The 2006 Yarmouth Clam Festival official results

by Blaine Moore | Race Results

The 2006 Yarmouth Clam Festival official results are now available. In a repeat of their victories at the Portland Sea Dogs Mother’s Day 5K, Ethan Hemphill, 34, of Freeport and Kristin Barry, 32, of Scarborough claimed top honors at the 25th annual Clam Festival...

The Yarmouth Clam Festival Classic (2006)

by Blaine Moore | Race Results, Sports

Ethan Hemphill won the 41st running of the Yarmouth Clam Festival Classic. Yarmouth was covered in fog a few hours before the race, and it managed to burn off at just the perfect rate to have a nice and humid Clam Festival Classic 5 mile race. By the time we started...

This Week Last Year: Bikes and Football

by Blaine Moore | Last Year

This week last year was mostly about football news, with a little blood thrown in. An 88 year old man hit some cyclists with his car and disrupted their race, and a 16 year old German attacked the Australian cycling team and killed one of them. There was a lot of...

VirtuRace.com website review

by Blaine Moore | Reviews, Websites

VirtuRace.com is a neat website that I have recently discovered that aggregates all of the race results that they can find and attempts to associate each result with an individual. You can search on an athlete name, and they will present a list of possible matches...

Track vs Treadmill: What’s the difference?

by Blaine Moore | Fitness, Treadmill Tips

Wes, over at a Code Geek’s Tail, asks what’s the difference between a treadmill and pavement? He has been running on a treadmill for about 5 years, but has not spent much time running outside. He is thinking of moving his running outdoors and wants to know...

How to ice your muscles using an ice bag

by Blaine Moore | Injuries, Workout Tips

Whenever your muscles are feeling a bit sore or overworked, you should remember my motto, “Ice Early, Ice Often.” The first and easiest way to do that is to just grab a bag of ice and slap it on your sore spots. Leave the bag of ice on your leg or joint...

Why Weightlifting Gloves and Weight Belts are Bad

by Blaine Moore | Equipment, Fitness

In 21 Days to a Fitter You – Gym Gear over at Abandon Nest, there are a half dozen items that will make going to the gym a much more pleasant experience for a new weight lifter. I agree that having a duffel bag, combination lock, and exercise log are important,...

State of the Website

by Blaine Moore | Run To Win Website

It has been a while since I’ve commented on the state of the website, which is a good thing. However, I felt that I should let you all know that I am looking towards getting the hosting problems resolved soon. This site is currently hosted at BlueHost, which...

Determine how much sleep you need

by Blaine Moore | Sleep

There are three types of people in regards to sleep, and in my experience they are fairly well proportioned one against another. There are people that sleep too much, there are people that sleep too little, and there are people who get the amount of sleep that their...

The best runs come when you least expect them

by Blaine Moore | Fitness, Overcoming Obstacles

This advice does not apply to when you are injured or need a rest day due to over training. It does, however, apply to when you just feel lazy or you expect that nothing good can happen on any particular day. The advice I want to give you this evening is to always...