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...

$1500 for a sub-4:00 downhill mile on Sunday!

The Downeast Group at Smith Barney has come to the rescue of the New England Mile and is sponsoring the sub-4:00 minute mile prize of $1500 this year. Jeff Caron and Gabe Rivard are signed up to help bring Louie Luchini through in under four minutes. Top female master...

ING New York City Marathon lottery results (2007)

The ING New York City Marathon has a lottery for who gets to run. The results are now available (as of about noon this morning) and can be searched at their website: The lottery has sifted through more than 98,000 applicants from around the world to select the...

Does free speech cover NCAA championship reporting?

Brian Bennett is a reporter who writes live updates to a website during NCAA championship games. He’s done it at the Orange Bowl. He’s done it at the NCAA basketball tournament. And now he is doing it at at the NCAA baseball tournament. At least, he was...