Dean Karnazes is halfway through all 50 states

by Blaine Moore | Sports

Dean Karnazes is running a marathon in all 50 states in 50 days. As of yesterday, he has run through half of them. Number 25 was the Baton Rouge Beach Marathon, which he ran in just shy of 4 hours. His race times have varied mostly between 3 hours and 45 minutes to 4...

Planning for the New York City Marathon

by Blaine Moore | Personal, Sports

I have less than one month until the New York City marathon. I have already started to plan my trip, though. Rather than thinking of visiting people while I am halfway through Connecticut on my drive down, I have actually started to call people up first to see if they...

Should you take vitamins or other supplements?

by Blaine Moore | Food & Beverage

Are vitamins and other supplements worth taking? Or should you rely solely upon your diet to supply all of your dietary needs? If you take enough vitamins and supplements, can you stop worrying about your diet? The short answers are yes, maybe, and no. The long answer...

Another animated swiss ball bench press

by Blaine Moore | Animated How-To, Fitness

The Health and Fitness blog has an animated picture of a swiss ball bench press. Back in March, I wrote an animated How To for the swiss ball bench press. If you have not given this exercise a try yet, then I highly recommend that you do.

Measuring your rest by using your heart

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. This week’s article was written by Scott and is called using pulse rate to...

Craigs Cup X-C 5K 3 of 3 & Maine USATF Championship X-C Race

by Blaine Moore | Race Results, Sports

Yesterday morning was the Craig’s Cup 5k. The race also doubled as the Maine USATF championship cross country race. The results were a little late getting up. It was an absolutely beautiful day to run, with race temperatures in the low 40s. In the sun, it was...

Phedippidations world wide half marathon results

by Blaine Moore | Race Results, Sports

The results of the Phedippidations World Wide Half Marathon are now available on the website. The results are not yet complete, so they will be constantly updating as more people report their finishing time. As of when I am writing this, 112 of the 562 participants...

Presidential Road Race (2006)

by Blaine Moore | Race Results

The Presidential Road Race is a 5 miler in Kennebunkport Maine. The race was missing its perennial favorite to win, Ethan Hemphill, who had not lost the race since 2002. Beautiful weather helped Patrick Moulton of Pelham, New Hampshire cruise into a 4 minute and 39...

A cross country race, half marathon, and long run all rolled into one

by Blaine Moore | Fitness, Personal

This morning was the final Craig’s Cup 5k cross country race at Twin Brooks recreation center in Cumberland, Maine. The race doubled as the Maine State Cross Country Championship, as well. As I will not have time to get a long run in tomorrow, the plan was to...

This Week Last Year: Legless Football Players and Post Season Baseball

by Blaine Moore | Last Year

This week last year was dominated by baseball, with a few fitness tips and a story about some stupid referees. A lot of people have found Run to Win by searching for an article about a legless football player named Bobby Martin who got tossed during a game for not...