Joan Nesbit Mabe agrees to coach elite runners in North Carolina

by Blaine Moore | News, Sports

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...

Locker Room Etiquette

by Blaine Moore | Workout Tips

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...

NFL slaps Church, shuts down Super Bowl Party

by Blaine Moore | Sports

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...

Inside a New Division I Hockey Program

by Blaine Moore | Sports

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...

Dirigo sweeps in the Florida Keys

by Blaine Moore | Race Results, Sports

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...

How to set up a home gym

by Blaine Moore | Equipment

In a collaborative effort with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we will wrote about exercise equipment throughout the month of January. This week, Scott provides an excellent overview of how to set up your home gym. He starts out describing the benefits of a home...

World Records and the Boston Indoor Games

by Blaine Moore | Race Results, Sports

I went to watch the Boston Indoor Games this evening, and it was great. There was a lot of really good competition, and we got to see numerous meet and national records, as well as a world record 5k. Tirunesh Dibaba of Ethiopa absolutely crushed her old mark of...

This Week Last Year: Le Tour, Marathon Majors, Dead Cyclists

by Blaine Moore | Last Year

There was a lot of news this week last year, most of which was good with some big announcements. I demonstrated how to do a dumbbell bench press in my animated series. The World Marathon Majors were announced, the first year of races having passed since then. And I...

I did not lose my wedding ring at the pool.

by Blaine Moore | Personal

I did not lose my wedding ring at the pool today, but I am certainly going to remember to remove it the next time before I get in the water. It never left my finger, but not through lack of trying. Today was the first time that I got in the pool for about a year or so...

Race Etiquette for Runners

by Blaine Moore | Sports, Workout Tips

A fresh new year tends to bring a less competitive season to those of us in the Northern hemisphere. As such, it is a good time to remind ourselves of why we race, as well as how we race. Winter races, at least for me, tend to be more of a social affair than a...