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This Week Last Year: Matter over Mind

By Blaine Moore on Saturday, May 3rd, 2008 | No Comments

This week last year and two years ago was a busy one. This week this year I am on my way to Rhode Island to run a marathon. Have a good weekend! This week last year, I finished up the series on Mind Games by discussing how how your body controls your thoughts. In a [...]

Asafa Powell sets a new 100 meter world record

By Blaine Moore on Monday, September 10th, 2007 | 1 Comment

Photo by Jonas WittDespite a bout of tendonitis earlier this year, Asafa Powell has set a new 100 meter world record this weekend in Rieti, Italy. He won his heat in 9.74 seconds with a 1.7 m/s tailwind, which falls inside of the guidelines set by the IAAF, Track & Field’s international governing body. “I [...]

This Week Last Year: More Shoes and Equaled Records

By Blaine Moore on Saturday, August 18th, 2007 | No Comments

This week last year I was still on my honeymoon, so half of the week was spent wrapping up my shoe care tips that I had written before I left. I did discuss when it is appropriate to eat a midnight snack, though. The second half of my shoe maintenance series continued with a discussion [...]

This Week Last Year: Beach to Beacon, Tapers, and Runs on the Sun

By Blaine Moore on Sunday, August 5th, 2007 | 4 Comments

This week last year, just like this week this year, involved a lot of preparation for and the running of the Beach to Beacon 10k. At least there was not nearly as many doping scandals this week last year as there were two years ago. The Beach to Beacon was won by Tom Nyariki last [...]

Asafa Powell is back on the track, and still fastest in the world

By Blaine Moore on Wednesday, May 30th, 2007 | 1 Comment

Photo by Jonas WittAsafa Powell announced at the beginning of the month that he was going to be out for a few weeks due to tendonitis. Just over 3 weeks later, he has run what is currently the fastest 100 meters in the world so far this year. World record holder Asafa Powell won the [...]

Tendonitis is no fun, especially when you are the fastest man in the world (Asafa Powell out for a month or two)

By Blaine Moore on Friday, May 4th, 2007 | 2 Comments

I had tendonitis in my knee 7 years ago. I also had a stress fracture. It was no fun, and I hope to avoid that ever happening again. Unfortunately, it is not the most uncommon injury. Asafa Powell, who is currently the world record holder at 100 meters (pending Justin Gatlin‘s appeal regarding steroid use), [...]

This Week Last Year: World Championships and Antonio Gates

By Blaine Moore on Saturday, August 19th, 2006 | No Comments

This week last year concentrated on the wrapping up of the World Championships in Helsinki. The World Championships in Helsinki wrapped up, ending with the Marathon. The first cheater was also caught this week last year: Neelam Jaswant Singh. I predicted the record chase between Asafa Powell and Justin Gatlin. Wilson Kipketer announced his retirement. [...]

Asafa Powell equals world record (again)

By Blaine Moore on Friday, August 18th, 2006 | No Comments

Asafa Powell has run 100 meters in 9.77 seconds for the third time, this time in Zurich at the Weltklasse Golden League meet earlier today. “It felt good out there,” said Powell, who led from start to finish, with American Tyson Gay finishing second in a personal best of 9.84. [...] His latest record run [...]

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Posts Tagged ‘Asafa-Powell’

This Week Last Year: Matter over Mind

Asafa Powell sets a new 100 meter world record

This Week Last Year: More Shoes and Equaled Records

This Week Last Year: Beach to Beacon, Tapers, and Runs on the Sun

Asafa Powell is back on the track, and still fastest in the world

Tendonitis is no fun, especially when you are the fastest man in the world (Asafa Powell out for a month or two)

This Week Last Year: World Championships and Antonio Gates

Asafa Powell equals world record (again)

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