Photo by richelleantipoloDuring the week, I have about 30 minutes at lunch time that I can swim and still get back to work on time. I usually swim 24-25 laps in that amount of time. It is a 25 meter pool. That means that I have been swimming 600-625 meters for each 30 minute pool…
One thing that I haven’t understood over the past few weeks is the big issue about how a black head coach was going to win the Super Bowl for the first time. Maybe it is because I am white, but I fail to see how that has any relevance whatsoever. Tony Dungy and Lovi Smith…
In a collaborative effort with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we will be writing about books throughout the month of February. To start the month off, I am going to talk about running books. Books are a great way to find some coaching without having to break your bank account wide open, and…
The Mid-Winter Classic was this morning in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. It was a chilly day with temperatures in the high teens/low twenties, but the wind was something fierce. Not much of a factor on the back of the course, the start and the finish were both very chilly and very hard to run through the…
This week last year was pretty slow. Just about everything had something to do with weight lifting or football, although the football news was more on the humorous side than the serious side. I demonstrated how to do a seated leg extension in my animated series. In other weight lifting news, I had to learn…
Joan Nesbit Mabe has agreed to coach a group of elite (or elite-hopeful) runners in Carrboro, North Carolina. Fleet Feet Carrboro has partnered with my lifelong sponsor, New Balance Athletic Shoes, Inc., to help support a distance running team of 7 women and 7 men (with USATF Elite club) in Carrboro, NC. We will be…
From dogfaceboyYou may be somebody using a locker for the first time in your life because of a new year’s resolution, or you may be there to get your winter workouts taken care of, or you may be a seasoned gym rat. Good locker room etiquette should still be practiced. Do not break the following…
The Fall Creek Baptist Church in Indiana wants to have a Super Bowl party for their paritioners so that they can have a place to gather and watch their local football team in the big game. Projecting the game up on the wall would provide a safe place to watch the game where there would…
Have you ever wondered what it is like to be a part of an athletic program that has recently moved from Division III to Division I? RIT’s hockey program is in their second season of Division I, which does not leave them eligible for the post season until next year when they finish their probationary…
Dirigo running club went down to the Florida Keys this past weekend to run the Half Shells half marathon, and managed a 1-2-3 sweep. KEY WEST For the second consecutive year, runners from Maine dominated the Half Shell 1/2 Marathon although the change in climate was a rough transition for some. Last year David…