The men’s marathon World Cup, run along with the World Championships in Osaka, began tomorrow morning at 7:00 am (6:00 pm this evening Eastern Time). In very hot and humid conditions, Luke Kibet of Kenya stuck with the lead pack early and managed to pull away for the win. 85 runners started the race of…
Last night, Ian Parlin and Jamie Anderson spoke for an hour or so at Peak Performance Sports about trail running, providing an introduction to the local trail options and a primer for those who are first making the migration to trails from the roads. They described the popularity of the sport and defined some technical…
I was in Texas a couple of weeks ago, and the conversation came around to Fantasy Sports (such as football and baseball) and whether that model could be applied to other sports. What do I then discover, then, but that there is one for Track & Field! Last night I wrote about the media coverage…
In a continuing collaboration with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we will be writing about training and media influences throughout the month of August. This week, the IAAF World Championships begin in Osaka, Japan, and there will be some decent coverage of the events. Radio Broadcasts (all times Eastern) 24 August 17:45 to…
This week last year I was still on my honeymoon, so half of the week was spent wrapping up my shoe care tips that I had written before I left. I did discuss when it is appropriate to eat a midnight snack, though. The second half of my shoe maintenance series continued with a discussion…
The 1st annual Maine Coach and Athlete Cross Country Clinic was August 16th, 2007 at Falmouth High School. This is the second of two articles summarizing the clinic. The first article mentioned each person on the panel, and summarized the first hour plus of speakers. You can read part 1 here. This second article continues…
The 1st annual Maine Coach and Athlete Cross Country Clinic was on August 16th, 2007 at Falmouth High School. There were about 75 people in attendance, and the clinic lasted for about 2 and a half hours. I have split up my notes and thoughts on the clinic into two parts, the second of which…
Just a quick reminder that the first Maine Cross Country Athlete and Coaches Clinic is tomorrow evening at 6:00 p.m. The event is being held at Falmouth High School and is free of charge! Click here for more details.
Dave McGillivray, the race director for the Boston Marathon and the Beach to Beacon, recently shared his thoughts on headphone use. He gave his arguments about why he enforces the USATF rule about headphone use, which boil down to 3 points. He’s technically required to. Safety reasons. Insurance reasons.
In a continuing collaboration with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we will be writing about training and media influences throughout the month of August. This week, Scott discusses the influence that the media exerts based upon what sports they are willing to cover. Power lifting and strong man competitions get very little media…