Weekend News Round Up

Well, this weekend happened to be a very busy one, but I took it off and spent some time with friends instead of paying attention to the running world. I was not able to score a Red Sox playoff ticket, although I did get to go to the circus across the street from...

This Week Last Year: Racing and Running

The recap for what I wrote this week last year is a little late this week, but I decided that a weekend off now and again is a good thing and went down to Boston to visit the circus. There was a lot that happened this weekend, between the heat and debacle at Chicago...

Should runners use kettlebells?

In a continuing collaboration with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we will be writing about things that deserve more attention throughout the month of October. This week, Scott has provided a nice introduction to kettlebells. Photo by jaboobieWhat is a kettlebell...

180 Free Music Downloads

It has been a while since I have given anything away, so this weekend I am going to give away a gift card for 180 music downloads at eMusic.com. I bought the gift card with the intention of giving it to my brother, but he got a job on a cruise ship and does not really...

Writing about your race results

There are thousands of runner’s who write about their training, their racing, and their sport. Some running websites have thousands of readers, others have hundreds, and the rest have only dozens. No matter how many readers a runner’s site has, though,...