Continuing Education for RRCA Coaches

by Blaine Moore | News

If you are going to be in town for the 50th Anniversary RRCA National Convention in Cincinnati, Ohio on May 2nd or May 3rd of this year, then you may want to consider ponying up a few extra dollars. The RRCA Coaching Program has two new classes that they are offering,...

Create Your Own Medicine Balls and Stress Balls

by Blaine Moore | Equipment, Workout Tips

In a continuing collaboration with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we will be writing about do-it-yourself home exercise implements throughout February and March. This week, Scott describes how to make homemade medicine balls. This summer, I definitely need to go...

Bradbury “Fat Ass” 50k on March 2nd

by Blaine Moore | Sports

The Trail Monsters are putting on a “Fat Ass” 50k at Bradbury Mountain on Sunday, March 2nd at 7:00. Anybody in the Southern Maine area that is interested in a fun run should think about coming out for it. The vast majority of the run will be outside of...

This Week Last Year: Nutrition, Headwinds, and the Sahara Desert

by Blaine Moore | Last Year

This week last year, I wrote a bit about nutrition. First, I reviewed a few nutrition books, and I also discussed a study that found that our brains ignore calories from beverages. That makes it easier for us to eat more than we should when we drink juice or soda....

Fantasy Track & Field » Final Week

by Blaine Moore | Websites

How did your fantasy track team do at the Tyson Invitational “Pick & Win” for the Visa Championship Series? My team didn’t do nearly as well as at the Reebok games, but better than at the Millrose Games, and put me into 231st place overall with...

Volunteering now required for Guaranteed Entry to NYC Marathon

by Blaine Moore | News

Thinking of running in the New York City Marathon, but don’t want to wait for the lottery to find out if you get to run? If you belong to the New York Road Runners, then you may be used to obtaining a guaranteed entry by competing in at least 9 of the 50 events...

Running beneath an eclipse…

by Blaine Moore | Personal

Tonight led to an interesting run, as evidenced in the photo the right. I considered postponing my run until late tonight so that I could see the eclipse while I was running, but decided that it wasn’t worth staying up that late. I knew that the eclipse would...

No Tobacco at 2008 Olympic Trials in Eugene

by Blaine Moore | News

Are you going to have an opportunity to see the Olympic Trials out in Eugene this Summer? If so, then you may be in a for a treat. The University of Oregon and the local Olympic organizing committee have pledged to make the trials a tobacco free event, meaning that...

Marathon Questions Call #2 – Here are the Questions

by Blaine Moore | Run To Win Website

I just got off of the line from the second marathon questions call. There were not very many people on the call, so I think that I might go back to having the calls on the weekends as there were 3 times more people on the line. I did not get any questions from anyone...

Utilizing Snow instead of a Gym

by Blaine Moore | Fitness, Workout Tips

In a continuing collaboration with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we will be writing about do-it-yourself home exercise implements throughout February and March. This week, I’d like to talk about utilizing snow in your workouts. If you live in a climate...