Davenport, Ia. — So there was this little dustup between miles four and five at the BIX 7 Road Race yesterday in Davenport, Iowa. Teshome Mekonen of… Read more “BEAT DOWN AT BIX”
Month: July 2016
NO BAN, NO JUSTICE
Leaking pipes, electrical problems and stopped up toilets found at the Rio Olympic athletes village by early arriving Aussies seem a perfect metaphor for the state of… Read more “NO BAN, NO JUSTICE”
TO BAN OR NOT TO BAN
The International Olympic Committee is caught between the proverbial rock and a hard place as it comes to its decision on the potential Russian Olympic ban for… Read more “TO BAN OR NOT TO BAN”
TIME FOR OLYMPIC PARENTS TO LAY DOWN THE LAW
All that is good and pure about athletics (track & field) was on display in Eugene, Oregon at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials. The ultimate make-or-break meet… Read more “TIME FOR OLYMPIC PARENTS TO LAY DOWN THE LAW”
CAN ATHLETICS BE MARKETED TO MATTER ANYMORE?
Sport is life’s most concentrated metaphor, showcasing the arc of human emotions in real time before an attentive audience in a well-lit arena. Thus, do we see… Read more “CAN ATHLETICS BE MARKETED TO MATTER ANYMORE?”
CROWD CHAOS AT TOUR DE FRANCE
“There’s no way to control a crowd like that if they don’t want to be controlled,” said former Boston Marathon race director Will Cloney after huge throngs on… Read more “CROWD CHAOS AT TOUR DE FRANCE”
FEAR RISING: DALLAS, BATON ROUGE & ST. PAUL
There’s a fear coming over the land like an ominous summer storm darkening the skies above the prairie. Even as the two major political party candidates jockey,… Read more “FEAR RISING: DALLAS, BATON ROUGE & ST. PAUL”
TO FEAR AND PROJECT
It was an early March morning in 2015, around 6:15 a.m., darkness just lifting over the sprawling, still-awakening city. I was driving from my mother-in-law’s house in… Read more “TO FEAR AND PROJECT”
IN THE WAKE OF THE WOMEN’S 800
Eight years ago in Eugene the men’s 800m final was the defining race of the U.S. Track and Field Trials. It’s stretch run showcased all that was… Read more “IN THE WAKE OF THE WOMEN’S 800”
THE INNER SANCTUM OF PURPOSEFUL EFFORT
“War is hell” is a cliche as old as conflict itself. Yet counter-intuitive as it may seem to those who only view it from a distance, many… Read more “THE INNER SANCTUM OF PURPOSEFUL EFFORT”
WANDERING IN A RUNNING WORLD 