NYC Marathon Progress will appear here

by Blaine Moore | Sports

I am going to try to get the Race Alerts system for the New York City Marathon to try to post my results as I pass each 5km mark automatically. I do not know how well it will work, but if anybody is interested in following my progress tomorrow then I hope that my...

This Week Last Year: Community, Marathons, and Workout Plans

by Blaine Moore | Last Year

While I wrote quite a bit this week last year, I only had four articles worth looking back on: I offered some great advice that helps me accomplish my own goals by stating that everyone should plan their workouts. I also provided instruction on how to do a bridge...

Week 9 NFL Picks

by Blaine Moore | Sports

Rest is awarded this week to Arizona, Carolina, N.Y. Jets, and Philadelphia. I think that Pittsburgh and Minnesota are going to bounce back from last week’s losses and really put the hurt on Denver and San Francisco. Peyton Manning is going to show once more...

New York City Marathon starting corrals

by Blaine Moore | Sports

The New York City marathon technically has 3 starts, which do not converge for about 8 miles. These starts are assigned colors which correspond to the race map. The green start is to the left and gets a nice tour of Brooklyn, the orange start is in the center and goes...

How to cheer for me at the New York City Marathon

by Blaine Moore | Personal, Sports

I am running the New York City marathon in a few days. My bib number is 1419, and you will see me wearing an orange singlet sporting my college alumni crest (as seen in the picture). I can set up athlete alerts for 5 email addresses or cell phones. These people will...

Marathon Preparation

by Blaine Moore | Sports, Workout Tips

I enjoy running marathons, and plan on running at least one in every state. I have picked up a few tips and tricks along the way as I find out what works for me and what does not. This series of articles originally began as some random tips off of the top of my head...

Marathon Preparation: How to choose your marathon

by Blaine Moore | Sports

Saving the best for last, and what probably should have been the first article, I would like to share a few of things to consider when you are choosing which marathon you want to run. This is not a comprehensive list, but just the first few questions that spring to...

Halloween Running

by Blaine Moore | Fitness, Personal

This evening is Halloween here in the States. As such, I decided that since drivers would be watching for kids on the side of the road that it would be a good night to run. Of course, I did not consider that there were more than twice as many drivers as usual. All in...

Marathon Strategy: How to Run Your Marathon

by Blaine Moore | Sports, Workout Tips

Last week I wrote about how to prepare for, run, and recover from your marathon. This week I would like to write a few articles that focuses a little more upon decisions that you need to make about your marathon. One decision that you need to make is what sort of...

Timing Rest

by Blaine Moore | Fitness, Workout Tips

In a collaborative effort with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we wrote about rest for the month of October. This is the final article in our series. There will be a link to each topic at the bottom of this article. The easiest way to time your rest is with a...