I watched the Netflix film Mank recently, the story of Citizen Kane co-screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz, a former member of the famed Algonquin Roundtable. Mank in his prime was once called… Read more “TAKING ON 2021”
TOP T.R. BLOG POSTS OF 2020
It has been quite a unique year, to say the least. Records have fallen on the track and the roads from 5K through the half-marathon. But most… Read more “TOP T.R. BLOG POSTS OF 2020”
FROM TULIPS TO 2:10s
The original Running Boom was a bit like the tulip-mania that gripped the Netherlands in the early 17th century, a special (speculative) bubble that grew, bloomed brilliantly,… Read more “FROM TULIPS TO 2:10s”
THE MARATHON PROJECT DELIVERS THE GOODS
After yesterday’s The Marathon Project in Chandler, Arizona (Dec. 20, 2020), NYTimes writer/runner Lindsay Crouse tweeted, “If I were wealthy first I would give a lot of money to… Read more “THE MARATHON PROJECT DELIVERS THE GOODS”
THE MARATHON PROJECT
Sunday morning’s The Marathon Project in Chandler, Arizona (20 Dec. 2020) is another in a long list of brainstorms conceived by HOKA Northern Arizona Elite founder/coach Ben… Read more “THE MARATHON PROJECT”
Project 2020: an Artist’s Journey on the Maine Island Trail
The memories we have of 2020 come mostly as reminders of what we have missed during this pandemic-stricken year: the people, places, and races alike – but… Read more “Project 2020: an Artist’s Journey on the Maine Island Trail”
MARATHONING 2020
Lots of news coming out of Valencia, Spain yesterday with a new world record in the men’s half marathon, 57:32 by Kenya’s Kibiwott Kandie, and four men… Read more “MARATHONING 2020”
TOMMY’S PLACE
For those too young to remember, the link between charities and road racing was not universally embraced in the early years of the Running Boom. As the… Read more “TOMMY’S PLACE”
CORONAVIRUS ONLY ACCELERATING ATHLETICS’ WHOAS
While each collegiate program must be evaluated on its own merits, and budget shortfalls caused by the Coronavirus pandemic are listed as the primary cause, the recent… Read more “CORONAVIRUS ONLY ACCELERATING ATHLETICS’ WHOAS”
ZOOMING IN ON COACH SQUIRES AT 88
In the days before the running boom, when running truly was an amateur game, the horizon for a post-collegiate athlete was always close at hand. Once college… Read more “ZOOMING IN ON COACH SQUIRES AT 88”
