In a continuing collaboration with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we will be writing about alternative exercises throughout the month of June. Cross training can easily be expanded outside of the realms of running, weight lifting, bicycling and swimming. This week, Scott suggests that you walk for at least 10,000 steps per day…
The results for the New England Mile are available and are now online. The official press release is copied below. The race was a great time, and I am looking forward to it again next year. The race was twice the size of last year’s field, and it is very exciting to see that sort…
Patrick Tarpy absolutely dominated the field at the New England Mile this morning, coming in at an impressive 3 minutes, 54.8 seconds. His excellent race was the first sub-4 minute mile run by a Maine runner on Maine soil, and earned him a $1500 bonus that was generously donated by Smith Barney. When the race…
This week last year saw a good mix of workout and race news, along with a great recipe and some news on the moron of the day. The second New England Mile road race was won by Dereck Treadwell, but he was unable to bring home the sub-4 prize money. Let’s hope that somebody manages…
On Saturday, June 16th, the “Kids First” radio show on the Big Jab WJAB (1440 AM / 95.5 FM) will be featuring Pete Bottomley, Lou Luchini, and Cameron Bonsey from 8:00 am until 9:00 am. Be sure to tune in if you are in the Portland, Maine area as they discuss the New England Mile,…
Louie Luchini is going to have his work cut out for him on Sunday at the New England Mile, because Patrick Tarpy has just announced that he will be joining the field. The $1500 prize for the first sub-4 minute mile on Maine soil is really up for grabs. Pat Tarpy has recently run a…
The Back Bay 5k now has six races under its belt, which means that the initial leader board has been announced! It is not very exciting yet, though; there is a male and a female front runner, but that is about it. Much more exciting was the blazing fast 15:56 that Claton Conrad ran this…
The Downeast Group at Smith Barney has come to the rescue of the New England Mile and is sponsoring the sub-4:00 minute mile prize of $1500 this year. Jeff Caron and Gabe Rivard are signed up to help bring Louie Luchini through in under four minutes. Top female master Zofia Wieciorkowska (1 mile PR of…
The ING New York City Marathon has a lottery for who gets to run. The results are now available (as of about noon this morning) and can be searched at their website: The lottery has sifted through more than 98,000 applicants from around the world to select the entrants to the ING New York City…
Brian Bennett is a reporter who writes live updates to a website during NCAA championship games. He’s done it at the Orange Bowl. He’s done it at the NCAA basketball tournament. And now he is doing it at at the NCAA baseball tournament. At least, he was providing his live updates until the fifth inning…