This morning I got up, and the first NFL game was already on. It was being played in London, and the kickoff was 6:30 a.m. Pacific. If… Read more “OVERFED: Sports in the Age of Too Much”
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MYERS WINS BY .04, INGEBRIGTSEN CALLS OUT THE FIELD
A loaded 1500m final exposes a system built for time trials, not racing Before the race began, my wife and I looked at the field and said,… Read more “MYERS WINS BY .04, INGEBRIGTSEN CALLS OUT THE FIELD”
BREAKING THE WEDGE
College sports is contorting itself again trying to maintain a 19th-century fiction while LSU is giving the rest of the SEC a full-on wedgy that’s beginning to… Read more “BREAKING THE WEDGE”
I TEACH COMPETITION
When non-runners find out what I do for a living, they invariably ask, “You broadcast and announce running events? What do you say? They’re just running.” And… Read more “I TEACH COMPETITION”
Choosing Our Boulder: Running and the Absurd
Cape Elizabeth, ME—It is a rainy morning in Maine. The TD Beach to Beacon 10K is over and the Asics Falmouth Road Race on Cape Cod awaits… Read more “Choosing Our Boulder: Running and the Absurd”
El Youssfi Wins Historic Bix 7; Kemboi Gets Her Redemption
DAVENPORT, Iowa — Nine men turned together from Kirkwood Boulevard onto Brady Street to begin the final mile of the 52nd Quad City Times Bix 7. Never… Read more “El Youssfi Wins Historic Bix 7; Kemboi Gets Her Redemption”
When the Numbers Don’t Add Up: Chris Wardlaw, Super Shoes, and the Question Running Won’t Answer
I don’t know if Australian Olympian Chris Wardlaw intended to start a fight – maybe he did. But he certainly articulated a feeling many lifelong observers of… Read more “When the Numbers Don’t Add Up: Chris Wardlaw, Super Shoes, and the Question Running Won’t Answer”
From Cobblestones to Carbon: Why Sebastian Sawe’s 1:59:30 Starts in Rome, 1960
Last Sunday in London, Sebastian Sawe ran 1:59:30—the first sub-two-hour marathon ever recorded under record-eligible conditions. He did it wearing the Adidas Adizero Adios Pro Evo 3,… Read more “From Cobblestones to Carbon: Why Sebastian Sawe’s 1:59:30 Starts in Rome, 1960”
NOW WHAT? SAWE & KEJELCHA GO SUB-2 IN LONDON
And so, it is done. From the legend of Pheidippides in 490 B.C. — the myth that inspired the inaugural Olympic Marathon in Athens 1896 — the… Read more “NOW WHAT? SAWE & KEJELCHA GO SUB-2 IN LONDON”
ON THE HEELS OF BOSTON: CAN LONDON GO FASTER?
It has been a long time since the London Marathon men’s winner ran slower than the Boston Marathon men’s champion. • Boston 2011: Geoffrey Mutai ran 2:03:02,… Read more “ON THE HEELS OF BOSTON: CAN LONDON GO FASTER?”
