Lance Armstrong wrote a letter to the IOC president Jacques Rogge calling for Dick Pound to be removed as the head of WADA. Not surprisingly, Dick Pound has responded to the letter by ridculing Lance Armstrong for writing it. “Maybe now that [Armstrong] has retired, he has too much time on his hands,” Pound said…
It is amazing how something as simple as catching a football wrong can derail your workout plans. After my mile race on Sunday, I spent the afternoon at the beach tossing the football back and forth while out wading in the ocean. One wrong catch, and the finger has been jammed. Five minutes later, it’s…
Lance Armstrong wrote a letter to the IOC calling on them to suspend or remove Dick Pound, parts of which were leaked to the Los Angelos Times. Armstrong then decided to openly publish his letter on his website (registration required): The Pace Line.com. In the 8 page letter, Armstrong details the specific transgressions by Dick…
The Keybank New England Mile was this morning. A fast race through downtown Portland, the course drops 70 feet from start to finish. Prize money is awarded to the winners as well as the leaders at each quarter split. A sub 4 minute mile comes with a $5000 prize. Dereck Treadwell of Milford, Maine, thought…
Okolo over at Team in Training asked, “How many pushups can you do?” I love pushups so much because they work so many muscles, and because after you master the basic pushup (can do about 50 without stopping) there are lots of variations to keep it interesting and keep different muscles working. Pushups work the…
Tonight’s main dish was catfish. Catfish is pretty easy to cook, and tastes great fried or grilled. Tonight, I opted for grilled. Here is how I prepared it: Ingredients catfish filets 1 egg wheat flour bread crumbs cayenne pepper black pepper onion salt Mix the bread crumbs, cayenne pepper, black pepper, and onion salt on…
The sixth back cove 5k was this evening. This 19 week series rewards the runners with the fastest 6 combined times throughout the entire series. Today was the first time that I actually raced the course, since the first one was the beginning of my taper for Vermont and I did have some recovery time…
A replica of Ben Roethlisberger’s motorcycle helmet is up for sale on eBay! I am sure that this auction will be pulled soon enough. This box contains an exact replica of the helmet that Ben Roethlisberger was wearing when he crashed his motorcycle on Monday, June 12, 2006. *A portion of the proceeds from this…
Yesterday, Ben Roethlisberger crashed his motorcycle and wound up in the hospital. Today he has been upgraded to fair condition and is expected to leave the hospital within three to five days. He has lost two teeth, chipped a few others, and apparently has no major structural damage to either knee. His nose and jaw…
The race directors of the New York City Marathon have sent out the official welcome letters: Countdown to the start of the race of your life, November 5, 2006:144 Days Entry Number: xxxxx Dear Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Congratulations! You?re in for the experience of a lifetime, the ING New York City Marathon 2006! We are thrilled…