Pulled Calf

by | Injuries

Tuesday morning I went in to work early (around 5:30), and wound up doing my workout in the early afternoon instead of first thing. Tuesday evening I spent the night out on the town with my girlfriend, and while I was walking up the stairs at the theater my leg gave...

The Whizzinator

by | Sports

I rather like the name of that…the Whizzinator! Onterrio Smith was caught last month at an airport with vials of powdered urine for his Whizzinator. Basically, it is a prosthetic penis designed to thwart drug tests. Smith has already been suspended twice in the...

Freddie Mitchell and a big mouth…what next?

by | Sports

Freddie Mitchell was released by Philly on Friday, and he is already running (well, still running) his mouth off. He was quoted a few times in the Denver Post, stating how he would like to play for Denver, Washington, Tampa Bay, or Tennessee. “[Denver’s]...

No Suit for You!

by | Sports

So, Mike Nolan was told that he can not wear a suit and tie on the sidelines. The reasoning (as gotten from profootballtalk.com’s talk with V.P. of media relations Greg Aiello), is that”For the past eight seasons, all sideline personnel, including head...

Portland Sea Dogs Mother’s Day 5k

by | Race Results, Sports

The Portland Sea Dogs held their 5th annual Mother’s Day 5k this morning. It was overcast and it drizzled off and on, and there was a fairly monstrous wind at the start, but the race has been growing by leaps and bounds. Not even (slightly) foul weather can stop...

Tom Brady signs New Contract

by | Sports

Tom Brady has signed a new contract with the Patriots. He had an $11 million 2 year contract remaining with the Patriots. Now, he has a 6 year contract worth about $60 million total, and is just coming into his prime as a quarterback. He is scheduled to make $14.5...

Database Planning

by | Run To Win Website, Technology

Getting the new roommate moved in is just about set. We have for the most part got the furniture and boxes of junk that we don’t want to keep in the apartment but aren’t ready to throw out yet in storage, and should be done with 1 or 2 more runs over...

880s

by | Fitness

Running 800s (or 880s, as my coach refers to them) can be satisfying. We had a good 20 minute warm up, nice slow and easy. We got to the track before the high school meet had ended, so another 10 minute or so rewarmup was in order. The 800s were nothing fast (6:00...

Professional Athletic Contracts

by | Sports

I can accept that professional athletes make ungodly sums of money. I am not really sure why, and I do not really care why. It does not bother me that Randy Moss looks at a $10,000 fine in the same way I would look at losing a dollar bill in a hole in my pocket. (His...

London/Boston Marathon Double

by | racing

The other week, 5 people ran the London Marathon. They then flew back to the United States and ran the Boston Marathon. One of them, Pam Reed, ran the London Marathon (3:25), and then ran from Boston to Hopkinton the next morning, only to race back from Hopkinton to...