http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/couch2beacon/ en-us sbryan@mainetoday.com 2008-05-16T09:52:14-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/couch2beacon/027161.html It was just another Thursday for most of us - maybe you ran the Back Cove, or met up with your buddies for dinner. Maybe you caught The Office on TV or finished up some laundry. The point is, it's... 27161@http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/couch2beacon/ 2008-05-16T09:52:14-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/couch2beacon/026900.html Some say that the phrase, "It's not about winning" is just something non-winners invented to console themselves. And while that's 100% true, it's also important to acknowledge the effort that everyone put in. 1,926 racers crossed the finish line during... 26900@http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/couch2beacon/ Races 2008-05-12T11:30:31-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/couch2beacon/026877.html Thanks for noticing. I'm not the type of person who'd just bring that up - like some uncouth braggart. But yes, you're right, I shaved a few minutes off my time from last year. What's that you say? Oh, stop!... 26877@http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/couch2beacon/ Races 2008-05-11T21:12:12-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/couch2beacon/026988.html Courtesy of the Portland Sea Dogs:... 26988@http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/couch2beacon/ Video! 2008-05-11T14:57:49-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/couch2beacon/026810.html An amazing thing happened in the ladies room yesterday. And before your mind takes that sick leap into the gutter, I'll just get straight to the story. It was late afternoon when I discovered it. All day I had been... 26810@http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/couch2beacon/ 2008-05-09T13:23:14-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/couch2beacon/026630.html I ran the Sea Dogs Mother's Day 5K last year as part of the Beach to Beacon training. It may not surprise you that I didn't win. In fact, I came in 1,150th place. But being a bright-side-looker myself (not... 26630@http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/couch2beacon/ Races 2008-05-06T13:58:45-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/couch2beacon/026430.html I'm really bad at paying attention to the training schedule - and I apparently missed the announcement from Head Coach Michael Gaige last week that said we'd be doing sprints this week. Yikes. Sprints. I'm lucky, though. Having trained with... 26430@http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/couch2beacon/ On running, really 2008-05-02T12:15:29-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/couch2beacon/026171.html I admit it. I allowed that old foe Sloth to take over my weekend. He's a tough sort of fellow and isn't scared off by half-hearted protestations like, "You better be gone in the morning! I swear I'll be up... 26171@http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/couch2beacon/ Places to run 2008-04-28T13:27:56-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/couch2beacon/026066.html I've heard that weight loss is 90% diet and 10% exercise. If that's even remotely true, I'm in deep sugar. It means that jogging 2-3 times a week doesn't cancel out the six-pack of Geary's or the garbage fries or... 26066@http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/couch2beacon/ Grub. Healthy and otherwise 2008-04-25T14:26:50-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/couch2beacon/025843.html Don't get me wrong, the Back Cove is a lovely place to run - the sun glinting off the calm water, Portland's East End rising proudly in the distance, the crunch of gravel, the blowing wind, the 295 traffic, the... 25843@http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/couch2beacon/ Places to run 2008-04-22T15:16:46-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/couch2beacon/025669.html I knew a girl in college who claimed to go running whenever she was stressed, upset or feeling crappy. I could relate, since I did the same thing (except not so much "running" as "drinking"). She, of course, was in... 25669@http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/couch2beacon/ On running, really 2008-04-18T10:52:53-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/couch2beacon/025388.html In training, as in life, it isn't always possible to adhere to a plan (no matter how perfect the plan or how steadfast your intentions). Things come up. It happens. Luckily, maintaining 100% compliance isn't a requirement for success. (If... 25388@http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/couch2beacon/ Mixin it up w/some cross training 2008-04-14T11:31:01-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/couch2beacon/025252.html With yesterday's pleasing temps and sunshine, I was looking forward to the Thursday group run. I even sported some shorts for the first time in 2008 (legs, meet sun. You might remember each other from last year). Not wanting to... 25252@http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/couch2beacon/ On running, really 2008-04-11T12:06:29-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/couch2beacon/025161.html Oh wait, it IS! It's so pleasant, in fact, that I made the official winter-to-spring leap by forgoing socks this morning. So I walked, feet unencumbered, into work. I was feeling the spring love and even tossing smiles and "good... 25161@http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/couch2beacon/ 2008-04-10T10:57:23-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/couch2beacon/024984.html Sugar is like a medieval catapult (you know, for humans). Maybe you're having a little pow-wow to welcome some new coworkers to the office - nothing wall-splitting, just a "how do ya do, have a treat, let's get to know... 24984@http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/couch2beacon/ Grub. Healthy and otherwise 2008-04-07T18:08:58-05:00