by Blaine Moore | Equipment, Reviews, Shoes
I bought two pairs of Vitruvian Running Shoes a month or so ago, the Proportion for $30 and the Proportion II for $60. I ran in the Proportion II shoes twice and the Proportion shoes once. All in all, I really liked the make and quality of the shoes. They were...
by Blaine Moore | Last Year
It is now time to highlight what I wrote about at this time last year. I reviewed Thorlos socks, which I have since bought a few extra pairs of. I wrote about a really tough double where my girlfriend (now, soon to be wife!) swam 75 laps on the minute in the morning...
by Blaine Moore | Equipment, News, Shoes
A couple of months ago, I mentioned a press release about how Nike and Apple have teamed up to create a system to integrate your running shoes with your iPod. One of the websites that I follow, My Southern California Trail Running, is written by an ultramarathoner...
by Blaine Moore | Fitness, Workout Tips
Last May, Nick over at Abandon Nest wrote a 3 week series called 21 Days to a Fitter You. In it, he has a great tip about taking before and after pictures when you start an exercise program. He points out how it can be a great motivating tool when used in conjunction...
by Blaine Moore | Injuries, Workout Tips
One of the biggest mistakes that you can make is to ignore aches and pains when they are minor. Your body is very good at telling you things; the trick is learning how to distinguish between minor tears that are getting repaired and major tears that could lead to an...
by Blaine Moore | Fitness
The DO Running Journal has a pretty good article about downhill running by John Harding. In it, there are six points to be made about downhill training: It is a good way to work fast twitch muscle fibers. It is a good way to develop and improve technique. It is a good...
by Blaine Moore | Personal
One of my favorite runs has to be the preseason Beach Run at Daytona Beach. When I was in college, we had two preseasons each year. At the end of each Summer my cross country team would get together a week or two before classes started. We would go somewhere different...
by Blaine Moore | Last Year
It is now time to highlight what I wrote about at this time last year. The L.L. Bean 10k race results, which included a great quote from one of the kids at the race. The lack of runner friendly roads in Long Island, NY. A review of Sportshoe Center, a local shoe...
by Blaine Moore | Sports, Websites
Apparently, Dean Karnazes was not the first to think of running an “Endurance 50” style event. Sam Thompson has already begun to run 50 Marathons in 50 States in 50 Days. He began on July 1st in Colorado, and will finish on August 19th in Mississippi. Dean...
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