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...

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...