One player with 9 touchdowns does not mean you will win

by Blaine Moore | Sports

Just because one player can score nine touchdowns in a single game does not mean that your team is going to win. Kendric Smith of Hughes High School in Arkansas broke the state single-game touchdown record with 8 touchdowns in regulation and one in overtime. His team...

USA masters cross country championships (2006)

by Blaine Moore | Race Results, Sports

The USATF cross country masters championship races were yesterday at Saratoga Springs in New York. Dirigo won handily in the men’s 40-49 race, beating the Genesee Valley Harriers 48 to 76. Brian Pope of Oxford, MS won the race in 15:25, followed by Mike Payson...

Rest between workouts and cross training

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. Rest between workouts is one of the most important factors in determining whether or...

3 weeks until the New York City Marathon

by Blaine Moore | Personal, Sports

There are three weeks left until the New York City Marathon. My taper will officially begin next week, but I did not get any long runs in this week. I did an easy 10 miler yesterday, and ran an 8k race this morning. I managed to run about 14 miles after all of my...

Dirigo wins Physical Therapy 8k (2006)

by Blaine Moore | Race Results, Sports

The Physical Therapy 8k in Brunswick, Maine went off this morning at 9:00. The weather was on the cool side, but it was a beautiful day for running. There were some breezes along the course, especially early in the race, but the headwinds were not too strong. There...

Saco Bay PT 5K Cure for Breast Cancer (2006)

by Blaine Moore | Race Results, Sports

The inaugeral Saco Bay PT 5K Cure for Breast Cancer race was this evening at 4:00. It drew quite a few people for a race in its first year; there were over 200 finishers. The weather was absolutely beautiful. The course records belong to Matt Weber of York Beach in...

VirtuRace.com is no more, but it will be back…

by Blaine Moore | Websites

This past summer I reviewed the VirtuRace.com website, which I really liked. I just tried to visit it again, and it has apparently gone away. They state that they are becoming athlinks and will be back on October 23rd. I think that VirtuRace is a better name....

This Week Last Year: EPO in skiing, Quadriplegics and Alzheimers

by Blaine Moore | Last Year

This week last year centered around high school and college athletics and athletes, with me once again pounding a pulpit to express my opinion. Some of the more notable articles are: Bode Miller made a characteristically stupid comment about how EPO should be allowed...

Week 6 NFL Picks

by Blaine Moore | Sports

This week is a short week with only 13 games. Cleveland, Green Bay, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Minnesota, and New England all have byes this week. I do not think that there is going to be quite so much of a home field advantage this week. I think that Tennessee will...

My first run at night with a head lamp

by Blaine Moore | Equipment

Tonight was my first run with a headlamp. Normally, I run right after work. Tonight, however, I had an electrician at the house and by the time he left I was hungry and had dinner. I did not get out the door until after 9 o’clock, when it is very dark in my...