Review: Kings of the Road
Buy Kings of the Road from the Northshire Bookstore. After graduating from Yale in 1969, Frank Shorter enrolled in medical school, following in the footsteps of his father. Six weeks later, he found...
View ArticleGoing the extra mile at the Bear Brook Trail Marathon
Early in the race at the Bear Brook Trail Marathon. Photo by SNAPacidotic. By Mike Tegart After milling about in the cool morning air, the runners slowly approached a long thin line drawn in the sand...
View ArticleWhat to do this weekend: 10/4/13
One of the many beautiful scenes awaiting runners of the Pinnacle Ultra Challenge this weekend. Photo by Mike Tegart. It’s peak season! Well, yes, peak foliage season. But more important, it’s also...
View ArticleA guide to marathon training guides
Is there such a thing as too much information when it comes to training? As everyone knows, fall is marathon season, which is why, every summer, running and fitness magazines always seem to have a new...
View ArticleThe family that runs a marathon together . . .
Seven-year-old Ruby Denning nears the finish line of the Cape Cod Marathon. Around noon on October 27, Lucas Denning and his mother, Becky, were near the finish line of the Cape Cod Marathon, where...
View ArticleFrom Trails to Trials
Larisa Dannis on her way to winning the 2013 Vermont 100. Over the past year, Larisa Dannis has won the Vermont 100 and the Stone Cat 50-miler. But over the next year, this self-proclaimed “mountain...
View ArticleA trail runner takes to the roads, and can’t help but enjoy herself
The view of Bar Harbor from Cadillac Mountain on the morning after the marathon. For years now, I’ve prided myself on being not just a regular runner but a trail runner. Sure, I “ran” a road marathon...
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