Oh, the brouhaha! The Competitor Group’s decision to radically re-direct funds toward mass participation that had previously been earmarked for its elite athlete program, a story that quietly… Read more “PITTSBURGH ORGANIZER EXPANDS ATHLETE SUPPORT IN RESPONSE TO CGI CONTRACTION”
Month: September 2013
BOULDER RUNNING COMPANY CANCELS ROCK `N` ROLL REGISTRATION PARTY
Reaction to San Diego-based Competitor Group’s recent decision to abruptly cancel its U.S. elite athlete program continues to heat up. First, a scathing article in the Philadelphia Inquirer, Competitor Group Cuts… Read more “BOULDER RUNNING COMPANY CANCELS ROCK `N` ROLL REGISTRATION PARTY”
WHERE DID THE GREAT MEXICAN RUNNERS TURN WRONG – PART 2
Brian Sheriff was one of the finest road racers of the late `80s, early `90s. Born of an Irish-American father and Zimbabwean mother, Brian arrived in the USA… Read more “WHERE DID THE GREAT MEXICAN RUNNERS TURN WRONG – PART 2”
WHERE DID THE GREAT MEXICAN RUNNERS TURN WRONG?
During the last decade of the 20th century “What’s Up With American Distance Running?” became a latter day Trivial Pursuit, a truly fun-filled parlor game for the entire… Read more “WHERE DID THE GREAT MEXICAN RUNNERS TURN WRONG?”
THE ROAD TO GO PRO: A NEW ARRA
By 1981 the sham of amateurism, which began in the late 19th century as a means to segregate sport along social and economic lines, was too obvious… Read more “THE ROAD TO GO PRO: A NEW ARRA”
RUNNING SOLUTIONS
First, let me apologize for the continuing rants about the state of the sport. But when you’ve put in 30+ years, and see a lessening of… Read more “RUNNING SOLUTIONS”
SILENCE OF THE LAMBS
People watch foot races for the same reasons they watch other sports: to root for the home team, see how the drama plays out (especially if the… Read more “SILENCE OF THE LAMBS”
CONVERSATION WITH NYRR PRESIDENT MARY WITTENBERG
(Since 2005 Buffalo-born Mary Wittenberg has been president and CEO of the New York Road Runners, stagers of the ING New York City Marathon and dozens of other both… Read more “CONVERSATION WITH NYRR PRESIDENT MARY WITTENBERG”
USATF ENTERS GAME AS CGI DEPARTS
News that the Competitor Group Inc. has slashed its North American elite athlete program to the bone has moved through the running industry like poop through a… Read more “USATF ENTERS GAME AS CGI DEPARTS”
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