Dave McGillivray is a familiar face in New England, putting on races such as the Boston Marathon and the Beach to Beacon. He’s about to add the Mount Washington Road Race to his company’s schedule. Bob Teschek from Granite State Race Services has been directing the race since 1982, but he is stepping down as…
Over the past week, a lot of stories have broken that you’d rather not have to hear about in the world of running. Here’s a quick summary of what’s happening in the world. Colleen De Reuck drops out of the Trials The 43 year old Colleen De Reuck will not be able to compete in…
This week last year, I concentrated on the Eastern States 20 Miler. The night before the race, I published my race plan, which I followed up with a report card on how well I followed the plan. It is a good case study for those interested in doing such things themselves. In other racing news,…
Photo by Random FactorI wrote last week about how the winners of the Mount Washington race get to bypass the lottery system for future races and obtain a guarenteed entry into the race. Now that the 2007 lottery has closed, and the lottery winners announced, did you make the list? If you have been trying…
The Mount Washington Road Race is so popular that it requires a lottery to be allowed to participate. There is only one hill in the entire race, but that hill is over seven and a half miles long and climbs around 5000 feet. The lottery has been open since the beginning of March, and closes…
This week last year was predominantly about football. That’s the sort of thing that is usually on my mind at this time of year. I had a lot of fun climbing Mount Washington and doing a bit of camping. The Minnesota Vikings got a lot of mention after claiming that Mike Tice’s job is safe…
Sore muscles plague everybody at some point in their lives; athletes just tend to control when it happens a little easier. Two days ago, I hiked up Mount Washington and then back down. Yesterday morning I was a bit sore, but I felt fine on my four mile jig jog (I would have gone further,…
Mount Washington stands almost 2 kilometers above sea level and is the tallest mountain in the north eastern US. Yesterday, I hiked up and down Mount Washington.