Oscar Pistorius Has An Unfair Advantage (Again)

You may recall a couple years ago when Oscar Pistorius was banned by the IAAF from competing because they felt that his prosthetics gave him an unfair advantage over people that still had both of their legs. This news was quite a sensation, since there seemed (at the...

This Week Last Year: Racing & Biking & Doping

This week last year, I offered some advice on what to wear to a race to prevent “severing your leg at the thigh” from chafing. I tried to decide if it was worth running in an ultramarathon a few weeks before my next marathon. Ultimately, I decided that...

This Week Last Year: Dancing, Doping & 200m

This week last year saw a varied range of topics on the site with a good mix of tips and news. I began the week by looking at dancing as an alternative exercise. Unfortunately for my wife and I, we haven’t been out dancing too often since she went to law school....