My Eastern States 20 Miler training run

by Blaine Moore | Personal, Race Results, Sports

Last night, I published my Eastern States 20 Miler race plan. The race was going to be my last long run before beginning my taper for the Boston Marathon. My race plan had four distinct sections to it. Miles 1 and 2 The first couple of miles were going to serve as my...

Eastern States 20 Miler (2007 results and review)

by Blaine Moore | Race Results, Reviews, Sports

The Eastern States 20 Miler and half marathon was today. Temperatures were in the low to mid 40s with a slight but negligible headwind. Casey Carroll outsprinted Kibrom Temeslo over the last few miles to win in 1:54:51. Megah Doshi of the Greater Boston Track Club...

Eastern States 20 Miler race plan

by Blaine Moore | Personal, Sports

Tomorrow is the Eastern States 20 Miler, which will be my last long training run before the Boston Marathon. The race itself is 20 miles, which goes from Maine to Massachussetts. I will probably get a few more miles in on top of that, I would guess. My goal is not to...

This Week Last Year: Half Marathons, Weight Lifting, and the NFL

by Blaine Moore | Last Year

This week last year was pretty straightforward, with a few off season football notes and a lot of talk about weight lifting. I continued the animated lifting series with a demonstration of how to do an overhead triceps extension using a pulley. I reported on the New...

Bypass the Mount Washington lottery system

by Blaine Moore | Sports

Photo by Random FactorI wrote last week about how the winners of the Mount Washington race get to bypass the lottery system for future races and obtain a guarenteed entry into the race. Now that the 2007 lottery has closed, and the lottery winners announced, did you...

Getting in shape for the movies

by Blaine Moore | Fitness

I read the other day about the making of a Spartan, where Chris at Strength News pointed out some articles about how the actors trained for the movie 300. This morning, Alwyn Cosgrove wrote about the 300 Workout, which is relevant as he was one of the trainers....

Is a sub-16 5k possible after a few years off of running?

by Blaine Moore | Fitness, Injuries, Sports, Workout Tips

Ima asked me the following question in a comment on my article about running workouts: Good morning, I came across your website this morning and am interested in asking your advice. I have been out of running for a couple of years due to injury and am looking to get...

Podcasts for Runners

by Blaine Moore | Fitness, Workout Tips

In a continuing collaboration with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, March is the month of Music and other audio topics. This week, I would like to discuss some podcasts that have running related themes. First on the list has to be Phedippidations. I reviewed the...

Men’s 8k Championship in Central Park

by Blaine Moore | Race Results, Sports

The Men’s 8k went off this morning but not without a few hitches. The race was originally scheduled for yesterday morning, but the snow caused the race to be delayed for a day. The course was also changed to use the 1.7 mile lower loop, which was cleared of snow...

My preparations for the Boston Marathon

by Blaine Moore | Fitness, Personal

The Boston Marathon is about a month away, which means that this week and next week I will be winding up my training and then starting to wind things down before the race. The original plan this weekend was to run the New Bedford Half Marathon. I ran it a bit shy of...