Using a Race To See What Level of Fitness You Have

by Blaine Moore | Fitness

Last year, when I was training for the Cox Sports Marathon, I set a series of races and times onto my training schedule that I thought I should be able to meet at that point in my training to make sure that I was on track as I went along. I ran a 10 miler, a half...

Kara Goucher’s Most-Overhyped Sunday Run Ever

by Blaine Moore | Sports

After the Boston Indoor Games, Kara Goucher went for a leisurely Sunday Run along the Boston Marathon Course. Not willing to miss a chance at building a circus, the media was there to watch her leisurely 7:00/mile jog along the last 20 miles of the course....

Haile Gebrsellassie did not run 2:02:37 (yet)

by Blaine Moore | Race Results

I’m heading for bed, so I’m laying this story to to bed as well. Yes, the Marathon des Sables is 151 miles long. No, there is no 26.2 mile option. Yes, today is April 1st. And finally, no, Haile Gebrsellassie was not running a world record marathon by...

Haile Gebrselassie Runs 2:02:37 at Marathon Des Sables in Morocco!

by Blaine Moore | Race Results

Having broken the world record in the marathon a couple times over the past few years, you had to expect that Haile Gebrselassie was going to be doing something special again in the next few. Who could have expected, though, that after breaking 2 hours and 4 minutes...

Jamaica to USA » “Bring It On!”

by Blaine Moore | Sports

It has been less than a month since USATF CEO Doug Logan challenged the JAAA to a dual meet series pitting the two nations best sprinters, jumpers and hurdlers against one another in team competition. The meets have been scheduled, and will happen in May and June of...

Naked Pole Vaulter Romaine Mesnil Seeks Sponsorship

by Blaine Moore | News

Romain Mesnil’s contract with Nike expired last year and wasn’t renewed. “It was probably for budgetary and strategic reasons. It’s the crisis,” Mesnil said. Mesnil is one of the best pole vaulters in France, right now. So what’s...

What does a family of ducks have to do with ultramarathons?

by Blaine Moore | Sports

The following article was written by Christian Griffith, a member of the Georgia Ultrarunning and Trail Running Society. He already has over a dozen marathon or longer races scheduled for this year alone. His next race is tomorrow morning in the ING Georgia Marathon....

L.L. Bean 10k Is Filling Up In Record Time

by Blaine Moore | Sports

Registration is going quick for the L.L. Bean 10k. When registration opened on Tuesday, it only took until noon before the last pair of free shoes was taken. As of this morning, a scant 48 hours later, there have been over 700 registrations which means that the free...

Don’t Forget – The Next Coaching Session is Tomorrow Night (Wednesday)

by Blaine Moore | Run To Win Website

Don’t forget to sign up if you haven’t already for tomorrow night’s coaching session! We’ll be starting promptly at 7:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. The phone call is absolutely free (your carrier may charge you but I won’t) and...

Cross Country Running to be Considered for 2014 Olympics

by Blaine Moore | News

Last September, Bekele, Tergat, and Gebrselassie wrote an open letter to the International Olympic Committee to try to get cross country reinstated into the Olympic Games. Cross country was originally removed after the 1924 Paris Games when unseasonably hot weather...