For some runners, making the shift from training for 5-kilometer races to the marathon can be an arduous task. Not for Amelia Potvin. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i =… Read More
The classic Bob Seger hit “Running Against the Wind” fittingly describes the conditions a contingent of Maine athletes were facing in Monday’s 111th running of the Boston Marathon. One hundred forty-five Pine Tree State runners completed the 26.2-mile race from Hopkinton, Mass., to Boston, weathering… Read More
Men 1, Robert K Cheruiyot, Kenya, 2:14:13; 2, James Kwambai, Kenya, 2:14:33; 3, Stephen Kiogora, Kenya, 2:14:47; 4, James Koskei, Kenya, 2:15:05; 5, Teferi Wodajo, Ethiopia, 2:15:06; 6, Benjamin Maiyo, Kenya, 2:16:04; 7, Ruggero Pertile, Italy, 2:16:08; 8, Peter M. Gilmore, San Mateo, Calif., 2:16:41;… Read More
When Adam Goode laces up his shoes and starts his first Boston Marathon on Monday, he’ll be running in memory of friend, college teammate and roommate Jim Hegedus. Hegedus, who graduated from the University of Maine with Goode in 2005, had qualified for Boston last… Read More
The 108th Boston Marathon will feature 163 Maine runners in the field of 20,000 when the 26.2-mile road race begins Monday at approximately 11:30 a.m. in Hopkinton, Mass. One of those 163 Mainers is Surry’s Andy Beardsley, a high school coach who will take a… Read More
BOSTON – The 1983 Boston Marathon was dubbed “Joanie’s Record Run”: Joan Benoit shattered the world record and set a course record she held for almost 20 years. In the time since, though, that race has been cited for another, less celebratory, distinction. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
As you may have heard, they held a marathon down in Beantown on Monday, just like they have for the last 106 years. If you’re anything like many of my friends, you listened to accounts of the race with half an ear, watched with half… Read More
It’s a cool, gray Patriot’s Day morning on Hayden Rowe Street in Hopkinton, Mass. Nancy McKay is smiling, reflecting and introducing herself to everybody who walks through the door in search of temporary refuge. Some of McKay’s actions probably stem from her effusive nature. Others… Read More
MAINE FINISHERS 41. Decker, Byrne J., Yarmouth, 2:27:03; 395. Carter, Matthew R., Boothbay Harbor, 2:49:02; 429. Fifield, Barry G., Gray, 2:49:41; 501. Steege, Mark W., Standish, 2:51:28; 581. St. Germain, Thomas A. Jr., Bar Harbor, 2:53:36; 757. Bertolaccini, Joseph R., Winslow, 2:56:30; 777. Brandes, Hans… Read More
About four years ago, Chris Almy found that several of the things he was involved in revolved around running. His son was competing in cross country at Foxcroft Academy. Almy was serving on the steering committee for a local road race. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
BOSTON – While a Hopkinton houseful of runners chatted and killed time waiting to make their own race-day memories, Rene Collins sat in a dimly lit room Monday morning and talked about making choices and having choices made for you. She spoke of anger and… Read More
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