are set to get going again this year, with two of the races falling on the same weekend. Normally, the London Marathon and the Boston Marathon are about a week apart, but this year they fall on the same weekend. Here’s who to keep an eye out for in the Boston…
Last year, I laid out my plans about a week before the inaugural Exeter Marathon. I ran a Magic Mile and used Jeff Galloway’s charts to convert that mile time into a marathon time, and talked about my run/walk strategy I was planning on running. Fast forward a year, and it is now 2011 and…
Since a 100 mile race wasn’t in the cards given that I hadn’t done the training I had wanted to over the previous 5 months, I got to run a marathon instead with a friend of mine. The last time we had run a marathon together had been in 2006, so we were overdue to…
Here’s a short 5 minute clip that was on Fox 23 Maine this morning. John owns the Maine Running Company and offers many training programs, including 2 training programs for the Beach to Beacon. I am one of the 7 certified coaches that help train the runners for the race that John mentions in this…
For the past few years, the Beach to Beacon 10k has had problems with their registration system being unable to handle the crush of people all trying to register at the same time. This year, they managed to find the right solution for keeping everything operational. The first 600 slots opened up yesterday for Cape…
The Cape Elizabeth Mid-Winter Classic 10 Miler is (almost) always the first Sunday in February. This year, the race was cancelled and postponed until this weekend. Unfortunately, another forecast for snow tonight and through the race tomorrow morning has led to another cancellation, and this time it will not be postponed. A Mid-Spring Classic is…
Ignite is a neat concept that was started in 2006 by Brady Forrest from O’Reilly Media, and they have staged events in over 100 cities around the world. Their motto is, “Enlighten us, but make it quick.” Presenters get to talk about their passions, either personal or professional, and have to follow a specific format….