By 6 p.m. the casual pace of early evening dog walks had been replaced by the high spirited strides of the San Diego Track Club on… Read more “2nd RECESS – PUTTING KIDS IN MOTION”
Month: June 2013
SLAYING THE DRAGON – COACH CRUZ ON LUKAS VERZBICAS
San Diego, Ca. — By the time the “Meb Keflezighi 10,000 meters” was called to the Mesa College track around 8:30 p.m. last night, most of… Read more “SLAYING THE DRAGON – COACH CRUZ ON LUKAS VERZBICAS”
USATF.TV TO DEBUT AT NATIONALS IN DES MOINES
If we can bitch and moan when things aren’t being done well — and God knows I have — then we must salute when something is. … Read more “USATF.TV TO DEBUT AT NATIONALS IN DES MOINES”
“HAPPY WEDNESDAY” AT DUFF’S
This isn’t a running story other than I ran that day. In fact, I did a rare double. But running isn’t central to the memory, though perhaps… Read more ““HAPPY WEDNESDAY” AT DUFF’S”
PROTEST, POLITY & THE SURVEILLANCE STATE
It was eerie to watch in light of this new world we find ourselves living in. Several protesters disrupted the French Open tennis final today between eventual… Read more “PROTEST, POLITY & THE SURVEILLANCE STATE”
HERE’S TO THE YOUNG DREAMERS
12 year-old McKenna Brown grasped the pole tentatively as her father, Chris, showed her how to stand at the top of the approach. With that final advice… Read more “HERE’S TO THE YOUNG DREAMERS”
LUKAS VERZBICAS BACK ON TRACK
How quickly the big wheel turns and with it the bright glare of celebrity and fame. Just this week Bronxville, New York teen sensation Mary Cain won… Read more “LUKAS VERZBICAS BACK ON TRACK”
“PARK TO PARK” COURSE ROCKS `n` ROLLS IN SAN DIEGO
While the Boston Marathon mapped out course success right off the line in 1897 by mirroring the route that the inaugural Olympic Marathon used in 1896 to… Read more ““PARK TO PARK” COURSE ROCKS `n` ROLLS IN SAN DIEGO”
RECORD RUN HIGHLIGHTS ROCK `N` ROLL SAN DIEGO
San Diego, Ca. — Road racing is a people-moving retail business. To keep your current customers happy while attracting new ones event organizers around the world search… Read more “RECORD RUN HIGHLIGHTS ROCK `N` ROLL SAN DIEGO”
BLOWING IN THE WIND
Watching last night’s Distance Night at the Pre Classic on RunnerSpace we, like everyone else, including commentators Tim Hutchings and Paul Swangard, were a little baffled by… Read more “BLOWING IN THE WIND”
WANDERING IN A RUNNING WORLD 