Tools for keeping up to date

by Blaine Moore | Equipment

In a continuing collaboration with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we will be writing about the technology of fitness equipment throughout the month of July. Scott finishes the month off by discussing tools to keep up to date. He lists a few online training logs,...

This Week Last Year: Ice and Cramping

by Blaine Moore | Last Year

I continued my series on how to ice sore muscles by explaining how to give yourself an ice massage and how to use an ice bath. I spent a little time exploring the cost of racing and how much race registration fees can cost. Cramping and gas can be unpleasant when you...

What is the difference between swiss balls and medicine balls?

by Blaine Moore | Equipment, Reader Questions, Workout Tips

Susan from the Workin’ on My Fitness site recently wrote about doing some ab work in order to get over some work-related stress. I asked her whether she had ever tried using a swiss ball rather than using a machine or just a mat. She emailed me back with the...

IAAF agrees to work with Oscar Pistorius to test prosthetics

by Blaine Moore | News

The IAAF has finally agreed to work with Oscar Pistorius to determine whether he is actually a good runner or whether he gains an advantage from having prosthetic limbs. Pistorius, who complained earlier this month he was not getting support from the IAAF, said he was...

Morning News » 800 Records, Doping, Smoking and Obesity

by Blaine Moore | News

I was checking the news wire this morning and saw quite a few articles of interest that I thought that I would share with you: Two national records were broken yesterday at the USATF National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships, both in the 4×800. The...

How do I treat posterior shin splints?

by Blaine Moore | Injuries, Reader Questions

Last week I got an email from Jeanne, who is an aerobics instructor. She was asking about one of the guys in her class and some pains that he has been having. If you have opinions or follow up questions then feel free to post in the comments below, and you can always...

Vermont 100 Mile Trail Race (2007)

by Blaine Moore | Race Results

Photo by Ian ParlinThe Vermont 100 Mile Trail Race was this past weekend on July 24th. The top three Maine finishers all belong run with the Trail Monsters, a running group in the greater Portland area that runs local trails every week and race in the local mountain...

The Advantages of Running Shoes (aka The Running Shoe FAQ)

by Blaine Moore | Equipment, Shoes

In a continuing collaboration with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we will be writing about the technology of fitness equipment throughout the month of July. This week I would like to discuss the most important technology that a runner will deal with: running...

Video of Alan Webb’s record setting mile and post race interview

by Blaine Moore | Sports

What did Alan Webb have to say to the Americans back home after breaking Steve Scott’s mile record in Belgium? “Dreams come true, man!” Flotrack has some great videos of Alan Webb’s record-setting mile: Video of the Race (low resolution...

Alan Webb breaks American 1-mile record

by Blaine Moore | Race Results, Sports

Photo by Erik R. BishoffTwo weeks ago, Alan Webb ran a 3:30.54 in a 1500 meter race in France, the fastest so far this year. Yesterday, he ran the fastest mile this year and broke the American record by running 3:46.91 at the Atletiek Vlaanderenmeet in Belgium. There...