Sideline Stories

Sideline Stories: Northern Maine Pioneers Hockey – Places endure when people gather with purpose

One County, One Team: How Junior Hockey United Northern Maine On any given Sunday, Aroostook County residents could comfortably fill the seats at Foxboro’s Gillette Stadium. With roughly 67,000 people spread across a landmass large enough to fit…

Sideline Stories: Sarah Mulcahy – Cheers to 10 Years of the Millinocket Marathon & Half

In November 2015, when Gary Allen, Crow Athletics, posted on Facebook that he wanted to run a marathon in December in Millinocket to help support a struggling former mill town, I didn’t hesitate to say I’d join because…

Sideline Stories: Freeport Harriers Running Club – Community Voices

Freeport Harriers Running Club – Community Voices The Harriers have built a proud tradition in our local running community, thanks to the incredible support of RSU5 Community Programs (Durham, Freeport and Pownal Community Programs), runners’ families, and the…

Sideline Stories: Daniel Norwood, Maine Marathon Running Ambassador

Maybe your stomach feels like it’s in knots, full of anxiety and anticipation. Perhaps you’ve been training for months on end and the beast inside is eager to claw its way out and go! Soon you feel yourself…

Sideline Stories: Courtney Holub, Executive Director, WinterKids

Hi there~ I’m Courtney Holub, and if you had told 14-year-old me that I’d one day be leading a nonprofit helping thousands of Maine kids embrace winter, I’m not sure I would’ve believed you. At that age, I…

Sideline Stories: Kristen Gingrich – From Depression to Determination: Finding Healing in the Miles

From Depression to Determination: Finding Healing in the Miles The thing about running is—it didn’t start out as a love story for me. It’s only really been part of my life for the last year. I was the…

Sideline Stories: Jason and Meaghan’s Journey – From Miles in Maine to Miles Around the World

Jason and Meaghan’s Journey: From Miles in Maine to Miles Around the World We’re Jason and Meaghan, both proud Maine natives with a shared love for adventure, endurance, and pushing beyond limits. Jason, 40, owns an epoxy company…

Sideline Stories: Noah Carpenter and Jace Negley – The Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl Classic, a Maine tradition.

Whether you’ve played in it, whether you’ve heard of it, or whether you’re hearing about it for the first time, let us introduce you to the The Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl Classic, one of the greatest sports traditions…

Sideline Stories: Kendra Benedict, Runner and Volunteer, Bay of Fundy Intl’ Marathon, Half Marathon & 10K

The Bay of Fundy International Marathon, Half Marathon, and 10K has been in my sights since I read a highlight about the race in July 2013, on runningmagazine.ca. I was in my final year at the University of…