Olympic Finals: Saturday, August 11
Each day I will be listing the medal competitions for the day, along with which athletes from the United States are competing in that event. Today’s Olympic Finals in Track & Field are:
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GAC Fat Ass 50k – 2012
This evening I went to write today’s journal entry in my copy of the 2012 Runner’s Almanac and realized that today’s quote was quite appropriate. “Pain Is Temporary. Quitting is Forever.” –Lance Armstrong I drove down with some friends the GAC Fat Ass 50k this morning with the intention of running all 5…
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Great Cranberry Island 50k – 2011
This was my second trip to Great Cranberry Island for the ultramarathon, and I had a great time despite the fact that I didn’t finish the race. The only other time that I dropped out of a race was when I was in high school and I fell down the side of a mountain and…
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2011 Pineland Farms Festival of Running
Memorial Day Weekend is the official start to Tourist Season in Maine. What better way to celebrate that then by taking part in the Pineland Farms Festival of Running? The Pineland Farms races began as a small event, and has grown to be a family friendly 2-day event that hosts around 1200 runners in 7…
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Great Cranberry Island 50k Race Video
Daniel Quintanilla got some footage of last weekend’s ultramarathon out on Great Cranberry Island and put together a nice 5 minute video to give you a good sampling of what the island race is all about:
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The Great Cranberry Island 50k Should Go On Your Life List
The Great Cranberry Island 50k is a race that you should add to your list of races you need to run at least once. I really wasn’t sure what to expect going into the race. It starts at 11:30 in the morning on a small island off the coast of Maine, where you run multiple…
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Pineland Farms Trail Challenge (2009)
I have wanted to take part in the Pineland Farms Trail Challenge for the past few years, but since it is on Memorial Day Weekend and I am rarely home I haven’t been able to until this year. I can now see why everybody raves about how great it is. This is a tough race….
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Pineland Farms Trail Challenge Filling Up Fast
Just a quick announcement to anybody interested in running at the Pineland Farms Trail Challenge on Memorial Day Weekend in New Gloucester, Maine: The Pineland Farms Trail Challenge is coming up on Sunday, May 24th. After this Sunday the 10th the price for each race will increase by $5 so sign up soon! This year…
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So What’s a “Fat Ass” Race Really Like?
Ian put together a video of last weekend’s “Fat Ass” 50k for your enjoyment: Now you, too, can enjoy the excitement of 30 miles in the snow but without all the wet feet and scraped shins! The next TMR Fat Ass is scheduled for March 28th at Bradbury Mountain.
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Josh Cox Sets US 50k Record
Despite feeling ill and being unable to keep liquids down for over 1/3 of the race, Josh Cox still managed to set the American mark in the 50k in 2:47:17. That beats Alex Tilson‘s 2:51:48 set back in 2002, but was a bit short of Thompson Mugwana‘s 1988 world record time of 2:43:38. Cox ran…