This Week Last Year: Boxing, Basketball, Football, and Weight Lifting

by Blaine Moore | Last Year

This week last year had a nice mix of original articles and notables news from the world of sports mixed in with a review of a great product. I further explored doing the bridge exercise on a swiss ball, this time with my feet elevated. I decided it was better to do...

My New York City Marathon Experience – Post Race

by Blaine Moore | Personal, Race Results, Sports

I officially crossed the finish line of the New York City Marathon in 2 hours, 52 minutes, and 5 seconds. My watch time was 2 hours, 51 minutes, and 18 seconds. My official (net) time was 2 hours, 51 minutes, and 42 seconds. No matter how you cut that, it beats the...

My New York City Marathon Experience – The Race

by Blaine Moore | Personal, Race Results, Sports

Last night, I shared my pre-race experiences. This morning, I would like to describe the New York City Marathon as I saw it when I was running. This evening, I will share my experiences from after the race, as well as my official splits. The split times and overall...

Week 10 NFL Picks

by Blaine Moore | Sports

Now that last week is behind me, let us hope that this week fares a little better. From here on out, there will be plenty of games. The bye weeks are all completed. This week, I think that Indianapolis is going to continue their winning streak, and Chicago will bounce...

My New York City Marathon Experience – Pre-Race

by Blaine Moore | Personal, Race Results, Sports

I have already touched a bit upon how the crowds disappointed me a bit at the marathon, but other than that I have little but good things to say about the race. It is the first time that I got to run a marathon with a friend from college (John Tomac), and it certainly...

TV Special about Kyle Tobin and the Oscoda football team

by Blaine Moore | News

A few months ago I talked about how the head coach of the Oscoda football team, Kyle Tobin, cancelled the season after going 0 and 4. I then followed up after hearing an interview with Kyle Tobin. One of the parents from the school responded by stating the following:...

First 50 marathons in 50 days, now a run home…

by Blaine Moore | News, Sports

This morning I wrote about how Dean Karnazes finished running his 50 marathons in 50 states in 50 days. He later wrote over at his website, Endurance Is, about his next goal. I was wrong; he’s not going for the seven continents in a week. Instead, he is going to...

Dean Karnazes finishes running 50 marathons

by Blaine Moore | News, Race Results, Sports

Dean Karnazes has finished his Endurance 50 event by running his 50th marathon in New York City. Apparently he was only about 10 minutes behind me or so, but I did not wait around to talk to him again. He ran his final marathon in just over 3 hours. When I was reading...

The New York City Marathon crowds disappointed me

by Blaine Moore | Sports

I was disappointed with the crowds at the New York City Marathon. Perhaps I had some unreasonable expectations. When the crowd was cheering, they were awesome, but getting them to cheer should not be a chore. Other than my slight disappointment with the crowds,...

Strains vs Sprains

by Blaine Moore | Injuries

In a collaborative effort with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we we will be writing all about injuries for the month of November. You can expect a new article on the matter every week. This week, Scott describes the difference between strains and sprains. He also...