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Lead Stories: Saturday, July 19, 2008

Beach to Beacon Entries Sell Out in Just 26 Hours

Posted March 18th, 2008 at 10:30 AM by David Monti

Section: News & Results

Entries for the 11th TD Banknorth Beach to Beacon 10-K sold out in a head-spinning 26 hours, organizers announced yesterday evening. Maine’s most popular road race is scheduled for Saturday, August 2, in the seaside town of Cape Elizabeth, hometown of Olympic gold medalist Joan Samuelson who co-founded the race.

For the first time, the event eliminated paper entries entirely. Electronic entries began to pour in as soon as registration opened last Saturday. More than 5000 runners signed up in the first ten hours alone, and the 5500-runner limit was reached soon thereafter.
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Ethiopians, BAA, Shoe4Africa Win Big at Mayor’s Cup Cross Country Races in Boston, MA

Posted October 29th, 2007 at 8:59 AM by Allyson Rosen

Section: News & Results, Cross Country

Blustery winds, blue skies, and temperatures in the lower 50s created the quintessential New England cross country backdrop for the 782 finishers in Sunday’s Mayor’s Cup Cross Country Races, presented by adidas and the Boston Athletic Association, and directed by USA Track & Field (New England Association) and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department in conjunction with Boston Centers for Youth and Families.

Westchester (New York) Track Club repeated its feat from last year, sending both the male and female champions to the winner’s circle, and Aziza Ayilu – an Ethiopian residing in the Bronx – became the first female to win back-to-back since the legendary Lynn Jennings successfully defended her title in 1994-’95.
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Book Review: Warwick Ford’s
“Fun on Foot in New England”

Posted July 16th, 2007 at 12:15 PM by Katie Drummond

Section: Motivation, Books, Special Features, TFS Reviews

Whether you’re a first time visitor or you live and breathe Red Sox and clam chowder, “Fun on Foot in New England”, the new guide to running and walking America’s east from guide-writing pro Warwick Ford and his wife, Nola, is an invaluable resource for those seeking diverse areas, both well-known and obscure, to explore in the eastern region.

While Ford is no stranger to the world of running and walking guides, having penned the award-winning “Fun on Foot in America’s Cities”, his new guide offers a more in-depth profile of the region (including Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont) he has called home for more than 10 years. Rather than brief descriptions of common walking and running routes, this detailed resource offers a variety of paths and loops throughout New England, each one outlined with a clear map and step-by-step steering for easy navigation.
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Top running routes in Boston

Posted June 13th, 2007 at 4:15 PM by Warwick Ford

Section: Running & Training, Columns, Fun on Foot

Warwick Ford is a guest contributor to The Final Sprint and author of “Fun on Foot in America’s Cities” and “Fun on Foot in New England,” the books that describe and map the best on-foot routes in U.S. cities. Check out FunOnFoot.com for more information and to purchase the book or maps.

Boston is a city of the young (the region is host to way more than its fair share of the nation’s top colleges) and the young at heart. This makes it a dream city for running, jogging, or walking. There is a massive foot-mobile population, so if you feel like a jog almost anywhere here you will rarely feel out of place.

However, wise choice of route always makes a run or jog more enjoyable and easier to embark upon and finish. For a training or recreational route to be motivating and enjoyable, the Fun on Foot model says it needs to have four attributes: Comfort from both the safety and underfoot perspective; Attractions to make it interesting; Convenience to city center and public transit; and a worthy Destination to help motivate you to finish the route.

In “Fun on Foot in New England” we applied this model to Greater Boston and came up with 13 excellent routes. Narrowing this down, here are the very best routes that are just too good for any outdoor exerciser to miss:
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New date for New Balance Moonlight Run in CT

Posted April 29th, 2007 at 8:00 AM by David Monti

Section: News & Results

One of New England’s great small-town races, the 14th annual New Balance Midnight Run 5-K, will take place one week later this year than its traditional date on the Friday of Memorial Day weekend.

According to race director, Wallie Jahn, the 2007 event will be held on Friday, June 1, in New Milford, Conn., at 8:00 p.m. This places the race one week ahead of the nearby Litchfield Hills Road Race in Litchfield which will be held on June 10.
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Supermarkets now using Guiding Stars to lead you to healthy foods

Posted December 15th, 2006 at 2:30 PM by Jenna Sumara

Section: Nutrition, Healthy Eating, Health & Fitness, Weight Loss

Every day it seems we are bombarded with some new nutritional guideline to follow. One week anything with a carb is feared; the next week its low sodium only. So how can you decide what type of food is nutritious enough to buy on your trip to super market?
Well . . if you live in New England, just follow the stars!

Hannaford Brothers, a N.E. food chain, has created a system they call Guiding Stars that claims to help you make those decisions. Needless to say, this has many people in the food industry up in arms. This new system rates the nutritional values for food and drinks sold at its stores from zero to three stars. The ratings might surprise you.
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