Cross country in high school is a form of abuse!

by Blaine Moore | News, Personal

Cross country in high school breaches your child’s human rights! Well, according to a new text book that is going to be required reading across the pond, anyway. The guide is targeted at 14 to 16-year-olds and designed for use in citizenship lessons, which...

Beach to Beacon finish line pictures (2006)

by Blaine Moore | Websites

Don Penta has pictures of the Beach to Beacon finish line available over at David Colby Young’s web journal. The pictures begin around 37 minutes into the race, and include the awards ceremony. In total, there are 660 pictures. The official pictures from the...

How you can get R.I.D. of injuries

by Blaine Moore | Injuries, Workout Tips

When I was running high mileage in college (high mileage being defined as 85-105 miles per week in season, or 95-120 miles per week in pre-season) there were very often minor aches and pains associated with the high mileage. Often times, there were not so minor aches...

Run to Win now available in other languages

by Blaine Moore | Run To Win Website

I am testing out some new functionality that provides the content here at Run to Win in 9 different languages. The translation is not perfect, and there are a few minor bugs that I need to work out, but all in all it seems to be working all right. You can change the...

What is the difference between Floyd Landis and Lance Armstrong?

by Blaine Moore | Sports

What is the difference between Floyd Landis and Lance Armstrong? Floyd Landis recently went from American bicycling’s new hero to just another cheat in the blink of an eye after his Tour de France win a few weeks ago. I have written constantly on this site about...

Beach to Beacon finish line videos

by Blaine Moore | Sports

WCSH6 has starting line and finish line videos of the Beach to Beacon from this past Saturday. The starting line is one video, and they have the finish line seperated out in 5 minute increments. The quality is not great, but you can hear your name announced (if they...

Workout Tip: Rehydrate yourself after races and workouts

by Blaine Moore | Workout Tips

When you finish a race or a tough workout, remember that you need to rehydrate yourself. Otherwise, you will be tired and may get sick later in the day. A tough workout or a race can lead to overextending yourself and becoming dehydrated, no matter how well hydrated...

The 9th annual Beach to Beacon 10k (2006)

by Blaine Moore | Race Results, Sports

The 9th annual Beach to Beacon 10k was this morning, and there were some fast times posted. Tom Nyariki prevented Gilbert Okari from winning for the fourth time in a row by running over 20 seconds faster, 27:48 to 28:09. Lawrence Kiprotich was just ahead of Okari in...

This Week Last Year: Steroids, Records, and the Beach to Beacon

by Blaine Moore | Last Year

This week last year dealt mostly about steroids and baseball’s poster child, Barry Bonds. Rafael Palmeiro tested positive last year, proving Jose Conseco right. The Italian police busted up a steroid ring that was supplying steroids to US soldiers in Iraq. Barry...

Running on the Sun movie review

by Blaine Moore | Movies, Reviews

Running on the Sun is a documentary about the Badwater ultramarathon. This race traverses 135 miles of desert, climbing from a few hundred feet below sea level to the top of Mount Whitney. The runners have to climb over 13,000 feet mixed in with about 4000 feet of...