What do you do when you fall during a race?

by Blaine Moore | Race Results, Sports

Imagine yourself in a 600 meter dash, you are coming up to the second to last turn with 200 meters to go, you get cut off, and you fall on the track. Hard. What would you do? If you are Heather Dorniden, you get mad, you get up, and you find another gear. Despite her...

Irish Road Rover will feature team competition this year

by Blaine Moore | Sports

The 2008 running of the Irish Road Rover 5k in Portland, Maine will feature a team competition for the first time. The race is this Sunday, March 9th, at 11:00 in front of the the Brian Ború pub. The race also has a new website this year with more information:...

How to Make Screw Shoes

by Blaine Moore | Equipment

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 teach you how to make screw shoes. Stabilicers are a good product and...

Your Opportunity to Interview an Elite Athlete

by Blaine Moore | Sports

If you had an opportunity to ask an elite athlete any question, what would it be? Would you ask about training? About racing? About diet? How about asking how difficult it is for your 4 year old child to be diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)? On...

Trail Monster Running » “Fat Ass” 50k (2008)

by Blaine Moore | Race Results

Early results are in! There were 12 runners: 3 women, 8 men, and 1 dog. Whoever decided to coin the motto, “No Fees, No Awards, No Wimps” for the “Fat Ass” races wasn’t kidding. The group got together at around 7:00 this morning to run...

Susan Chepkemei has been suspended for 1 year

by Blaine Moore | News

Susan Chepkemei of Kenya has been suspended for 1 year from international competition after salbutamol was found in an off-season drug test. She was given the asthma medication during her pregnancy after contracting pneumonia, which is why the normal 2 year ban for a...

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....