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Comment on 5 Social Media Tips for Professional Athletes by Muhammad

Muhammad — Fri, 25 May 2012 08:41:06 +0000

Unfortunately, I will not be in the Chicago area in late August; however, I will be at the Expo for the Chicago Marathon in October. I’d be degiehtld to meet you, so drop by the Marathon Beyond booth to find me!Suggestions for training would be to ramp up mileage to at least 30 to 40 miles per week of running, and do a couple of runs about a month before the marathon of 18-20 miles. Being consistent with training and running 5 times per week is most beneficial. For the marathon, drink at every aid station and start out slow … they can always speed up the last third of the marathon if they are really feeling great.Pulling in more charity running members is a tough one I went online and noticed you are one of the three who are still looking for runners, so I wonder how it’s going? I will not be running, as I do not have an entry, and raising money for a charity is difficult, as I have my own that I’m focusing on. Do you know Jim Simone, who raises money for the Harbor House?

Comment on Who Will be the First Steroid User Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame? by Roniel

Roniel — Fri, 25 May 2012 00:30:39 +0000

1. These athletes used sodrties or other types of PEDS to advance themselves ahead of other athletes and give themselves an unfair advantage.2. Athletes use PEDS to gain an unfair advantage over their fellow athletes and to win win.3. I can see an argument for legalizing PEDS in professional sports because it is just another piece of equipment to gain an advantage. When an athlete puts on a new shoe that allows them to jump higher, reduce drag, increase traction and the shoes are lightweight this gives that athlete an unfair advantage over the other athletes but nobody complains about that. When they put that shoe on it becomes part of their body. Why should PEDS be treated any differently then the new equipment that athletes use to gain an advantage over their fellow competitors?4. I agree with that to a degree because we as individuals know what we can and can’t handle. What may work for one person may not work for another person. Only when what you are injecting into your body puts others in harms way should the government step in. Whether you hurt yourself or improve yourself is up to you and only you should reap the benefits or consequences.

Comment on Halftime Tweet from Bucks Charlie V by Ajay

Ajay — Fri, 25 May 2012 00:24:22 +0000

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Comment on 5 Social Media Tips for Professional Athletes by Elani

Elani — Wed, 23 May 2012 15:40:56 +0000

Hi Marshall, Thanks for the reply and no worries, I know you’re a very busy man.Ok, just a quick fololw up. I still have about 6 weeks before my race and things have been going pretty well. I’m doing about 4 runs a week averaging 8-10 miles for 3 of the runs, but my long run is still only averaging 14-17 miles at this point.Questions:1. What should my goal be for my long run over the next few weeks, as it relates to training for a 50K?(Should I be able to run 20-25 or more comfortably by race time ?)2. The race I’ll be doing is a 25K loop, so I’ll do two loops. The elevation gain per loop is 2500 ft, so it’s 5000 total over the 50K.The trails I’m running in Boulder are considerably steeper, with some of them having a gain of 2700ft in the first 3.5miles and total gains of 4000-5000 ft on a 10 mile run.My question is; Do you think it’s beneficial for me to train on hills with this type of elevation gain for my race or should I be running on some flatter trails?I guess I’m hoping the training on the steeper gains, means I’ll have an easier time with the race course, since it’s much less gain, but I’m sure I could be wrong. Any additional thoughts and/or comments would be appreciated.Keep up the great work!!I take a lot of inspiration from you, because you started your running career much later(in your 30 s), then quite a bit of most other top ultrarunners in this world.And you accomplished so much into your forties and continue to accomplish a great deal beyond, so this gives me(and I’m sure many), great hope that it’s not too late. All the best,Scott

Comment on Calhoun Encounter with Reporter Should Have Been Prevented by Nurfadillah

Nurfadillah — Wed, 23 May 2012 14:53:03 +0000

A.Fetah,You know what Melese Zenawi said when asked to allocate money to reovnate the existing stadium? (not build a new stadium)His answer to the parlament members: Let’s eat and drink (food-water) first, then we worry about 22 so called athletes’ run around chasing a ball Proposal revoked!and I tend to agree with him not a good investment for the whole Ethiopia.

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Comment on Calhoun Encounter with Reporter Should Have Been Prevented by Liziane

Liziane — Wed, 23 May 2012 10:09:52 +0000

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Comment on Who do you Back, Players or Owners? NFLPA Changing Fans Minds with New Online Strategy by Lotus

Lotus — Wed, 23 May 2012 05:28:30 +0000

Going to jail or getting into soetmhing that would put a person at odds with the law is completely avoidable. Unless you have been framed for a crime you didn’t commit, there is no excuse for getting into trouble. Stay home and leave the clubs to those who won’t be in the news should an altercation happen in your vicinity. Drink at home if you have to drink and not while driving, take a good look at those you consider your friends. As soon as guys figure out that they are targets and there are people out there waiting for them to make a mistake, there won’t be any further arrests.

Comment on Is Social Media Boxing Out Access for Traditional Sports Media? by L White

L White — Sat, 05 May 2012 01:20:20 +0000

This is a topic that I began thinking about a few months back. With the continual rising popularity of social media such as Twitter and Facebook, do athletes still give time to the traditional sports media style or do they give “status updates” with their information to everyone via the World Wide Web? It is probably much easier for them to use social media than sit down with reporters, but that personal interaction is lost. When they put their information online using social media, they just put what they feel and it is not always thought through or censored. Sometimes this can contain anger or other things that can come back to hurt the athlete or their organization. Sitting down with the traditional sports media allows them to be asked questions and be censored. It also works on the important relationship between the reporters and the athletes this blog mentions a few times. I agree that traditional sports media will always have its place in the growing trend of social media because of this relationship and the athletes need for interaction with the media.

Comment on Is Social Media Boxing Out Access for Traditional Sports Media? by Scott

Scott — Fri, 04 May 2012 15:47:56 +0000

This blog contains good material on how sports media has changed over the years. Using the reference of Terry Lyons, who has worked in PR for numerous years was an excellent way to gain credibility for the blog. His impact of the blog with his knowledge and background kept my focus and allowed me to know research had been done. I do wish there could have been more information provided on Bill Simmons as to his past work, and his past relationships with athletes. It seems to me that what you had found on Mr. Simmons was that he was threatened by the new change in how sports media worked. Just as what Mr. Lyons had said with relationships, you put the focus back on what has always been acceptable and successful in sports media and that is hard work, build relationships, and work to maintain all resources that one can. I do wish you could have elaborated a bit more on when Mr. Simmons was discussing cutting out the middleman with social media. I would have liked to have seen more detail from Mr. Simmons on why that takes place because I do not agree with that statement. Yes social media has given fans more access to the athletes, but it does not allow in-depth interviews, exclusive one on one stories, nor access to the behind the scene footage of them on and off the court. Overall I felt your blog was informative and provided good insight on the feeling of some reporters. It also gave a view of how in sports media some items have changed, but the main goals and actions still are the same.