April 28th, 2008 — , STTB, Sports, Workout Tips, local, races from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
In a continuing collaboration with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we will be writing about some things that you might be able to do locally throughout the month of April. This week I will wrap things up by sharing some ways to find local races, especially inaugural races.
What is an inaugural race?
Inaugural [...]
Continue reading → How to find an inaugural race (or any local race)
April 21st, 2008 — , STTB, Workout Tips, local from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
In a continuing collaboration with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we will be writing about some things that you might be able to do locally throughout the month of April.
This week, Scott offers a few benefits to sharing your home gym with a training partner, not least of which is getting a change [...]
April 14th, 2008 — , Reader Questions, STTB, local from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
In a continuing collaboration with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we will be writing about some things that you might be able to do locally throughout the month of April. This week, I’d like to answer a question from Lisa about how to find a local running club. She asked:
I am [...]
April 7th, 2008 — , STTB, Sports, local from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
In a continuing collaboration with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we will be writing about some things that you might be able to do locally throughout the month of April.
This week, Scott gets things started by discussing the Red Bull Flugtug. Basically, a bunch of crazy people put together contraptions that are [...]
April 3rd, 2008 — , DIY, STTB, Workout Tips, clubs, weight lifting from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
In a continuing collaboration with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we will be writing about do-it-yourself home exercise implements throughout February and March.
This week, Scott describes how to make your own clubs.
What good are clubs for? Swinging, lifting, extra movements during exercises such as squats, a club is basically an unstable [...]
March 4th, 2008 — , DIY, Equipment, STTB, Shoes, ice from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
In a continuing collaboration with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we will be writing about do-it-yourself home exercise implements throughout February and March. This week, I’d like to teach you how to make screw shoes.
Stabilicers are a good product and will go a long ways towards making your run safer by providing [...]
February 25th, 2008 — , DIY, Equipment, STTB, Workout Tips, juggling, weight lifting from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
In a continuing collaboration with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we will be writing about do-it-yourself home exercise implements throughout February and March.
This week, Scott describes how to make homemade medicine balls.
This summer, I definitely need to go the sand and foam in a basketball route. Last year, I painted almost every [...]
Continue reading → Create Your Own Medicine Balls and Stress Balls
January 7th, 2008 — Food & Beverage, P.J. Gorneault, Recipes, STTB from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
In a continuing collaboration with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we will be writing about food and recipes for the month of January. This week, Scott shares a method for making your own protein bars out of a few simple ingredients.
Scott’s recipe calls for equal amounts of peanut butter, protein powder and [...]
December 24th, 2007 — STTB, Workout Tips, running, trails, workout locations from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
In a continuing collaboration with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we will be writing about taking advantage of your location for the month of December. This week, I will explain why you should take advantage of your local trail system.
This past Summer I wrote about the Trail Running 101 presentation put on [...]
Continue reading → Take Advantage of Your Local Trails & Parks
December 17th, 2007 — STTB, fitness, gym, workout locations from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
In a continuing collaboration with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we will be writing about taking advantage of your location for the month of December. This week, Scott discusses the advantages of having a home gym.
I have some equipment in my home, but I rarely use it. I usually just go [...]
December 10th, 2007 — STTB, Workout Tips, ice, location from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
In a continuing collaboration with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we will be writing about taking advantage of your location for the month of December. This week, I’ll answer some common questions about running over the surface of a local lake.
First, the warnings. Before you go out on the surface of [...]
December 3rd, 2007 — STTB, Workout Tips, location from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
In a continuing collaboration with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we will be writing about taking advantage of your location for the month of December.
Scott begins this month’s series by describing some ways to make use of outdoor space, specifically your yard. A couple of years ago he moved from Glasgow to [...]
November 26th, 2007 — STTB, Websites, information from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
In a continuing collaboration with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we wrote about great sources of information for the month of November. Today I’d like to wrap up the month by asking what is your favorite running forum?
There are a few that I visit off and on, and a couple that I [...]
November 19th, 2007 — Books, STTB, fitness, information from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
In a continuing collaboration with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we will be writing about great sources of information for the month of November.
This week, Scott discusses old strength training books.
He divides the books up into rough categories based upon when they were published, and provides suggestions about where to find [...]
November 12th, 2007 — Joan Benoit Samuelson, John Bingham, John Rogers, STTB, fitness, information from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
In a continuing collaboration with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we will be writing about great sources of information for the month of November.
Today, I would like to talk about the best sources of running advice. The trick to getting good running advice is to spend time where runners congregate. [...]
November 5th, 2007 — STTB, Websites, forums, information from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
In a continuing collaboration with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we will be writing about great sources of information for the month of November.
Scott begins the discussion this month with a list of strength training forums.
Scott lists 7 of the best strength training forums that he frequents, although I [...]
October 29th, 2007 — STTB, Workout Tips, attention, fitness from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
In a continuing collaboration with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we will be writing about things that deserve more attention throughout the month of October. This week, I will finish the month off with a discussion about off seasons.
Competitive athletes need an off season, and recreational athletes would probably be better off [...]
October 22nd, 2007 — STTB, Workout Tips, attention, fitness, weight lifting from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
In a continuing collaboration with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we will be writing about things that deserve more attention throughout the month of October. This week, Scott discusses strengthening your forearms.
There are two basic ways to strengthen the muscles in your forearms and wrists. You can directly work those muscles [...]
October 15th, 2007 — Blog Action Day, Environment, STTB, Sports, attention from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
In a continuing collaboration with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we will be writing about things that deserve more attention throughout the month of October. This week, I am also going to take part in Blog Action Day and discuss the environmental impact of running.
Running is a good activity in which to [...]
October 8th, 2007 — STTB, attention, fitness, kettlebells, weight lifting from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
In a continuing collaboration with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we will be writing about things that deserve more attention throughout the month of October. This week, Scott has provided a nice introduction to kettlebells.
Photo by jaboobieWhat is a kettlebell (or kettleball, as they are also known)? A kettlebell is “a [...]
October 1st, 2007 — STTB, Sports, attention, fitness, running, trails from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
In a continuing collaboration with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we will be writing about things that deserve more attention throughout the month of October. This week, I would like to start things off by addressing trail running for road runners.
Photo by Paul A. FaganCross country running in high school and college [...]
Continue reading → Trail running deserves more attention from road runners
September 24th, 2007 — STTB, fitness, travel, weight lifting from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
In a continuing collaboration with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we will be writing about training and travel throughout the month of September. Scott finishes up this month by asking, “Does bodyweight training carry over to free-weight work?”
Scott has at times done a lot of traveling, and rather than cart around heavy [...]
Continue reading → How effective are body weight exercises while traveling?
September 18th, 2007 — STTB, Workout Tips, travel from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
In a continuing collaboration with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we will be writing about training and travel throughout the month of September. This week I would like to talk about evaluating the available training options when you travel.
Keeping up with your training while you are on the road can be very [...]
Continue reading → Training & Travel » Training options while on the road
September 10th, 2007 — STTB, Workout Tips, travel, weight lifting from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
In a continuing collaboration with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we will be writing about training and travel throughout the month of September. This week, Scott discusses traveling with bands. What is a band?
Although there are several types of bands, here I’m referring to the heavier variety that can be used [...]
Continue reading → Bands » Lightest and Most Effective training implement for traveling
September 3rd, 2007 — STTB, Workout Tips, running, track, travel from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
In a continuing collaboration with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we will be writing about training and travel throughout the month of September. This week I would like to talk about finding a local track to run on when you travel.
Photo by ProdigalSistaWhen traveling, it can be difficult to keep on top [...]
August 27th, 2007 — Media, STTB, fitness from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
In a continuing collaboration with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we will be writing about training and media influences throughout the month of August. Scott writes about infomercials this week to finish the series.
Informercials are big business. There needs to be a very high sales ratio with an average cost of [...]
August 20th, 2007 — Media, STTB, Sports from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
In a continuing collaboration with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we will be writing about training and media influences throughout the month of August. This week, the IAAF World Championships begin in Osaka, Japan, and there will be some decent coverage of the events.
Radio Broadcasts
(all times Eastern)
24 August [...]
Continue reading → IAAF World Championships in Osaka will get some media coverage
August 13th, 2007 — Media, STTB, Sports from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
In a continuing collaboration with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we will be writing about training and media influences throughout the month of August. This week, Scott discusses the influence that the media exerts based upon what sports they are willing to cover.
Power lifting and strong man competitions get very little media [...]
August 6th, 2007 — Dean Karnazes, Media, STTB, Sam Thompson, Scott Jurek, Sports from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
In a continuing collaboration with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we will be writing about training and media influences throughout the month of August. I would like to start the discussion about how much the media colors our perceptions of athletes, specifically referencing Dean Karnazes.
Dean Karnazes is almost a household name. [...]
Continue reading → Do we get a fair depiction of Dean Karnazes, or is he overrated?
July 30th, 2007 — Equipment, STTB from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
In a continuing collaboration with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we will be writing about the technology of fitness equipment throughout the month of July.
Scott finishes the month off by discussing tools to keep up to date. He lists a few online training logs, sites for finding news and regimens, and a [...]
July 16th, 2007 — Equipment, STTB from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
In a continuing collaboration with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we will be writing about the technology of fitness equipment throughout the month of July.
This week, Scott talks about the Nintendo Wii and what its role is as an extra tool in the fitness arsenal.
Nintendo has had Wii Sports since the console was [...]
July 9th, 2007 — Equipment, STTB from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
In a continuing collaboration with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we will be writing about the technology of fitness equipment throughout the month of July. This week I would like to discuss the technology used to time a workout.
There are many different ways to determine how long you have been running, biking, [...]
July 2nd, 2007 — Equipment, STTB from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
In a continuing collaboration with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we will be writing about the technology of fitness equipment throughout the month of July.
Scott starts the month off with a talk about the sustainable gym. There have been some great strides in utilizing the power generated by our workouts to help [...]