This Week Last Year: Dogs, Boston and Being Lost

by Blaine Moore | Last Year

This week last year used a few anecdotes to get some points across and commented on some recent news. Sometimes (usually) it is not such a bad thing to get lost on a run; it can help you learn new routes. When you have trouble with dogs, it will usually because the...

Two Trials » Olympic Marathons and Children’s Cancer

by Blaine Moore | Sports

The following letter was sent to me at the beginning of the year and I am republishing it here with permission. Please join me in supporting Emily Levan in her Olympic Trials bid, as well as her daughter Maddie in her war against the cancer in her body. The “Two...

Marathons Don’t Have to Hurt!

by Blaine Moore | Books

The book is now live! It’s FINALLY ready…it’s been more than a year and a half that you have been asking me to write about more tips on how to get ready for your marathon. It’s been more than 6 months since I started writing this book. I was up to all hours of the...

Download the Introduction to My Book on Marathoning

by Blaine Moore | Run To Win Website

How would you like to see a “sneak preview” of my upcoming book? I plan on releasing it Thurdsay, January 17th and I have put together a short PDF document that includes the introduction about why I wanted to write the book, as well as the overview page so...

IAAF Ruling » Oscar Pistorius has an unfair advantage

by Blaine Moore | Sports

As I wrote a month ago, the tests conducted on Oscar Pistorius’ prosthetic legs show that he has an unfair advantage over able-bodied athletes. The IAAF have ruled and determined to uphold the study and have barred Pistorius from competition. The IAAF endorsed...

Add Quinoa To Your Diet

by Blaine Moore | Food & Beverage, Recipes

In a continuing collaboration with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we will be writing about food and recipes for the month of January. This week, I would like to recommend that you add quinoa to your diet. It has become a staple in our household over the past few...

How much time do you spend in front of a computer?

by Blaine Moore | Books, Reviews

Do you ever get stuck working for too long and just can’t seem to find a way to get out the door for your run? Or has it been so long since you ran that you couldn’t even say when or how far it was? Israel over at Fat Man Unleashed has a short eBook...

This Week Last Year: Calendars, Toys and 2 Hour Marathons?

by Blaine Moore | Last Year

This week last year was a busy one, with a lot of quality articles on a wide range of topics. News bites were mixed in with training advice, and a good description of toys was mixed in with reader questions. The week began with a discussion of a number of different...

Maine Running Company now recycles your old running shoes

by Blaine Moore | News

The Maine Running Company has started a running shoe recycle program, which is great news for Southern Maine. Before the program began at Maine Running, the closest shoe recycling center was in New Hampshire and they only accepted a few pairs of shoes at a time. Maine...

Exhaustion settles in…

by Blaine Moore | Books

Ever since I originally wrote a series of articles on marathon preparation and recovery for some friends of mine a year and a half ago, I thought about writing a book on the subject. I finally began that project this past Summer, and for the past couple of months I...