by Blaine Moore | Fitness, Workout Tips
Most people will warm up an hour to 30 minutes before they race. They may walk the course, or go out for a jig jog to get loosened up and warm enough to stretch. This is normally a good idea and I do not want to in any way discourage this practice. In fact, that is...
by Blaine Moore | Animated How-To, Shoes
It does not seem like a complicated thing to tie your shoes. A simple bow tie is all it takes, right? For everyday use, that is all you need. For running, it just is not enough. I’ll show you how to tie your shoes so that you never have to worry about a knot...
by Blaine Moore | Movies, Reviews
Chariots of Fire is a movie about Eric Liddell and Harold Abrahams, two very talented runners in the early 1920s. Two men with the same goal but who have vastly different approaches to attaining that goal and to living their life. Eric Liddell is a devout follower of...
by Blaine Moore | Race Results, Sports
The Portland Trails 10k, aka the Tukey Trot 10k, aka the Trail to Ale, was run this morning. It also played host to the Maine Senior Games. It was rather warm with temperatures near 90º, but a constant breeze kept the course feeling a little cooler. Michael...
by Blaine Moore | Last Year
Last night had some random notes about site improvements and a couple news notes along with talk about races, Barry Bonds. I talked about two races this week last year. The first was the Dan Cardillo 5k, which many people have been reading over the last week or two...
by Blaine Moore | News, Sports
New Jersey is going to be the first state to institute a regular system of random drug tests at the high school level. The cost of the tests is going to be split between the state government and the state’s sports association. All in all, they will be testing...
by Blaine Moore | News, Sports
The Portland Trails 10k (the Trail to Ale) is this Sunday, beginning at the East End beach below Munjoy Hill. Anybody in the area that is interested in a traffic- and road-free race that ends at the Shipyard Brewery’s back door should make a trip over for it....
by Blaine Moore | Race Results, Sports
The Back Cove 5k race series came to an end tonight. There were 59 people at the final race, which was run in a cool 60° with some fierce wind coming over Tukey’s Bridge. Blaine Moore won the race in 17:25, with Shale Rosen half a minute back. Lindsey Davis won...
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