Portland Sea Dogs Mother’s Day 5k (2009)

Like last year, I volunteered at the race rather than running it. For the past couple of days I was (only slightly) regretting having committed to volunteering since I thought that 1 week post-marathon I’d be too sore to want to race a 5k, but I’ve been...

Craig Cup Run for Life 5k (2008)

This morning held perfect cross country racing weather for fast times at the Craig Cup Run for Life 5k at Twin Brooks Recreation Center in Cumberland, Maine. 104 runners crossed the line in temperatures in the low 60s with a breeze that wasn’t strong enough to...

Eliot Festival Days 5k (2008)

The weather this morning for Eliot was much better than what the forecasts had called for. Rather than the torrential downpours and wind we were expecting, the runners were treated to a very humid but relatively cool and very calm morning with temperatures in the low...

Irish Road Rover (2008)

The 2008 running of the Irish Road Rover 5k was this morning in relatively warm but very windy conditions. The team competition was broken into 3 separate types of teams, club teams, open teams and corporate teams. The usual suspects in the top of the USATF-ME circuit...