Well it sounds good for the weekend at Cape...

I've only worked one race since i started running and i had a good time seeing everyone. I would rather be running this one but you know how it goes when you have an injury.

Bob it good to here from you and i was worried that you were down because you did not reach your goal in the marathon. I think it is great that you are out there trying and working at getting better.
Are you going to try and run corporate track this year?

I have not seen any post from Curly has anyone seen her around?

Ellufa it is hard with a newborn but it can be done. If anyone reads RW they will find a good story about extremes in the article about Dean Karnazes good reading. It makes the things we do seem small.

This page is for all runners new and old lets get people involved and if there's questions or good places to run join in.
Maybe you have a story about something that happen while running or a joke!

Any good running clubs out there?

Hope to hear from everyone soon and keep up the running.

Boothy

Hi all. Anyone here from York? Also, other than the B2B race in August, what are THE races not to miss in southern Maine/coastal New Hampshire?

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Thanks for the response, Boothy, as well as for the link. I'm looking for any distance, really. I have a few 5k's already scheduled for this spring and am looking for something longer, perhaps a half-marathon, sometime in late spring. I have signed up for the NYC Marathon in the fall, and depending on wether or not I get in through the lottery, I may do the marathon in Portland instead. I'm also just now coming back from an ankle sprain and building up my mileage again otherwise the ES20 would be tempting. Where else can you run a race that hits 3 states? I keep looking at it but I think it's too much too soon.

Anyway, thanks again.

I lived in York for 25+ years until I built a house on the Saco River in Biddeford almost three years ago now.

There is a great half marathon being run on March 13th in Boston called "Boston's Run to Remember" they have combined a couple of older runs and this is the first year for this one. I can't wait, anyway there is also a 5 mile run on the same day there as well that you might be interested in doing.

Some other really good runs I've done are the Portland Boys & Girls Club 5 miler run on Patriots Day, Doc Tigers 3 Miler run in Biddeford in June, York Days 5K run in August, the Portlad Sea Dogs 5K run on Mothers Day, and in July the LL Bean 10K.

Try some of those I have run them all and found them to be really good runs. The Sea Dogs race is really cool, you start out in front of the Portland Expo and finish up by running inside Fitzpatrick Stadium.



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Bob

Hi Bob, and thanks for the reply. I've only been in York for the past 3 years. So far I really like the community.

I had wanted to run Boston's Run To Remember but unfortunately I have a scheduling conflict. I'm bummed I'm going to miss it, that looks like a really good race and exactly what I was looking for at the right time of the year. Now I am trying to find another half to run sometime in the March-May timeframe.

The Sea Dogs race sounds pretty cool. I haven't done the York Days race yet but did run the Four on the 4th here in York last July 4th, which turned out to be a pretty good event. At least half of the 4 mile course runs along the ocean at Long Sands Beach (that might interest you, Boothy) and it was pretty flat.

I'd also like to try a sprint or olympic triathlon sometime this year, it's another one of my goals for the year.

Thanks again, I appreciate the input. Good luck with your running this year.

Howdy everyone, being busy with the new baby and at work, so didn't get a chance to check the site till now.

I did end up running the 10-mile race last week in Cape. Me and a couple of friends have signed up for the VCM, so we took advantage of the flagged route and the water stops, and ran the 10-miler as our training run. I end up pushing it a bit harder than a training run and finished in 1:18:01. All in all, it was a good, controlled run and we had great weather, so I was happy with it.

The only race that I want to add to the list of races is the Yarmouth 5-miler. I've found that race to be a good tune-up for the Beach to Beacon.

My friends that ran the Cape 10-miler are also eyeing (one has actually sign up already) the Boston Run to Remember Half Marathon. I too may end up running that race (as a race) if my work schedule don't come into conflict with that event. As for the ES20, I have an 18-miler scheduled for that weekend, so I may end up running the 20 as my training run and call it good. However, I'll need to get permission from my wife before committing to any of these races because having her being at home with a 2 y.o. and a new born, while I'm out running and having fun, doesn't sound too fair.

Boothy, when you ask about ocean fishing are you asking about surf/jetty fishing or are you asking about going out on a boat? What specifically are you trying to find out? I do quite a bit of fishing (fresh and saltwater), so ask away and I may be able to help you out.