Rock the Vote 2012

January 31 by Aaron Braun

As you may or may not know, I will be running the US Cross Country Championships in St. Louis in 2 weeks. I have always loved cross country since I ran my first 5k with my boxers pouring out of my short shorts as a freshman in high school. I've always thought there was something special about runni...

24 Hour Run

January 31 by Lucas Nudelman

I will admit right now that I am probably abusing my Flotrack blogging privileges a little bit right now, but it is for a great cause!          Every year at Highland Park High School our Track and Field team puts on a charitable event we call the 24 Hour...

Rise and shine

January 30 by Braden Becker

It's crazy the difference in sunlight between winter and summer – sun rises at a crisp five in the morning those warm months and doesn't set for another 14 hours or more. But no such luck in winter: cut the temp in half and knock almost as much off the light. Sucks. Long run's pending either w...

Achievement Goal Theory – Ups and Downs

January 30 by Nicolas A. Aguila

My Rant of the Week A series of unfortunate events have turned against me the past couple plus weeks. However, after giving it some thought and analysis I’m erasing all the negatives and holding tight to the positives that have flashed by here and there. Today in my sports psych class we were ...

varsitymonitor.com- the student athletes worst enemy

January 30 by Patrick Thedinga

This was originally posted on the website www.hashtagu.com, and is about varsitymonitor.com and its effects on the athletes and administrations. In 1984 college athletes were outraged about the NCAA’s development of a drug-testing program. The organization for which they trained and sacrificed...