Lose Weight Running Long Distance

When beginning to practice for long distance running, don’t start out too fast. Pace yourself and run slowly the first piece of the run. Practicing running faster about twice a week will help you to increase your speed safely. By varying your speed, you will increase stamina and your ability to run a faster longer distance without feeling like you are going to die.

Do You Know the Top Two Outdoor Sports in America?

I was reading an article the other day talking about television networks and their advertising revenues when I came across this interesting fact. The 2 most popular outdoor sports are not football, baseball, or soccer, and obviously it’s not basketball, either since those events are held mainly indoors.

Great racehorses – Mill Reef

The winner of the Derby and the Prix de lArc de Triomphe, Mill Reef was an exceptional middle-distance racehorse, though his illustrious career was ended prematurely by injury after registering a record six successive Group One wins.

NASCAR: Humble Beginnings

NASCAR began in back yards and back streets. It began in Daytona Beach, Florida, in the early 1900’s. By 1935, its renown had spread to Washington, D.C. A mechanic from that area named William France, Sr., became aware of the street racing going on in Daytona, and just had to become a part of it. He relocated for that purpose, and by 1936, had placed fifth in a local race. Shortly thereafter he called a meeting of those who supported racers and raced in the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) because he sensed its already significant fan base was beginning to expand, and because he felt the current drivers were being taken advantage of by the “supporters” of the sport, who would often simply refuse to pay their drivers, and the winners of the races. That meeting was held in the Ebony Bar, in the Streamline Hotel of Daytona Beach, and was memorialized by notes taken on a bar napkin.