Cool Video From Outside Magazine About Chris Lieto

by Blaine Moore | Technology

I just watched a very cool video from Outside Magazine about Chris Lieto, which was sent along to me because of the great headline copywriters from the magazine (as evidenced in the screenshot above). It’s a very neat concept about how magazines in the near...

How To Race Faster by Running Tangents

by Blaine Moore | Workout Tips

When a race course is certified by the RRCA or USATF, it’s measured by the shortest route a person can run and remain on the course. When most people race, they run the most convenient route through the course that they can, which isn’t necessarily the...

Beach to Beacon 10k Registration Closes in Record Time. Again.

by Blaine Moore | News

. . . .After the registration fiascos of the past 2 years, I wrote an open letter on how to improve the Beach to Beacon with a few suggestions on how to improve the process (many of which were implemented this year.) And with this year’s improvements,...

Can You Become a Runner, or Are You Genetically Doomed?

by Blaine Moore | Reader Questions

I recently received this email from Heather Murray: Dear Blaine, I have been reading your newsletter for some time now and i love all your tips. My question however is this: Is it possible that running is a sport that will never develop for some people? I am a...

Beach to Beacon Registration Opens Tomorrow

by Blaine Moore | News

Just a reminder, registration begins this weekend for the Beach to Beacon 10k. If you are a Cape Elizabeth resident, you can register tomorrow morning at 8:00 a.m. and can avoid trying to beat the rush of the other 10,000 people that want to run for 24 hours (or at...

Andy Schachat Will be the Voice of the Patriot’s Day 5 Miler

by Blaine Moore | News

Andy Schachat has just signed on to announce at the Patriot’s Day 5 Miler in Portland, Maine. Andy is the voice of the Mount Washington Road Race and has announced other premier events such as the Beach to Beacon 10k. He is very well known in the New England...

Gatorade Extends Race Sponsorship Program

by Blaine Moore | News

If you are a race director and put on an RRCA Championship race, you may already qualify for sponsorship by Gatorade. However, if you put on a non-championship RRCA race, then you can now benefit from discounted rates when purchasing Gatorade products for your race....

Eating Well While Traveling

by Blaine Moore | Food & Beverage

Eating well while traveling can be difficult. Hours on the roads, quick stops at restaurants, and bad hotel food served to captive audiences can easily lend itself to a “not quite right” feeling in your gut even a week after you get home and back to your...

Gary Allen Has Run Sub-3 Hour Marathons in 5 Different Decades

by Blaine Moore | News

Gary Allen was 10th out of 579 finishers on Saturday at the Snicker’s Marathon in Albany, Georgia. He ran the race in 6:32 pace for a 2:51:03 finishing time, which is doubly impressive because Gary is in his early 50s and has run sub-3 hour marathons every...

Olympic Trials to be Held in Houston on January 14, 2012

by Blaine Moore | News

Both Boston and New York both bid for hosting the Olympic Marathon Trials as they did in 2007/2008, but fans will not have to travel to two separate races for the 2012 Trials as Houston has been chosen the location for both the men’s and women’s races. The...