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Share this article Share this article PORTLAND, Maine, April 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Olympic gold medalist Joan Benoit Samuelson and Dajuan Eubanks of the Maine Red Claws are teaming up to raise awareness about the importance of COVID-19 vaccines. Samuelson and Eubanks are featured in a new Harvard Pilgrim public service campaign, which includes 15 and 30 second public service announcements (PSA), that will run on broadcast television in Maine and across various social media channels starting on April 19. The PSA, entitled "Opponents," encourages Maine residents...

Brett Larner “Eliud Kipchoge drinks Maurten, so I used it in Osaka for the first time. When you’re going for a world record, you have to read up on what other top people are doing and look for what you can apply to your own running.” So says Mariko Yugeta, as she talks about her professional approach to running, from diet to sleep to footwear to injury. Talking to Runner’s World in Japanese in a park in Komagawa, Japan, she’s animated when discussing her training and racing. There’s almost no hint that she’s 62 years old.

David Treadwell: Notes from the Interviewer’s Desk: Part II By David TreadwellJust a Little Old Share In last week’s column, I addressed my role as an interviewer over my 50-year career. Here are some of the notable people I’ve had the privilege of interviewing. Maine’s own Joan Benoit Samuelson won the gold medal for the marathon in the 1984 Summer Olympics. I wrote an article about Joan for Yankee magazine. Joan is a gem, as everyone who has ever met her already knows. I also interviewed Dave Wottle, gold medalist for the 800 meter run in the 1972 Olympics. Dave, who was dean of Ad...

Rave reviews for TD Beach to Beacon 10K The road racing event received awards in two categories from BibRaves, a national race review site. Share CAPE ELIZABETH — The TD Beach to Beacon 10K announced on Dec. 11 that had been voted as BibRave’s top 10-miles-or-less race in the United States as well as receiving BibRave’s Green Lion Award. BibRave, a race review site, according to its website, “recognizes running events that have integrated sustainable environmental practices into their race operations” through the Green Lion Award, a release from TD Beach to Beacon 10K said. Accordi...

Get our free newsletter Success! You're on the list. Whoops! There was an error and we couldn't process your subscription. Please reload the page and try again. Processing… When Keira D’Amato crossed the finish line at the Marathon Project race in Arizona this past Sunday in second place, she wasn’t thinking about how her time of two hours, 22 minutes, and 56 seconds made her the seventh-fastest American woman to run a marathon on a record-eligible course. She wasn’t thinking about all the professional runners she beat. D’Amato, an elit...