On the morning of the 130th Boston Marathon, I’ve been thinking about the strange elasticity of time and distance — how both stretch, compress, and reform under… Read more “HOW TIME BENDS ON THE ROAD TO BOSTON”
Month: April 2026
A Pleasurable Difficulty: Reading the Marathon
Without a ball or a modicum of violence, the idioms of American sport, the marathon has never quite caught on with the public as primarily a sporting… Read more “A Pleasurable Difficulty: Reading the Marathon”
ALL SYSTEMS GO: JOHN KORIR RETURNS TO DEFEND IN BOSTON
Now 29 and a three-time major champion, Kenya’s John Korir will attempt to defend his Boston Marathon title next Monday in the 130th running of the great… Read more “ALL SYSTEMS GO: JOHN KORIR RETURNS TO DEFEND IN BOSTON”