Maine Fourth of July Race Recap (2007)

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Update: All of the results for races I knew about are now accounted for, as well as the results for a race I hadn’t previously been aware of. There were at least 4561 people who finished a road race on Wednesday. It is the Fourth of July today, one of the more...

Maine Fourth of July Race Recap (2006)

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Here is a quick breakdown of races this Fourth of July. I’ll cover the Bridgton Four on the Fourth, the Freeport L.L. Bean 10k, the York Four on the Fourth, the Kennebunkport Goose Rocks Beach 5K, the Winthrop Friends on the Fourth 5k and the Sebec Village...

I was punched by an Olympic Gold Medalist

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Yesterday was the Yarmouth Clam Festival. It was fairly hot, and I was not hydrated or warmed up enough for the race, but I did all right. There was one thing I learned yesterday that really can make a runner feel small. I spent the first three miles running right...

The Yarmouth Clam Festival Classic (2005)

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The 40th annual Yarmouth Clam Festival is this weekend, and the 24th running of the Clam Festival Classic 5 mile road race was this morning. The temperature was a cool 84 degrees (compared to last year’s 96 fahrenheit) despite starting at 8 o’clock in the...

LL Bean 10k

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The LL Bean 10k in Freeport, Maine was this morning. Ethan Hemphill won in 33:09, followed by Michael Payson in 33:11. Joan Benoit Samuelson won the women’s race. The LL Bean 10k is a scenic course that is not quite flat. There is a steep downhill at the start...