On a perfect fall morning in Berlin, Ethiopia’s former women’s marathon world record holder Tigst Assefa made a bold attempt at the controversial 2:09:56 marathon mark set… Read more “BERLIN 2026: THE MARATHON FIGHTS BACK”
Month: September 2026
DUMBING DOWN, SLOWING DOWN: The Sequel
Thirteen years ago, September 16, 2013, I wrote a blogpost, DUMBING DOWN, SLOWING DOWN, prompted by two stories that seemed unrelated: former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day… Read more “DUMBING DOWN, SLOWING DOWN: The Sequel”
MYERS WINS BY .04, INGEBRIGTSEN CALLS OUT THE FIELD
A loaded 1500m final exposes a system built for time trials, not racing Before the race began, my wife and I looked at the field and said,… Read more “MYERS WINS BY .04, INGEBRIGTSEN CALLS OUT THE FIELD”
