Cramming for Cranmore

Much work needed to be done to get my butt up to this race.  Saturdays workload at the store presented me with a 10 hour work schedule. Not to mention a 2 hour lawn mowing job for my neighbor afterwards. But somehow with the thought of someone I know running a 100 miler I managed to suck up to the physical labor.  By midnight I was eventually off and driving for the next four hours until I had to rest. I pulled over at the lake at the base of Mt. Chocoura and napped in the parking lot for a little while. Read more

Victoria’s Little Secret

During the run this weekend, I happened to overhear two female runners discussing the apparel they were running in and discovered that Victoria Secret has it’s own line of athletic wear.

Ladies, to check it out, click here.

Bimblers on a Roll

This was a very busy weekend for Bimblers, with races and other various and sundry endurance events taking place in multiple states, both near and far. The weekend’s premier event was, of course, Mr. Bimble’s performance at The Western States Endurance Run, but there were other Bimblers keeping busy as well Read more

Heart

Wherever you go, go with all your heart.

Confucius

Mountains

Since there are several Bimblers racing in “the hills” this weekend, I offer the following:

“In the mountains of truth, you never climb in vain. Either you already reach a higher point today, or you exercise your strength in order to be able to climb higher tomorrow.”

Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

Strength

By nature we have no defect that could not become a strength, no strength that could not become a defect.

Goethe

100 Miles Nothing Flat

Words by local journalist Steve Sellers with pictures from a more familiar face. This is an article on ultra running that recently appeared in the summer edition of Elan Magazine printed by the Shore Publishing Company. Read more

Branford Road Race

Cool temperatures and showers made perfect conditions for the Branford Road Race, unfortunately though the damp prevented some of the usual bands adding to the atmosphere. Read more

Mt Greylock Race

I don’t see what the big deal is? Everyone thinks Greylock is hard because of the hills. I only counted one significant hill the entire race! True, the hill was three miles long and most people would call it a mountain but let’s not overreact. Read more

Madison Mile Swim

Scoobie swims the Madison Mile open water race. Check out the featured video, or Read more

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