I would hate to be Jay Feeley right now. The New York Giants tied up the game late in the fourth quarter with a two point conversion, but Feeley failed to successfully kick three consecutive field goals, instead letting Josh Brown kick the game winning field goal for the Seattle Seahawks.
The Paul Bunyan Marathon is being revived in Bangor, Maine this coming Summer. It originally was run from 1974 through 1984, and will be Maine’s only Summer marathon. There are now four marathons in Maine next year. The Sugarloaf Marathon (May 2006) The Paul Bunyan Marathon (July 16, 2006) The Maine Marathon (October 01, 2006)…
Active.com has an article about taking a break after your Fall marathon. Training for a marathon is a long, arduous process that involves 18 weeks of gradually tearing down an athlete’s body and rebuilding it. Once a runner hits the starting line, he or she has developed a highly tuned aerobic and energy distribution machine….
The Lions lost the game versus Atlanta today, but Dan Orlovsky got to play in his second game of his career and was 5 of 11 for 43 yards. This is better than Joey Harrington who was 6 of 13 for 61 yards but threw for an interception. I hope that he has a good…
Happy Thanksgiving. I may or may not post over the next few days; I had planned to post ahead but I spent the time I would have been doing that laying in bed feeling sorry for myself after getting a migraine. As such, enjoy your holiday (for you American folks anyway) and check back next…
Arbitrator Richard Bloch decided that suspension Terrell Owens received was justified and ruled completely in favor of the Eagles. Arbitrator Richard Bloch wrote in his 38-page decision that there was “no violation of the labor agreement inherent in the club’s decision to pay Mr. Owens, but not to permit him to play or practice due…
I was reading over at “Straight to the Bar” about having a snack of roasted vegetables, and it sounded good so I tried it the other night. Take whatever vegetables you have laying around, slice them up into small pieces, and throw them on a roasting pan with some olive oil and whatever herbs suit…
The Health and Fitness Blog (dead link) links to an article that discusses daily weighing of oneself and weight loss. They list these weigh in tips:
How do holidays affect your workout plans when you have to travel and will not be able to follow your normal schedule? Most of the time, I can just bring some running shoes and shorts (or pants) with me wherever I am going and make do, but right now I am lifting weights and swimming…
The Hannaford Turkey Trot was this morning in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. Devin Shaw won the race in 16:52, followed closely by 5 teenagers over the next half minute or so. Kristin Barry won the women’s race a minute behind Devin Shaw in 17:52. There were 419 finishers. Images of the start line and finish can…