What is it with money in this game? While purses and contracts in every other sport have continued to grow well into seven figures, in this fish market… Read more “HEADING BACK TO BEEF STEW?”
Month: April 2017
2017 LONDON MARATHON: A VIEWER’S PERSPECTIVE
This is a strange game, isn’t it? Here we see the great Mary Keitany winning her third Virgin Money London Marathon in 2:17:01, and for the rest… Read more “2017 LONDON MARATHON: A VIEWER’S PERSPECTIVE”
ABBOTT WORLD MARATHON MAJORS: MAKING AN “IS” OUT OF AN “ARE”
Before America’s Civil War people said ‘the United States of America ARE’, thinking of the country as primarily an aggregate of individual states rather than a single… Read more “ABBOTT WORLD MARATHON MAJORS: MAKING AN “IS” OUT OF AN “ARE””
TOM FLEMING (1951 – 2017)
Tom Fleming was always a hard charger, a larger than life presence whether on the road in competition or at the post-race party where stories flew as… Read more “TOM FLEMING (1951 – 2017)”
PRE-BOSTON 2017: THIS, THAT, THE OTHER
Boston, Ma. – Boulder Wave sports agent Brendan Reilly is back on his old home turf. The former Greater Boston Track Clubber from the 1980s and his… Read more “PRE-BOSTON 2017: THIS, THAT, THE OTHER”
THE QUESTIONS OF A GREAT MARATHON
Boston, MA. – How’s the weather going to be? Will my foot hold up? Have I done enough long runs? The questions before a marathon add up… Read more “THE QUESTIONS OF A GREAT MARATHON”
JOCK SEMPLE – BOSTON’S HEART & SOUL
To say his office was tucked away in the labyrinth of the old Boston Garden is to understate the quest to find it. Yet to say his… Read more “JOCK SEMPLE – BOSTON’S HEART & SOUL”
TESTING: PUTTING THE MONEY WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE
We see a version of the honor system every weekend at road races across the globe where thousands of strangers align themselves into a solid grid behind… Read more “TESTING: PUTTING THE MONEY WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE”
2017 HAPALUA HALF MARATHON REPORT
Honolulu, Hi.- The Hapalua Half Marathon crowned a new champion today in sunny Kapiolani Park, and celebrated a new course record, too. In the sixth running of… Read more “2017 HAPALUA HALF MARATHON REPORT”
THE CHASE IS ON AT THE HAPALUA HALF
Honolulu, HI. – Over the first five Hapalua Half Marathons, Team Hawaii runners are up 3-2 against the pro chasers. Tomorrow morning, the sixth running, The Chase… Read more “THE CHASE IS ON AT THE HAPALUA HALF”
WANDERING IN A RUNNING WORLD 