Running fast behind pacers is a thoughtless act. You know what’s coming — in fact, it’s been negotiated — and you can either do it or you… Read more “BACK TO PACING AS USUAL”
Month: August 2016
FALMOUTH CHAMPS NUKURI & SAINA READY TO ROLL AFTER RIO
Falmouth, MA. — In the early days of road racing it was not unusual for track athletes to come back from the European circuit to run the… Read more “FALMOUTH CHAMPS NUKURI & SAINA READY TO ROLL AFTER RIO”
OLYMPICS: OUR COMMON BOND
The divisions in this world are profound and long standing. And the hope to surmount them, whether through politics or force of arms, is quixotic at best… Read more “OLYMPICS: OUR COMMON BOND”
YOU GOTTA BELIEVE!
Sport, like life, is a series of self-fulfilling prophecies, for what you think you can do sets the stage for the reenactment of the belief in performance.… Read more “YOU GOTTA BELIEVE!”
DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC?
So far in this first week of the 2016 Rio Olympics they’ve raised the red, white and blue of the American flag more than any other. But… Read more “DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC?”
JUST THE LATEST POLITICAL PILEUP
(Sorry, it’s politics again, but that’s the most interesting race going.) It was just a throwaway line from a throwaway candidate. But for what seemed the umpteenth… Read more “JUST THE LATEST POLITICAL PILEUP”
OLYMPICS REFLECTING LARGER FISSURES
“Let’s get to the root cause, and fix it.” This is both the message and plea we are hearing from far and wide, whether in talking about… Read more “OLYMPICS REFLECTING LARGER FISSURES”
TRUE HISTORY AT 2016 B2B 10K
Cape Elizabeth, ME. — North Yarmouth, Maine native Ben True lessened the sting of not making the 2016 U.S. Olympic track team last month, unleashing a final kilometer… Read more “TRUE HISTORY AT 2016 B2B 10K”
RIO, OH MIO!
It’s still early, but the world is beginning to descend into Rio for these much maligned 2016 Olympic Games. Soon the athletes and competition will come to… Read more “RIO, OH MIO!”
~ Wandering in a Running World ~ 