USA performs well in Men’s Sprints at World Championships

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USA performs well in Men’s Sprints at World Championships

By Blaine Moore on Friday, August 31st, 2007 | No Comments

Tyson Gay followed up his gold medal in the 100 meters with another gold in the 200 meter race yesterday in Osaka. Usain Bolt of Jamaica came on hard after a bad start, but Tyson Gay was able to keep a lead of about 2-hundredths of a second to win the goal. Jeremy Wariner took [...]

Run to Win was Hacked

By Blaine Moore on Thursday, August 30th, 2007 | 9 Comments

Run to Win was hacked this evening, but I caught it in less than an hour. I have installed a completely fresh install of the latest version of WordPress, and there does not seem to have been any access to any sensitive information. The site just got defaced. If you notice anything strange over the [...]

There are only 2 Back Cove Weekly Races left

By Blaine Moore on Wednesday, August 29th, 2007 | 1 Comment

Tonight was the 16th Back Cove Weekly 5k. The number of people who ran dropped off a bit from recent weeks, despite excellent running weather, but 58 people got to enjoy the race. There are only 2 races left in the series, and I recommend getting out there for at least one of them. They [...]

Why does my foot go numb when I finish running?

By Blaine Moore on Tuesday, August 28th, 2007 | 7 Comments

Readers have been searching a little more frequently lately for things like running numbness and why does my foot go numb when I run, but the article that they are finding is about a numb hip during a weight lifting workout a few years ago. Here are some more relevant reasons that you may have [...]

Infomercials are big business

By Blaine Moore on Monday, August 27th, 2007 | No Comments

In a continuing collaboration with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we will be writing about training and media influences throughout the month of August. Scott writes about infomercials this week to finish the series. Informercials are big business. There needs to be a very high sales ratio with an average cost of $500,000 [...]

Lewiston-Auburn 5k Bridge Run (2007)

By Blaine Moore on Sunday, August 26th, 2007 | 4 Comments

This morning got warm quite quickly with the humidity rising fast for the start of the Lewiston/Auburn 5k Bridge Run. 353 people decided that it would be a good idea to get out and run first thing in the morning, which is almost 60 people more than last year. The race begins on Riverside Street [...]

Luke Kibet wins the men’s marathon in Osaka

By Blaine Moore on Friday, August 24th, 2007 | 2 Comments

The men’s marathon World Cup, run along with the World Championships in Osaka, began tomorrow morning at 7:00 am (6:00 pm this evening Eastern Time). In very hot and humid conditions, Luke Kibet of Kenya stuck with the lead pack early and managed to pull away for the win. 85 runners started the race of [...]

Trail Running 101 at Peak Performance

By Blaine Moore on Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007 | 15 Comments

Last night, Ian Parlin and Jamie Anderson spoke for an hour or so at Peak Performance Sports about trail running, providing an introduction to the local trail options and a primer for those who are first making the migration to trails from the roads. They described the popularity of the sport and defined some technical [...]

Sign up to play Fantasy Athletics

By Blaine Moore on Tuesday, August 21st, 2007 | 1 Comment

I was in Texas a couple of weeks ago, and the conversation came around to Fantasy Sports (such as football and baseball) and whether that model could be applied to other sports. What do I then discover, then, but that there is one for Track & Field! Last night I wrote about the media coverage [...]

IAAF World Championships in Osaka will get some media coverage

By Blaine Moore on Monday, August 20th, 2007 | 3 Comments

In a continuing collaboration with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we will be writing about training and media influences throughout the month of August. This week, the IAAF World Championships begin in Osaka, Japan, and there will be some decent coverage of the events. Radio Broadcasts (all times Eastern) 24 August 17:45 to [...]

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