Maine 4th of July Race Recap (2008)

Here is a quick breakdown of races today throughout Maine. I will update this page as I find more results. If you know of any races that are missing, please let me know in the comments so that I can add it! Same goes for any photo galleries. The current tally of the...

LL Bean 4th of July 10k (2008)

This morning was the LL Bean 4th of July 10k, which I have not run for the past few years. As I said back in 2005, this course is not quite flat: Today was far and away the best running weather that I have ever had on this course. It was humid, but the temperatures...

Get up early if you want to run Beans…

If you are planning on running in the L.L. Bean 4th of July 10k in Freeport tomorrow morning, you’ll need to get up early. If you have not yet registered, then you should plan on getting there as soon as registration opens at 6:00. The race only allowed 800...

How to Follow Up a Breakout Marathon

It has been an interesting week since winning the Cox Sports Marathon this past Sunday. Thanks for all of the comments and congratulations over the past week. It has meant a lot to me, whether it has been in person or on the phone, through email, comments on this site...

This Week Last Year: Swimming

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,...