16 year old kid marries her 40 year old track coach

Windy Hagar married her track coach at the beginning of the week after coercing her folks into signing a consent form. She is 16 years old and a Junior in high school; he is 40 years old and just resigned from the staff at her school. It is the fourth case in the past...

Bike activists create their own bike lanes

Bicycle activists in Toronto are fed up with the city government. The city has spent less than half of the money earmarked for putting in bicycle lanes, and is 2 years behind schedule. Cajoling the city has not had any luck, so they have decided to take matters into...

Do you refuel during your marathons?

At Complete Running, Mark Iocchelli and Steve “Runner” Walker are debating about whether or not you should refuel during a marathon or whether you should just stick to water. Both make some good points, but I definately side with Steve on this one. I have...

Get in shape by walking everywhere

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...

New England Mile Post-Race press release

The results for the New England Mile are available and are now online. The official press release is copied below. The race was a great time, and I am looking forward to it again next year. The race was twice the size of last year’s field, and it is very...

This Week Last Year: Miles and Motorcycles

This week last year saw a good mix of workout and race news, along with a great recipe and some news on the moron of the day. The second New England Mile road race was won by Dereck Treadwell, but he was unable to bring home the sub-4 prize money. Let’s hope...

Pat Tarpy announces entry into the New England Mile

Louie Luchini is going to have his work cut out for him on Sunday at the New England Mile, because Patrick Tarpy has just announced that he will be joining the field. The $1500 prize for the first sub-4 minute mile on Maine soil is really up for grabs. Pat Tarpy has...