This Week Last Year: Travel, Dogs & Marathon Records

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This Week Last Year: Travel, Dogs & Marathon Records

By Blaine Moore on Saturday, September 27th, 2008 | No Comments

It was a light week this week last year. I began the week by discussing how effective body weight exercises are when traveling. This was the final article of the month on training and travel in collaboration with Scott. I collected my best tips as well as what other people with the article about what [...]

This Week Last Year: Heart Attacks, Cyclists & Caffeine Humor

By Blaine Moore on Saturday, September 20th, 2008 | 3 Comments

This week last year ranged from humorous to serious as I discussed topics ranging from cartoons to hospitals. In the training tips department, I wrote about training options while on the road. There are a lot of different ways to stay in shape even if you travel regularly, and this article pointed at some different [...]

This Week Last Year: 100m & 5k & 50k

By Blaine Moore on Saturday, September 13th, 2008 | No Comments

This week last year centered on racing, covering distances from the 100 meter to the 50 kilometer. First, Asafa Powell set a new 100 meter world record in Rieti, Italy with his time of 9.74 seconds. He has since run faster than that, but no longer holds the record. Second, the Back Cove Weekly Race [...]

This Week Last Year: Finding a Track & Choosing a Race Plan

By Blaine Moore on Saturday, September 6th, 2008 | 1 Comment

This week last year I gave a lot of good advice about how to find a place to work out, how to choose a race plan (including a case study) and explaiend how your racing problems are all (quite literally) in your head. The week began with a new series with Scott, this time focusing [...]

This Week Last Year: Numb Feet, Sprints & Infomercials

By Blaine Moore on Saturday, August 30th, 2008 | No Comments

This week last year covered a range of topics. A common question that I get asked is a variant along the lines of “Why do my feet go numb?” There are quite a few reasons that you might get a numb foot while you are running, and I go over what they are could be [...]

This Week Last Year: IAAF World Championships & Trail Running

By Blaine Moore on Sunday, August 24th, 2008 | No Comments

This week last year centered around two topics, the world championships in Osaka and trail running basics for beginners. Ian Parlin and Jamie Anderson gave an excellent Trail Running 101 clinic at a local shoe store, introducing the basic concepts and rules of trail running to the crowd. You can read my notes on the [...]

This Week Last Year: Dave McGillivray, iPods, and Cross Country

By Blaine Moore on Saturday, August 16th, 2008 | No Comments

This week last year, I wrote about the first annual Maine Coach and Athlete Cross Country Clinic, which I split into two parts. The first half covered topics such as progression, stretching and goal setting, while the second half covered topics such as intervals, recovery, mental preparation and teams. Scott tossed around some ideas about [...]

This Week Last Year: Drinking Water, Warming Up, & Dean Karnazes

By Blaine Moore on Saturday, August 9th, 2008 | No Comments

This week last year, there was a good mix of running tips and running news. The first running tip that I offered was how to drink water during a race, with practical tips to keep you from having to slow down and to make sure you don’t try to drown yourself. The second tip that [...]

This Week Last Year » The Beach to Beacon

By Blaine Moore on Sunday, August 3rd, 2008 | No Comments

Topics this week last year were dominated by the Beach to Beacon. I started the week off by offering 4 ways to determine the length of a pool in response to a reader question on the matter. Maine Running Company hosted a talk by John L Parker, Jr. where he discussed his history as a [...]

This Week Last Year » Running Shoes and Lots of News

By Blaine Moore on Sunday, July 27th, 2008 | 1 Comment

This week last year covered a lot of news, and I answered quite a few reader questions. This week last year started off with The Running Shoe FAQ, which explained why runners wear specialty shoes and what makes them different from normal walking shoes. I answered a question from an aerobics instructor about how to [...]

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