by Blaine Moore | Sports, Workout Tips
Now that you know what to pack for the starting line and what to pack for the finish line, as well as what to do during the week before your race, it is time to get ready for race day. The morning of your race is important, and having a list to check off can make it...
by Blaine Moore | Sports, Workout Tips
Now that you know what to pack for the starting line and what to pack for the finish line, you need to figure out what you need to actually do the week before you get to the starting line. Your original goal setting should have been done before you planned your...
by Blaine Moore | Sports, Workout Tips
Now that you know what to pack and wear before your marathon, you should consider what to pack in your post-race bag. Marathons and other long races usually require that you pack a little more than you would for a short race such as a 5k, although most of these items...
by Blaine Moore | Fitness, Workout Tips
In a collaborative effort with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we will be writing all about rest for the month of October. You can expect a new article on the matter every week. Next week will conclude our collaboration on rest. This week’s article was...
by Blaine Moore | Sports, Workout Tips
While you need to be prepared on the starting line for any race, you can more easily make or break a marathon by what you bring bring (or forget to bring) to the starting line than at a 5k. By being properly prepared for before your race and for the starting line, you...
by Blaine Moore | News, Race Results, Sports
Robert Cheruiyot of Kenya won the LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon today after his momentum carried his torso over the finish line. He slipped on a wet decal before the finishing mats and smashed his brain against the pavement. His doctor says that he will be all right...
by Blaine Moore | Personal, Sports
There are two weeks remaining before the New York City marathon. My training this year has been really strange. I was on a roll early in the summer, only to be sidetracked by plantar fascitis. I did not manage to get myself back into the shape that I wanted to be in,...
by Blaine Moore | Last Year
This week last year culminated in some reviews for Marathon Rookie and an article about hyponatremia, but most of the week dealt with cheating at various sports. Michelle Wie was DQed after cheating in her first professional golf tournament. This year, I could again...
by Blaine Moore | Fitness, Sports
Can you predict where in a marathon you will hit the wall based solely upon your weekly mileage leading up to the race? Dallen thinks so. Somewhere along the way I found an interesting formula to predict where the wall will be: 3 times the average daily mileage over...
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