Funny thing, this running game. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, America’s two largest cities will be staging their annual marathons on the same day this Sunday, November… Read more “JOHNNIE & ME: LA LEGACIES”
2021 CITY OF LOS ANGELES MARATHON PREVIEW
To say it has been a challenging year for the sport would be to underestimate the impact Covid-19 has had on the running world. A sport that at… Read more “2021 CITY OF LOS ANGELES MARATHON PREVIEW”
NEW YORK CITY MARATHON 1976 – THE CROSSROADS
As the running world gears up for the 50th TCS New York City Marathon next Sunday, November 7, 2021, here’s a look back at the time when… Read more “NEW YORK CITY MARATHON 1976 – THE CROSSROADS”
BRING BACK RACING
Madame Marathon has had her teeth kicked in over recent decades. An event that once struck fear in the hearts of brave combatants has been turned into… Read more “BRING BACK RACING”
125th BOSTON MARATHON – THE DAY AFTER
It happened in 2014, too. Remember? America’s Meb Keflezighi pulled away from the lead pack after 8 miles and stride by stride opened what, in his case,… Read more “125th BOSTON MARATHON – THE DAY AFTER”
BOSTON PREVIEW (SORTA)
With Seifu Tura winning today’s 43rd Chicago Marathon over American Galen Rupp, we have now had first-time major champions at all three Abbott World Marathon Majors this… Read more “BOSTON PREVIEW (SORTA)”
GEARED FOR THE DISTANCE – NO WORLD RECORD IN BERLIN 2021
What effort for this pace? That is the question every athlete has to answer in the marathon. And when we control the effort, funny how that dovetails… Read more “GEARED FOR THE DISTANCE – NO WORLD RECORD IN BERLIN 2021”
IT’S AN AGE-OLD QUESTION
Taken on its merits, Eliud Kipchoge’s marathon career will have been the bridge spanning the 2:00:00 marathon barrier. After his 2:02:37 win in London 2019, his top… Read more “IT’S AN AGE-OLD QUESTION”
RUNNING AS REMEMBRANCE
As I waited on hold to speak with Mike Long about our travel arrangements, the Beatles song “Yesterday” played on the Elite Racing telephone line. The… Read more “RUNNING AS REMEMBRANCE”
MEASURING THE HEIGHT
As Olympic pole vault champion and world record holder Mondo Duplantis jack-knifed over the bar at 5.75m with room to spare during today’s Diamond League meet in… Read more “MEASURING THE HEIGHT”
~ Wandering in a Running World ~ 