I wore my new Garmin ForeRunner 305 to the indoor track today so that I could make use of the heart rate monitor. That aspect of my workout was a failure, but I learned quite a few things about my new GPS watch and running on an indoor track. When I got home, I was…
Olympic Silver Medalist Maryvonne Dupureur of France passed away yesterday at the age of 70. She ran 2:01.9 in the 800 meter at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, losing the race by 0.8 seconds in a world record setting performance by Ann Packer of Britain. She also competed in the 1968 Olympics in Mexico, where she…
Tomorrow night, Professor Bill Gayton, PhD. will talk about how your goals directly impact your athletic performance at Peak Performance Multisport. He is a sports psychologist from the Psychology Department at the University of Southern Maine.
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, Scott shares a method for making your own protein bars out of a few simple ingredients.
I got lost in the middle of a lake today while I was out running. (If you have never done it before, then be sure to read the FAQ about Lake Running first!) You would think that it would be pretty difficult to get lost in the middle of a lake. After all, there are…
I would like to thank everybody that was able to make the conference call this afternoon, it was a lot of fun and it lasted for about 65 minutes. There were about a dozen people on the call in total. At one point there were 6 or 7 people dialed in through the telephones, and…
This week last year was a pretty light week, and was dominated by an article about resolutions. The funny thing is that that article is much more popular this year than it was last year. The year began with a diatribe about why new year’s resolutions are bad for you. They enourage procrastination, the weather…
Last Tuesday, former Olympian Lucas Sang was murdered after violence erupted in Kenya following the political elections. Hundred of people have been killed as the violence continues. Luke Kibet was seriously injured and is currently recovering from a head wound and brain shock. Most reports have him reported as having been hit in the head…
The following article was written by Pete Bottomley, the Director of Sales & Marketing at Coast of Maine Organic Products, Inc. Pete is a masters runner for Dirigo, R.C. and competes in mostly middle distance races in Southern Maine. He ran his first marathon this past April in Boston, and this past December traveled out…
Last week, I asked you whether or you had ever run a marathon before. I have had questions sent to me about marathon preparation and recovery on quite a few different topics, and I will be answering these questions on a live conference call this weekend. Here are a few of the sample topics that…