by Blaine Moore | Race Results, Sports
The L-A 5K Bridge Run was this morning, and course records were set on both sides of the gender line. Kristen Barry won the race in 17:19 to beat the women’s 2002 record of 17:36 set by Tina Meserve, and Ethan Hemphill broke Scott Brown’s 2003 record of...
by Blaine Moore | Fitness
Over at Complete Running, Jank wrote an article about teaching his six year old to run by jogging to the end of the block and back. We’re set up, physiologically, to sprint. The whole “Fight-or-Flight” response, and that instinct, is what�s honed in...
by Blaine Moore | News, Race Results, Sports
Asafa Powell has run 100 meters in 9.77 seconds for the third time, this time in Zurich at the Weltklasse Golden League meet earlier today. “It felt good out there,” said Powell, who led from start to finish, with American Tyson Gay finishing second in a...
by Blaine Moore | Race Results, Sports
The 9th annual Beach to Beacon 10k was this morning, and there were some fast times posted. Tom Nyariki prevented Gilbert Okari from winning for the fourth time in a row by running over 20 seconds faster, 27:48 to 28:09. Lawrence Kiprotich was just ahead of Okari in...
by Blaine Moore | Fitness, Reader Questions, Sports, Workout Tips
You will often hear runners and other endurance athletes discuss a concept known as tapering for a race. What is a taper? Why is a taper important? In non-athletic pursuits, a taper (as it relates to us) is defined as a gradual diminution of thickness, diameter, or...
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