As far as I can tell, the Las Vegas Marathon is no more, which is good news for all concerned because now the Rock’N’Roll folks have taken over and are running their version of a brand new marathon there this December. In an unprecedented move, the marathon is going to be the first private event…
Shortly after running 50 miles, I wrote a short little article analyzing what I ate the morning of and during the race. I examined the exact number of calories that I consumed compared to my estimated caloric usage. Today, I’m going to share a few of the meals that I consumed in the week leading…
Now that I’ve covered my training schedule for my first 50 miler, here’s what I did in the week or so leading up to the race. I tapered very aggressively. I basically just did not worry about how much I was going to run from Christmas through the New Year (the race was on January…
Lisa Sabin is a personal trainer, and she hired me to write about her program over at Konamoxt where she is offering to train people online for free to get them ready for the Las Vegas Half Marathon. By joining this introductory program you get access to exclusive features, personalized training and support, tons of…
The Sports Weblog has an article about the possibility of the Florida Marlins moving to Las Vegas. I just have to say that I can not see that happening. Baseball is not as large of a betting sport these days as say football is, but I find it hard picturing Bud Selig agreeing to allow…