The granddaddy of all marathons is less than three weeks away in Boston, but the progenitor of the modern road race is up this weekend in… Read more “CARLSBAD MISSING ITS LEAD-IN”
Month: March 2012
DODGER’S SALE POTENTIAL WINDFALL FOR LA MARATHON
Now that the Los Angeles Dodgers sale from Frank McCourt to the Magic Johnson-Stan Kasten group has been consummated for a record $2 billion – the… Read more “DODGER’S SALE POTENTIAL WINDFALL FOR LA MARATHON”
HIGH JUMP HEROES
The two silver maples stood like sentinels in our backyard as they guarded the house with their interlocking canopies of green. During the brutal St. Louis summers when… Read more “HIGH JUMP HEROES”
KTLA’s 2012 L.A. Marathon Coverage Attains High Ratings!
From Countdown to the Marathon to Post Marathon coverage, KTLA triumphed with dominant rating ranks among other Los Angeles broadcast stations! Peaking with a 4.9 rating/12 share… Read more “KTLA’s 2012 L.A. Marathon Coverage Attains High Ratings!”
ANTICIPATING SPRING MARATHON SEASON
Talking about too many good shortstops…First, Athletics Kenya went through a politically bruising process before finally deciding (IMHO, properly) how to select its men’s 10,000 meter Olympic… Read more “ANTICIPATING SPRING MARATHON SEASON”
ATHLETICS KENYA TO STAGE “MINI TRIALS” BEFORE PREFONTAINE TRIALS
The Athletics Kenya decision to stage their Olympic 10,000 meter selection in Eugene, Oregon at this June’s Prefontaine Classic has come in for some harsh criticism… Read more “ATHLETICS KENYA TO STAGE “MINI TRIALS” BEFORE PREFONTAINE TRIALS”
PEGASUS WIRELESS ABOUT TO TAKE OFF IN L.A. 2012
Though it is the most basic of all sports, running has always had a pretty high Geek factor, especially among its more serious adherents. Whether it’s… Read more “PEGASUS WIRELESS ABOUT TO TAKE OFF IN L.A. 2012”
BOUNTIES ON THE TRACK
The NFL is now investigating the New Orleans Saints for paying bounties to teammates for injuring other team’s players. Some people, perhaps most, are horrified by… Read more “BOUNTIES ON THE TRACK”
PERILS OF THE PRESS TRUCK
In order to get involved in the sport of road racing you have to get past certain things, like parental admonishments about not playing in the… Read more “PERILS OF THE PRESS TRUCK”
JOHN MICHUKI: RUNNING ENVIRONMENTALIST
It is understandably easy to forget in America’s own continental sanctuary that the world is a rather more hostile place, where for the vast majority of people the concept… Read more “JOHN MICHUKI: RUNNING ENVIRONMENTALIST”
WANDERING IN A RUNNING WORLD 