This Week Last Year: Miles and Motorcycles

by | Last Year

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...

Pat Tarpy announces entry into the New England Mile

by | Sports

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...

$1500 for a sub-4:00 downhill mile on Sunday!

by | News, Sports

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...

How to run a sub-7 mile (a case study)

by | Fitness, Workout Tips

Chris over at Strength News managed to cut more than half of a minute off of his 1 mile time trial time in the past month. He managed to run a 7:19 mile on his first trip outdoors since he started testing himself. The interesting thing about Chris is that he is not a...