Fantasy Track & Field Week #2

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Fantasy Track & Field Week #2

By Blaine Moore on Wednesday, January 30th, 2008 | 3 Comments

How did your fantasy track team do last week at the first “Pick & Win” for the Visa Championship Series? My team put me into 296th place with 91 points. Hopefully this week I will do a little better, but at least I made the top 500. I was less than 30 points behind first [...]

Should Dwain Chambers be allowed to compete?

By Blaine Moore on Wednesday, January 30th, 2008 | No Comments

Should Dwain Chambers be allowed to compete on the international stage despite his previous use of performance enhancing drugs and the UK Athletics tough stance on doping? According to the IAAF, then yes, he should be allowed to compete. This is a huge blow to the strict UKA anti-doping policies that they are trying to [...]

The Spirit of the Marathon – a 130 Mile Relay

By Blaine Moore on Tuesday, January 29th, 2008 | 5 Comments

How far would you run to see a movie? Last week, there was a 1 night showing of The Spirit of the Marathon in 1 theater here in Maine. Crow Athletics and the Spudland Racers got together to send some runners down to Brunswick to catch the movie last Thursday evening. The catch? They lived [...]

Two Easy Chicken Recipes

By Blaine Moore on Monday, January 28th, 2008 | 5 Comments

In a continuing collaboration with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we wrote about food and recipes for the month of January. I’d like to finish the month up by offering a few of my favorite chicken recipes. Chicken is a great source of protein because it contains all of the essential amino acids [...]

World Records and the Boston Indoor Games (2008)

By Blaine Moore on Sunday, January 27th, 2008 | No Comments

Spectators at this year’s Boston Indoor Games got to see some more records set, continuing last year’s trend. Meseret Defar took the spotlight, leading Kim Smith into a world record pace in the 2 mile with a time of 9:13.94. The former indoor world record of 9:23.8 was set at the 2002 Boston Indoor Games, [...]

Maine Running History wants your PRs…

By Blaine Moore on Sunday, January 27th, 2008 | No Comments

It is that time of year again. If you live in Maine currently or are a native Mainer, then the Maine Running History website is looking for updates on your personal records in the marathon and at other distances. You can email them your relevant info or fill out a form right on the website. [...]

This Week Last Year: World Records and Race Etiquette

By Blaine Moore on Saturday, January 26th, 2008 | 1 Comment

I began the week last year by writing about safety equipment for road runners, such as shoes, identifications, clothing, and reflective items. I wrote about race etiquette that every runner should follow. I discovered how easy it is to slip off of a swiss ball when working out. That’ll teach me to use a smaller [...]

Win a Trip to the Olympic Trials with Fantasy Track & Field

By Blaine Moore on Friday, January 25th, 2008 | 1 Comment

The USATF has put together a Fantasy Track & Field game for the Visa Championship Series called Pick & Win. You need to live in the United States and be at least 18 years old to win, but each week you can win a gift bag by picking the athletes who perform the best in [...]

The Spirit of the Marathon (movie review)

By Blaine Moore on Thursday, January 24th, 2008 | 6 Comments

I just got back from watching Spirit of the Marathon, a documentary by Jon Dunham that follows a number of athletes as they prepare for the 2005 Chicago Marathon. There must have been a fair number of people who bought tickets in advance, because they have already scheduled an encore presentation on February 21st, 2008. [...]

Don’t Forget » Spirit of the Marathon screening tonight

By Blaine Moore on Thursday, January 24th, 2008 | No Comments

Don’t forget that the Spirit of the Marathon is playing tonight only at theaters across the country. You can find if it is playing at a theater near you by going to Fathom Events and entering your zip code. I am looking forward to seeing it tonight and will have a review up tonight or [...]

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