Power Balance, Phiten, Pure Energy, Energy Armor, Equilibrium. These are just a few brand names that are associated with claims that they can increase your fitness performance and among other things. I was just wondering whether they work or not. I haven’t seen much scientific proof readable to the public, so how do I know if it’s worth my time. Just adding the persuasion to purchase one of these pieces of silicone, athletes have been endorsing some of these companies and offering testimonials that these little bands have allowed them to be faster, stronger, and more flexible. So we’re supposed trust our greatest athletes that a band can assist them in achieving the maximum potential in a competition? ...

It’s the summertime, and it apparently seems as if it’s the perfect time for construction crews to come out and attempt to “improve” the roads we live in. Seriously, they’re a fucking eyesore. For anyone living in Burlington, they’ve destroyed Francis Wyman road, and getting in and out of Boston is a disgusting mess. Of course, per the relevance of my blog, I’m complaining about how the construction has been ruining my summer running thus far. I’ve created a series of routes to run through during the summer around my home, and much to my surprise and just my luck, construction seems to be going on right around each of those routes. The first question you’d probably ask is “Why don’t you just make a new goddamn route then”? Absolutely a valid question, but those routes require me to waste gas to drive around to them and start running them. Not an economically good choice for my standards. ...

Why? I seriously don’t understand it. As my memory serves, the things I hear or read about people’s opinions on Twitter were very negative. Generally heralded as “stupid” or “pointless”, now there has been a large turn of events. Many people are suddenly joining the microblogging social networking site, where essentially it’s a Facebook “status update” through one’s day. I still don’t understand why many people have started to join. ...

This topic is just a filler for when I actually think of more topics to write about. Since I’ve started this blog, I’ve had a hard time finding the right name for the blog. A blog title is something that represents the topic goal you’re trying to achieve as you write, or it’s something that is truly a reflection of you and your thoughts. Honestly, I’ve a hard time trying to find a name that will really stick. Originally I wanted to start this blog to get my thoughts out about things I observed around my own community, or my own philosophical thinking. Of course, I could never stray away from the one thing I loved most, running. I thought the blog would let readers know that I do talk about different things, but I could never neglect the chance of writing about something running related. ...

I’ve never actually done an interview before, but I figured this might be a nice chance to write in a reporter-like style, especially on something I like. So I asked my friend Jessica McCarthy, who is an ever-growing track fan/athlete to answer some questions on her first collegiate season at the University of Maine, a Division I school. As a preamble to the interview, Jess first started track her sophomore year of high school, and was really good, becoming a state qualifier in multiple events, and a school record holder in some of those events. With three years of indoor and two years of outdoor track seasons, she has really grown into an athlete who wants to improve her performance, and loves the competition. That’s why her talents have brought her to the University of Maine to compete. ...