(From a long, long time ago, when travel called and we answered readily, “drinking life to the lees”, as Tennyson would have it.) Meki, Ethiopia – At… Read more “TO ASELA, ETHIOPIA – SEARCHING FOR DOCTOR YILMA”
Month: March 2018
AN ENCOURAGING WORD IN A VOLATILE WORLD
We were broadcasting the National Scholastic Track & Field Championships for ESPN from the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, N.Y. It was Sunday, March 11, 1990. The very… Read more “AN ENCOURAGING WORD IN A VOLATILE WORLD”
NAMING MARATHONS
Yesterday, some 24,000 runners from all 50 states and a score of foreign nations ran the 33rd Skechers Performance Los Angeles Marathon under ideal conditions – 47F… Read more “NAMING MARATHONS”
SKECHERS PERFORMANCE LOS ANGELES MEN’S PREVIEW
Los Angeles, CA – The forecast for tomorrow’s 33rd Skechers Performance Los Angeles Marathon looks excellent, 46F (8C) at the 7 am start at Dodger Stadium near… Read more “SKECHERS PERFORMANCE LOS ANGELES MEN’S PREVIEW”
HALF-MARATHON PERFORMANCE LIST: NURTURE OR NATURE?
After Galen Rupp’s 59:47 win at the Huawei Rome Ostia Half Marathon last Sunday, 11 March 2018, I combed through the IAAF.org all-time half-marathon performance list to… Read more “HALF-MARATHON PERFORMANCE LIST: NURTURE OR NATURE?”
JOHNNIE JAMESON – LA LEGACY RUNNER
When the 33rd Skechers Performance Los Angeles Marathon goes off this Sunday morning, among the 24,000+ lining up outside Dodger Stadium for the 26.2 mile jaunt to… Read more “JOHNNIE JAMESON – LA LEGACY RUNNER”
SCRUBBING THE SPORT CLEAN
Nations have been turning citizens into soldiers for as long as anyone can remember. And over time, no matter the nation, the process hasn’t changed a great… Read more “SCRUBBING THE SPORT CLEAN”
CHAMPIONSHIP RACING
Perhaps it has been the Olympic motto – citius, altius, fortius- that has been responsible. But in our time-conscious athletics’ world, we sometimes forget that a championship… Read more “CHAMPIONSHIP RACING”
WANDERING IN A RUNNING WORLD 