Back Cove 5k Race Series Week 6

by | Race Results

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...

Ben Roethlisberger is in “fair” condition

by | Sports

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...

ING New York City Marathon welcome letter

by | Sports

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,...

Idiots on Motorcycles

by | Injuries, News, Sports

I have written about professional sports contracts before, and how the news tends to focus on the guys that make fools of themselves rather than on those that have a good work ethic. Some of you may remember the bonehead move by Kellen Winslow who has yet to have any...

Sunday Runs

by | Personal, Sports

One of the things I miss most about college are the Sunday runs. Sunday was always my favorite day. During the week, we would tend to run four to seven miles at six in the morning, and then seven to twelve at four in the afternoon. On Saturday’s we would race....

Running Teams and World War II

by | Sports

I was reading Vince Hemingson’s take over at Boston or Bust about running competitively with a group and how that is not really a good thing. This particular sin is that of judging your performance and measuring your progress and success against the people you...