Apparantly, there was a rounding error last week when Justin Gatlin broke the world record in the 100 meters. His official timing came through in 9.766, which means that his time should have been manually rounded up to 9.77 before being reported. This means that he did not in fact break the record, he only…
Last week, an alligator killed a Florida jogger by amputating her arms and biting her legs and back before dragging her into the water. Wildlife officers believe that they have caught the alligator responsible. A spokeswoman for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said an alligator had been trapped under the bridge where Ms…
Every weekend over the next few months, I am going to be examining each of the New Rules of Lifting from Lou Schuler and Alwyn Cosgrove’s new book. This is rule #19. When you combine serious strength training with serious endurance exercise, your body will probably choose endurance over muscle and strength.
Every weekend over the next few months, I am going to be examining each of the New Rules of Lifting from Lou Schuler and Alwyn Cosgrove’s new book. This is rule #18. You don’t need endurance exercise to burn fat.
Recent 100m Records 9.90: Leroy Burell (US), June 14, 1991 9.86: Carl Lewis (US), August 08, 1991 9.85: Leroy Burrell (US), July 06, 1994 9.84: Donovan Bailey (Can), July 27, 1996 9.79: Maurice Greene (US), June 16, 1999 9.78: Tim Montgomery (US), September 14, 2002 9.77: Asafa Powell (Jam), June 14, 2005 9.76 9.77: Justin…
The body of Yovy Suarez Jimenez has been found a day after she disappeared while running along a canal. “The alligator attacked her… bit her… and pulled her into the water,” medical examiner Dr Joshua Perper said. […] Dr Perper – who performed the autopsy – said that the alligator “basically amputated” the woman’s arms,…
University of Maine professor John Bagnulo managed to summit Mount Everest on his 36th birthday. His friend, Bill Yeo, did not manage to make the peak. Both men are safe and healthy at the base camp. The men collected soil samples along the way, and tested out nutritional supplements for high altitude climbing.
This evening was the first of 19 5k races that will take place every wednesday night over the next few months. Now sponsored by Portland Trails and the Maine Running Company, the series is a free 5k with a cumulative score and prizes at the end. All donations and t-shirt sale proceeds go to the…
How to perform assisted pushups with an animated image showing the move. Click on the picture to see the full sized animation.
All last week I ran a contest to win a copy of “Coast to Coast”. There were 8 entrants. The winner of the book, by random drawing, was Brendan Fitzgerald. His story was about the Penn Relays: