On October 19, 2008, a small band of YMCARunners traveled to beautiful Bar Harbor, Maine to take on the Mount Desert Island Marathon. Many runners consider this course to be among the toughest in the U.S., and we can confirm as much. The pre-marathon disclaimer read more like a canned obituary for someone who was ready to meet his maker. Our favorite part:
"Our best advice is to treat this race as a 'mini-ultra marathon' . The terrain is challenging and personal bests for the distance are extremely difficult to achieve." (Apparently, Teresa Calio didn't read the disclaimer)
The MDI Marathon was a Halloween nightmare featuring a relentless roller coaster of nearly nonstop hills and little level terrain. With a frosty start temp of 32 degrees and a stiff wind off the North Atlantic, our runners encountered more trick than treat. Nevertheless, our YMCARunners pulled out some excellent performances among stunning fall foliage, picturesque villages and MDI's gorgeous granite ledged coast. Here are their results:
Tony Stafford 3:03:20 6:59 Pace (16 / 700ish)
"Our best advice is to treat this race as a 'mini-ultra marathon' . The terrain is challenging and personal bests for the distance are extremely difficult to achieve." (Apparently, Teresa Calio didn't read the disclaimer)
The MDI Marathon was a Halloween nightmare featuring a relentless roller coaster of nearly nonstop hills and little level terrain. With a frosty start temp of 32 degrees and a stiff wind off the North Atlantic, our runners encountered more trick than treat. Nevertheless, our YMCARunners pulled out some excellent performances among stunning fall foliage, picturesque villages and MDI's gorgeous granite ledged coast. Here are their results:
Tony Stafford 3:03:20 6:59 Pace (16 / 700ish)
Kurt Brewer 3:04:52 7:04 Pace (17 / 700ish) 3rd Age Group
Teresa Calio 3:22:17 7:45ish Pace 1ST Age Group PR!!
John Fish 3:35:08 8:10 Pace PR
