In April 1989, ironically during the Boston Marathon weekend, I fell seriously ill with a high-spiking fever that completely immobilized me for several days. Sick as a… Read more “IN THIS RACE TOGETHER”
Month: May 2020
EVENTS MAY NOT SURVIVE PANDEMIC
In this time of coronavirus when so much of normal life has been disrupted and locked down, running has once again been touted as a healthy habit… Read more “EVENTS MAY NOT SURVIVE PANDEMIC”
OP-EDS HAVE SOMETIMES EXCLUDED BROADER PERSPECTIVES
If Bob Dylan was right that “you don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows”, then you don’t need a white history professor (or… Read more “OP-EDS HAVE SOMETIMES EXCLUDED BROADER PERSPECTIVES”
REMEMBERING SAMMY WANJIRU
I was headed to bed last night when I came across Professor Sean Hartnett’s Facebook tribute to the great Kenyan marathon runner Sammy Wanjiru, who passed on this May 15th… Read more “REMEMBERING SAMMY WANJIRU”
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY: GUN RUNNER
In honor of Mother’s Day 2020, here’s a chapter on Mom’s service in the Polish Home Army during World War II. Bisia was officially sworn into the… Read more “HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY: GUN RUNNER”
RITZ RETIRES: CARRYING THAT WEIGHT
American distance running fans could feel it; it was that close. Throughout the seemingly endless doldrums of the 1990s, when the U.S. distance running fortunes seemed to… Read more “RITZ RETIRES: CARRYING THAT WEIGHT”
SAME AS IT EVER WAS: THE BANALITY OF PREJUDICE, Pt. 2
There were some who thought that the racial divide that has scarred this country since 1619 may finally have been cauterized by the fire of Islamic terrorism… Read more “SAME AS IT EVER WAS: THE BANALITY OF PREJUDICE, Pt. 2”
THIRD IDEA TO SALVAGE THE 2020 BOSTON MARATHON
As the running community searches for solutions to salvage their iconic events in 2020 in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic, from postponements to virtual competitions, here’s… Read more “THIRD IDEA TO SALVAGE THE 2020 BOSTON MARATHON”
CONSIDERING THE BOSTON MARATHON 2020
In light of the current Covid-19 pandemic, it is undeniable that we are all living in historic times. Mass gatherings the world over have either been postponed… Read more “CONSIDERING THE BOSTON MARATHON 2020”
WANDERING IN A RUNNING WORLD 