In 1972, Emery broke barriers by becoming one of first two women to run in the Patriots Day 5-miler.
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Maine running Hall of Fame inducting eight new members
Eight individuals, including a few with local ties, have been chosen to be inducted into the Maine Running Hall of Fame Sunday at the Governor’s Hill Mansion in Augusta. The members of the hall of fame’s 20th class are: Pete Bottomley ran for Oxford Hills High School before moving on to the University of Maine […]
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Despite key losses, UMaine expects to run the football 'even better than last year'
Maine’s Joe Fitzpatrick drives with the football during the Black Bears’ spring football scrimmage at Orono in May. (Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Portland Press Herald) ORONO — The University of Maine enters the football season without the back (Josh Mack) who led the Football Championship Subdivision in rushing last fall before transferring after the season. Maine also […]
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Beach to Beacon: Smith top Maine male; Robertson, Tuei win overall titles
Race founder Joan Benoit Samuelson congratulates Ryan Smith of Farmington after he finished as the top Mainer in the 21st annual TD Beach to Beacon 10K road race Saturday in Cape Elizabeth. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) CAPE ELIZABETH — For Ryan Smith, the goal was to finish as the top Maine male finisher at the […]
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Gold-medal triathlete Gwen Jorgensen running Beach to Beacon as part of shift to marathons
Gwen Jorgensen, center, runs during the women’s 10,000-meter run at the U.S. Championships in Des Moines, Iowa, in June. (AP file photo) The Beach to Beacon 10K race brings elite runners to Cape Elizabeth every year, and 2018 is no different with Olympian Molly Huddle and former winner Ben True running Saturday. This year’s race […]
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A year later, Maine running rivals still reliving dramatic Beach to Beacon finish
Rob Gomez has been celebrated for his unselfishness at last year’s TD Beach to Beacon 10K road race, and understandably so. Gomez helped fellow runner Jesse Orach to his feet and pushed him across the finish line, allowing Orach to win the title as the top Maine finisher. Race founder and Olympic gold medalist Joan […]
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Ben True returning to Beach to Beacon, Huddle making debut
North Yarmouth native Ben True crosses the finish line to win the men’s division of the 19th annual TD Beach To Beacon 10K road race in Aug. 2016 in Cape Elizabeth. (AP file photo) Ben True, who became the first American runner to win the TD Beach to Beacon in 2016 and finished second in […]
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Moxie Day 5K results
At Lisbon Falls 1. Erik McCarthy 15:17; 2. Spencer McElwain 15:22; 3. Ryan Collins 15:56; 4. Robert Worful 16:47; 5. Nicholas Harriman 17:13; 6. Ryan Harkleroad 17:29; 7. David Schlotterbeck 17:59; 8. Ted Burns 17:59; 9. Michelle Lilienthal 18:05; 10. Seth Beal 18:34; 11. Lauren LaRoche 18:57; 12. Steven Miller 19:42; 13. Matthew Greear 19:51; 14. Joel Shepard 19:54; 15. Garrett Earley 20:31; 16. Tony Myatt 20:37; 17. Dave Howard 20:46; […]
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PHOTOS AND RESULTS: 16th annual Friends on the Fourth 5K race and walk
Andrea Tyler, of South China, runs wearing a Statue of Liberty crown in the 16th annual Friends on the Fourth 5K race and walk Wednesday in Winthrop. Tyler said that she got lots of cheers and attention from spectators as she ran the 3.1-mile course in the Lady Liberty headgear. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal) Results of […]
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Why your run could bene?t from four extra legs
Like a lot of runners, when Ducky Waite doesn’t get his regular run, he gets restless and antsy. The 4 1/2-year-old pit bull-Doberman mix gets into the trash or rams a chew toy into his owners until he gets some exercise. “He is a high-energy dog, and as a runner I get that,” said his […]