Nutrition Information for athletes

by Blaine Moore | Websites

I just discovered the Precision Nutrition Forums through Alwyn Cosgrove. The forums used to be a bonus for paid customers of John Berardi’s Precision Nutrition program, but he recently opened the forum up to the public. It has a lot of e-books, exercise...

Will running ruin your heart?

by Blaine Moore | Fitness

Anne at Complete Running has pointed out a recent study where running can cause heart issues in middle aged men. Is this something that you should worry about? A 51-year-old physician failed a calcium screening used to measure hardened arteries despite having no...

What goes through your head while you are running?

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. This week, I would like to start the discussion with the...

This Week Last Year: New Rules and Bulgarian Split Squats

by Blaine Moore | Last Year

This week last year, not much happened at Run to Win. I was too busy packing up and moving into my new home, and had a distinct lack of an internet connection. The only things that got discussed were how much Bulgarian split squats burn, and new rule #6 (the weight...

Help Cure Multiple Sclerosis

by Blaine Moore | Fitness

Runners as a general rule are pretty generous people. The vast majority of races that we take part in have some sort of non-profit beneficiary, and many of us raise money on the side for the race charity or another charity that we want to support. Some fitness events...

Map My Run beta has launched

by Blaine Moore | Websites

Map My Run has launched a beta service that finally has full integration of a training log with their mapping software. It also integrates an elevation map and captures more data about your runs than the original version of Map My Run. I have been using their site...

Online Registration is closed for the 2007 Beach to Beacon

by Blaine Moore | Sports

Online registration has closed for the 2007 Beach to Beacon 10k. You can request that a paper application be mailed to you, however, and if you send it in early enough you may be able to get one of the few open slots that have been held for mail-in registration. My...

All Nike shoes will be Nike+ compatible by year’s end

by Blaine Moore | Equipment, News, Shoes

The Nike+ shoes that integrate with a runner’s iPod are about to become much more widely available. In an article discussing the upcoming future for Nike and it’s financial stability, there was a remark from Nike President and Chief Executive Mark Parker...

Is it okay for elite athletes to DNF?

by Blaine Moore | Sports

Dennis wrote an article over at Complete Running asking, “is it okay for elite athletes to drop out of races?” I’ve seen this happen in a lot of races in the last few years, from 10Ks to major marathons and it’s something I’ll never understand. To me, it...

Appropriate gear for working out with music

by Blaine Moore | Fitness, Workout Tips

In a continuing collaboration with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, March is the month of Music and other audio topics. After first determing whether you should wear headphones or not, and then determining whether you should listen to calm or aggressive music, and...