Week 13 of the Back Cove Racing Series was this evening, which means that if you haven’t run yet then you will not be able to get onto the leader board. Who is going to win the free shoes for a year? Every week now people will start falling off of the list [...]
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Back Cove Weekly Series » Week 13
August 6th, 2008 — , 5k, Back Cove, Katie Davisson, Race Results, Scott Gorneau, Stan Pyle, Tyler Jasud from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
Back Cove Weekly Series » Week 12
July 30th, 2008 — , 5k, Back Cove, Chris Harmon, Chris Reynolds, David Mann, Heather Pagano, Race Results, Scott Gorneau from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
It was a beautiful evening for a run tonight. Now that week 12 is under the bag, there are only 6 races left so if you haven’t run yet then you need to show up next week in order to appear on the leader board.
Chris Harmon made his first appearance since week 3, repeating [...]
Emily’s Run 5k (2008)
July 26th, 2008 — , 5k, Emily's Run, Erica-Jesseman, Race Results, Stan Pyle from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
Emily’s Run 5k was this morning, continuing the Greater L/A Triple Crown racing series. It was a beautiful morning, which helped 369 runners find their way to the finish line.
Stan Pyle asserted a firm lead in the series with a win today in 16:28. The women’s race was won by Erica Jesseman in [...]
Back Cove Weekly Series » Week 11
July 23rd, 2008 — , 5k, Back Cove, Claton-Conrad, David Weatherbie, Olivia Mackenzie, Race Results, Tabata Intervals, Tyler Jasud from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
Tonight there was perfect running conditions for a good time, so it surprised me that there were still over 100 people that showed up to the starting line this evening! (Perfect running conditions for a good time to me means temperatures in the low to mid 60s and a steady helping of wind and [...]
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July 16th, 2008 — , 5k, Alex Bergo, Dave Manz, David Mann, Heather Henningson, Heather Pagano, Joan Benoit Samuelson, Matt Lane, Race Results, Scott Gorneau from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
It was a good night for a race. It was relatively warm, but nowhere near as humid as it has been. This led to the gravel path around the Back Cove being nice and dusty, leaving a fine layer of grit on everybody’s legs.
Matt Lane won the race in an easy [...]
Weekly Back Cove Race Series » Week 9
July 9th, 2008 — , 5k, Alex Bergo, Back Cove, Curtis Wheeler, Race Results, Tyler Jasud from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
I’ll admit it. Having never met Curtis Wheeler before, and seeing the pace he set from the very beginning, I fully expected him to blow up within a half mile and fall back to the crowd. Of course, I didn’t find out who he was until after the race, or else I would [...]
Maine 4th of July Race Recap (2008)
July 4th, 2008 — , 10k, 3k, 4 miles, 5k, Abby-Iselborn, Amy Gosztyla, Bob-Winn, Bridgton, Carry Buterbaugh, Ethan Hemphill, Health Blog Posts, Hilary Maxim, Kristin Barry, LL Bean, Nate Huppe, Ruben Sanca, Stan Pyle, York from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
Here is a quick breakdown of races today throughout Maine. I will update this page as I find more results. If you know of any races that are missing, please let me know in the comments so that I can add it! Same goes for any photo galleries.
The current tally of the [...]
Weekly Back Cove Race Series » Week 8
July 2nd, 2008 — , 5k, Back Cove, Dave Manz, David Mann, Health Blog Posts, Heather Pagano, Tyler Jasud from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
It was rather humid tonight, although it was ideal running weather otherwise. There are now only 10 races left in this year’s Back Cove race series, and the 150 finishers this evening brought the total number of runners to have run at least 6 races so far to 47.
Tyler Jasud and Heather Pagano led [...]
Weekly Back Cove Race Series » Week 7
June 25th, 2008 — , 5k, Back Cove, Betty Young, Heather Pagano, Race Results, Stan Pyle, Tyler Jasud from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
Week 7 is now in the books, with almost 160 runners finishing on a warm, sunny day in the mid-70s. These huge crowds are very exciting to see week after week. There are now 37 runners who have run at least 6 of the races, building the leaderboard over half again from last [...]
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June 18th, 2008 — , 5k, Back Cove, Dave Manz, David Mann, Health Blog Posts, Tyler Jasud from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
Week 6 of the Back Cove Weekly Race Series was met with a light breeze, no clouds, and temperatures in the mid-60s. There were 145 runners out this evening to take part in the race. The popularity of the series this year is very evident, as every week there has been at least [...]
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June 16th, 2008 — , 1 mile, 5k, Back Cove, Health Blog Posts, Louis-Luchini, NCAA, New-England-Mile, Pat Tarpy, Pete Bottomley, running from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
This week last year was all about racing, specifically focusing on the New England Mile. Alas, the NE Mile no longer exists, but at least it went out with a bang. I also delved a little into politics and into cross training last year.
Early in the week, it was announced that we had [...]
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L/A YMCA Fit Fest 5k (2008)
June 14th, 2008 — , 5k, Anne Martin, Ethan Hemphill, Fit Fest, Race Results, Stan Pyle, running from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
Norm Duphily (29:04)
The YMCA Fit Fest 5k was this morning, kicking off the Greater L/A Triple Crown racing series. The series got off to a good start, with a record 249 finishers in today’s race.
Last year’s winner Stan Pyle ran 70 seconds faster this year than he did last year, but [...]
Weekly Back Cove Race Series » Week 5
June 11th, 2008 — , 5k, Back Cove, Heather Pagano, Kirby Davis, Race Results from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
The warm temperatures this evening were offset by a steady breeze, but the recent layer of rock dust laid down along the path did make it difficult to breathe in places. Both the men’s and women’s races saw some new faces in front this week, with both winners taking at least a couple of [...]
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June 5th, 2008 — , 5k, Back Cove, Christian Muentener, Elise Moody Roberts, Erin Moore, Matt Lane, Race Results from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
The 4th Weekly Back Cove race was last evening, and the photos are already online. I especially enjoyed the photo of the guy pretending to be my logo in front of the banner!
All of the fast guys were out last night, which almost made me regret my decision to run slow this week. (Almost.)
Matt Lane [...]
Weekly Back Cove Race Series » Week 3
May 28th, 2008 — , 5k, Back Cove, Chris Harmon, Don Penta, Race Results from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
The 3rd Weekly Back Cove race was this evening, and for the first time this year I picked up the pace a little. And by a little, I mean by about 10 minutes.
I donated my $40 to Portland Trails for a pair of the t-shirts. It is the first t-shirt I’ve [...]
Weekly Back Cove Race Series » Week 2
May 21st, 2008 — , 5k, Back Cove, Emilia Bedilia, Kelley Holmes, Mike Payson, Race Results, Scott Gorneau from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
Both of the leaders this week had no challengers. Mike Payson (16:36) ran out ahead of everybody else this evening in the second installment of the Back Cove Weekly 5k, beating Scott Gorneau (18:12) by over a minute and a half. Kelley Holmes (18:57) improved by over 6 minutes from last week’s race [...]
Related StoresWeekly Back Cove Race Series has begun!
May 14th, 2008 — , 5k, Back Cove, Dan Franek, Katie Davisson, Race Results from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
The Weekly Back Cove Race Series has begun, and is back and better than ever. The series works much in the same way that it has in years past, with a 5 kilometer race every Wednesday evening along the Back Cove path in Portland, Maine at 6:00. The races will run for 19 [...]
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May 11th, 2008 — , 5k, Carry Buterbaugh, Ethan Hemphill, Judson Cake, Kristin Barry, Mothers Day 5k, Race Results, Sea Dogs, Sheri Piers, running from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
The Sea Dogs Mother’s Day 5k was this morning at Hadlock Field in Portland, Maine. The weather was absolutely beautiful, with clear skies and warm temperatures. The race saw a record number of entrants for I don’t know how many years in a row now, with 1780 runners pre-registered and over 2200 runners [...]
How to Follow Up a Breakout Marathon
May 9th, 2008 — , 10k, 5 miles, 5k, 6 miles, Personal, marathons, running, swimming from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
It has been an interesting week since winning the Cox Sports Marathon this past Sunday. Thanks for all of the comments and congratulations over the past week. It has meant a lot to me, whether it has been in person or on the phone, through email, comments on this site or on others. [...]
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April 30th, 2008 — , 5k, Beth Rand, David Colby Young, Don Penta, Race Results, Safe Passage from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
Don Penta and David Colby Young’s photos and videos are now all online over for this year’s Safe Passage 5k.
You can view them over at Maine Running Photos.
Here are the links:
Photo Set 1: Pre-Race & Starting Line
Photo Set 2: Finish Line (First Half)
Photo Set 3: Finish Line (Second Half)
Video 1: Interviews & Starting [...]
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Safe Passage 5k (2008)
April 26th, 2008 — , 5k, Ethan Hemphill, Hanley Denning, Race Results, Safe Passage, Suzanne Ray, running from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
The Safe Passage 5k was this morning, with little to no wind, a clear sky, and cool but warming temperatures. There were 392 finishers. Ethan Hemphill led a string of 4 Dirigo runners to win the race in 15:29, with Suzanne Ray taking the women’s race in 19:07.
The race raised almost [...]
This Week Last Year: Podcasts, Movies and Eastern States
March 22nd, 2008 — , 20 miles, 300, 5k, Eastern States, Last Year, Mount Washington, audio, mountains, weight lifting from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
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 [...]
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Kerryman Pub 5k Road Race (2008)
March 17th, 2008 — , 5k, Casey Carroll, Chris Harmon, Emily Durgin, Jeff Sprague, Jenna Desrochers, Kerryman Pub, Logan Price, Race Results, running from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
Logan Price (12th: 16:56)
The 10th Annual Kerryman Pub 5k Road Race (and Mary’s Walk) was yesterday in Saco, Maine. Some decent weather and good competition led to some blazing fast times in a March race, with a dozen people running under 17 minutes.
The race also appealed to a younger demographic than is [...]
Irish Road Rover (2008)
March 9th, 2008 — , 5k, Adam Goode, Christine Snow Reaser, Dan Franek, Gretchen Chick, Race Results, brian ború, running from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
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 races, Dirigo R.C. and Triad Racing, were conspicuously [...]
Last Week Last Year: Treadmill Records, Swimming and Tobacco
March 7th, 2008 — , 5k, Last Year, Mizuno, Terry Francona, records, running, swimming, weight lifting from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
I never got around to writing a “this week last year” article last week, so here it is this week for last week. If that makes sense.
Some folks decided to try and break the 24-hour treadmill world record by running as a team on the treadmill. Each of the people in the “relay” [...]
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Irish Road Rover will feature team competition this year
March 5th, 2008 — , 5k, Sports, brian ború, running from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
The 2008 running of the Irish Road Rover 5k in Portland, Maine will feature a team competition for the first time. The race is this Sunday, March 9th, at 11:00 in front of the the Brian Ború pub.
The race also has a new website this year with more information: irishroadrover.com.
Pre-Race packet pickup will be [...]
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Young folk dominate at 2007 Hannaford Turkey Trot
November 18th, 2007 — 5k, Carry Buterbaugh, John Wilson, Race Results, Sports, Turkey Trot, running from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
The Hannaford Turkey Trot 5k was this morning in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. It was a beautiful day to run, and I wish that I had been. I got to help the kids get through their fun run at 8:30, though, and then got to take chips off of people’s ankles behind the finish [...]
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This Week Last Year: Marathons and Brain Hemorrhages
October 20th, 2007 — 5k, Dean Karnazes, Last Year, Robert Cheruiyot, Tom Ryan, cross country, hydration, hyponatremia, marathons, running, the wall from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
This week last year I had marathons on my mind.
The Chicago Marathon just can not catch a break these past few years. This year there was the debacle with the heat and canceling the race, but last year Robert Cheruiyot slipped on a race decal and split his head open. His momentum carried [...]
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Dirigo wins the Craig’s Cup 5k (2007)
October 13th, 2007 — 5k, Christine Reaser, Craigs Cup, Ethan Hemphill, Race Results, cross country, running from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
The Craig’s Cup 5k cross country race was this morning, which once again served double duty as the Maine USATF cross country state championship race.
There were over 200 people registered runners and 180 finishers this year, which had near perfect racing weather and conditions despite the heavy rain over the past [...]
This Week Last Year: Marathon Strategy, Vitamins and Head Lamps
October 13th, 2007 — 5k, 8k, Last Year, head lamp, heart rate, rest, strategy, supplements from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
This week last year I was getting ready for the New York City marathon, although that did not keep me from racing. I had not quite started tapering yet, though.
I planned out my NYC race strategy, since I would be pacing a friend through his first one. Our race almost exactly mimicked the [...]
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This Week Last Year: Racing and Running
October 9th, 2007 — 5k, Bobby Martin, Coast to Coast, Last Year, RIT, ethics, half marathon, running from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
The recap for what I wrote this week last year is a little late this week, but I decided that a weekend off now and again is a good thing and went down to Boston to visit the circus. There was a lot that happened this weekend, between the heat and debacle at Chicago [...]
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September 29th, 2007 — 5k, Blaine Moore, Chris Gatchell, Eliot, Ethan Hemphill, Kay West, Mariko Holbrook, Mike Payson, Pete Bottomley, Race Results, Sports, TJ Hesler, Tom Ryan, running from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
Photo by David Colby YoungPhoto #68 of 124The Elliot Festival Day 5k was this morning in Elliot, Maine. There were 683 finishers this year, including Kay West (pictured right) who finished below the USATF age group guidelines time in 1:28:53; she was the oldest finisher at 97 years of age!
The weather conditions were near [...]
Team competition returns at the Eliot 5k - September 29th, 2007
September 17th, 2007 — 5k, Anne Marie Prewitt, Eliot, Sports, running from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
Photo by Don PentaEliot 5k 2006 - #72 of 283The Eliot 5k will be on Saturday morning, September 29th, this year. Eliot is one of (if not the) best courses in Maine to run a personal best at. The race has historically been the largest 5k in the state, until they got rid [...]
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This Week Last Year: News, Reviews and Races
September 15th, 2007 — 10k, 5k, Back Bay, Blaine Moore, Christin Doneski, Last Year, Lindsey Davis, Mark Goettel, Mike Caiazzo, Mike Slinsky, Portland Trails, cycling, icing, running, weight lifting from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
This week last year was a busy one, with various news related posts and race results.
The Back Cove 5k Race Series finished up, with Mike Caiazzo and Lindsey Davis taking the series honors. I won the last race, and placed 3rd overall. This year, I bettered my average time by about [...]
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Back Cove 5k Race Series Final Results (2007)
September 12th, 2007 — 5k, Back Bay, Blaine Moore, Carol Fanning, Chris Gatchell, John Rogers, Mark Goettel, Race Results, Scott Gorneau, Sports, Stu Palmer, running from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
The Back Cove 5k Race Series concluded tonight with some great competition. Mark Goettel led three other runners to sub-17 times in a blazing 16:37.
For the past few weeks, people have been making fun of me for worrying about who might place first in the overall series since I had a pretty [...]
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Choosing a Race Plan: Back Cove 5k Case Study Results
September 5th, 2007 — 5k, Back Bay, Blaine Moore, Chris Gatchell, Ethan Hemphill, Personal, Race Results, Scott Gorneau, Sports, Workout Tips, running from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
Back Cove 5k » May 2007Photo by Erik BoucherThis morning, I published a case study detailing how I decided upon a race plan and what I hoped to accomplish in this evening’s Back Cove 5k race.
The race results are in, and we can now see how closely I followed the plan. I did a [...]
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Choosing a Race Plan: Back Cove 5k Case Study
September 5th, 2007 — 5k, Back Bay, Blaine Moore, Chris Gatchell, Personal, Scott Gorneau, Workout Tips, running from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
Choosing a race plan can be difficult at times, especially when a race is not one that you are trying to peak for. Should you run it as a hard sprint, leaving nothing on the track or course from start to finish? Should you formulate a strategy about when to run hard and [...]
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Last Week Last Year: Complete Running and Athletes Against Doping
September 1st, 2007 — 10k, 5k, Complete Running, EPO, Ethan Hemphill, Kenenisa Bekele, Lance Armstrong, Last Year, doping, running from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
Last weekend it was too hot to use the computer and I was otherwise occupied, so I never summed up the articles from the previous year.
The Complete Running Network was relaunched. My biggest complaint with my first impressions was that they had gotten rid of the running blog aggregater service, but that service returned [...]
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There are only 2 Back Cove Weekly Races left
August 29th, 2007 — 5k, Back Bay, Blaine Moore, Carol Fanning, Chris Gatchell, Emily Hickey, Eric Neutz, Race Results, Scott Gorneau, Sports, running from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
Tonight was the 16th Back Cove Weekly 5k. The number of people who ran dropped off a bit from recent weeks, despite excellent running weather, but 58 people got to enjoy the race.
There are only 2 races left in the series, and I recommend getting out there for at least one of them. [...]
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Lewiston-Auburn 5k Bridge Run (2007)
August 26th, 2007 — 5k, Auburn, Blaine Moore, Ethan Hemphill, Lewiston, Race Results, Sports, Tina Meserve, running from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
This morning got warm quite quickly with the humidity rising fast for the start of the Lewiston/Auburn 5k Bridge Run. 353 people decided that it would be a good idea to get out and run first thing in the morning, which is almost 60 people more than last year. The race begins on [...]
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July 10th, 2007 — 5k, Boston, Gonzalo Moises Berista, Molly Taber, Race Results, Sports, Vision 5k, blind, running from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
A couple of months ago, I wrote about an opportunity to run a race blindfolded. It was too late for me to join up, but I might look into running it next year. The Vision 5k went off and was a great success last month, with over 500 finishers, 10% of whom were [...]
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Maine Fourth of July Race Recap (2007)
July 4th, 2007 — 1 mile, 10k, 4 miles, 5k, Anthony Balkier, Bridgton, Caity Tully, Carry Buterbaugh, Christine Snow Reaser, Donna Harriman, Emily LeVan, Erik Stanley, Ethan Hemphill, Gabe Rivard, Hilary Maxim, Joan Benoit Samuelson, Keenan Hendricks, Kelsey Smith, MDI, Mike Griffin, Mike Hersom, Race Results, Sheri Piers, Sports, Steven Dewitt, Thomaston, Winthrop, York from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
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 popular days for [...]