Dirigo sweeps in the Florida Keys

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

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...

I did not lose my wedding ring at the pool.

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

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...

NFL improves steroids testing

The NFL and the NFL Players Association have reached an agreement earlier today to improve testing for steroids and other performance enhancing drugs. The modifications include a 40 percent increase in the number of players randomly tested each week during the...

Steve Pavlina does not trust health research

Steve Pavlina believes that health studies are worthless. He believes that no matter how altruistic somebody is, all health research is biased at some point by somebody with an agenda. He think that the real truth is not just hidden, but that in most cases it really...

Safety Equipment for the Roads

In a collaborative effort with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we will be writing about exercise equipment throughout the month of January. In a similar vein to a few weeks ago when I wrote about toys for runners, I would like to describe some of the safety...

A newly discovered danger with swiss balls

This morning at the gym I discovered a new danger with swiss balls. I was doing swiss ball crunches in the corner when the ball jumped out from beneath me. Thankfully, it bounced off the wall and back into me, which kept me from hitting my back on the floor. Instead,...