Alberto Salazar has been hospitalized

by Blaine Moore | News

Alberto Salazar was hospitalized yesterday after collapsing this weekend while training runners at the Nike campus. The newspapers are calling it an unknown “heart event” that has not yet been diagnosed. A stent was used to open an artery after he arrived...

This Week Last Year: Bonking, Doping, and Cheating (oh my!)

by Blaine Moore | Last Year

This week last year touched on a whole range of subjects, from weight lifting to drugs to accidental cheaters and how purposefully bonk during a workout. I shared my experience of lifting weights after breaking my ring finger. It had had a week to heal, and while...

This Week in Sports: NFL Europe, Sports Direct, Ray Allen

by Blaine Moore | News

This week there were a few sports stories that were worth mentioning but that didn’t need a whole lot written about them, so I am linking them up here. NFL Europe has folded after 16 years. I think that this is a bad move if the NFL thinks that they are going to...

Trails.com website review and demonstration

by Blaine Moore | Reviews, Websites

Update: I’ve removed the links to Trails.com from this article as in the years since I’ve written the review I have heard that the company has gone downhill and is not worth using. While the trail maps are nice, there are better alternatives out there and...

Would you like free groceries for a year?

by Blaine Moore | Websites

John Berardi at Precision Nutrition has come up with a new promotion to get people in shape. He is hosting the Body Transformation Challenge for folks who are willing to take some measurements and before and after photos of themselves. There are three prizes: Grand...

IAAF changes stance on disabled athletes (specifically, Oscar Pistorius)

by Blaine Moore | News, Sports

A month ago, I asked whether prosthetics should be banned from international competition in the wake of a proposed rule change by the IAAF. I then fleshed out my own thoughts after being accused of supporting the ban and deciding that I did in fact support the ban on...

Cyclists should not sign the UCI’s anti-doping charter

by Blaine Moore | News

I am glad that I am not a professional cyclist right now. The sport has a rediculous amount of negative publicity heaped upon it on an annual basis because there are not only a (seemingly) large number of cheaters in the sport, but the governing body that is supposed...

Dancing as an extra workout

by Blaine Moore | Workout Tips

In a continuing collaboration with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we will be writing about alternative exercises throughout the month of June. Cross training can easily be expanded outside of the realms of running, weight lifting, bicycling and swimming. This week...

Tyson Gay runs world’s 2nd fastest 200m through a headwind

by Blaine Moore | Race Results, Sports

Yesterday at the U.S. Track & Field Championships, Tyson Gay ran away from Wallace Spearmon to run 200 meters in 19.62 seconds, a meet record and second only to the world record 19.32 that Michael Johnson set in 1996. “The time was excellent. The race was...

This Week Last Year: Lance Armstrong and a Broken Finger

by Blaine Moore | Last Year

This week last year dealt mostly with Lance Armstrong’s interactions with Dick Pound. First, Lance Armstrong published a letter criticising Dick Pound, who then responded in a predictable manner by rediculing Armstrong. This week last year also included some...