Some advice you will hear frequently is to pack your bags before a race. That way you will be sure that you do not forget anything, and you will be ready to go without having to waste a lot of time in the morning. This advice applies equally well to any morning workout, especially if…
When I was in college, I very rarely got hung over. Most days, I did not have to worry about being hung over to begin with because I did not usually drink a lot of alcohol at once. I was more of a, “have a beer with dinner” sort of person, and I still am….
This week last year was mostly about new technology to be found in the world of sports. There was some cool technology this week last year. Chainless Bicycles have brought quite a few readers to this site, but not many have gone back to read about FIFA’s new goal line technology or computers and cameras…
This morning I headed into the gym to resume my weight training, which has been non-existant for the past two months. Given that I have had trouble running, I probably should have gotten in and done more weight training than I have. But, that is all right. My quads remember what it feels like to…
The rumors of the Boston Marathon beginning at 10 o’clock in the morning rather than at noon next year have now been confirmed. There will also be the same wave start system that was employed this year, where half of the field begins at 10 am and the other half of the field begins at…
The story usually goes that you increase your mileage a bit too fast and you get hurt. Or you just do a few too many workouts one week that your body is not ready to handle. Whatever the case may be, you may find yourself with some random aches and pains that you just can…
I recently found the Running Mania Forums, and have started poking around in them. There is a lot of good stuff. I did not realise it when I first went there, but it is apparently for those funny folk north of the border. They don’t seem to mind having a Yank drop his thoughts in,…
I have written previously about how Dean Karnazes and Sam Thompson were running 50 marathons in 50 states in 50 days. By the way, Sam finished his marathons on the 22nd of August. Today, I am going to use those 50 marathon events as examples of why doing something like that is impressive. The reason…
The L-A 5K Bridge Run was this morning, and course records were set on both sides of the gender line. Kristen Barry won the race in 17:19 to beat the women’s 2002 record of 17:36 set by Tina Meserve, and Ethan Hemphill broke Scott Brown‘s 2003 record of 15:44 by 30 seconds, coming in at…
This week last year was actually fairly eventful. One of my most popular articles about Lance Armstrong were published this week last year after he had to deny more doping charges (which also had a follow up article a few days later.) I also wrote a detailed article about what EPO is. Eric Rudolph was…