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Running like hell through the Twin Cities
LEWISTON — It was an unsettling night in the Twin Cities. The ghouls started to arrive before 5 p.m. Friday — witches, clowns, zombies, skeletons and various creatures of the night. They were there for the Run Like Hell 5K costume party, but they weren’t there to race, oh no. These ghastly beings were out […]
Dirigo Wellness Center to host ‘Color Me Healthy’ 5K on Oct. 5
DIXFIELD — The Dirigo Wellness Center is hosting its inaugural “Color Me Healthy” 5K run or walk at 8 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 5. Unlike regular 5K run and walks, where people run along a set route until they finish, the “Color Me Healthy” 5K is influenced by the nationally renowned “Color Me Rad” 5K, where […]
Area notice: Sabattus Rec plans Blackjack 5K
The Sabattus Rec Club will hold its second Blackjack 5K Run/Walk at Oak Hill Middle School on Ball Park Road in Sabattus on Thursday night, July 24, beginning at 6 p.m. This will be more of a social, non-competitive run, with the main focus being to get out and get some exercise and maybe some […]
3,500 people to run in marathon, half-marathon
PORTLAND (AP) — Thousands of people are running in this year’s Maine Marathon. Sunday’s 26.2-mile race goes from Portland to Yarmouth and back. Organizers say about 3,500 people entered to run either the marathon or half-marathon. Both races began at 7:45 a.m. Twenty-seven-year-old Dan Vassallo of Peabody, Mass. won last year’s marathon in 2 hours, […]
LEAP offers first ‘Run, Walk, or Roll a Mile in My Shoes’
FARMINGTON — A dream for a unique property is evolving in Farmington. Along with the existing wellness trail, fitness trail and maze at the Oliver House, a Life Enrichment Advancing People home is developing. An opportunity for the public to support the effort while also “raising awareness that people of all abilities can participate at […]
Local woman organizes run to fight obesity
PARIS — After giving birth to her son last May, Rachael Follansbee committed to changing her life. She changed her diet and started working out. Her goal: Get from 210 pounds to 150. Now, at a lean 135 pounds, Follansbee, 31, is feeling better than she ever has, and she has a newfound drive to […]