The Pine Tree State

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Maine's Pierce wins 1,500 at U.S. Championships
Posted by TheRunning
Telstar High School graduate Anna (Willard) Pierce used her sprinter's speed over the final 200 meters to edge Erin Donohue at the tape to win the women's 1,500-meter run at the U.S. Track and Field Championships on Saturday.

Anna Willard: More Than Just a Steeplechaser
Posted by TheRunning
As a young girl growing up in rural Maine, that wasn't just an aphorism for Anna Willard. It was a way of life, learned while spending summers helping her father in his hay farming business. via The Running Times

Healthy Samuelson mulls running fall marathon
Posted by TheRunning
Running pain free and feeling healthier than she has in years, Joan Benoit Samuelson revealed during an interview Wednesday that she is seriously considering running a marathon this fall.One possibility, Samuelson said, is the New York City Marathon, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary.The former world-record holder and the winner of the gold medal in the first Olympic women's marathon in 1984, Samuelson had said last year that she was retiring from competitive marathoning after setting an American record for the fastest time by a women over age 50 at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Boston.

TD Banknorth Beach to Beacon 10K Attracts Top Runners in World, New England and Maine
Posted by TheRunning
The top road racers in Maine, New England and around the globe are set to gather again in Cape Elizabeth for the 12th running of the TD Banknorth Beach to Beacon 10K on Saturday.The professional athletes will share the picturesque coastal course with thousands of recreational runners who are cheered on by an enthusiastic throng of spectators. The atmosphere created confirms the reputation of the TD Banknorth Beach to Beacon as a world class event with an appealing small-town charm.This year's field of 6,000 includes runners from 16 countries and 43 U.S. states.More than $60,000 in prize money is at stake, including a $10,000 prize to the top man and woman. Also, a $2500 bonus is available for an Open course record and $500 for a course record in the Maine category, providing added incentive in a race that consistently ranks among the fastest and most competitive 10Ks in the world.

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

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