There is a political situation in Kenya right now where the Kenyan Muslims feel misused by the government. They have threatened to disrupt the World Cross Country Championships in a few weeks if their demands are not meant.
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 start us off with my thoughts on running with headphones. This is not a new topic for me to discuss; last November I responded to a CRN…
Shani Davis skated 1:42.32 and broke the world record yesterday in the 1500 meter speed skating. He broke the previous record, which he set about a year ago, by 0.36 seconds. There have been a few records going down recently. Sven Kramer broke his own 5000 meter record on Saturday by about a second and…
The other day I wrote about an attempt at the treadmill world record for running 24 consecutive hours by a team of 12 people. Jim gave me a heads up that they had in fact broken the record before I remembered to check for myself. Not only did they break it, though; they smashed the…
The 11th annual Irish Road Rover was this morning in Portland, ME. The weather was absolutely beautiful. Members of Dirigo R.C. took 5 of the top 10 spots in the race, including the top 3. Not everybody registered as Dirigo, though. Claton Conrad handily won the race by over half a minute, coming through in…
There was not a lot of news this week last year. There were a few notes about the goings on in the wider world of sports, a shoe review, and a few weight lifting tips. I continued my animated weight lifting demos with how to do an overhead triceps extension with a dumbbell. I also…
I have already run the Mid-Winter Classic, but it sort of stands on it’s own despite being a Maine Grand Prix race this year. The official start to the racing season seems to be the
Would you use tobacco if it was going to cost you $20,000? Do you think that you could kick your habit for at least the duration of a baseball season? The manager for the Boston Red Sox, Terry Francona, is (quite literally) betting that he can. He needs to abstain from using any sort of…
The Great Lakes HSA 24 Hour Treadmill Challenge will begin tomorrow evening at 5pm in Rocky River, Ohio. Twelve runners will attempt to run a new world record distance by 5pm Saturday evening. Each runner will run for at least 2 hours, but some members of the team will be running at the same time….
Photo by richelleantipoloThis tip does not apply to people who use speedos or other tight swim trunks. It is for the average men like myself that just use a regular old beach bathing suit when they swim laps in the pool. Before you get in, remember to tie your draw string and make sure that…