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Just a quick update. I ran again this past Saturday with Bob Scamman in the Captain Cash 5K in OOB. A very damp and muggy day to run...imagine breathing molasses. Still we did well, both getting second place awards in our respective Age Divisions. I think this race will become more popular each year as people learn what a big deal the family is making of the event and for the participants. While the course is a challenge, the first mile drops over 50' and the second two recover that height, there are activities at the beginning and a good breakfast at the end.

Looks like another week of running between the rain drops!

Brian

quote:<HR>Originally posted by marbles:
Hey Maine Folk,

My wife and I are new to Maine, just moved in about 2 weeks ago. We are looking for groups to run with. We are living in Scarborough, she runs in the 9:30-10:30 pace depending on the distance and I run in the 6:30-7:30 training pace, but would like to be training with the faster. We would love a club to join but it doesn't seem like there is one for the both of us to join beside Maine Track Club and it seems they are not as structured as the club we came from in MA. They had weekly workouts with track and long runs with semi-large groups, where there was always a person for either of us to train with.

Any help you guys can give us would be great. She is starting to train for the Maine Marathon and could use some partners to train with. This is her 14th marathon so she is fairly seasoned with the training.
Thanks,
marbles<HR>

Hi. I have recently started running long runs with a woman I met online who is training for the Maine marathon. We pretty much do only our long runs together and occasionally meet up once during the week for something short.. Your wife is welcome to join us.. That is about our pace for our longer runs.. I live in Cape Elizabeth and my partner lives in Portland and we usually meet in Portland, Falmouth or Cape..

I am 45 and she is 50 and she is running the marathon, her first.. I have not quite decided yet.

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hi there-

I'mm very much in need of a PT who knows distance runners. (IT band stuff) who should I see?

thanks.

Gee Bob.. Not even a mention that you saw me at the LL Bean 10K ? I'm sad.. that was a tough race.. I did not have my best time, but my training has been more about trying to add distance right now then speed.. and I was 8 of 24 in my age group.. so.. getting older.. have to be happy with what we do.. I think my time was 54:23 and I will be definitely shooting for better than that in the B2B..

My daughter had a pr and beat her time from last year by more than a minute.. Last year she was 2nd in her age group and this year 7th.. even with the better time.. There were quite a few high school xc runners, so the 14-18 group was stacked this year I guess..

I like that race and since this is the 4th year I have run it, I know what to expect with the hills.. good crowd, everyone is always happy and it is very well organized.. and it also really fun to stay and watch the little kids out and back fun run.

Hi everyone,

Sorry it's been awhile since I last posted. Ever since I ran the Pineland 25K I have been having pain in my right knee. After taking a week off, icing, and ibuprofen, I gave running another go. After one mile, excrutiating pain. I had to stop and walk back home. Not a good experience. So after seeing my doctor, having an xray and an MRI, I just found out last Friday that I have a bad bone bruise on my right tibia probably due to the trauma it endured on that trail run. I'm sticking to the roads for now on. So to make a long, sad story short, I'm out of running until August 1 when I can begin to slowing train again.

Curlygirl, it looks like your still aiming for the Maine marathon. Keep it up, I know you can do it. I won't be running B2B, but I'll probably be at the hard right turn when you go up the hill and enter the park cheering everyone on.

My goals this summer are to slowly get back in shape and maybe do the Maine Half Marathon in October. We'll see how it goes.

Enjoy your races and stay healthy everyone,

Chris

Hi all, I came on to the boards to see if I could find someone who might know of running routes in Jackson, MS as I am heading that way for a week. Imagine my surprise when I found a group from Maine instead!

However, why is it everyone in Maine is on the east coast? Isn't there anyone over here in the mountains with me?

MJ

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