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Posts Tagged ‘media’


This Week Last Year: Numb Feet, Sprints & Infomercials

By 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 [...]

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This Week Last Year: IAAF World Championships & Trail Running

By 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 [...]

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

By 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 [...]

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Infomercials are big business

By 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 [...]

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IAAF World Championships in Osaka will get some media coverage

By 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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Mainstream Media and Fringe Sports

By on Monday, August 13th, 2007 | 1 Comment

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, Scott discusses the influence that the media exerts based upon what sports they are willing to cover. Power lifting and strong man competitions get very little media [...]

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Do we get a fair depiction of Dean Karnazes, or is he overrated?

By on Monday, August 6th, 2007 | 8 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. I would like to start the discussion about how much the media colors our perceptions of athletes, specifically referencing Dean Karnazes. Dean Karnazes is almost a household name. He [...]

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