2021 MDI Marathon canceled
Mount Desert Island’s biggest race has been canceled for the second consecutive year.
Running & Cycling
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104 compete in 43rd Northeast Harbor Road Race
The first road race on Mount Desert Island in two years drew a sizable crowd to Northeast Harbor.
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Road races scheduled; Bridge the Gap off until next year
The local road race scene is kicking back into gear this summer.
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A ride to remember
MOUNT DESERT—Jackson Lab scientist Ron Korstanje will be riding his bicycle around the island on Sunday, Sept. 20. A year ago, Korstanje’s father Kees Korstanje passed away quite unexpectedly at 73 years old. The elder Korstanje lived in The Netherlands, where his son grew up, and was a well-known figure in Zeeland (one of the …
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Ossanna runs Bigfoot 200 on local trails
BAR HARBOR— Melissa Ossanna calls herself a ‘crazy runner type.’ The type who forwent an office chair in her workstation to not only stand up but to also be in constant motion, if she chooses. “I have a walking treadmill at my computer that just keeps me in shape for whatever, whenever,” said Ossanna in a conversation with the …
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Dig deep, have fun, work together: Luchini named to Maine Running Hall of Fame
ELLSWORTH — One of Louie Luchini’s favorite moments in his running career, which has included two appearances at Olympic trials, illustrates why cross-country really is a team sport. It was the NCAA Men’s Division I Cross-Country Championship meet in 2003, held in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Luchini was a senior on the Stanford team and not …
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Acadia Round run in 24 hours
BAR HARBOR — It took Jeremy Dougherty three years to make a dream he had conceptualized on paper before moving to Mount Desert Island come true: traversing every peak on the island in 24 hours. The dream was based on the Bob Graham Round, run in the English Lake District, which ends at the door …
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Biking, hiking, and paddling to the moon
BAR HARBOR – The school system staff members are on their way to the moon, and hope to get there by Memorial Day. Some are travelling by bike, some on foot and some by kayak. The one thing they have in common is they’re all taking the scenic route. According to Conners Emerson School’s health and wellness ambassador, Edith …
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Backyard run benefits food pantry
BAR HARBOR — Melissa Ossanna is the kind of ultrarunner who feels a little lost if she goes too long without running a big race. Her medal rack includes marathons, ultramarathons, Ironman triathalons, snowshoe marathons and 100-milers. She was excited to run her first Western States 100, the oldest 100-mile ultramarathon, in California in June. That event has now been canceled, and she’ll carry over …
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Pedaling for power: 3,042-mile bike trip cut short
BAR HARBOR — The plan was simple: to bike 3,042 miles through eight states, from San Diego, Cali., to St. Augustine, Fla. Three friends from Mount Desert Island, Auria Mauras, Noreen Hogan and Mary Raikes, left San Diego on Leap Day, Feb. 29, to start their adventure. Mauras was bicycling to raise money to install a solar …