Who goes to harness racing (a.k.a. horse buggies, trotters), and why? A friend compared it to speed walking, lots of activity but still pretty darned slow. Is it simply something else to bet on or is there something wonderful or at least interesting about the sport that I'm missing? [more inside]
posted by brynnwood on Jul 4, 2011 - 16 answers

Tell me everything you know about rally racing. [more inside]
posted by contessa on Jul 28, 2010 - 16 answers

I want to read some blogs by runners and people training for triathlons. [more inside]
posted by peep on Feb 9, 2009 - 15 answers

I can run 6:30 miles for an hour, a little uncomfortably, or 7:00 miles pretty easily over the same interval. What would it take, training-wise, for me to run a sub-3-hour marathon? [more inside]
posted by killdevil on Nov 2, 2008 - 9 answers

How would one become a professional race car driver, specifically NHRA? [more inside]
posted by C17H19NO3 on Oct 12, 2008 - 5 answers

i'm trying to increase participation and membership in the (free) adventure racing website i built, what can i do that i haven't already done? [more inside]
posted by dolface on Feb 16, 2007 - 4 answers