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President’s Corner
ANNOUNCEMENTS & REMINDERS
What’s Going On? By Brock Foreman
MTC tech tees ($20) and cotton tees ($10) available at Maine Running Happy New Year Maine Track Club Company on Forest Avenue in members! Portland. Before I get rolling, thank you for Lottery winners chosen for Boston Marathon Annual Awards held January 15th To volunteer, contact a race director on page 19, or visit www. mainetrackclub.com.
renewing your MTC membership this year. (You renewed, right?) Thank you to all our super volunteers who lent a hand with Club events and races last year. Thank you to our out-going board members and our in-coming board members. Your service and commitment to the Maine running community is absolutely fantastic. I’d like to sing a special note of appreciation for Mark Grandonico. Mark, who has served as Club president for several years, stepped down this year. The Club is financially in good stead, and membership is growing. Mark’s leadership and enthusiasm is a big part of that. Thank goodness he’s sticking around on the board. I’m honored to be the new Club president. It’ll be tough to fill Mark’s shoes, but I’ll give it my best. Maine Track Club has a long, rich heritage--more than three decades!--of charity and promoting fitness and running in Maine. I’m excited to be a part of it. And, as
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Inside This Issue By Blaine Moore........................3
Board Member Introductions..9-10
Editor’s Note................................4
Running Groups.........................11
Pondering My Wandering............7
Race Form...............................5-6 Membership Info.......................18
By Mike Brooks..........................15
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a life-long recreational runner with countless finisher T-shirts in my drawer, I’m excited for the opportunity to volunteer and give back to my favorite sport. Maine Track Club is very special to me. When I first moved to Maine from Minnesota, joining MTC was instant access to a community of like-minded running nuts. Saturday morning long runs with the Roasters group introduced me to the geography and stunning beauty of my new home state. MTC members were my first friends here and made it easy to transition from Midwesterner to Mainer. (OK, I know I’ll always be “from away,” but I try!) The Club’s group runs and races have also helped me keep in good shape to stave off the ill effects of sitting most of my waking hours behind a computer screen. So, what makes the Maine Track Club special for you? At the start of a new year and new board term, I invite your feedback on Club activities. What are we doing that
Local Race Calendar.................19
Members’ Birthdays...................16
Race Results............2, 4, 7, 12, 14
Doctor’s Corner.........................17
Race Photos.........................8, 11
2011 BOARD OF DIRECTORS President, Brock Foreman brock.foreman@gmail.com........................651-247-7819 Vice President, Chandra Guyot....................................... chandrakis@gmail.com Treasurer, Deanne Muich-Michaud.................................. dmichaud35@roadrunner.com Secretary, Jim Haddow jhaddow@pmhlegal.com....................................780-145 Race Committee, Erik Boucher ebouche1@maine.rr.com...................................774-2654
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you really like? Maybe you have a new idea for a Club event or program? Feel free to drop me an e-mail or phone call. Better yet, let’s meet for a run. Have you heard? One of the newer group runs is on Saturdays at 7am at Borealis Bakery on Ocean Avenue in Portland. I hope to see you there. Thank You, Brock Foreman President
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Equipment Manager, Kevin Mitchell................................ kmitchl2008@roadrunner.com
Common Ground 5K (from last issue) 43. David Colby Young 23:47
At-Large, Derek Dresser dresser.net@gmail.com.....................................741-9179
Gorham Savings Bank Maine Half Marathon Place Bib # Na Age/Gen Div City Pace Net Time
At-Large, Jerry Levasseur................................................. Jerardl@myfairpoint.net At-Large, Charlie Scribner aplit5K@aol.com......................................781-5585 Member/Past President, Mark Grandonico grandm@maine.rr.com......................................232-0232 Membership Director, Jamie Attardo.............................. jme921@hotmail.com Webmaster, Bob Aube bobaube@mainetrackclub.com.........................829-5079 Statistician & Photographer, Don Penta wndhmlaker@aol.com.......................................892-4526 Newsletter, Annie Messinger............................................ amessinger@gmail.com Clothing Manager, Kate Kelly.......................................... kkelly@panatlanticsmsgroup.com Club Historian, David Colby Young................................. DavidColbyYoung@aol.com Maine Track Club V P.O. Box 8008 V Portland, ME 04104 www.mainetrackclub.com
(888) 316-7538 Editor: Annie Messinger Contributing Writers: Mike Brooks, Mark Grandonico, Blaine Moore, Tom Pulling MD, Roland Thibault Race Results & Photos: Annie Messinger Photographers: Don Penta & David Colby Young Printer: Xpress Copy Submission deadline for the March/April issue is February 10, 2011. Please send your information to Annie Messinger at amessinger@gmail.com.
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By Blaine Moore The Biggest Benefit to Keeping a Training Log Training logs are great, especially modern training logs that let you graph workouts, see trends and get the big picture. The single largest benefit for keeping a training log, though, isn’t dependent on fancy graphs or a searchable database of workouts. The biggest advantage is just having access to historical data. You can take advantage of this feature even if you use just a pen and calendar or notebook for tracking your workouts. I wound up hurting my neck a couple of winters ago after a good sized snowstorm that left behind about 15 inches of wet, heavy snow. I spent about three and a half hours shoveling. A few hours later, I got out for a quikc hour on foot after the plows had pushed the snowbanks back. All in all, it seemed it was going to be a great day. That evening, though, as I lay in bed, I turned my head to look towards the door and managed to pull a muscle in my neck. It wasn’t as bad as my birthday back in 2006, when I sat up and heard a loud crack
only to find myself on my back staring at the ceiling and having a few moments to think, “This can’t be good…” before the pain set in. That took me out for months; this time it was only a few days. This was the third time that this had happened to me, the second time being in the Summer of 2008. I remember the first time pretty vividly, as I was pretty naive and thought I’d broken my neck. (Erin had heard the crack in my neck from the next room.) I couldn’t quite remember when the second time was, but my training log came to the rescue. Since I record all of my workouts and the conditions I run in, and I track any sort of injury or excess fatigue, I can usually go back over my log and see exactly what it was that led to my getting hurt. This lets me see the similarities and avoid repeating any stupid things that I might be doing so that I don’t get hurt again. For example, when I have to spend any significant time shoveling (or any shoulderintensive exercise) on a day when it is cold or wet out, I’ve decided that a few hours of
shoveling could substitute as my workout for the day as that tends to be when I have problems that night or the next morning. Another nice thing about being able to look at the training log is to see exactly how long I was out and to make a reasonable guess about how long I need to take it easy for any new injuries I’m researching. Looking at graphs of your training volume and being able to search for specific workouts are great. The single largest benefit of keeping a training log, though, is to track how your training affects you and to look at your historical data so that you can learn from your mistakes. You can also learn from your successes; repeat what works and stop doing the things that hurt you. The log will not lie, and its memory will be much better than yours.
“You have to wonder at times what you’re doing out there. Over the years, I’ve given myself a thousand reasons to keep running, but it always comes back to where it started. It comes down to self-satisfaction and a sense of achievement.” -Steve Prefontaine
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From the Editor
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Happy New Year, Club members. Welcome, 2011. I hope everyone’s enjoying winter running and training. Ain’t it grand? This year brings new leadership to the Club. As part of our efforts to grow Club membership and awareness, we are ALSO building a committee for the NewsRun and marketing efforts. Have an interest? Got time or talent? Want to join? Let me know, we need your effort. I simply won’t know until you identify yourself, please come forward. Thanks to everyone who volunteers your time for races and Club events. -AM
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Camp Ketcha 5K, Scarborough October 24, 2010 Timing and Results by Split-Time Race Management Place No. Na Ag Di/To S City St Ti Pace 1 69 Robert Ashby 42 1/16 M BRUNS. 17:41 5:42 2 51 Aaron Chelate 29 1/2 M Saco 18:11 5:52 4 34 Patrick Connolly 47 2/16 M FAL. 19:09 6:10 8 26 Gregory Lull 45 5/16 M PTLND. 20:42 6:40 26 56 Dale Rines 58 2/2 M Gorham 25:06 8:05 29 70 Jessica Ashby 12 1/2 F BRUNS. 25:58 8:22 57 48 Quinn Watson 9 4/4 M SO. PO. 32:21 10:25 58 47 Heidi Watson 38 12/12 F SO. PO. 32:21 10:25 Pathfinders Trail Run 5K Saturday October 30, 2010 New Gloucester, 8AM Place Na Ag S City St No. Ti Pace 17 ANNE GUADALUPI 11 F AUBURN 94 28:30 9:11 30 Jerry LeVasseur 72 M BRUNS. 50 32:37 10:30 31 SARAH GRINDER 27 F FREEPORT 93 32:45 10:33
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Pondering My Wandering Resolutions By Roland Thibault Resolution is defined as “the act of resolving or determining upon an action or course of action, method, procedure, etc.” Usually when we think of making New Years’ Resolutions, this is the definition we use. We decide what it is we would like to do differently in our lives, we come up with a plan, and then after a few weeks many of us have weakened resolve and do not continue with the changes we have planned. Sad, but true. Perhaps we need a new definition. It is my opinion that we usually fail in these endeavors due to “all or nothing” thinking. The problem is not that we aren’t determined to reach our goal, but that we set up steps to reach this goal and then do not stick to those steps. An example of this would be to have the goal of losing weight, with the steps to increase our mileage and to cut our caloric
intake. Then, when we inevitably get off track (the weather gets cold or snowy, for example and we do not want to go out for that run), we decide that we have failed and throw out our goal. Here is where the new definition might help. The world of music defines resolution as “the process in harmony whereby a dissonant note or chord is followed by a consonant one.” Now, I do not profess to be an expert in the world of music, but I find this idea very interesting. The basic idea is that in order to have harmony, a “clunker” note or sound should be immediately followed by a more pleasant sound. The problem would seem to be that many of us hit a sour note and then just give up. Perhaps we need to follow our sour notes or failures with a quick return to more positive thinking. If we do, then the world of music would tell us we will have more harmony in our lives.
As runners, harmony and balance should be what we seek. If our body is not in harmony then we have injury. If our mind is not in harmony then we have frustration. Unfortunately, part of pushing ourselves to reach our goals includes pushing the boundaries of harmony. In our efforts to get faster, to lose weight, to get to the starting line of a new race, we often skirt the line of injury and frustration. Perhaps if we take a lesson from the world of music, if when we sense the beginning of a setback, we readjust our goals a bit, we could remain on the path to our goals instead of the path to discouragement. Good luck with your New Year’s Resolutions! I hope everyone will reach their goals and 2011 will “end on a positive note.” Until next time, keep your feet moving and your eyes on the horizon.
Race Results continued St. Brigid School Harvest Fest 5K, Portland November 6, 2010 Timing and Results by Split-Time Race Management Place No. Na Div Di/To S City St Ti Pace 7 154 John Eldredge M5059 1/5 M Cumberland 19:53 6:24 19 188 Steve Lilley M4049 5/13 M SCAR. 22:49 7:21 42 145 Cathy Burnie F6069 1/1 F Cumberland 27:08 8:44 29th Annual Great Osprey 10K Ocean Run Wolfe’e Neck Park, Freeport - Saturday November 6, 2010 Pl. 2 7 12 39 40 48 67 96 97 98 100 102 106 110 111 142 162 220 221
Na Ag S City Ti Pace ANDERS SAMUELSON 20 M FREEPORT 33:54 5:28 ROBERT ASHBY 42 M BRUNS. 36:18 5:51 DAVID EDWARDS 51 M POWNAL 38:50 6:15 Steve Moriarty 60 M Cumberland 43:54 7:04 SAMANTHA MATOUSH 34 F ORRINGTON 43:57 7:05 SCOTT SAMUELSON 52 M FREEPORT 44:48 7:13 Lucy Knowlton 16 F Turner 48:09 7:45 Alana Mallar 16 F Turner 51:15 8:15 Rebecca Webber 51 F Turner 51:18 8:16 STEPHEN LAURITSEN 50 M BRUNS. 51:19 8:16 Dick Lajoie 70 M Saco 51:36 8:19 DALE RINES 58 M GORHAM 51:41 8:20 Terry Clark 66 M Windham 52:13 8:25 Robert LaNigra 68 M SCAR. 52:57 8:32 LIZA ISELBORN 18 F PTLND. 52:59 8:32 Joseph Parent 43 M Poland 56:14 9:03 RICK ACKERMANN 62 M PTLND. 57:36 9:17 Dennis Morrill 71 M PTLND. 1:14:10 11:57 Mark Evans 53 M Turner 1:17:19 12:27
42nd ANNUAL MAINE RUNNING COMPANY TURKEY TROT 5K Cape Elizabeth, SUNDAY NOVEMBER 21, 2010 - 9:00 AM Pl. 3 6 35 49 50 56 61 82 84 89 95 111 112 113 118 123 128 141 148 154 156 159 167 169 170 171 172 186 189
Na Finish Pace Town Div Ag Pete Bottomley 17:10 5:32 C.E. M4549 49 Tom Ryan 17:28* 5:38 C.E. M5559 55 Blane Fenderson 20:40 6:40 WHITEFIELD M5054 50 Gregory Lull 21:05 6:48 PTLND. M4549 45 Steve Moriarty 21:05 6:48 CUMBERLAND M6064 60 Tony Myatt 21:32 6:56 PTLND. M2024 24 David Hediger 21:54 7:03 POLAND M3034 34 Judith Tammaro 22:49 7:21 PTLND. F4549 45 Katy Rabasco 22:50 7:21 POLAND F1519 19 Charles Sawyer 22:58 7:24 NRRDGWCK. M6569 68 Jamie Attardo 23:18 7:30 LEWISTON F2529 26 Matthew Rabasco 23:39 7:37 POLAND M-14 14 Melissa Sprague 23:41 7:38 PTLND. F2529 27 Ron Pelton 23:43 7:38 FREEPORT M5559 57 Harry White 23:58 7:43 SCAR. M6569 68 Daniel Summers 24:12 7:48 ELIOT M3539 35 Danielle Speckman 24:18 7:50 C.E. F2529 29 Dick Lajoie 24:50 8:00 SACO M7074 70 Amy Hediger 24:55 8:02 POLAND F3034 32 Mark Finnerty 25:06 8:05 SCAR. M5054 51 Stephen Lauritsen 25:08 8:06 BRUNS. M5054 50 Shad Hall 25:16 8:08 GRAY M3539 39 Bob Lanigra 25:27 8:12 SCAR. M6569 68 John Howe 25:28* 8:12 ?? M7579 75 Maureen Sproul 25:30 8:13 NEW GLOUC. F5054 54 Rob Boudewijn 25:31 8:13 PTLND. M6064 63 Kate Kelly 25:32 8:13 CUMBERLAND F5054 53 Ron Chase 25:56 8:21 DURHAM M7074 70 Robert Cyr 25:58 8:22 BIDDEFORD M5054 54 continued on page 12
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Race Photos MRC Turkey Trot 5K Bill Blane Reilly Fenderson Celeste
Amy Hediger
Cathy Burnie
Charles Sawyer
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Amy Frank McAdams Wright
Erin Moore
Gregory Lull Celeste Steve Moriarity Emery
Daniel Summers
Donna Bisbee Jamie Attardo
Heidi Watson
Harry White
Don Foss Janice Bilodeau
Dick Lajoie
Tom Ryan
Danielle Speckman
Joseph Cook Judith Tammaro
Stephen Lauritsen
David Hediger
Karen Rice
Kathy Bowe
Kate Kelly
William Morgan Kathy Bowe
Matthew Rabasco
Tracy Lydon
Melissa Sprague
Sherry Carll
Stephen Costello Amy Robert McAdams Jolicoeur
Bill Reilly Shad Celeste Hall Emery
Sandy Utterstrom
Ron Pelton
Roland Celeste Bilodeau Emery
Mel Fineberg
Roger Morse
Robert Cyr Rebecca Damon
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Mel Uchenick
Peter Bottomley
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Linda Greer Paula Sawyer Michael Tracy
2011 Board Member Introductions MTC President Brock Foreman is a marketing consultant and lives with his wife, Leslie, in Cape w Elizabeth. The Minnesota native El has finished over 20 marathons ha without qualifying for Boston. w Brock loves MTC’s group runs on B Saturday mornings. Sa Chandra Guyot, MTC Vice President, joined the MTC in 2009, and is thrilled to have found a community of wonderful supportive people who put together some great races. She is looking forward to the new role of VP, as well as continual early morning cone moving. Deanne Muich-Michaud is the newly elected MTC Treasurer and has been a Club member for about four years. She got involved through Bob Brainerd, who knew she was a runner and suggested she join Club members on Tuesday nights at the track at Edward Liitle High School. Prior to joining the Club, MuichMichaud was not involved with the running commnunity at all. She ran three to four nights a week alone and is happy to have found others that love the sport. I have met so many wonderful folks through the Club, said MuichMichaud. I hope to bring more awareness of the Club to others in the Lewiston/Auburn community. Jim Haddow, MTC Secretary, is an attorney with Petruccelli, Martin & Haddow, LLP in M Portland. He lives in Portland Po with his wife Michelle and sons, w Hamish and Max, both of whom H are away at college. Haddow has ar served as an MTC board member se at-large for the past two years. at
Kevin Mitchell has been a board member since 2009 and is going into his second year as the equipment manager. After running in high school, he had not run for many years and resumed his love of the sport last year. In 2010, he completed
his first marathon in Bar Harbor. The Maine Track Club is a great way to meet people, said Mitchell. As the equipment manager and a MTC member, Mitchell has met many people and made lots of new friends. Jerry LeVasseur been running competitively in either local, national or international events for 30 years with 1,000 plus aage group wins. He is on the National Senior Games Board N aas well as the Maine Senior Games Board. LeVasseur is past G ppresident of the New England 65 Plus Runners Club as well as past P Maine USATF Long Distance M Running Chairman. Most of R hhis time is spent as a volunteer cross country and track and field cr coach which he has found to be very rewarding. His favorite events are steeplechase, 5K road and cross country, 1,500 and triple jump. LeVasseur hopes to be able to add to the successful MTC. Mark Grandonico is Past President and now a board member atlarge. He has been an avid runner since his retirement from the Coast Guard in 1998. His first race was the Bone Density Dash where he remembers being passed by little old ladies and kids, leading to his running career. That was 36 marathons ago among many other races. When not working on an MTC event, he is also the membership director for the MidCoast Triathlon Club. Mark also serves as the Eastern Region Director and governing Board Member of the Road Runners Club of America (RRCA). Mark just completed the Las Vegas Rock ‘n Roll marathon, knocking Nevada off his 50 State Marathon Club list (31 more to go). After a visit to his Sports Medicine physician a few years M aago, Grandonico was informed that his knees and back only had th sso much life in them. He found a bike and learned how to swim. That bbrought new challenges, as he became a triathlete. Since then, Mark hhas completed numerous sprints and Olympic distances, six half irons and three full Ironmans, setting a PR in each. This year, Mark ir is looking forward to competing in the REV3 Full Iron distance race in Ohio on September 11th.
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2011 Board Member Introductions Mark has been the face of the Maine Track Club for more than 10 years. He was originally recruited to volunteer at a race which led to an At-Large stint on the board. That led to the VP role for a couple years, before becoming President in 2007 and holding that position until recently. Mark lives in Topsham with his better half and training partner, Jill, who shares his travel and racing affliction. Jamie Attardo has been a Club member for three years. In her new position as Membership Director, she hopes to spread the word about how wonderful the Maine Track Club is, and to help increase membership. Annie Messinger has been running for more than five years and joined the Club about two years ago. She lives and works in Portland, and enjoys being involved in the local running community. Kate Kelly, Clothing Manager, joined the M MTC in October 2009. M She is an avid runner Sh and completed her first an marathon this year. It was m a fantastic experience. I couldn’t have done it without my fellow running friends helping ru
me to train, including the MTC and Maine Running Company, said Kelly. She joined the MTC to give back, is grateful for the volunteers and decided it was time for her get involved. Kelly looks forward to serving as Clothing Manager at the events. David C. Young joined the Maine Track Club in the fall of 2001 and was appointed the News*Run editor in May of 2003. In 22006, Young was the coeeditor of News*Run before ffully passing the job onto Sandy Walton. Young S ccontinued to serve on the News*Run committee as a N pphotojournalist. In 2004, David started Maine Running Photos. With M tthe help of Don Penta, he has pposted nearly 250k photos online as of December 2010. Currently, Young serves as archivist and historian for the Maine Track Club and Y nnewsletter, as well as photographer at many races in the region. David C. Young is married to Elizabeth and they have two adult daughters. In December 2010, Young became a grandfather of his first grandchild, Edith Fransilja Coffin.
Maine Track Club apparel available at the Maine Running Company’s Portland store. 563 Forest Ave. Cotton T-shirts $10 Atayne Tech Tees $20 Singlets $20 New Club members, don’t forget to pick up your free singlet!
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Weekly Group Runs
Scarborough Frozen Frozen 5K 5K Scarborough
Southern Maine Bill Reilly Celeste Emery
Charles CharlesSawyer Sawyer
Margaritt Margaritt McNulty McNulty
Gregory Lull
SCARBOROUGH Saturday mornings, starting at 7:15 AM at Harvest Bible Chapel, 66 Gorham Road. Runners of all abilities welcome. Suggested course maps available depending on distance. Organized by Southern Maine chapter of ChristianRunners. org. Contact: Roland Thibault at 854-5168 or rolandt@christianrunners.org. Janice
Bilodeau For anyone interested BIDDEFORD/SACO in weekly morning runs or weekend earlyafternoon runs in the Biddeford/Saco area. Nathan Contact: Gene Roy (284-8036). Graham
KENNEBUNK The Kennebunk Thursday Night Group runs year round, rain or shine. The group size ranges from 7 or 8 to over 20 depending on the weather and time of year. Pace ranges from 7-minute miles to several Mike Brooks running 8’s to 9’s and sometimes slower. Distance is up to 6.5 miles. Following the run, tradition insists on a trip to Federal Jack’s Brew Pub in Kennebunkport for libations and dinner, which always wraps up by 9:00 PM. Meet at Meserves Market Place, Lower Village at 6:00 p.m. Contact: Steve Jacobsen (985-4107 nights) or (985-3244 days).
Robert Ashby
Tony Myatt
Janice Bilodeau
Portand/South Portland FOREST AVE Maine Running Company Tonyruns Myatt hosts group around Back Cove starting at 6:00 PM come winter, spring, summer or fall. Meet Thursday evenings at the store on Forest Avenue. The run usually includes a 4-mile loop around Back Cove, and all levels are invited. Contact: John Rogers (7736601) info@runwalkcompany.com. OCEAN AVE Runners meet at Borealis Breads on Saturdays at 7AM. All are welcome. 182 Ocean Avenue, Ptlnd.
Coming April 2011 The Southern Maine Christian Runners Group is hosting a 12Week Beginners Running Course and Bible Study in the Portland Area. Run For God - The 5K Challenge is a practical guide to running and a 12-week training plan aimed at running a 5K, but with a Christian focus. People run for many different reasons, and this program is for whoever makes God the center of their lives—or needs to be reminded to do so. The tone is conversational and accessible, and the workout plans, discussion questions and Bible verses make it both a practical resource and a workbook for individuals and groups, especially beginner runners. From advice about shoes and Christian music for MP3 players, to tips on race etiquette, the book will be useful and inspirational.
SPRING POINT TAVERN Group meets at 6:00 PM on the first Wednesday of the month, at Spring Point Tavern near SMCC.
Portland North YARMOUTH Roasters Runs :: MTC hosts a weekly “Roasters Run” each Saturday at 7:00 AM, now starting from the parking lot of Maine Roasters Coffee on Route 1 in Yarmouth. Runners group themselves based on pace and go on runs ranging from 2-20 miles. Group size averages 18-24, so you can usually find someone in your pace range (from 7-minute miles to walking.) The runners congregate back at Maine Roasters Coffee after finishing to continue discussions over a cup of Joe. Runs are very informal, with the only formality being that they always start at exactly 7:00 AM all year long. YARMOUTH Group meets Sundays at 8AM at the Yarmouth High School parking lot (turf/ field side of building). Contact: Kevin Ronan at kevronan@aol.com or 838-4855. NEW GLOUCESTER Group meets Sundays at 7:30 AM at the Pownal Hall lot at Pineland Farms for runs of various distances on roads and trails. Contact: Maureen Sproul 9264681, msproul@unum.com.
Mid-Coast BRUNSWICK Every Saturday at 8:00 AM. Meet behind Maine Running Company on Maine Street in Brunswick. Join the group and run your distance at your pace. Everyone talks about how far and how fast BEFORE the group sets out. Bathrooms available in MRC and Little Dog Cafe. After the run, stick around for a bagel and coffee at Little Dog Cafe. This run is sponsored by the Mid Coast Triathlon Club and Maine Running Company. All are welcome, anytime. FMI: Mark at grandm@maine.rr.com.
The primary goal is to learn to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ while understanding the parallels of endurance running and enduring faith. aith. This course is for everyone! In fact, ct, it is designed for those who have never run. Be ready for your first 5K road race in just 12 weeks, and d learn how this sport relates to the practice of faith in process. For more information, please contact Roland Thibault at rolandt@christianrunners.org.
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Pl. Name Finish Pace Town Div Ag 190 Margaritt McNulty 25:59 8:22 STANDISH F5559 58 200 Rebecca Damon 26:16 8:28 AUBURN F3034 32 202 Robin Ray 26:17 8:28 PTLND. F4044 43 219 Linda Whitten 26:42 8:36 GORHAM F5054 53 226 Stephen Costello 26:53 8:40 SOUTHPORT M4549 47 232 Erin Moore 27:06 8:44 WINDHAM F3034 32 233 Cathy Burnie 27:07 8:44 CUMBERLAND F6064 62 235 Mary Costigan 27:09 8:45 FAL. F3539 38 241 Heidi Watson 27:26 8:50 SO. PO. F3539 38 256 Jane Sable 27:45 8:56 SACO F6064 63 270 Karen Rice 28:05 9:03 C.E. F3034 33 278 Joseph Cook 28:27 9:10 WSTBRK. M6064 60 279 Frank Wright 28:28 9:10 CAPE NEDDICK M6569 65 308 Arlene Hanson 29:19 9:26 PTLND. F6064 64 312 Michael Tracy 29:28 9:30 C.E. M7579 75 313 Paula Sawyer 29:29 9:30 NORRIDGEWOCK F6064 61 318 Julie Scala 29:35 9:32 PTLND. F3539 39 325 Kathy Bowe 29:42 9:34 GORHAM F3539 39 366 Robert Jolicoeur 31:14 10:04 OOB M7074 73 387 Donna Bisbee 32:01 10:19 PTLND. F5054 54 421 Sherry Carll 34:00 10:57 GORHAM F6064 63 469 Mel Uchenick 37:19 12:01 KNBUNK. M7579 79 472 Pauline Withee 37:52 12:12 SO. PO. F3034 34 474 Roger Morse 37:59 12:14 WSTBRK. M5054 53 476 Jim Baldwin 38:30 12:24 SCAR. M6064 63 484 William Morgan 39:16 12:39 KNBUNK. M6569 66 489 Sandy Utterstrom 41:05 13:14 FAL. F6569 67 493 Janice Bilodeau 42:19 13:37 AUBURN F7579 77 494 Patty Buckley 42:42 13:45 PTLND. F7074 73 499 Don Foss 43:25 13:59 RAYMOND M4044 40 514 Linda Greer 49:48 16:02 SO. PO. F4549 49 515 Roland Bilodeau 51:59 16:44 AUBURN M7579 78 516 Mel Fineberg 51:59 16:44 PTLND. M7579 75 * Exceeds USATF AGE-GROUP Performance Standard
Place Name 383 Jen Sellwood 421 Meaghan Arzberger 427 Danielle Speckman 439 Dan Hogan 468 Tristan Tucker 485 Dale Rines 490 Lucy Knowlton 498 Carol Fanning 508 Grant Delaware 565 Tom Keating 610 Shad Hall 620 Charles Iselborn 632 Kevin Collier 771 Lisa Despres 816 Matthew Grinder 820 Robin Ray 35:26 8:52 832 Karen Rice 833 Scott Hilton 841 Even Laukli 875 Reilly Tucker 876 Linda Whitten 877 Liam Tucker 880 Dan Tucker 888 Sarah Grinder 896 Natalie Castonia 911 Alana Mallar 914 Thomas Kirner 947 Morgan Sellers 965 Mark Adams 987 Eric Hager 989 Jeanne McKew 1003 Michelle Durgin 1004 Cheryl Brackett 1020 Randy Smith 1029 Polly Kenniston 1042 Cecelia Fisher 1044 Tracey Lydon 1048 Paula Sawyer 1053 Mac McKew 1089 Stephanie McKew 1148 Christopher Lydon 1190 Jason Tuttle 1226 Gerard Salvo 1228 Bonnie Topham 1229 Howard Spear 1237 Mike Brooks 1240 Walter Fletcher 1285 Celine Gauthier 1296 Timmi Sellers 1340 Rorick Sellers 1348 Carol Hager 1417 Katrine Laukli 1421 Hugh MacMahon 1430 Charles Bibeau Jr. 1536 Lorri Hall 1546 Margaret Rearick 1586 Roger Morse 1596 William Morgan 1649 Linda Greer
29th ANNUAL THANKSGIVING DAY 4-MILER, PORTLAND THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2010 - 9:00 AM Place 8 15 23 33 42 61 66 74 84 92 106 114 121 138 156 157 161 175 177 200 209 266 316 339 361
Name Michael Payson Peter Bottomley Tom Ryan Bjorn Laukli Aaron Chelate David Drew Floyd Lavery Mark Evans Tanner Adams Hans Brandes James Machowski Sean Ireland Stephanie Atkinson Rob Blair Matt Rand Jeff Rand Tony Myatt Peter Rearick Dennis A Smith Josh Reali Donny Conley Jeff Fisher Rick Charette Audrey Machowski Charles Sawyer
Ag Div/Tot 47 1/95 49 2/95 55 1/65 42 6/101 29 9/99 46 5/95 53 4/87 53 5/87 17 9/76 52 6/87 35 8/92 38 10/92 39 4/95 14 2/12 19 1/19 50 9/87 24 23/61 58 6/65 60 2/48 19 2/19 39 18/92 48 23/95 63 4/48 34 15/105 68 3/8
Div Town Finish Pace M4549 FAL. 21:09 5:18 M4549 C.E. 22:09 5:33 M5559 C.E. 22:28 5:37 M4044 YAR. 23:20 5:50 M2529 SACO 23:44 5:56 M4549 LTCHFLD. 24:35 6:09 M5054 WSTBRK. 24:47 6:12 M5054 TURNER 25:00 6:15 M-19 LEWISTON 25:28 6:22 M5054 FAL. 25:43 6:26 M3539 WALES 26:03 6:31 M3539 PTLND. 26:13 6:34 F3539 HOLL. CTR 26:25 6:37 M-14 RAYMOND 26:44 6:41 M1519 C.E. 27:16 6:49 M5054 C.E. 27:16 6:49 M2024 PTLND. 27:20 6:50 M5559 HEBRON 27:47 6:57 M6064 YAR. 27:50 6:58 M1519 CMB. CTR 28:14 7:04 M3539 PTLND. 28:26 7:07 M4549 DURHAM 29:22 7:21 M6064 WINDHAM 30:04 7:31 F3034 WALES 30:20 7:35 M6569 NRRGWK. 30:35 7:39
Ag Div/Tot 34 19/105 25 25/154 29 28/154 60 9/48 15 33/76 58 18/65 16 8/63 60 1/14 41 43/101 54 37/87 39 52/92 53 45/87 52 46/87 48 15/76 30 61/83 43 30/69
Div Town Finish F3034 PTLND. 30:55 F2529 KNBUNK. 31:20 F2529 C.E. 31:29 M6064 SO. PO. 31:40 M-19 FAL. 31:59 M5559 GORHAM 32:08 F-19 TURNER 32:13 F6064 SO. PO. 32:21 M4044 SCAR. 32:28 M5054 BRUNS. 33:04 M3539 GRAY 33:31 M5054 PTLND. 33:38 M5054 PTLND. 33:46 F4549 SO. PO. 35:01 M3034 FREEPRT. 35:25 F4044 PTLND.
Pace 7:44 7:50 7:53 7:55 8:00 8:02 8:04 8:06 8:07 8:16 8:23 8:25 8:27 8:46 8:52
33 44/105 48 54/95 12 8/12 9 46/76 5312/64 12 47/76 46 57/95 27 68/154 40 33/69 16 27/63 61 22/48 26 73/154 47 62/95 50 67/87 48 29/76 39 42/95 46 31/76 64 26/48 73 1/1 16 38/63 38 47/95 61 6/14 51 69/87 14 45/63 37 78/92 30 75/83 55 51/65 43 52/69 60 30/48 65 6/8 63 31/48 53 33/64 61 9/14 62 35/48 45 14 5/10 73 3/4 45 84/95 48 68/76 58 19/25 53 85/87 66 7/8 49 76/76
F3034 C.E. 35:31 8:53 M4549 DAYTON 35:32 8:53 M-14 YAR. 35:38 8:55 M-19 FAL. 35:55 8:59 F5054 GORHAM 35:55 8:59 M-19 FAL. 35:56 8:59 M4549 FAL. 35:57 9:00 F2529 FREEPORT 36:02 9:01 F4044 EDGECOMB36:06 9:02 F-19 TURNER 36:12 9:03 M6064 C.E. 36:13 9:04 F2529 PTLND. 36:33 9:09 M4549 LEWISTON 36:49 9:13 M5054 PTLND. 37:04 9:16 F4549 PTLND. 37:05 9:17 F3539 WSTBRK. 37:12 9:18 F4549 SO. PO. 37:12 9:18 M6064 SACO 37:23 9:21 F7074 WSTBRK. 37:28 9:22 F-19 DURHAM 37:34 9:24 F3539 SO. PO. 37:35 9:24 F6064 NRDGWCK 37:37 9:25 M5054 PTLND. 37:41 9:26 F-19 PTLND. 38:00 9:30 M3539 SO. PO. 38:43 9:41 M3034 PTLND. 39:05 9:47 M5559 PTLND. 39:24 9:51 F4044 SCAR. 39:26 9:52 M6064 WSTBRK. 39:27 9:52 M6569 DANVILLE 39:32 9:53 M6064 FREEPORT 39:32 9:53 F5054 LEWISTON 40:15 10:04 F6064 PTLND. 40:26 10:07 M6064 PTLND. 41:18 10:20 F4549 PTLND. 41:32 10:23 F-14 YAR. 42:47 10:42 M7074 FAL. 42:51 10:43 M4549 SO. PO. 42:58 10:45 F4549 GRAY 46:15 11:34 F5559 HEBRON 46:32 11:38 M5054 WSTBRK. 48:59 12:15 M6569 KNBUNK. 50:08 12:32 F4549 SO. PO. 1:08:50 17:13
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Race Results continued Jingle Bell Run/Walk for Arthritis, Freeport - December 5, 2010 Results courtesy of the Maine Track Club Pl. 3 13 14 15 23 26 33 36 41 65 66 70 74 94 112 136 140 143 173 184 188 227 234 249 292 347 353 391 442 473 483 501 502 530 531 533
Di/To 3/22 1/39 2/39 2/36 4/42 3/85 3/18 9/42 6/22 2/63 14/42 7/85 4/92 9/85 6/92 21/36 17/85 20/42 20/22 20/85 2/9 5/14 21/39 2/5 39/85 41/92 3/8 7/9 68/85 37/39 1/1 46/66 10/14 5/5 51/66 85/92
Name Aaron Chelate Jim Demosthenes Hans Brandes James Machowski Jeff Fisher Stephanie Atkinson Jake Demosthenes Gregory Lull Tony Myatt Jamie Attardo Eddie Rabasco Audrey Machowski Celeste Emery Danielle Speckman Laurie Scott Eric Malinowski Amanda Penley Joe Parent Kevin Mitchell Karen Rice Cathy Burnie Michael Brooks Tom Trytek Michael Tracy Kathy Bowe Heidi Graham Quinn Watson Linda Hunt Heidi Watson Roger Morse Janice Bilodeau Betsy Barrett James Baldwin Roland Bilodeau Brenda Trytek Donna Beaulieu
Age/S City 29 M Saco 53 M Topsham 52 M FAL. 35 M Wales 48 M Durham 39 F Hollis 14 M Topsham 45 M PTLND. 24 M PTLND. 26 F Lewiston 49 M Poland 34 F Wales 45 F North YAR. 30 F C.E. 47 F Gorham 35 M Vassalboro 37 F Auburn 42 M Poland 25 M Minot 33 F C.E. 62 F Cumberland 65 M Danville 54 M Harpswell 75 M C.E. 39 F Gorham 43 F North YAR. 9 M SO. PO. 63 F Hollis 38 F SO. PO. 53 M WSTBRK. 77 F Auburn 59 F SCAR. 63 M SCAR. 79 M Auburn 53 F Harpswell 48 F Poland Spring
Pl. 304 306 345 377 417 423 425 437
Time 15:32 17:49 17:52 17:55 18:21 18:33 19:01 19:06 19:14 20:40 20:41 20:56 21:12 21:42 22:16 23:18 23:23 23:26 24:26 24:50 25:00 26:07 26:20 26:39 27:45 29:20 29:28 31:28 34:30 36:11 37:09 39:26 39:26 44:37 44:54 44:54
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Name Ag S City ROBERT ASHBY 42 M BRUNS. Aaron Chelate 29 M Saco David Drew 46 M LTCHFLD. Ryan Salvo 23 M PTLND. Paul Toohey 53 M SCAR. Jeanne Hackett 52 F SCAR. Steve Moriarty 60 M Cumberland Eddie Rabasco 49 M Poland Celeste Emery 45 F North YAR. MICAELA ASHBY 8 F BRUNS. Dan Tucker 46 M FAL. Douglas Couper 49 M FAL. Leslie Couper 47 F FAL. Eric Hager 50 M PTLND. Karen Rice 33 F C.E. Dick Lajoie 70 M Saco Diane Dusini 48 F SCAR. Margaritt McNulty 58 F Standish Darlene StHilaire 47 F Auburn Mary Costigan 38 F FAL. Robin Ray 43 F PTLND. Joseph Cook 61 M WSTBRK. Eugene Longobardi 45 M SO. PO.
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No. 986 85 127 958 463 177 336 956 137 984 464 98 99 181 390 258 134 322 446 96 386 92 282
Time 17:29 17:47 18:50 19:22 21:15 21:22 21:37 22:02 22:30 24:31 24:52 24:54 24:56 26:01 26:06 26:14 26:18 26:24 26:51 26:53 27:46 27:47 28:52
Name FRAN ASHBY Andrew McCusker David Barnard Kathy Bowe MEL UCHENICK Rachel Pickus WiLiam j Morgan Pat Buckley
Ag S City 43 F BRUNS. 63 M SCAR. 68 M YAR. 39 F Gorham 79 M KNBUNK. 61 F Sebago 66 M KNBUNK. 73 F PTLND.
No. 983 309 24 50 980 371 335 65
Time Pace 29:05 9:22 29:06 9:22 29:54 9:38 33:09 10:41 37:18 12:01 38:50 12:30 39:24 12:41 42:11 13:35
3rd Annual Set the Pace 5K Road Race, CAMDEN - 01/01/11 Place 1 4 37 49 72 86 91 94
Na Robert Ashby David Drew Charles Sawyer David Young Micaela Ashby Paula Sawyer Polly Kenniston Fran Ashby
Age S 42 M 46 M 68 M 58 M 8F 61 F 74 F 44 F
City BRUNS. LTCHFLD. Norridgewock Danville BRUNS. Norridgewock WSTBRK. BRUNS.
Scarborough Frozen 5K - January 9, 2011 Down East Sports Timing - Mixed 5,000 Meter Run Place 7 17 22 35 56 63 64 70 72 73 81
1st Annual Portland Brewer’s Holiday Dash Sunday, December 12, 2010 - 11AM - Portland Hosted by Ri Ra Irish Pub Pl. 3 5 10 16 44 50 54 66 75 133 143 147 150 196 202 206 208 209 231 234 262 264 300
1st Annual Portland Brewer’s Holiday Dash continued
Pace 5:38 5:44 6:04 6:15 6:51 6:53 6:58 7:06 7:15 7:54 8:00 8:01 8:02 8:23 8:24 8:27 8:28 8:30 8:39 8:39 8:57 8:57 9:18
Name Ashby, Robert Myatt, Tony Lull, Gregory Sawyer, Charles McNulty, Margaritt Brooks, Mike Sawyer, Paula Center, Harry Hunt, Harry Hamilton, Eileen Bilodeau, Janice
GenAge M42 M24 M45 M68 W58 M65 W61 M48 M58 W61 W77
Time 18:40.00 20:54.00 21:22.00 24:23.00 27:52.00 29:10.00 29:16.00 32:03.00 33:30.00 33:31.00 41:42.00
Time 16:58 18:19 23:18 24:29 6:21 28:29 28:58 29:37
Pace 5:28 5:54 7:30 7:53 8:29 9:11 9:20 9:32
By Mike Brooks Five Marathons, One Ultra and One Great Trip April 6 - May 4, 2010 :: Part II I woke up shaking, sweating like crazy and felt cold. This continued for the rest of the night. It turned out to be a perfect excuse to skip the 50K trail race [in Spokane] and head to Yellowstone National Park instead. We stopped at Nevada City ghost town and Virginia city’s Boot Hill on the way. Six men were hanged in one day by vigilantes and they are buried on Boot Hill along with other outlaws. We stayed in West Yellowstone for several days. They had just opened much of the the park a few days before we arrived, yet several roads were closed because of the snow. I have visited the park many times and always enjoy the many animals and scenery. This trip, we saw a grizzly bear fairly close, bison, elk, coyotes and a bald eagle or two. One coyote was less than ten feet from us, he looked at us, lifted his leg to go on a tree and calmly walked off. As we made our way to North Dakota, we stayed in some interesting small towns, slept in a hotel that was a converted flour mill, stopped at the center of the U.S.A (including Alaska and Hawaii) and slowed down in a small town that had a police car with a dummy in it dressed as a cop. Once in North Dakota, Walt and I went to Roosevelt National Park which is actually two parks. In the southern park we saw bison, mule deer, prairie dog towns and about 50 wild horses. I have seen wild horses before and they usually won’t let you get close. We could walk up to these, with their three week old foals, within 20 feet or so. They are beautiful animals that looked like someone had just groomed them. In the north section of the park we saw bison, longhorn cattle and bighorn sheep. Both parks have beautiful scenery. The night before the Trestle Valley Marathon in North Dakota, I was sick with a temperature of 102 and chills. It was 50
degrees and windy at the 8:00 am start. When I started the race I felt like I could not catch my breath. Not feeling 100%, I figured It would be a long day but at least it’s not a 50K trail race with a strict cut off time. The course consisted of about 18 miles of asphalt roads and the rest gravel roads. You do most of the paved roads twice, once on the way out, then on the way back. There is one BIG hill that you do twice at miles 8 and 21. With only 25 marathoners, as far back as I was, it was a lonely race. The volunteers were the only people to cheer you on. Feeling beat at the end of the race, I was glad not to have another race tomorrow. This was a nice small marathon with a half marathon, 50 miler with five entrants and a 10K. On our way to Wisconsin, we visited the Great Plains zoo in Sioux Falls, the Spam museum (the kind you eat), a couple of State capitols and a few other attractions. We stayed in Milwaukee, toured the Miller Brewery, Milwaukee Zoo and Harley Davidson Museum. Next it was off to Kenosha for the Wisconsin marathon. Feeling good at the 7:00 am start, I ran for a short distance with a couple of friends. It was sunny, windy and about 55 degrees. There are two sections of out and backs on paved roads and paths that total about 20 miles. There is also a few miles of dirt roads on this mostly flat sometimes scenic course that has views of lake Michigan. Around mile 20, I caught up with my friend Larry Macon, world record holder for most marathons in one year-105. He was way ahead of me but crashed and was walking now. Having done over 700 marathons, you would think he would know how to pace himself by now! We talked and walked for awhile then I went ahead, after picking on him for crashing, to let him suffer alone. Grabbing a brat sausage and cold beer at the end it was off to LaCrosse, a 250-mile ride west but still in Wisconsin. My motel overbooked
and we ended up in a honeymoon suite with with a jacuzzi and king bed. This is not a room I wanted to share with my brother! The room had a heavy odor of cigarettes and Walt slept on the floor. It was a short drive to the race start where I saw a few runners I knew. It was about 55 degrees and sunny at the start of the La Crosse marathon. I was feeling pretty good, just a little tired and sore from yesterday’s race. Around mile 13, where the half marathon goes into a park and finishes, I started to have stomach problems which, I think, were related to me being sick earlier in the trip. By mile 18 I was feeling better even though it was fairly hot by now. I was passing runners the last few miles who were traveling at about the speed that a glacier moves but, hey, it still counts, right ? This race had everything in it. We ran through the downtown, residential, country and industrial areas. There was concrete and asphalt roads, dirt trails and a few big hills. The finish was the same as the half marathon, a nice park. My brother talked to a TV crew at the finish line about our trip and the races so I ended up doing an interview before grabbing some food and drink. We drove about 350 miles so we could be beyond Chicago to miss Monday’s traffic. Another day and a half to home. This, to me, was another great trip. There was only one day of rain, no major catastrophes, we saw a lot of the country and some beautiful animals. I made a few new friends and hopefully learned a little from the Brew to Brew race. Sometimes I put a little too much on my plate when it comes to running but it always seems to work out, even though it might be a struggle.
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Members’ Birthdays JANUARY 1
Ken Dolley Lydia Mundhenk Zach Owen
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Cheryl Lacre Chuck Radis Randall Smith William Tapley
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Priscilla Jolicoeur
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Diane Daigle Kitty Kelly Whitney Wilson Pamela RichardWuerthner
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Rob Boudewijin Janice Gragnier
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Garth Altenburg Donnie Foshay Darlene St. Hiliare
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Lilia Irish
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Mike Feeney
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Rachel Brouwer John Howe Nancy Merrill Stanis MoodyRoberts Elise Moody-Roberts Kurt Oswald Charlie Whitehead
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Carol Weeks
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Karen Connolly Karen Lipvosky Annie Messinger Tom Peterson
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Robert Burns, Jr. Angela DuplissMichaud Anita Hampton Amelia Whitten
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Jason Castonia Larry Salvador
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Robert Ayotte Natalie Castonia Nathaniel Jacobs Stephen Peck
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Stephen Jacobs Megan Smith
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Judy Reilly
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Jake Demosthenes Phillip DiRusso Joel Pepin Jane Sable
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Ken Robinson
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Rick Ackermann Robert Connolly Deena Everest Anne Guadalupi Paul Tukey
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Molly Radis Betty Rines
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Maurice Favreau Thomas Okazaki Mark Panaccione Cheryl Ramsey Karen Rice Maryette Stuart
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Eric Arzberger Charles Sawyer
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Erica Rice Reilly Tucker
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Gary Biron Diane Cyr Donna Dyer Hazel Wightman
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Sydney Ellen Atkinson Gerard Bonawitz Carol Hager
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Jake Griffin
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Jim Emond Dan O’Connor
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David Griffin Joshua Lee Denise Whitehead
Leslie Foreman Sara Picard
Helen Booth Rhonda Cobb Nicole Tarbox
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Loren Lathrop Timmi Sellers
Emily Levan Blaine Moore
Ashley Pepin
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Devin Bottomley David Hediger John Pearson Tammie Willoughby
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Melissa Gagnier
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Mark Finnerty Robert Perkins
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Thomas Bottomley Leigh Fisher Karen Kirk Eden Johnson Kelly MacBain
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Don Conry Paula Jean Lunt Howard Spear
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Molly Plati
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Valerie Dawson Noah Hager Robert Jolicoeur
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Linda Douglass Jake Hall Guy Merrill
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Doctor’s Corner Exercising When You’re Sick: Dedicated or Short-sighted? By Tom Pulling, MD Winter is a time of increased colds, flu and what I call “the crud”— vaguely low energy, maybe nasal symptoms – you feel bad, but not horrible. You probably want to stay home, but you don’t think you’re truly ill enough to call in sick. Worse yet, you want to run—holiday guilt, New Year’s resolution, training schedule—there are many reasons. Should you tough it out and go through with the run? Are you a slacker if you don’t? Let’s consider the times when you really shouldn’t run—times when you risk making your illness worse or prolonging your symptoms. There is also a fairly simple rule to help guide your decision. Rigorous medical evidence is fairly poor regarding exercise and illness. We know that
vigorous exercise stresses the body and that it temporarily reduces the strength of the immune system. We don’t know, however, exactly what will happen to any individual at a given time. With that limitation, sports medicine physicians recommend a “neck check” to determine whether you are safe to exercise with an illness.
time and ensure that you get back to quality workouts as soon as possible.
Basically, if symptoms are only above the neck (e.g. runny nose, nasal congestion, sore References: throat), give it a try. Go out at half-intensity for Madden, C. C. 2010. Netter’s sports medicine. 10 minutes. If your symptoms worsen, ditch Philadelphia: Saunders/Elsevier. the run. But if they don’t worsen, go Are you Primos, W. A., Jr. (1996) Sports ahead and exercise. Conversely, if and exercise during acute illness: you have symptoms below the neck a slacker recommending the right course for (e.g. fever, malaise, severe cough, patients. Phys Sportsmed, 24, 44-52. diarrhea) don’t exercise. Exercising Tipton, C. M. & American College if you (which after all deliberately stresses of Sports Medicine. 2006. ACSM’s the body) is likely to make you feel advanced exercise physiology. worse, prolong your illness and don’t? Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & in rare cases cause more serious, Wilkins. dangerous disease. Also, under these latter conditions, your performance is handicapped. Weidner, T. G., B. N. Anderson, L. A. Kaminsky, Your muscles don’t contract as well, your E. C. Dick & T. Schurr (1997) Effect of a lungs don’t absorb oxygen as well and your rhinovirus-caused upper respiratory illness on body has a harder time with fluid balance. pulmonary function test and exercise responses. Heeding the “neck check” will likely ultimately lead to more overall training as you’ll minimize your down
Med Sci Sports Exerc, 29, 604-9.
Dr. Pulling is a Fellow in Sports Medicine at Maine Medical Center.
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Membership Status WELCOME NEW MEMBERS! Cristie Cloutier of East Waterboro Gabrielle Cote of Auburn Joan, Travis and Jackson Lee of Yarmouth Whitney Wilson and Joey Parent of South Portland Amanda, Payton, Gunner and Hunter Winslow of Auburn Brian, Stacey, Zack and Samantha Vaughan of Cape Elizabeth Pamela, Scout, Hannah and Hayley Wuerthner of Arundel WELCOME BACK! Philip, Jennifer, Jack, and Lana DiRusso of Freeport John, Laurie and Kerrie Keller of Gray Dennis Morrill of Portland Margaret and Peter Rearick of Hebron Judith Tammaro of Portland John Totman of Phippsburg John P. Woods of Harpswell MORE TO COME IN NEXT ISSUE...
Annual Awards We had a great turnout with more than 100 members at the annual awards banquet held on Saturday, January 15th at Events on Broadway in South Portland. Check David Colby Young’s facebook page for video of the banquet and awards ceremony. Or check out the pics and videos on Mainerunningphotos.com. The 2010 Maine Track Club award winners received their plaques and trophies at the banquet. Congratulations to the recipients listed below! Award winners please note, if you were unable to attend the banquet to receive your plaque, they are available for pick up at the Maine Running Company in Portland. Contact Brock Foreman with questions. MTC First Marathon Award James Haddow 2010 Sugarloaf Marathon 3:30:29 Kate Kelly 2010 Maine Marathon 4:11 Annie Messinger 2010 Mardi Gras Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon 4:24:40
Age 40-49
Jeff Walker
Age 50-59
Ellie Tucker
Age 50-59
Floyd Lavery
Age 60-69
Gretchen Read
Age 60-69 Bill Reilly
Age 70-79
Polly Kenniston
Age 70-79
Bob Randall
Age 80 and Over Ruth Hefflefinger
2010 MTC Volunteer of the Year Annie Messinger 2010 MTC Comeback Runner of the Year James Machowski 2010 MTC Outstanding Contribution to Maine Running John Rogers 2010 MTC Spirit of the Club Kate Kelly 2010 MTC Race Director of the Year Mallory Vaccaro
2010 MTC Outstanding Runner
2010 John Fyalka Award Maggie Soule
Age 19 and Under Age 19 and Under
2010 MTC Runner of the Year Tom Ryan Male Jeanne Hackett Female
Age 20-39
2010 President’s Award Chandra Guyot
Age 20-39
Lifetime Achievment Award Mark Grandonico
Matt Rand
Carry Buterbaugh Aaron Chelate
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Kevin Mitchell 2010 Mount Desert Island 4:20:53
Nicole Court-Menendez
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Local Race Calendar JANUARY 1, 2011 (SATURDAY) Set the Pace 5K Camden, ME. 11:10AM Smokestack Grill (old MBNA building - Sea Dog), 43 Mechanic Street (Nice course. The start is rolling hills and then down to finish.) Contact: Reade Brower, (207) 691-3510, reade@freepressonline.com JANUARY 16, 2011 (SUNDAY) Jimmy the Greeks Frozen 4-Miler Old Orchard Beach, ME. 12:30PM Jimmy the Greeks Brick Oven Restaurant, 215 Saco Avenue (4mile race at the warmest point on a winter day. Free pizza and drink specials). Contact: Tony Myatt, Tonedog86@aol.com FEBRUARY 6, 2011 (SUNDAY) Mid Winter 10 Mile Classic Cape Elizabeth, ME. 9:45AM Cape Elizabeth High School, 345 Ocean House Rd (Capping at 800). Contact: Erik Boucher, 210-8655, erik@tri-maine.com FEBRUARY 26, 2011 (SATURDAY) The Longfellow February Frostbite 2.5K Portland, ME. 8:00AM Pearl & Congress Streets/Franklin Park/Portland City Hall, 425 Congress St. (traffic-free race in the heart of downtown Portland). Contact: Charles Kaufmann, (207) 232-8920, director@longfellowchorus.com MARCH 19, 2011 (SATURDAY) Falmouth Hockey 5K Inaugural Run Falmouth, ME 9:30AM Falmouth High School, 74 Woodville Road Contact: Jim McCorkle, (207) 865-4501 MARCH 26, 2011 (SATURDAY) Race 2 the Point Scarborough, ME. 11:00AM Blue Point School, 174 Pine Point Road (Includes Kid Fun Run, Scenic Route, Prizes and Post Race Refreshments) Contact: Jill McFarland, (207) 409-7984, jmcfarlandmim@hotmail.com MARCH 27, 2011 (SUNDAY) Great Scot Trot 5K Standish, ME. 9:00AM Bonny Eagle High School, 700 Saco Road (Includes walkers. Fun run for kids.) Contact: Nancy Smith Jewell, (207) 6429080, nancysmithjewell@hotmail.com Eastern States 20 Mile & Run for the Border Half Marathon Kittery, ME. 11:00AM. The 20 Mile starts at Traip Academy and runs from Kittery to Salisbury, MA along Route 1A in New Hampshire. Run for the Border
starts at Wallis Sands Beach in Rye and runs to the Mass. border in Salisbury along Route 1A. FMI: www. easternstates20mile.com APRIL 2, 2011 (SATURDAY) Inaugural Race the Runways: 1 Mile, 5K & Half Marathon. Brunswick, ME. 7:30AM (1 Mile), 8:00AM (5K & half marathon) at the former Brunswick Naval Air Station (good chance for a PR, flat and fast). FMI: www.racetherunways.com. APRIL 3, 2011 (SUNDAY) Federal Jack’s 5 Miler Kennebunkport, ME. 10:00AM Consolidated School, 25 School Street (Beautiful course past Walkers Point) Contact: Jim McCorkle, (207) 865-4501, Fiveksport@aol.com APRIL 17, 2011 (SUNDAY) 82nd Annual Boys & Girls Clubs Patriots Day 5-Miler Portland, ME. 12PM Noon, Portland Boys & Girls Club, 277 Cumberland Ave (Oldest road race in Maine, cash prizes, post race raffle, T-shirts first 500) Contact: Tony Myatt, (207) 874-1069, Tonedog86@aol.com
Contact: Dan Hale, (207) 332-9125, kittery5k@hotmail.com JUNE 4, 2011 (SATURDAY) York Hospital 5K Road & XC Race, York, ME. 8:30AM Lower Back Parking Lot (Near ER entrance), 15 Hospital Drive (Enjoy a scenic run through village, woods and by the York River! Prizes...) Contact: Jean Kolak Mercer, (207) 3512385, jkmercer@yorkhospital.com JUNE 12, 2011 (SUNDAY) 13th Annual Women’s Fitness Studio & Spa 5K, Brunswick, ME. 9:00AM Women’s Fitness Studio and Spa, 21 Stanwood Street (All women, flat course) Contact: Jim McCorkle, (207) 865-4501, Fiveksport@aol.com JUNE 25, 2011 (SATURDAY) 7th Annual Captain Christopher S. Cash Memorial 5K Run/Walk Old Orchard Beach, ME. 8:30AM OOBHS, next to OOB Police Station, Ballpark entrance, E. Emerson Cummings Road (Includes Free Fun Run for ages 4-12, Cash Prizes, Free Raffle, Music, Refreshments) Contact: Nancy Kelley, (207) 934-2360, RunForCash_04064@yahoo.com
APRIL 20, 2011 (WEDNESDAY) 5th Annual Healthy High 5K Race Orono, ME. 4:20PM Student Recreation and Fitness Center, 5797 Student Recreation & Fitness Center (5K race or walk around the University of Maine. Prizes age divisions.) Contact: Lauri, (207) 581-1423, lauri. sidelko@umit.maine.edu
JUNE 26, 2011 (SUNDAY) Rail Trail Half Marathon Augusta, ME. 7:30AM Old Fort Western, 16 Cony Street (Includes Half Marathon, Half Marathon Relay and 5K. Flat and fast course) Contact: Sarah Dunckel, (207) 623-4351, railtrailnews@krrt.org
MAY 14, 2011 (SATURDAY) 5th Annual McAuley Run for Hope 5K Portland, ME. 10:00AM Catherine McAuley High School, 631 Stevens Avenue (Great course, raffle prizes, postrace food and music) Contact: Run for Hope, (207) 233-8872, McAuley5k@yahoo.com
JULY 9, 2011 (SATURDAY) 9th Annual Run For The Gym 5K Springvale, ME. 6:00PM Nasson Common/Nasson Community Center, 457 Main St (t-shirts 200, fast loop course, prize money,Includes a fun run) Contact: Robert Randall, (207) 490-1386, runbob@metrocast.net
MAY 21, 2011 (SATURDAY) Race 4 An Angel 5K, South Portland, ME. 8:00AM South Portland Boys & Girls Club, 169 Broadway (Kids Fun Run, Fast Flat Course, Great Prizes). Contact: Joseph Wright, (207) 650-9145, jwwright10@maine.rr.com
JULY 10, 2011 (SUNDAY) PFBF CPAs Second Annual 1/2 Marathon 5K Run/Walk to benefit Make-A-Wish Maine, Oakland, ME. 8:00AM PFBF CPAs Office, 46 FirstPark Drive Contact: (207) 873-1603, ann@pfbf.com
MAY 22, 2011 (SUNDAY) Kittery Fire Association 5K Run and Walk Kittery, ME. 9:00AM Gorges Road Fire Station, Gorges Road (5th Annual 5K run and walk in beautiful coastal Kittery)
AUGUST 28, 2011 (SUNDAY) Blueberry Cove 13.1 Tenants Harbor, ME. 7:30AM Blueberry Cove Camp, 22 Blueberry Cove Rd. Contact: Paula, blueberrycove13.1@ gmail.com
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