Next Thursday, August 16th, there will be a free coaches clinic at Falmouth High School at 6:00 p.m. The panel will feature accomplished cross country and track coaches who will present on topics relating to cross country. Preparing for the season, injury prevention, and nutrition are just a few of the specific subjects that will…
There is a political situation in Kenya right now where the Kenyan Muslims feel misused by the government. They have threatened to disrupt the World Cross Country Championships in a few weeks if their demands are not meant.
The USATF Club Cross Country Championships were this past Saturday. Linda Somers Smith of Washington won the female master’s 6k race in 22:15, leading her Asics Aggie Running Club teammates to a victory of 1 minute and 14 seconds over Club Northwest. Tracy Lokken led the Front Line Racing Team to a 1 minute and…
The RIT men’s cross country team is well on its way to prominence, placing 3rd in the NCAA district qualifying meet for next week’s race. Jesse Williamson led the way in 25:35 with a second place finish to Plattsburgh‘s Matt DeShane. DeShane won the race in an impressive 25:10. NYU won the meet with 67…
The USATF cross country masters championship races were yesterday at Saratoga Springs in New York. Dirigo won handily in the men’s 40-49 race, beating the Genesee Valley Harriers 48 to 76. Brian Pope of Oxford, MS won the race in 15:25, followed by Mike Payson (15:28) and Todd Coffin (15:34). Tom Ryan won the 50+…
Yesterday morning was the Craig’s Cup 5k. The race also doubled as the Maine USATF championship cross country race. The results were a little late getting up. It was an absolutely beautiful day to run, with race temperatures in the low 40s. In the sun, it was very comfortable; the breeze and the shade made…
This morning was the final Craig’s Cup 5k cross country race at Twin Brooks recreation center in Cumberland, Maine. The race doubled as the Maine State Cross Country Championship, as well. As I will not have time to get a long run in tomorrow, the plan was to run the race and then to run…
Have you ever run a half marathon, or have you ever wanted to? Steve Runner, the host of the internet radio show Phedippidations, has organized a half marathon race that takes places in 23 different countries this weekend. The half marathon is a mutual race run by people all over the world either this Saturday…
The second of three races in the Craig’s Cup series was this Wednesday evening, September 20th. Dirigo swept the board with the top four positions. Mike Payson, Josh Zolla, and Pete Bottomley repeated their 1-2-3 performance from the first race on August 30th. Mike Payson dropped his time by 2 seconds to finish in 17:12,…
Cross country in high school breaches your child’s human rights! Well, according to a new text book that is going to be required reading across the pond, anyway. The guide is targeted at 14 to 16-year-olds and designed for use in citizenship lessons, which became compulsory in secondary schools four years ago. In a chapter…