The Maine Shakeout

Send us Fan Mail Bob Dunfey is the volunteer race director for the Maine Marathon and sits on the board of directors for the TD Beach to Beacon Road Race. Bob is an accomplished runner, rower and cyclist, having turned to running after his life insurance agent noted his uninvited weight gain! Since then, he has become a member of the "Quarter Century Club" for the Boston Marathon- runnin...

Send us Fan Mail In this shakeout we chat with Hank Pfeifle. An incredibly accomplished runner turned cyclist. Three time Maine Runner of the Year and a 2022 inductee into the Maine Running Hall of Fame. At 73 years young, Hank is still a ball of energy. As his competitors and friends say, "I'm not quitting until Pfeifle quits." Which won't be anytime soon. Enjoy this conversat...

Send us Fan Mail HAPPY NEW YEAR! We start season 2 of this hobby podcast with a very special guest,Scott Heidemann. Scott says he's just your every day guy but that couldn't be further from the truth. Scott has struggled with alcoholism for many years, but turned his life around and says running has been a gift from sobriety. Scott's story has a dark side, it's a little messy,...

Send us Fan Mail We wrap up our first podcast year with the one and only Dave McGillivray. Dave empowers us all to dream big and finish strong. He is a running legend and has increased the self esteem of everyone he meets. He has a never-ending list of athletic feats including his trek across the United States to benefit the Jimmy fund and completing the last 50+ years of the Boston Marathon most...

Send us Fan Mail We recorded live in Millinocket this weekend to shed light on how amazing this race is. A day full of hilarious stories and even better people. Join us as we shakeout with the runners of Milly.

Send us Fan Mail Riley Masters, secret Swiftie, was born and raised in Bangor, ME. Once baseball player turned track star, Riley found running after most of his competition. He started running competitively in high school where he learned the sport alongside his peers and distance coaches, Jamie Jarvis and Ray Cooke. Riley tells his story of how he found success as a young distance runner and how...

Send us Fan Mail We caught up with Bangor High School legend, Gordon Doore. This episode was recorded a few weeks ago, right after the Chicago Marathon, so of course we have to touch on that! Gordon was a standout runner in high school and continues to set the bar high as he enters another year running for Colby College. He talks about the importance of goal setting, his personal goal of breaking...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Cameron Trubey, a primary care sports medicine physician, currently practices at Downeast Orthopedics in Bangor. He is also the head physician for both the University of Maine and Husson University teams. Cam is not only a physician, a sub-3 hour marathoner, hockey, fat bike and skiing machine, but also quite the expert on identifying bird calls. Cam is focused on helping all...

Send us Fan Mail We had the pleasure of getting to know Brian Olsen, founder of MITR, The Marsh Island Trail Runners. Brian refers to them as a trail running group for everyone and every athletic ability. In addition to meeting up weekly for their social runs, MITR hosts a variety of unique running events. These events air on the side of enthusiastically ridiculous. We quickly became HUGE fans of...

Send us Fan Mail We had the pleasure of speaking with Adam Ward, current head coach of the Men's/ Women's Cross Country and Track teams at the University of Maine. Adam spent his early coaching years in the south before accepting his current position at UMaine. He was really meant to be a history teacher when he stumbled upon his passion for coaching. Without connections in the elite col...

Send us Fan Mail No better way to kick off the XC season than shaking out with 2024 graduate, Katie McCarthy. Katie was not only a cross country star, but also a track and field powerhouse. Her youth and foundation was steeped in ice hockey, specifically Men's ice hockey. She envisioned herself as a collegiate hockey stud, following in her fathers foot steps. Things took quite the turn as she...

Send us Fan Mail Hannah Steelman, Orono High School Grad, takes us through the day in the life as a professional runner. She has spent the last two years sponsored by On and is currently living and training in Flagstaff, Arizona.  If you ask 15 year old Hannah what her future may hold, she probably would have answered that she was headed towards a basketball career. Little did she know, running wo...

Send us Fan Mail Ben True achieved his status of an elite runner in an untraditional way. Running for Greely High School, Ben found success early in his running career but that wasn't where his heart was. He really wanted to become a pro skier. The Nordic Ski team was Ben's home and this is exactly how Dartmouth won Ben over. He could compete in both sports at the collegiate level. After...

Send us Fan Mail Today, we shakeout with record breaking University of Maine runner, Luke Marsanskis. Born in Cumberland and a standout runner at Greely High School, Luke was SO much fun to talk to. He just finished his first year of grad school at the University of Maine as a mechanical engineer focusing on oceanic renewable energy. 2023-2024 was Luke's breakout year, shattering both the 500...

Send us Fan Mail Sarah Mulcahy is what we would call a true BAMR, BadAss Mother Runner. She is up at 3am to get her runs in so that she can conquer her full time life after the sun rises. Sarah is Maine born, lives in northern Maine, teaches high school math, coaches collegiate runners and then chases her two kiddos as they run from one sport to the next. She has completed over 30 marathons and is...

Send us Fan Mail Owen J. Logue is Maine's first Deaf Olympian. OJ was born deaf and had very little communication with those around him until later in life. He overcame endless hurdles in life to become the accomplished leader that he is today. He has served as the Executive Director of The Maine Educational Center for The Deaf and Hard of Hearing. He has held positions in higher education at...

Send us Fan Mail Where is part 2 you might wonder? Here it is. Andrea Oldenburg, the co-host of "The Maine Shakeout" becomes the interviewee. Andrea was raised in Connecticut but has embraced her life as a "Mainer," for this has been her home for quite some time. She has spent the last few decades perfecting her craft for endurance sports and life itself. This woman can do it a...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we get to shakeout with Gary Allen. Gary is a man who has spent his entire life defying conventional standards of what is possible. He is a coach, runner, thrill seeker, race director, handyman, life loving human. He is a self proclaimed "dreamer." He has literally done it all. He not only orchestrates thrilling races but also ignites a fire within others...

Send us Fan Mail Katie Norwood, a local personal trainer at Wilcox Wellness and Fitness and another local runner. What a fabulous and informative conversation. She crushes every course she races on, constantly winning her age group and ranking among the top women overall. She has raced everything from a 5k up to the Boston Marathon to the half ironman distance. She has found enormous success throu...

Send us Fan Mail Deedra Dapice, a Brewer High School science teacher talks with us about her upcoming trip to Boston. Deedra is a committed member of the running club, Sub5 and competes in nearly all of our community road races. She completed her very first Boston Marathon in 2013, crossing the finish line a short 20 minutes before the Boston Marathon bombing. Join us to hear all about Deedra&apos...

Send us Fan Mail Who is Lindsey Hackett? The co-host of "The Maine Shakeout" becomes the interviewee. Andrea interviews Lindsey to learn more about what led to where she is today. Lindsey was born and raised in Bangor and came back to start a family of her own after college. She has spent the last decade educating 5-6 year olds in the classroom and coaching teenagers on the course or at...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever wondered what it is required to take on the Ultra Distances? Tune in with us as we chat with Roger Huber, another local legend. Bangor High Cross Country and Track Coach, Ironman himself, long distance enthusiast and new Grandpa, Roger tells his story on how he entered the Ultra world and what challenges he tackled along the way. We zoom in on training and discuss ev...

Send us Fan Mail We chat with two of the most modest high school athletes you will ever meet, Clara and Ruth White. The reality is, they are running royalty. Ruth, a senior at Orono high school is a 3 time Maine Cross Country Gatorade player of the year winner, 3 time Maine State Champion, 3 time New England Cross Country Champion and continues to break numerous state records like it's nothin...

Send us Fan Mail Running partners, turned close friends, Lindsey and Andrea share their running experience from two different perspectives. Lindsey, an avid runner in her mid 30s, is a local high school track and cross country coach, and has a passion for  nutrition and technical aspects of the sport. Andrea, a mom of three teen athletes, is approaching her 50s, enjoys running and endurance sports...