The Pisgah Mountain Trail Races were this past Sunday, September 9, 2007. The race results are finally available online and are copied below. I have also included some relevant links to information about the race. Skip to 50k Results Skip to 23k Results Official Home Page for Pisgah 50k/23k Pisgah 50k/23k Course Map Pisgah 50k/23k…
Update: Click here for the 2007 race results of both the 50k and the 23k. The Pisgah 50k Mountain Trail Race was this past Sunday, September 9, 2007. I really enjoyed the experience and will provide a few details about the race now that I’ve had a few days to think about the whole thing….
The Back Cove 5k Race Series concluded tonight with some great competition. Mark Goettel led three other runners to sub-17 times in a blazing 16:37. For the past few weeks, people have been making fun of me for worrying about who might place first in the overall series since I had a pretty comfortable lead….
Update: Click here for the 2007 race results of both the 50k and the 23k. The Pisgah 50k Mountain Trail Race was this past Sunday, September 9, 2007. I really enjoyed the experience and will provide a few details about the race now that I’ve had a few days to think about the whole thing….
In a continuing collaboration with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we will be writing about training and travel throughout the month of September. This week, Scott discusses traveling with bands. What is a band? Although there are several types of bands, here I’m referring to the heavier variety that can be used with…
Photo by Jonas WittDespite a bout of tendonitis earlier this year, Asafa Powell has set a new 100 meter world record this weekend in Rieti, Italy. He won his heat in 9.74 seconds with a 1.7 m/s tailwind, which falls inside of the guidelines set by the IAAF, Track & Field’s international governing body. “I…
Update: Click here for the 2007 race results of both the 50k and the 23k. Well, I ventured beyond the marathon today. I was 5th place at the Pisgah 50k Mountain Trail Race in 4:27 and change. My watch had 4:22:38, but I stopped it while I was jawing with the aid station workers and…
This week last year packed two very good tips in amongst all of the news and Autumn sports. I began publishing weekly NFL picks, but I am not going to do that this year since I do not plan on paying for cable and will only be able to watch a few games this season….
Photo by knox_triA recent issue of Running Research News (Volume 23 Issue 5) has an article about overuse muscle damage in runners and it’s effects on performance. The article analyzes the results of research published in the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports and concludes that aerobic performance is not negatively impacted by…
Back Cove 5k » May 2007Photo by Erik BoucherThis morning, I published a case study detailing how I decided upon a race plan and what I hoped to accomplish in this evening’s Back Cove 5k race. The race results are in, and we can now see how closely I followed the plan. I did a…