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Over 5000 runners treated as heat rises in London Marathon

The London Marathon was today, and over 5000 runners were treated with over 70 being sent along to the hospital after the temperatures got up near 70°F. This equals the 1996 heat record for the race. Martin Lel won the men’s race by three seconds in 2:07:41,...

This Week Last Year: Patriots Day and Celebrity Marathons

by Blaine Moore | Last Year

This week last year I had settled into the house and had time to write quite a bit. All of the news had to do with running, and there were various tips on working out and weight lifting. I finally got back to my animated series this week last year. This time, the...

The Boston Marathon – Post Race

by Blaine Moore | Sports

After the race, it was cold. Anybody that knows me knows that I do not say that lightly. No matter which block you were on, it was windy. The finish line is similar to New York City, where they do their very best to funnel you away from the finish line as fast as...

Shot Putters save a woman from a burning building

by Blaine Moore | News

Three students from Germantown and one from West Philadelphia saved a woman from a burning building yesterday afternoon after they saw smoke coming from the house during a track meet. They sprinted to the house and heard the woman inside. Germantown team member Dwyne...

Boston Marathon – The Race

by Blaine Moore | Personal, Race Results, Sports

Last night, I shared a few thoughts and memories of the Athlete’s Village before the Boston Marathon. The following are my watch splits, which will be off a little bit from the official splits. I will share those later. For a change, I hit almost every mile...

The Boston Marathon – Athlete’s Village

by Blaine Moore | Race Results, Sports

The weather did not wind up being nearly as bad as everybody had claimed that it would be. That being said, I had some trouble keeping up with my race plan. I started out all right, but I never really got into the groove. I’ll follow a similar pattern with...

Don’t let fear overcome your common sense

by Blaine Moore | Workout Tips

In a continuing collaboration with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we will be talking about head games for the month of April and delve into the thought processes that you may have while you are working out or competing. Today I would like to discuss fear and how...

State of Emergency

by Blaine Moore | News, Personal

Thank you for your well wishes and congratulations, everybody. I will have plenty to say about the race and how it went, but it will probably take a few days to get everything available. I will try to get back to everybody that posted a comment or emailed me, but it...