2007 Final Numbers

Archive for December, 2007

2007 Final Numbers

By Blaine Moore on Monday, December 31st, 2007 | 1 Comment

2007 has come and gone, and 2008 is about to start. This year, I ran just shy of 1900 miles, which is half again what I ran last year. I attribute that to my lack of injuries this year, with a short stint of achilles tendonitis that I managed to nip in the bud. I [...]

Rhode Island offers a new Spring Marathon

By Blaine Moore on Sunday, December 30th, 2007 | No Comments

Rhode Island now offers two marathons with the addition of the Cox Sports Marathon in Providence. It is one of 3 races that make up the Rhode Races running festival. A half marathon will start out with the marathon, and at a separate location there will be a 5k. The race will be on May [...]

This Week Last Year: Physics, Snow and Vacation Workouts

By Blaine Moore on Saturday, December 29th, 2007 | No Comments

This week last year, I looked back at both my training, my health, and my writing. I think that this has helped me improve all three areas this year. I looked at the final numbers for 2006. Last year, I ran less than 1400 miles, held a pretty steady weight and wrote 560 articles. This [...]

Have you ever run a marathon?

By Blaine Moore on Friday, December 28th, 2007 | 1 Comment

I have run a few marathons, and I have made a lot of mistakes. Those are all mistakes that you don’t have to make. There are some simple steps that you can take to enjoy your race, race well, and then recover sufficiently to enjoy the rest of your day and be mobile after your [...]

The Spirit of the Marathon movie is playing for 1 night only!

By Blaine Moore on Friday, December 28th, 2007 | 2 Comments

The Spirit of the Marathon is a feature-length movie following 6 runners as they train for and run the Chicago Marathon in 2005. Deena Kastor takes center stage along with 1 other professional, 4 amateur athletes and a “Who’s Who of Marathoning” that make cameo appearances throughout the film (including Joan Benoit Samuelson.) The movie [...]

New Rules of Lifting (For Women)

By Blaine Moore on Thursday, December 27th, 2007 | No Comments

A couple of years ago, I reviewed The New Rules of Lifting by Lou Schuler and Alwyn Cosgrove. It is one of my favorite exercise books and I have tailored quite a few of my lifting routines after ones that were provided in that book over the past couple of years. A common question that [...]

Happy Holidays!

By Blaine Moore on Tuesday, December 25th, 2007 | 3 Comments

Enjoy some time with your family this holiday season; it is what I am doing! Merry Christmas!

Take Advantage of Your Local Trails & Parks

By Blaine Moore on Monday, December 24th, 2007 | No Comments

In a continuing collaboration with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we will be writing about taking advantage of your location for the month of December. This week, I will explain why you should take advantage of your local trail system. This past Summer I wrote about the Trail Running 101 presentation put on [...]

IAAF Elects Tyson Gay Athlete of the Year

By Blaine Moore on Monday, December 24th, 2007 | No Comments

Triple Gold Medalist at the Osaka championships this year, Tyson Gay has been elected the 2007 Athlete of the Year by the IAAF. “I had been so scared. Scared of losing. I had ran very well at the US championships, but this was another dimension. I did not want to disappoint. I had watched Powell [...]

Marathons won’t kill you after all…

By Blaine Moore on Saturday, December 22nd, 2007 | 1 Comment

After hearing about Ryan Shay dying during the Olypmic Marathon Trials, or Chad Schieber dying during the Chicago Marathon, or any other runner that dies during a race or training, you may think that running is too dangerous an activity to be worth taking up. Ignoring the fact that training for and running a marathon [...]

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