How to Attend a Minor League Game

by Blaine Moore | Sports

Bryan at the Chicago Minor League Review has a great article on the differences between a major league and a minor league baseball game. In particular, he recommends that you enjoy the decreased cost and stress of attending minor league games, along with a few...

Racers’ Glossary: What does getting “girled” or “geezered” mean?

by Blaine Moore | Sports

Photo by Thomas FanI have known of the term getting girled for as long as I have been racing. At the Four on the Fourth this year, one of my teammates talked about getting geezered, which was the first time that I had heard that term. Getting girled basically means...

Will running a road race kill you?

by Blaine Moore | Sports

Are you more likely to die from heart failure by running a road race than if you didn’t? An article in yesterday morning’s New York Times1 discusses the death of 24-year old Sean O’Neill at the Boilermaker 15k. It explores whether or not race directors do...

56 Blind Runners take part in the Vision 5k

by Blaine Moore | Race Results, Sports

A couple of months ago, I wrote about an opportunity to run a race blindfolded. It was too late for me to join up, but I might look into running it next year. The Vision 5k went off and was a great success last month, with over 500 finishers, 10% of whom were blind or...

Technology to Time Your Workouts

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. This week I would like to discuss the technology used to time a workout. There are many different ways to...

This Week Last Year: The Fourth, 50in50in50, and Beach Runs

by Blaine Moore | Last Year

This week last year was chock full of races in Maine. It was this year as well. Most of the news had to do with running in some shape or another. I spoke about how one of the best things about the Fourth of July are all of the Fourth of July races you can find in...

The New Olympic Selection Process

by Blaine Moore | News

The IOC has announced new rules about how it will decide which sports will be included in the Olympic Games and which ones will be removed. Previously, the committee had to vote individually for every sport, and a two-thirds majority was necessary to add or remove a...

Pettachi will miss the Tour; 189 other riders will compete

by Blaine Moore | News, Sports

Competitive cycling is trying to get it’s act together, and has managed to get 189 riders to side their pledge against doping. I can not fault anybody for signing the pledge, but I would not have done it. “Every rider has signed the pledge. I’m very...

Maine Fourth of July Race Recap (2007)

by Blaine Moore | Race Results, Sports

Update: All of the results for races I knew about are now accounted for, as well as the results for a race I hadn’t previously been aware of. There were at least 4561 people who finished a road race on Wednesday. It is the Fourth of July today, one of the more...

The Sustainable Gym

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 starts the month off with a talk about the sustainable gym. There have been some great strides in...