The Pine Tree State

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Muge, Masai win 10-K road race
Posted by Matt
Ed Muge of Kenya edged Ethiopia's Terefe Maregu Zewdie in the homestretch Saturday to win the TD Banknorth Beach to Beacon 10-kilometer road race by six-tenths of a second.

Louie Luchini and Brendan O'Keefe bidding for Olympic Games
Posted by Matt
When United States athletes gather in Eugene, Ore., in June for the 2008 Olympic Trials, Brendan O’Keefe and Louie Luchini are hoping to be among them.

PHS track teams turn in top efforts (Portsmouth Herald)
Posted by TheRunning
The Portsmouth High School girls indoor track and field team placed second out of 10 teams at Sunday's Seacoast championship at the University of Southern Maine.

Olympian Bruce Bickford now coaching at Maine's Cheverus High School
Posted by Matt
Olympian Bruce Bickford now coaching at Maine's Cheverus High School

Police Investigate Alleged Sand-Throwing At Cross-Country Race (WMTW Auburn)
Posted by TheRunning
Police in Cumberland are investigating an incident in which a spectator allegedly threw sand in the eyes of a cross-country runner from Lewiston High School.

Falmouth to host some of world's best road racers on Sunday
Posted by TheRunning
Cape Cod's Scenic Cigna/Falmouth Road Race will host some of the World's Best Road runners this upcoming Sunday morning. At the traditional 10am start, the temperatures should mimic those of last Saturday's Beach to Beach 10km in Cape Elizabeth, Maine at around 20C/68F with hopefully less humidity.

Benoit Ran Ahead Of Her Time
Posted by TheRunning
As a youngster, Joan Benoit dreamed of going to the Olympics. She finally got her chance to try out for the inaugural women's marathon in the 1984 Olympics. After setting a world record in 1983 for the women's race in the Boston Marathon, it seemed quite probable. But two months before the trials, her knee hurt badly enough that some days she couldn't walk upstairs without severe pain.

Louie Luchini happy to be on familiar ground
Posted by TheRunning
The day after he won the Sea Dogs Mother's Day 5K in a course-record 14 minutes and 30 seconds, Louie Luchini got a phone call from Matt Lane.

Former Minuteman bounces back
Posted by LG
Finishing fourth at the Division III New England Championships in early November, Abrams moved onto the Division III NCAA Cross-Country championships.

Andrea Giddings running career at Middlebury finished much like it began
Posted by TheRunning
Giddings, a senior at Middlebury, was part of a women's cross country team that won the NCAA Division III national championship, completing a championship bookend to her career. The Panthers also won the national title in her freshman season.

Benoit Samuelson hopes to go full circle
Posted by LG
The thought of going sub-2:50 at 50 keeps me going, says Samuelson, who lives in Freeport, Maine, and held the U.S. women's record of 2:21:21 from 1985 to 2003.

'Ultramarathon Man' inspires Mainers
Posted by LG
The inspiration for Dunton's midweek marathon was Dean Karnazes, a 43-year-old runner from San Francisco who finished with the group and is more than halfway toward his goal of running 50 marathons in 50 states in 50 days.

Jim Ballinger Retires As Head Coach Of Maine Track Program
Posted by LG
University of Maine Athletic Director Blake James announced today that Jim Ballinger has retired as head coach of the men's and women's track and field and cross country programs. Ballinger is the longest-tenured coach at Maine, having joined the coaching staff in 1968.

Tom Nyariki Wins Beach to Beacon 10K
Posted by LG
Tom Nyariki overtook his KIMbia teammate Gilbert Okari to win this morning's Beach to Beacon 10K in Cape Elizabeth, Maine.

Banknorth Beach to Beacon 10K Announces Elite Athletes for August 5th Race
Posted by LG
Saturday's ninth annual TD Banknorth Beach to Beacon 10K Road Race has again attracted the top road racers in Maine, New England and around the globe to the stunning seaside course in Cape Elizabeth.

Cross country
Posted by LG
New England Interscholastic

There's no hiding his greatness
Posted by LG
"He ( Ralph Thomas)was a phenom in his day. He had a mental toughness that he passed on to the younger runners. He and Kenny Flanders used to sweep the streets with the other runners."

Warren enjoys solid performance in half-marathon
Posted by LG
The 70-year-old Camden resident won his age group and the one below it (ages 64-69). In fact, only one runner in the 60-64 age division finished the 13-mile course faster than Warren. That runner was 43 seconds quicker.

Hiker takes record in stride
Posted by LG
Andrew Thompson, who grew up in Derry and now lives in Hampton Falls, toppled Palmer’s former record of 48 days, 20 hours and 11 minutes. It was Thompson’s fourth attempt at the record.

The first big step is simply showing up
Posted by LG
"We never know who's coming until the weekend," said Howard Spear, the co-race director who admits he often is surprised by who shows up.

The “Pine Tree State” recognizes the white pine tree, an officially designated state symbol. Maine possesses over 17 million acres of forests.
source: State Names, Seals, Flags, and Symbols by Benjamin F. Shearer, Barbara S. Shearer ISBN 0313288623 1994