On August 19th, I ran in the Corporal Cole Half Marathon. This race honored Cpl. Eugene Cole, from the Somerset County Sheriff’s Department, who was killed in the line of duty on April 25th. In addition to the half marathon, there was also a 5K. The race took place in Norridgewock. I Read more…
On Saturday, December 8th, Frosty and I headed up to Millinocket for the Millinocket Half Marathon. We headed up early, so that I could have time to check out the artisan fair. The bib pick up and artisan fair were taking place in the Stearns High School gym. The gym Read more…
3rd Annual Caribou Half Marathon, Sunday, September, 16th, 2018 I ran in the Caribou half marathon last year, and decided to do it again this year. Squirrel and I headed up to Caribou the day before the race. I picked up my bib and SWAG bag at the Caribou Wellness and Read more…
The full name of this race is the Dysart’s to Danforth’s Race 5K Road Race and Blueberry Pie Challenge. This was a great little race with nice SWAG. Everyone gets a $5 Dysart’s gift card. The first 40 participants get a race t-shirt. The shirts are tech. fabric and unisex.The profits Read more…
As I started the Caravel 5 Miler, I thought the title of this post might end up being… Give me a broom. I’ll sweep! I ended up not being last, but I was the last adult! This was the 5th annual running of the Caravel 5 Miler. This race benefits the Read more…
On Sunday, June 3rd, I ran in the Acadia Half Marathon.This race is hosted by and benefits the local YMCA. There is a 10K race as well. The day was cool, which is good for running, and sunny. The views on the park loop road were awesome! I had a great Read more…
On Sunday, June24th, I ran in the Bay of Fundy International Half Marathon. The Bay of Fundy International Race had four distances to choose from: a 10K, half marathon, marathon, and an ultra. The Fundy ultra was 52 kilometers (32.3 miles). I drove to Lubec the day before the race Read more…
When I first started running, a 5K (3.1 miles) was intimidating. I couldn’t fathom running a half marathon (13.1 miles), but I did have that distance as my goal. I had no idea, when or if, that would happen. I kept increasing my distance in races and in training. Finally, Read more…
I ran in the Bridge The Gap race on Sunday, April 8th. This race is hosted by Crow Athletics. The Bridge The Gap race has two distances to choose from — 10 miles or 3 miles. I ran the 3 mile route. Both distances start by Fort Knox in Prospect Read more…
On Saturday, March 31st, I ran in the second annual Space Race. The race benefits The Challenger Learning Center(CLC) of Maine in Bangor. The race starts and ends at the CLC. The course is an out and back loop that participants run twice. This race was small, only 37 runners. Read more…