Beyond pure competition the beauty of racing lies in the absolute of distance in relation to the inarguable measure of time. This weekend marks the 31st running… Read more “CARLSBAD 5000 SETS A NEW COURSE”
Month: March 2016
ODDS & ENDS
I was watching Oregon v Oklahoma at the NCAA West Regional Final on CBS over the weekend. One of the promotions on the broadcast was for the USGA… Read more “ODDS & ENDS”
HEALING BEGINS
Last week’s IAAF World Indoor Championships in Portland, Oregon has been praised for its innovations in track & field presentation, things like NBA-style player introductions, music during… Read more “HEALING BEGINS”
THE CHARMIN SUPREMACY
For decades the U.S. wrestled the Soviet bear for international primacy in a long and bitter Cold War. Finally, the bear and its Communist system succumbed, driven… Read more “THE CHARMIN SUPREMACY”
COMITY AND OTHER LESSONS FROM LINCOLN
(POLITICS, NOT RUNNING) The heat and passion of political discourse is but a measure of the times, not their cause. And so in this particularly rancorous presidential… Read more “COMITY AND OTHER LESSONS FROM LINCOLN”
HAPPY BIRTHDAY WILSON KIPSANG
Happy birthday to Wilson Kipsang, the former marathon world record holder, who turns 34 today. Last year Wilson ran a strong second to fellow Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge… Read more “HAPPY BIRTHDAY WILSON KIPSANG”
OUR SORCERER’S APPRENTICE
Though clothed in the button-nosed cuteness of Mickey Mouse in the 1940 Walt Disney film Fantasia, the story of the Sorcerer’s Apprentice was a cautionary tale penned in 1797… Read more “OUR SORCERER’S APPRENTICE”
2009 VS 2016 – MARATHON LISTS
During the height of the running boom there was one seemingly unassailable mark, the 2:08:34 marathon world record set by Australia’s Derek Clayton in Antwerp 1969. Before… Read more “2009 VS 2016 – MARATHON LISTS”
DRAFT McCHEESE!
With the political primary season coming down to the wire in Ohio and Florida on March 15th, and the Republican establishment going bat-sh*t crazy (as Lindsey Graham… Read more “DRAFT McCHEESE!”
