Have you ever run a race blind folded?

I have never run a race blind folded, but I have run many times (and raced a few times) without having the full use of my vision. This June there is a race in Boston called the Vision 5k where runners are blindfolded and given a guide so that they can experience what...

13 Different “Top 5” Fitness Posts

The latest ProBlogger group writing project is over and it was popular. Here are the exercise related lists that I saw in a quick perusal; let me know if I missed any: Get Fit & Sexy While Blogging – the Top 5 Unusual Things to do at Your Computer… How to...

Sea Dogs Mother’s Day 5k 2007

Every year, the Portland Sea Dogs put on a 5k race on Mother’s Day. The team mascot, Slugger, drives in the pace car with his mother around the course, which is one loop. It is a fun race that usually has less than ideal conditions. Not today, though. The...

Man is the best runner in the animal kingdom

Man used to be a gatherer who had yet to learn how to fashion weapons that could kill things from a distance. He evolved a sense of balance and an ability to run to dead meat before anything else, which allowed him to get food before other animals. As he got better at...