August 2nd, 2008 — , Beach to Beacon, Dave McGillivray, Joan Benoit Samuelson, John L Parker Jr, Last Year, Running on the Sun, laps, swimming, taper from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
Topics this week last year were dominated by the Beach to Beacon.
I started the week off by offering 4 ways to determine the length of a pool in response to a reader question on the matter.
Maine Running Company hosted a talk by John L Parker, Jr. where he discussed his history as a runner and [...]
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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 11th, 2008 — , Last Year, Ryan Shay, baseball, glossary, minor leagues from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
This week last year was a busy one, and ran a pretty wide range of topics.
I began the week by continuing the discussion of technology and fitness by describing 7 ways to time workouts. This article ran the technological ladder from using the sun to using an RFID chip on your shoe.
In a very unique [...]
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July 6th, 2008 — , Alberto Salazar, IOC, Last Year, Olympics, Sam Thompson from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
This week last year dealt mostly with current news with a the odd random article thrown in.
Scott started off a discussion on technology and fitness by discussing the sustainable gym. They seem to be getting more popular as time goes on.
I created a 4th of July race recap to celebrate the 4561+ people that competed [...]
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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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June 20th, 2008 — , Dean Karnazes, Last Year, cycling, fuel, marathons, records, walking from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
This week last year was dominated by exercise related news, although there were a few less topical articles that were worth looking at.
This week last year, there was a debate about whether or not you should refuel during a marathon or whether you should stick to water. I had to throw my 2 cents [...]
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June 6th, 2008 — , Last Year, autism, dog, half marathon from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
This week last year, Scott and I began a new monthly series on alternate exercises. Scott’s introductory article was about walking your dog, which is good for both you and the pooch. Since last year I have started training with a few guys that have trained their dogs to run with them, and [...]
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May 30th, 2008 — , Asafa Powell, Last Year, Oscar Pistorius, prosthetics, tempo from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
This week last year I wrote the counterpoint to my intervals FAQ by describing answering questions about tempo runs. The tempo run is not a very well defined term and can mean different things to different people, so sometimes it helps to have a definition of what somebody means when they are talking about [...]
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May 30th, 2008 — , Last Year, Matt Hartman, breakfast, heat, transportation from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
As I was at an out of state wedding last weekend I never rounded up last year’s topics for the week, and it was a busy week.
I discussed why breakfast is important, and anybody trying to attain or maintain a healthy weight would be well served to eat a good breakfast every day.
I [...]
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May 18th, 2008 — , Last Year, Vision 5k, blind, intervals, migraine from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
This week last year I wrote one of my more popular articles, an FAQ about Interval Training. I broke down the 5 most frequent questions that I am asked about interval training and explained in detail what the answers were.
I also discovered the Vision 5k, a race where some of the runners run the [...]
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May 10th, 2008 — , CRN, Last Year, Mystic Places, watch from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
I discussed what to look for in a new watch that you plan on working out with. I’ve bought some worthless watches before, so knowing what features you need can keep you from buying a second watch in short order. I also explained the difference between split times and lap times, which are [...]
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May 3rd, 2008 — , 300, Asafa Powell, Justin Gatlin, Last Year, NFL, lost, mind games, tendonitis from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
This week last year and two years ago was a busy one. This week this year I am on my way to Rhode Island to run a marathon. Have a good weekend!
This week last year, I finished up the series on Mind Games by discussing how how your body controls your thoughts. [...]
Related StoresApril 27th, 2008 — , 10k, Last Year, Parry OBrien, cycling, laps, marathons, swimming, taper, traffic from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
This week last year was filled mostly with racing news, and what wasn’t racing was related in some way to swimming.
I offered 9 methods for counting laps in the pool. I usually use the buoys on the lane dividers.
A revolutionary in the shotput in the early 50s, Parry O’Brien died of a heart attack [...]
April 18th, 2008 — , Boston, Last Year, London, fire, marathons, weather from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
Just like last week last year, most of what I wrote this week centered around the Boston Marathon. This week I described what happened as opposed to what was coming up.
The website updated automatically as I ran with text alerts, notifying the site about my disappointing finishing time. I missed out on all [...]
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April 13th, 2008 — , Boston, Heartbreak Hill, Last Year, Tim Montgomery, crime, doping, hypothermia, marathons, weather, weight lifting from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
This week last year was centered on my preparations for the Boston Marathon.
I began the week by discussing my taper and race goals, which wound up not being feasible no matter how realistic they may have began as.
I quickly began to wonder whether the Boston Marathon would be rained out or not. This led [...]
April 5th, 2008 — , Bill Rodgers, Health, Last Year, hair, mind games from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
This week last year I pondered the psychological aspects of running.
The week began when I discussed what goes through your head while you are running. You are to some degree concentrating on the task at hand and distracting yourself from what you are doing.
I recommended that you cut your hair before race day to [...]
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March 28th, 2008 — , Last Year, MS, MapMyRun, charity, ethics from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
This week last year I celebrated the first anniversary of owning my first house. Which means that this year I’d be celebrating the 2nd anniversary, except that I’m down here in Atlanta taking a class (and running a marathon tomorrow) instead.
This week last year I pondered whether elite athletes should drop out of races. [...]
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March 22nd, 2008 — , 20 miles, 300, 5k, Eastern States, Last Year, Mount Washington, audio, mountains, weight lifting from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
This week last year, I concentrated on the Eastern States 20 Miler. The night before the race, I published my race plan, which I followed up with a report card on how well I followed the plan. It is a good case study for those interested in doing such things themselves.
In other racing [...]
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March 22nd, 2008 — , 8k, Boston, Last Year, doping, ice, intervals, marathons, tempo, traffic from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
Once again, I seemed to miss a week for looking back. Last week last year was busy, with quite a few news notes, training tips, and discussions on research findings.
I discussed some research on the merits of tempo workouts vs. interval workouts. Personally, I prefer a good mix of different types of workouts in [...]
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March 7th, 2008 — , Last Year, Shani Davis, audio, fuel, gloves, headphones, records, running, skating, under armour, weight lifting from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
This week last year, I compared the pros and cons of running with headphones, which is always such a polarizing topic.
Shani Davis broke his own 1500m speed skate record with a time of 1:42.32. He bested his own record by 0.36 seconds.
Jim Snyder provided some information about the treadmill record from the week before, [...]
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March 7th, 2008 — , 5k, Last Year, Mizuno, Terry Francona, records, running, swimming, weight lifting from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
I never got around to writing a “this week last year” article last week, so here it is this week for last week. If that makes sense.
Some folks decided to try and break the 24-hour treadmill world record by running as a team on the treadmill. Each of the people in the “relay” [...]
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January 5th, 2008 — Last Year, resolutions, weight lifting from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
This week last year was a pretty light week, and was dominated by an article about resolutions. The funny thing is that that article is much more popular this year than it was last year.
The year began with a diatribe about why new year’s resolutions are bad for you. They enourage procrastination, the [...]
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December 29th, 2007 — 2006, Chris Schauerman, Last Year, Research, snow, vacation from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
This week last year, I looked back at both my training, my health, and my writing. I think that this has helped me improve all three areas this year.
I looked at the final numbers for 2006. Last year, I ran less than 1400 miles, held a pretty steady weight and wrote [...]
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December 22nd, 2007 — 2006, Justin Gatlin, Last Year, Shanti Sounderajan, park from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
This week last year was dominated by the news, with a review of the past year on the site.
My series with Scott continued as he discussed working out at the park. It is kind of funny, but last year’s December topic was very closely related to this year’s December topic. We didn’t even [...]
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December 15th, 2007 — Last Year, McMillan Running Calculator, gym, weight lifting from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
This week last year was full of topical information, so it was a light week when looking at what is worth looking back on.
I went in depth about working out at a commercial gym and the 3 principal reasons that somebody might have for joining:
Equipment
Training
Motivation
The USATF Club Cross Country Championships were last year, where Dirigo [...]
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December 8th, 2007 — Last Year, diet, failure, fish, weight loss, winter from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
This week last year, I had food on my mind and was starting to notice that winter was quickly coming on.
I shared some research that found that dieting may not be the right solution to obesity. The study compared obese women who partook in a fitness program compared to those who limited what they [...]
Related StoresDecember 1st, 2007 — Injuries, Last Year, running, swimming, weight lifting from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
This week last year I got to get back up on my pulpit and offer my unsolicited opinion on a topic in running, which I had not done for a while.
I concluded our series on injuries by discussing common running injuries. Most injuries are caused by either poor biomechanics, over use, or trauma. [...]
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November 24th, 2007 — Injuries, Last Year, Thiago Olsen, fusion, holidays, weight log from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
This week last year was mostly centered around local news, but there were a few articles that were worth revisiting.
Scott continued our themed articles by discussing common weight lifting injuries. This week two years ago I shared Scott’s recipe for roasted vegetables, a mainstay in my diet since then.
I pointed out that your off [...]
November 17th, 2007 — Injuries, Last Year, headphones, heart rate from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
I felt great after running in New York City, but I can not say that the marathon took no toll on my body at all. It was very obvious after I returned to the weight room this week last year that squats and lunges right after a marathon can leave you sore for a [...]
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November 10th, 2007 — 8k, Dean Karnazes, Endurance 50, Last Year, New York City, RIT, marathons, running from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
After a few days off from the site to run the marathon (during which time I got a lot of traffic, surprisingly enough), I wrote up my thoughts and experiences from New York City while Scott began the next month’s topic on injuries.
The first thing to note about New York City was that the crowds [...]
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November 3rd, 2007 — Last Year, New York City, The Bike Shop, community, halloween, night, rest, running from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
This week last year I began my final preparations for the New York City marathon and completed my marathon preparation series.
I finished up the series on rest by describing how to time rest during a workout. I described different types of rest, and gave a few tips that I use to measure my rest [...]
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October 27th, 2007 — Last Year, Marine Corps, marathons, race preparation, rest from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
This week last year was dominated once again by thoughts of the marathon, but this time I wrote my series on marathon preparation.
My marathon preparation series consisted of 9 articles of 9 bullet points each. The first couple of articles just happened to come out that way, so I ran with it and made [...]
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October 20th, 2007 — 5k, Dean Karnazes, Last Year, Robert Cheruiyot, Tom Ryan, cross country, hydration, hyponatremia, marathons, running, the wall from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
This week last year I had marathons on my mind.
The Chicago Marathon just can not catch a break these past few years. This year there was the debacle with the heat and canceling the race, but last year Robert Cheruiyot slipped on a race decal and split his head open. His momentum carried [...]
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October 13th, 2007 — 5k, 8k, Last Year, head lamp, heart rate, rest, strategy, supplements from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
This week last year I was getting ready for the New York City marathon, although that did not keep me from racing. I had not quite started tapering yet, though.
I planned out my NYC race strategy, since I would be pacing a friend through his first one. Our race almost exactly mimicked the [...]
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October 9th, 2007 — 5k, Bobby Martin, Coast to Coast, Last Year, RIT, ethics, half marathon, running from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
The recap for what I wrote this week last year is a little late this week, but I decided that a weekend off now and again is a good thing and went down to Boston to visit the circus. There was a lot that happened this weekend, between the heat and debacle at Chicago [...]
Related StoresSeptember 29th, 2007 — Blaine Moore, Last Year, Press Herald, long run, medication, networking, overdose, running from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
This week last year was pretty busy, with a lot of racing notes and sports news. More interestingly:
I made the front page of the local newspaper with a tiny picture pointing to an article inside the paper. The article itself gave me a huge picture, even though the article really had nothing to [...]
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September 23rd, 2007 — Brad Alsop, Dean Karnazes, Last Year, knots, marathons, medicine balls, pushpus from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
This week last year had more of the same with race results and NFL picks. I also discussed:
A video demonstration of how to tie your shoes so that they do not come untied while you are running is one of my most linked to articles on this site. I use the runner’s knot [...]
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September 15th, 2007 — 10k, 5k, Back Bay, Blaine Moore, Christin Doneski, Last Year, Lindsey Davis, Mark Goettel, Mike Caiazzo, Mike Slinsky, Portland Trails, cycling, icing, running, weight lifting from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
This week last year was a busy one, with various news related posts and race results.
The Back Cove 5k Race Series finished up, with Mike Caiazzo and Lindsey Davis taking the series honors. I won the last race, and placed 3rd overall. This year, I bettered my average time by about [...]
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September 8th, 2007 — Dan Cardillo, Game of Shadows, Lance Williams, Last Year, Mark Fainaru Wada, Sunday Run, running, water from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
This week last year packed two very good tips in amongst all of the news and Autumn sports. I began publishing weekly NFL picks, but I am not going to do that this year since I do not plan on paying for cable and will only be able to watch a few games this [...]
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September 2nd, 2007 — Boston, Dean Karnazes, Last Year, Robert Cheriyout, Sam Thompson, Scott Jurek, marathons from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
This week last year I had marathons on my mind.
I wrote a lengthy article that explains why 50 Marathons in 50 Days is impressive. The sport can not really afford to be insular, and people like Dean Karnazes and Sam Thompson can much more easily relate to the “average” runner than somebody like Scott [...]
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September 1st, 2007 — 10k, 5k, Complete Running, EPO, Ethan Hemphill, Kenenisa Bekele, Lance Armstrong, Last Year, doping, running from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
Last weekend it was too hot to use the computer and I was otherwise occupied, so I never summed up the articles from the previous year.
The Complete Running Network was relaunched. My biggest complaint with my first impressions was that they had gotten rid of the running blog aggregater service, but that service returned [...]
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August 18th, 2007 — Asafa Powell, Justin Gatlin, Last Year from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
This week last year I was still on my honeymoon, so half of the week was spent wrapping up my shoe care tips that I had written before I left. I did discuss when it is appropriate to eat a midnight snack, though.
The second half of my shoe maintenance series continued with a discussion [...]
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August 11th, 2007 — Beach to Beacon, Floyd Landis, Lance Armstrong, Last Year, RICE, RID, cross country, doping from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
This week last year, I got married. Despite that, the website was pretty busy even after I started to ignore it. The end of this week last year and a good portion of the next week were devoted towards a series that I wrote ahead of time about shoes: how to choose them, [...]
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This week last year, just like this week this year, involved a lot of preparation for and the running of the Beach to Beacon 10k. At least there was not nearly as many doping scandals this week last year as there were two years ago.
The Beach to Beacon was won by Tom Nyariki last [...]
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July 28th, 2007 — Floyd Landis, Lance Armstrong, Last Year, Tour de France, cramps, doping, ice from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
I continued my series on how to ice sore muscles by explaining how to give yourself an ice massage and how to use an ice bath.
I spent a little time exploring the cost of racing and how much race registration fees can cost.
Cramping and gas can be unpleasant when you are running. In fact, [...]
July 21st, 2007 — Clam Festival, Last Year, Sleep, Yarmouth, belts, gloves, ice, track, treadmill from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
This week last year was pretty busy, with the Clam Festival and some site news. I spent a lot of time talking about health, both from the taking care of yourself and the treating injuries perspective.
I continued my series on icing with a description of how to ice w/an ice bag. On [...]
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July 14th, 2007 — Last Year, Nike, Thorlos, Vitruvian, pictures, running from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
This week last year saw a lot of information on running and running shoes.
Nick had a great suggestion that I wish that I had done. He suggested that you take before and after pictures for new exercise programs. When you are starting a new program, there may be some aches and pains, so [...]
Related StoresJuly 7th, 2007 — Last Year, Sam Thompson, Sportshoe Center, running, traffic from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
This week last year was chock full of races in Maine. It was this year as well. Most of the news had to do with running in some shape or another.
I spoke about how one of the best things about the Fourth of July are all of the Fourth of July races you [...]
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June 30th, 2007 — Brian Morrison, Endurance 50, Graham Cooper, Jan Ullrich, Last Year, bonking,