July 26th, 2008 — , 100 miles, IAAF, Lance Armstrong, Last Year, Oscar Pistorius, Tour de France, Vermont, bosu ball, ice, medicine balls, obesity, prosthetics, records, shin splits, smoking, swiss ball from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
This week last year covered a lot of news, and I answered quite a few reader questions.
This week last year started off with The Running Shoe FAQ, which explained why runners wear specialty shoes and what makes them different from normal walking shoes.
I answered a question from an aerobics instructor about how to treat posterior [...]
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July 20th, 2008 — , Clam Festival, IAAF, Last Year, Oscar Pistorius, UCI, doping, gloves, ice, shorts, track, treadmill, ultramarathons, velomobile from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
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 yes, it was a good idea.
I shared [...]
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July 17th, 2008 — , Health Blog Posts, IAAF, Trevor Graham, USADA, USATF, doping from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
Track coach Trevor Graham has been banned for life from any competition sanctioned by USATF, IAAF, or the U.S. Olympic Committee.
Graham is the person that broke open the BALCO scandal by mailing a syringe of “the clear” to USADA. Numerous athletes that he has coached have been caught doping or have admitted [...]
June 28th, 2008 — , 200m, IAAF, Last Year, Michael Johnson, Oscar Pistorius, Tyson Gay, UCI, cycling, dancing, doping from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
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.
The UCI came out [...]
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May 29th, 2008 — , IAAF, News, Trevor Graham, USATF, carnival, doping, fantasy sports, marathons, track from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
There is a lot happening this week in the world of running, so today I have a quick round up for you rather than providing a series of short articles on each one.
Trevor Graham found guilty of lying to investigators
Things are not looking good for Trevor Graham, a track coach who has had multiple athletes [...]
May 16th, 2008 — , IAAF, USATF, Websites, fantasy sports, track from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
Last year, the IAAF put on a fantasy track & field league for the Osaka world championships. This past Winter, the USATF put on an event for the Visa Championship Series of races. I really enjoyed taking part in both leagues last year.
Well, this Summer the fun begins again. Both the USATF [...]
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May 16th, 2008 — , IAAF, News, Oscar Pistorius, prosthetics from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
Oscar Pistorius was found to have a mechanical advantage over able-bodied athletes last December. In January, he was banned from international competition by the IAAF, Track & Field’s governing body.
Oscar challenged the ruling before the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, Switzerland. They felt that the rule that was in [...]
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December 24th, 2007 — IAAF, Sports, Tyson Gay from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
Triple Gold Medalist at the Osaka championships this year, Tyson Gay has been elected the 2007 Athlete of the Year by the IAAF.
“I had been so scared. Scared of losing. I had ran very well at the US championships, but this was another dimension. I did not want to disappoint. I had watched Powell progress [...]
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December 20th, 2007 — IAAF, News, Oscar Pistorius, Sports, prosthetics from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
This past Summer, Oscar Pistorius finally convinced the IAAF to test his prosthetics to determine whether he did in fact have an advantage over able-bodied athletes or not.
The tests have been conducted, the results are in, and the prognosis: Pistorius does in fact have an advantage and will now banned from international competition. The [...]
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August 31st, 2007 — 100m, 200m, 400m, Angelo Taylor, IAAF, Jeremy Wariner, LaShawn Merritt, Race Results, Sports, Tyson Gay, Usain Bolt, running, track from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
Tyson Gay followed up his gold medal in the 100 meters with another gold in the 200 meter race yesterday in Osaka. Usain Bolt of Jamaica came on hard after a bad start, but Tyson Gay was able to keep a lead of about 2-hundredths of a second to win the goal.
Jeremy Wariner took [...]
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August 24th, 2007 — IAAF, Luke Kibet, Mubarak Hassan Shami, Osaka, Race Results, Sports, Viktor Röthlin, marathon, running from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
The men’s marathon World Cup, run along with the World Championships in Osaka, began tomorrow morning at 7:00 am (6:00 pm this evening Eastern Time). In very hot and humid conditions, Luke Kibet of Kenya stuck with the lead pack early and managed to pull away for the win. 85 runners started the [...]
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August 21st, 2007 — IAAF, Sports, Websites, fantasy sports, track from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
I was in Texas a couple of weeks ago, and the conversation came around to Fantasy Sports (such as football and baseball) and whether that model could be applied to other sports. What do I then discover, then, but that there is one for Track & Field! Last night I wrote about the [...]
Related StoresJuly 26th, 2007 — IAAF, News, Oscar Pistorius, prosthetics from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
The IAAF has finally agreed to work with Oscar Pistorius to determine whether he is actually a good runner or whether he gains an advantage from having prosthetic limbs.
Pistorius, who complained earlier this month he was not getting support from the IAAF, said he was pleased to help conduct research “so that we can jointly [...]
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