For more information about this week’s Human Performance Minute, check out the links listed below. Huffines Institute Director's Blog: Speed - Faster Than You Think 2013 Boston Marathon Statistics Wikipedia: Marathon World Record Progression 60 Minutes Feature: Hometown favorite, Shalane Flanagan, aims to win Boston MarathonBe sure to check out future weekly Huffines Institute Human Performance Minute broadcasts at TexAgs SportsRadio    (The Zone 1150 AM) every Wednesday...

Join us for an inspirational podcast with Mr. Jon Feinman, the founder and Director of InnerCity Weightlifting in Boston, Mass.  Using exercise and sports to promote positive social values is not new - but the courage and vision to directly take on violence and work to reduce violence through weightlifting is incredibly unusual.  Mr. Feinman takes us on a journey from his life as a soccer player to an inner city activist who is working to reduce gang violence through sports and exercis...

This week's tragedy at the Boston Marathon have made many people question safety at large events like this.  On the podcast today, we are fortunate to have Mike Caruso who is one of the nation's leading sporting event emergency planners.  Mr. Caruso works in our Athletic Department and conducts sports event emergency planning and training around the country.  So join us today as we delve in the little-appreciated world of sports event emergency planning.  It is a grea...