Track and Field Blogs - Flotrack Blogs

Momentum is great to have on your side going into a marathon. Here we stand two weeks out from Chicago and not a hitch has come in our way of training. The segment started out after our 4th of July downtime ended and has just clicked for all three of us. Melissa is on fire right now; Carol is looking incredibly strong. As for me, I have been in this perfect bubble where my pacing has been dead on for everything we have done. Pace and rhythm dictate success in a marathon and sometimes it takes a little time to… more »

As an athletic footwear company Brooks has made many notable commitments to sustainability. Brooks has shown that developing high performance products can coincide with helping ensure that the Earth’s quality environment remains for our great-grand children and their descendants. From the materials used in the design of their running shoes, to packaging box material and inks used in product catalogues, Brooks has taken proactive measures to reduce their carbon footprint. This movement has emerged with developing technologies and a sense of urgency to reduce waste, improve air quality, and detoxify the world we live in. However, it is a choice… more »

But can’t do it without the passion and hard work. I have been enjoying the full time training so much lately and am starting to see the benefits of proper recovery. I have some solid races behind me, but most of all the training has been going very well for so many weeks now. It is important for me to be frequently reminded to not lose sight of the big goals at the end of the season. For me this year, the big goal is to have a race of my life at the ING NY Marathon. I have done… more »

As the 2009 track season comes to a close and the World/US rankings for each event will be emerging soon, it makes one wonder what criteria takes precedent when ranking. For many events, who ranks #1 is clear as day. They dominate regular season meets, win the championship meets, and have the best performances of the year. Think LeShawn Merritt, Sanya Richards, Usain Bolt, Blanka Vlasic, Kenenisa Bekele, or Valerie Vili. There are others, however, who may come up big at the World Champs and be sub-par the rest of the year. One can also do the opposite and have… more »

I have my TCU Hall Of Fame Induction and Speech tomorrow. I ran upon this poem. Thought about saying it, but I will just share it will my flotrack family. Enjoy! The Guy in the Glass by Dale Wimbrow, (c) 1934 When you get what you want in your struggle for pelf, And the world makes you King for a day, Then go to the mirror and look at yourself, And see what that guy has to say. For it isn't your Father, or Mother, or Wife, Who judgement upon you must pass. The feller whose verdict counts most in… more »

A boy comes to me with a spark of interest, I feed that spark of interest and it becomes a flame, I feed that flame and it becomes a fire, I feed that fire and it becomes a roaring blaze. CUS more »

It was an Etrvsco Unico soccer ball, the official ball from the 1990 World Cup in Italy. I opened up the blue cardboard box and there it laid deflated and dead, waiting for life to be breathed into it. For an 8 year old soccer fan, it was perfect, so perfect you wanted to fill it up and put it in a glass case so it would never be touched by human feet. Little did I know, in a few months time I would beat it to a pulp. It would become my feets' new best friend, it would be… more »

I just returned form a week at Sea Ranch, California. It is a family tradition to go to Sea Ranch each year now with my family, my best friends to escape the city life, run the beautiful coastal trails, play with our dogs on the sandy beaches, cook delicious food and take good naps. This place is very peaceful, inspiring and very unique. It makes you want to run forever! I began each morning with a 12-mile run and wanted to run more. Perhaps it is the coastal air or the fog sitting over the ocean or the views that… more »

As many of you are aware, recently there has been a great buzz about this new research saying that "Exercise is useless," at least according to Time magazine. Then, I'm at work the next day and all hell breaks loose. Most of you know, I work in cardiac rehabilitation at a local hospital. The reason that most of these people are there because they spent the last 40 years of their life being sedentary, eating whatever they desired, or just did whatever they wanted. The last thing these patients need to hear is that they won't lose weight by exercising.… more »