New England Mile (2006)

by | Race Results

The Keybank New England Mile was this morning. A fast race through downtown Portland, the course drops 70 feet from start to finish. Prize money is awarded to the winners as well as the leaders at each quarter split. A sub 4 minute mile comes with a $5000 prize....

How many pushups can you do?

by | Fitness

Okolo over at Team in Training asked, “How many pushups can you do?” I love pushups so much because they work so many muscles, and because after you master the basic pushup (can do about 50 without stopping) there are lots of variations to keep it...

Grilled Catfish

by | Food & Beverage, Recipes

Tonight’s main dish was catfish. Catfish is pretty easy to cook, and tastes great fried or grilled. Tonight, I opted for grilled. Here is how I prepared it: Ingredientscatfish filets1 eggwheat flourbread crumbscayenne pepperblack pepperonion salt Mix the bread...

Back Cove 5k Race Series Week 6

by | Race Results

The sixth back cove 5k was this evening. This 19 week series rewards the runners with the fastest 6 combined times throughout the entire series. Today was the first time that I actually raced the course, since the first one was the beginning of my taper for Vermont...

Ben Roethlisberger’s motorcycle helmet for sale

by | News

A replica of Ben Roethlisberger’s motorcycle helmet is up for sale on eBay! I am sure that this auction will be pulled soon enough. This box contains an exact replica of the helmet that Ben Roethlisberger was wearing when he crashed his motorcycle on Monday,...

Ben Roethlisberger is in “fair” condition

by | Sports

Yesterday, Ben Roethlisberger crashed his motorcycle and wound up in the hospital. Today he has been upgraded to fair condition and is expected to leave the hospital within three to five days. He has lost two teeth, chipped a few others, and apparently has no major...

ING New York City Marathon welcome letter

by | Sports

The race directors of the New York City Marathon have sent out the official welcome letters: Countdown to the start of the race of your life, November 5, 2006:144 Days Entry Number: xxxxx Dear Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Congratulations! You?re in for the experience of a lifetime,...

Idiots on Motorcycles

by | Injuries, News, Sports

I have written about professional sports contracts before, and how the news tends to focus on the guys that make fools of themselves rather than on those that have a good work ethic. Some of you may remember the bonehead move by Kellen Winslow who has yet to have any...

Sunday Runs

by | Personal, Sports

One of the things I miss most about college are the Sunday runs. Sunday was always my favorite day. During the week, we would tend to run four to seven miles at six in the morning, and then seven to twelve at four in the afternoon. On Saturday’s we would race....

Workout Tip: Track your resting heart rate

by | Workout Tips

Tracking your resting heart rate is a good way to prevent burnout and is a great guide to determining what type of workout is appropriate on any given day. Much like weighing yourself daily, you can use fluctuations in your resting heart rate to determine when you are...