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Back Cove Weekly Series » Week 11

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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Jenny Barringer sets new American Steeplechase Record

Jenny Barringer ran second place to Anna Willard at the Olympic Trials where Willard set the American record.
This week, though, they swapped places at a competitive meet in Belgium against top international talent. Barringer edged Willard by 0.03 seconds to run a new American record by almost 5 seconds of 9:22.73. [...]

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Pat’s Pizza Clam Festival Classic 5 Miler (2008)

The annual Clam Festival 5 mile road race was this morning in Yarmouth, Maine. The temperatures were not nearly as high as they were in years past, but the high humidity made the race tough for the 932 finishers this year.
Despite the lack of some of the annual favorites in the race, there was [...]

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Weekly Back Cove Race Series » Week 10

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 [...]

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Asafa Powell injures his groin

Last night at the Golden Gala track meet in Rome, Asafa Powell pulled up in the 100 meters with a groin injury. He is the former world record holder and is one of the favorites in Beijing next month.
“He’s OK, but he felt his groin cramp up and stopped running as a precaution,” said [...]

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Weekly Back Cove Race Series » Week 9

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 [...]

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Tyson Gay Updates

It was not too long ago that Tyson Gay ran the fastest 100 meters that any human has ever done. He had the assistance of a good tailwind, which will keep him out of the record books, but that is still impressive none the less.
Even so, he is stronger in the 200 meter distance [...]

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LL Bean 4th of July 10k (2008)

This morning was the LL Bean 4th of July 10k, which I have not run for the past few years. As I said back in 2005, this course is not quite flat:

Today was far and away the best running weather that I have ever had on this course. It was humid, but the [...]

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Weekly Back Cove Race Series » Week 7

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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Bradbury Scuffle (2008)

This morning was the Bradbury Scuffle, the first of 3 trail races at Bradbury Mountain State Park this Summer. The conditions were absolutely beautiful, and by beautiful I mean that it was raining at the start and it was pouring by the finish, creating puddles and mud galore throughout the course. Most of [...]

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L/A YMCA Fit Fest 5k (2008)

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 [...]

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Weekly Back Cove Race Series » Week 5

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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Weekly Back Cove Race Series » Week 4

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.)
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Usain Bolt sets new 100 meter world record in 9.72 seconds

Recent 100m Records

9.90: Leroy Burell (US), June 14, 1991
9.86: Carl Lewis (US), August 08, 1991
9.85: Leroy Burrell (US), July 06, 1994
9.84: Donovan Bailey (Can), July 27, 1996
9.79: Maurice Greene (US), June 16, 1999
9.78: Tim Montgomery (US), September 14, 2002
9.77: Asafa Powell (Jam), June 14, 2005
9.76/9.77: Justin Gatlin (US), May 12, 2006
9.74: Asafa Powell (Jam), [...]

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Weekly Back Cove Race Series » Week 3

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 [...]

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Weekly Back Cove Race Series » Week 2

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 [...]

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Weekly Back Cove Race Series has begun!

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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Sea Dogs Mother’s Day 5k (2008)

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 [...]

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The Inaugural Cox Sports Marathon (2008)

This weekend saw the first running of the Cox Sports Marathon in Providence, Rhode Island, along with the Willow Tree Half Marathon and the New Balance 5k.
The weather might have made for a slightly tough 5k, but it was ideal for long races such as the half marathon and the marathon. The [...]

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Cox Rhode Island Marathon

I now own a marathon course record.

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Safe Passage photos are now online at Maine Running Photos

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)

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.
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Women’s Olympic Marathon Trials

Today was the women’s Olympic Marathon Trials.
Congratulations to all of the women that finished!
Magdalena Lewy Boulet led most of the race, building a 40 second lead within 4 miles and extending that to almost 2 minutes throughout the race. In the last lap and a half, though, Deena Kastor [...]

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Ryan Hall took 5th Place in London

Ryan Hall’s Splits
10K, 29:11
20K, 58:58
1/2, 1:02:13
30K, 1:28:38
40K, 1:59:23
finish, 2:06:17
This morning was the London Marathon, and coming through in an impressive 5th place was Ryan Hall with a time of 2:06:17. He came across the line over 2 minutes faster than he ran last year in the race.
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ING Georgia Marathon (2008)

Thanks to everybody for the well-wishes and for the queries about how I ran this weekend. I will keep this very brief since I managed to catch a small bug and am going to spend a few more days resting and not taxing myself.
The flights down to Georgia were uneventful, and it was quite [...]

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Kerryman Pub 5k Road Race (2008)

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 [...]

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New Bedford Half Marathon (2008)

The New Bedford Half Marathon in Massachusetts was this morning. It is the first of seven races in the USATF New England grand prix racing series. The temperature was in the high 30s with some strong wind but not as strong as in years past. It was much stronger at 9:30 in [...]

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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 races, Dirigo R.C. and Triad Racing, were conspicuously [...]

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What do you do when you fall during a race?

Imagine yourself in a 600 meter dash, you are coming up to the second to last turn with 200 meters to go, you get cut off, and you fall on the track. Hard. What would you do?
If you are Heather Dorniden, you get mad, you get up, and you find another gear. [...]

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Trail Monster Running » “Fat Ass” 50k (2008)

Early results are in! There were 12 runners: 3 women, 8 men, and 1 dog.

Whoever decided to coin the motto, “No Fees, No Awards, No Wimps” for the “Fat Ass” races wasn’t kidding. The group got together at around 7:00 this morning to run between 1 and 3 loops of a 10.6 mile [...]

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New Year’s Resolution Run 2008

The New Year’s Resolution Run was this morning from Maine Running Company to the Great Lost Bear in Portland, Maine. There was a 3 mile (which could be extended to a 4 mile) loop and a 6 mile loop. I do not know if there was an official head count done, but I [...]

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USATF Masters Club Cross Country Championship Report

The following race recap was written by Pete Bottomley, the Director of Sales & Marketing at Coast of Maine Organic Products, Inc. Pete is a masters runner for Dirigo, R.C. and competes in mostly middle distance races in Southern Maine. He ran his first marathon this past April in Boston, and this past [...]

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USATF Club Cross Country Championships (2007)

The USATF Club Cross Country Championships were this morning. Peter Magill of team Fluffy Bunny won the masters’ 10k in 34:20.2, leading his team to first place with 59 points and a total time of 2:58:04.7.
Dirigo had a strong showing to improve 3 places and capture 2nd place this year, trailing by 12 points [...]

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Sheri Piers and Kristin Barry Qualify for Olympic Marathon Trials

Dirigo RC had a good showing this weekend with strong performances in the Philadelphia Marathon and the New England Cross Country Championships.
Sheri Piers and Kristin Barry both ran very strong marathons in Philadelphia, starting and finishing together in 2:45:36! They were 59th and 60th overall, placing 8th and 9th for the women’s race. [...]

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Young folk dominate at 2007 Hannaford Turkey Trot

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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A 3 year old learns to wheel chair race

The following race recap was written by Sara Holtsman, who runs in the St. Louis, Missouri area. She fits in time as a lawyer between her workouts. This past weekend, she had the pleasure of introducing a new athlete into the sport of running and wheelchair racing. You can read more about [...]

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Patriots Day 5 Miler on Veterans Day

I got down to the Patriot’s Day 5 Miler today, which is Veteran’s Day.
I’m glad that I got there early; they put me on parking duty and I got to warn people to park higher and higher up the Eastern Prom as the parking lots filled up. Between the race and a [...]

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World Marathon Majors pays out $1 Million

Robert Cheruiyot of Kenya and Gete Wami of Ethiopia were the recipients of the first $1 million payout from the World Marathon Majors this week. The majors will pay out every year going forward on a 2 year rolling cycle. Both runners received $500,000 checks.
For the inaugural 2 year cycle, there were 11 [...]

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Olympic Marathon Trials » Race Recap

The following race recap was written by Ryan Pancoast, who traveled to New York City to watch the trials this morning. Ryan is an illustrator who maintains a studio in Stanford, Connecticut. Last weekend, Ryan set an almost 20 minute PR in his second marathon. For more information about Ryan, to see [...]

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Ryan Hall dominates the Men’s Marathon Trials

Ryan Hall broke the men’s marathon olympic trials record by over a minute in his dominating win over the rest of the field this morning. He ran 2:09:02, beating Dathan Ritzenhein by 2 minutes and 5 seconds. Brian Sell was another half minute back, securing a position on the Olympic team with a [...]

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My Marine Corps Marathon Experience - Post Race

I felt pretty strong in the last few hundred yards. I waved for the crowd, got them pumped up when my name was announced over the intercom, and hammed it up as I sprinted in. And by sprinting in, I mean picking up the pace a little bit over what I had been running. It [...]

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Did you enjoy the Bradbury Bruiser?

The Bradbury Bruiser Trail Race was this past weekend on October 28th, and since I was out of town I was not able to be there. From what I have heard, the vast majority of people had a great time, even the ones that got to compete in the “Best Bruise” contest.
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My Marine Corps Marathon Experience - The Race

I was about 4 people away from the starting line when the gun went off.
It took all of about 1 second for me to cross over the line. My goal was to run between 2:40:00 and 2:45:00, and I was hoping to be at 2:45:00 pace halfway through and then run negative [...]

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My Marine Corps Marathon Experience - Pre-Race

I am not a big fan of traveling, and getting down to Virginia this past weekend has not made me a fan of it. The only flight that was on time was the one that left Portland for JFK. I’ll leave it at that.
When we arrived in DC, it was raining pretty hard. [...]

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USATF Masters 5k Cross Country Championships

Last weekend was the USATF Masters 5k Cross Country Championship Meet at Saratoga Springs, New York. Dirigo did not field a team this year, although we did send two runners. After two great performances, the Dirigo guys spent some time hob-knobbing with the Genesee Valley Harriers as they get ready for the 10k [...]

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2007 Maine Marathon won by first time marathoner

The Maine Marathoner was last weekend and was won by Dan Vassallo as he powered through to a 2:26:54 in his first marathon. He beat Byrne Decker’s course record from last year by 3 minutes; Byrne finished in 3rd this year, 9 minutes from the front. The winning relay team was the Dirigo [...]

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Dirigo wins the Craig’s Cup 5k (2007)

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 [...]

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Haile Gebrselassie sets world record marathon in Berlin

Haile Gebrselassie won the Berlin Marathon this weekend in a world record time of 2:04:26! He surpassed Paul Tergat’s time of 2:04:55 from 4 years ago at the same race. With his win, he moves into second place in the world marathon majors for the 2006/2007 scoring year, and is tied for first [...]

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Eliot Festival Day 5k (2007)

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!
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Pisgah 50k Trail Race (2007) - Post-Race Review

The Pisgah 50k Mountain Trail Race was this past Sunday, September 9, 2007. I really enjoyed the experience and will provide a few details about the race now that I’ve had a few days to think about the whole thing. Yesterday, I talked about my experiences during the race. Today I’d like [...]

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