There was an embarrassment of athletic riches on display at today’s Weltklasse meet in Zürich’s Letzigrund Stadium, the first of two IAAF Diamond League finals for the… Read more “NEGATIVE SPACE, POSITIVE RESULT”
Month: August 2014
2014 WILD DUCK 5K
Opening race in the 2014 Dirt Dog Cross Country Series from Vista, California.
FALMOUTH FOTOS 2014
Falmouth, MA. — 42nd New Balance Falmouth Road Race from the announcer’s vantage point
TOMMY LEONARD CELEBRATES 81ST BIRTHDAY
Falmouth, Ma. — Last year a multitude of fans and friends celebrated Falmouth Road Race founder Tommy Leonard‘s 80th birthday with a big surprise party at… Read more “TOMMY LEONARD CELEBRATES 81ST BIRTHDAY”
FERGUSON, MO. – THE GAP BETWEEN LIVING AND STAYING
As civil unrest continues to tear apart my hometown of St. Louis, Missouri in the aftermath of last Saturday’s shooting of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown by… Read more “FERGUSON, MO. – THE GAP BETWEEN LIVING AND STAYING”
IN THE BEGINNING
The same day I drove into Boston in a white, right-hand drive post office van, Richard Nixon was flying out of Washington D.C. in a green Marine… Read more “IN THE BEGINNING”
2014 MAINE TRAVELS
It is back to Southern California today after our annual week in Maine for the TD Beach to Beacon 10K. On our final day in the Pinetree… Read more “2014 MAINE TRAVELS”
REMEMBERING JOANIE, LOS ANGELES 1984
There is no champion like time itself. Nothing moves as swiftly, nor as relentlessly. It will outrun us all one day. Yet it is hard to believe… Read more “REMEMBERING JOANIE, LOS ANGELES 1984”
FAMILY AFFAIR AT TD BEACH TO BEACON 10K
Cape Elizabeth, ME. — The sport of road racing, especially here in New England where the tradition is so deeply-seated, has always been much more than simply… Read more “FAMILY AFFAIR AT TD BEACH TO BEACON 10K”
2014 TD BEACH TO BEACON 10K VIEWS FROM THE LEAD TRUCK
Cape Elizabeth, ME. — The 17th TD Beach to Beacon 10K produced gut churning races and personal bests galore despite humidity that was as thick as a… Read more “2014 TD BEACH TO BEACON 10K VIEWS FROM THE LEAD TRUCK”