As always, you can track his progress at MyAthleteLive.com and make a donation on his website, Maine2DCRun.com. Gary has been posting frequent updates to Twitter and Facebook if you’d like to see some photos from along the way.

Gary was featured on News 12 in Connecticut yesterday with a good story about his run, which you can check out on their website by clicking here.

Fun stat #1: Gary covered 327 miles in his first week of running.

Fun stat #2: Gary is running through 9 states plus DC. Maine, the first state, comprised 29.7% of his total mileage.

You can follow his progress at MyAthleteLive.com and donate on his website at Maine2DCRun.com. If you live on his route, he always appreciates folks coming out to cheer for him.

Today we’ve got 2 updates for you, one from Saturday (day 6) and one from this morning.

First, here’s Saturday’s update:

And here’s his update from this morning (day 8):

Don’t forget to leave a donation for one of Gary’s causes, and if you can head out and bring him some coffee or food or run a few miles with him if you live between CT and DC.

He determined to stay on the line the rest of the day, but had to detour again after a few miles on the Eastern Trail proved too difficult for his ankle, but more on that later.

First, here’s his morning update:

I joined Gary around noon when he got to Falmouth, and ran with him through Portland, South Portland, Scarborough and Saco. Gary ran for another 20 minutes after I got picked up to finish his run in Biddeford.

There was a lot of support for Gary yesterday; Kevin Morris again came out to take photos and ferry folks and gear back and forth along the route (click here to see his photos), and Sarah Emerson was part road crew and part road company as she got in about 20 of Gary’s 48 miles yesterday. There was a good crew of folks that joined him in Portland on their lunch breaks, some to run with him and others just to hang out during a break at Monument Square. He was joined later by Jim Berger and his wife who took care of him for the rest of the run and gave him a place to crash for the evening. (Good luck to them at the Houston Marathon this weekend!)

Gary was making great time all day, not stopping too frequently or for any length of time, until we got to the Eastern Trail. The snow was frozen and slippery…but not so frozen that it didn’t suddenly turn to slush unexpectedly and cause you to break through. It was no fun with my flat shoes with minimal traction, and was especially difficult for Gary and was aggravating one of his ankles every time we broke through. We couldn’t do any better than a walk/shuffle, and while the views and lack of traffic were great, we gave up on the Eastern Trail at the first road crossing and made our way back to Route 1, adding a few more miles to the trip but moving much faster.

The Portland Press Herald came out, sending a photographer to Falmouth to shoot some photos and video of us, and then calling Gary for an interview during our trip through the Prime Auto Mile in Saco. Here’s the story they shot:

(Click here if the video isn’t loading…)

Gray ran 45.3 miles yesterday, and as I write this he is coming up on 80 miles total. Kevin Morris was there yesterday to get some great photos of Gary while he was running, which you can see at his website here: kevinmorris.photoshelter.com

Want to see where Gary is right this second? (Or, if it’s the middle of the night, where he left off for the day?) Just head over to MyAthleteLive.com to track him. You can get all the details about his run at his website, Maine2DCrun.com

Gary Allen, founder of Crow Athletics and the race director for the Mount Desert Island Marathon and the Great Cranberry Island Ultramarathon, has begun his run today from the top of Cadillac Mountain to Washington, D.C. His goal is to raise money for the Wounded Warrior Project while getting to our nation’s capital in time for the inauguration. Gary has 2 weeks to complete approximately 705 miles, and as of when this update goes up, he’s already run almost 22 miles since beginning at 6 a.m. this morning.

You can track Gary live through the MyAthlete Live service, which allows you to see where Gary is at any given moment during his run. (The screenshot up above is from the service.)

If you live along his intended route, please reach out and see if you can run a few miles with him, or bring him a cup of coffee or water refill. He’ll appreciate the help, I’m sure! He’s also looking for places to sleep each night, so if you’ve got a spare bedroom or an available couch and he’ll be in your area, he can certainly use the help.

You can learn all about his run and make a donation through his website at: Maine2DCRun.com

I am planning on running with him when he comes through Southern Maine, and will post updates as they’re available.

Granted, standing still does not help you get from one place to another, but this video explains the differences between the three different states of enjoying the rain:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MqYE2UuN24

Here are our 3 Olympians in the Men’s Marathon:

• Men’s Marathon at 6:00 AM EDT
  • Meb Keflezighi
  • Ryan Hall
  • Abdi Abdirahman

I would also like to thank the sponsors that are supporting our Olympic Athletes despite being penalized by corrupt policies of the IOC, IAAF, and USATF that are earning billions of dollars off of the backs of our athletes through slave labor. Please show your support of these organizations and thank them if you use their services or by mentioning them on Facebook or Twitter.

Today’s Heroes:

• Asics supports Ryan Hall in the marathon.
• Nissan supports Ryan Hall in the marathon.
• Oakley supports Ryan Hall in the marathon.
• Cytomax supports Ryan Hall in the marathon.
• The Competitor Group supports Ryan Hall in the marathon.
• Vizio supports Ryan Hall in the marathon.
• Powerbar supports Meb Keflezighi in the marathon.
• Sony supports Meb Keflezighi in the marathon.
• GenerationUCAN supports Meb Keflezighi in the marathon.
• CEP Compression Socks supports Meb Keflezighi in the marathon.
• Citibank supports Meb Keflezighi in the marathon.
• The New York Athletic Club supports Meb Keflezighi in the marathon.
• Garmin supports Meb Keflezighi in the marathon.
• Oakley supports Meb Keflezighi in the marathon.
• Foot Locker supports Meb Keflezighi in the marathon.

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Full List of Olympic Athlete Sponsors available thanks to Oiselle. I appreciate the support offered by the companies sponsoring our athletes while not necessarily endorsing them or their products and services. None of these companies are offering any sort of incentive to Run to Win in order to promote them along with our athletes.
Photo Credit: Blaine Moore / Run to Win

Today’s Olympic Finals in Track & Field are:

• Men’s 50 Kilometer Race Walk at 4:00 AM EDT
  • John Nuun
• Women’s 20 Kilometer Race Walk at 12:00 PM EDT
  • Maria Michta
• Women’s High Jump at 2:00 PM EDT
  • Brigetta Barrett
  • Chaunte Lowe
  • Amy Acuff
• Men’s Javelin Throw at 2:20 PM EDT
  • Cyrus Hostetier
  • Craig Kinsley
  • Sean Furey
• Men’s 5000 meters at 2:30 PM EDT
  • Lopez Lomong
  • Bernard Lagat
  • Galen Rupp
• Women’s 800 Meters at 3:00 PM EDT
  • Alysia Johnson Montano
  • Alice Schmidt
  • Geena Gail
• Women’s 4×400 Meter Relay at 3:25 PM EDT
  

  Preliminary Team: Keshia Baker Francena McCorory Diamond Dixon DeeDee Trotter

  (Probable) Finals Team: Sanya Richards-Ross Francena McCorory Diamond Dixon DeeDee Trotter

• Men’s 4×100 Meter Relay at 4:00 PM EDT
  

  Preliminary Team: Jeff Demps Davis Patton Trell Kimmons Justin Gatlin

  (Probable) Finals Team: Tyson Gay Davis Patton Ryan Bailey Justin Gatlin

I would also like to thank the sponsors that are supporting our Olympic Athletes despite being penalized by corrupt policies of the IOC, IAAF, and USATF that are earning billions of dollars off of the backs of our athletes through slave labor. Please show your support of these organizations and thank them if you use their services or by mentioning them on Facebook or Twitter.

Today’s Heroes:

• Asics supports Amy Acuff in the high jump.
• Mizuno supports Sean Furey in the javelin throw.
• Oregon Track Club Elite supports Cyrus Hostetler in the javelin throw.
• Oregon Track Club Elite supports Geena Gall in the 800 meters.
• Red Bull supports Alysia Montano in the 800 meters.

You can easily thank them by pressing the tweet buttons above.
Feel free to update the message to make it personal to yourself.

Full List of Olympic Athlete Sponsors available thanks to Oiselle. I appreciate the support offered by the companies sponsoring our athletes while not necessarily endorsing them or their products and services. None of these companies are offering any sort of incentive to Run to Win in order to promote them along with our athletes.
Photo Credit: Cameron Spencer / Getty Images

Today’s Olympic Finals in Track & Field are:

• Men’s Pole Vault at 2:00 PM EDT
  • Jeremy Scott
  • Derek Miles
  • Brad Walker
• Women’s Hammer Throw at 2:35 PM EDT
  • Amanda Bingson
  • Jessica Cosby
  • Amber Campbell
• Women’s 5000 Meters at 3:05 PM EDT
  • Kim Conley
  • Molly Huddle
  • Julie Culley
• Women’s 4×100 Meter Relay at 3:40 PM EDT
  

  Preliminary Team: Tianna Madison Jeneba Tarmoh Bianca Knight Lauryn Williams

  (Probable) Finals Team: Tianna Madison Allyson Felix Bianca Knight Carmelita Jeter

• Women’s 1500 Meters at 3:55 PM EDT
  • Jenny Simpson
  • Morgan Uceny
  • Shannon Rowbury
• Men’s 4×400 Meters Relay at 4:20 PM EDT
  

  Preliminary Team: Manteo Mitchell* Joshua Mance Tony McQuay Bryshon Nellum

  (Probable) Finals Team: Michael Tinsley Joshua Mance Tony McQuay Bryshon Nellum

As of when I write this, the women’s 4×100 meter team has not been officially announced but it will probably see Tarmoh and Williams subbed out for Felix and Jeter. For *Manteo Mitchell, he had a great race and helped his team get to the finals, but he broke his leg halfway through the race and is out for the rest of the season. This follows LaShawn Merritt already having pulled a hamstring in round 1 of the 400 meters, and Jeremy Wariner tearing his hamstring in practice on Tuesday. Michael Tinsley will probably be the man to replace Mitchell in the relay.

I would also like to thank the sponsors that are supporting our Olympic Athletes despite being penalized by corrupt policies of the IOC, IAAF, and USATF that are earning billions of dollars off of the backs of our athletes through slave labor. Please show your support of these organizations and thank them if you use their services or by mentioning them on Facebook or Twitter.

Today’s Heroes:

• Sheex supports Brad Walker in the pole vault.
• DISC Sports & Spine supports Brad Walker in the pole vault.
• Gill Athletics supports Jeremy Scott in the pole vault.
• Dr. Wayne Huber supports Derek Miles in the pole vault.
• New Balance supports Kim Conley in the 5000 meters.
• Saucony supports Molly Huddle in the 5000 meters.
• The NJ*NY Track Club supports Julie Culley in the 5000 meters.
• The New York Road Runners Club supports Julie Culley in the 5000 meters.
• Pro-Activity Assoc. supports Julie Culley in the 5000 meters.
• Garmin supports Julie Culley in the 5000 meters.
• ElliptiGO supports Julie Culley in the 5000 meters.
• New Balance supports Jenny Simpson in the 1500 meters.
• The Olympic Club supports Shannon Rowbury in the 1500 meters.
• Core Power Honey Milk supports Shannon Rowbury in the 1500 meters.

You can easily thank them by pressing the tweet buttons above.
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Full List of Olympic Athlete Sponsors available thanks to Oiselle. I appreciate the support offered by the companies sponsoring our athletes while not necessarily endorsing them or their products and services. None of these companies are offering any sort of incentive to Run to Win in order to promote them along with our athletes. Photo Credit: Track Nation USA