In response to December 13th’s blog, TEAM USA ARIZONA Receives Grant from 2011 Woodrow Wilson Bridge Half Marathon, I received the following e-mail. Rather than place it in the… Read more “RESPONDING TO THE CALL”
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TEAM USA ARIZONA Receives Grant from 2011 Woodrow Wilson Bridge Half Marathon
Partnership Between Professional Race and Elite Athletes Highlighted One of the first posts on this blog WOODROW WILSON BRIDGE HALF MAKES MAJOR AMERICAN PLEDGE outlined race… Read more “TEAM USA ARIZONA Receives Grant from 2011 Woodrow Wilson Bridge Half Marathon”
WELCOME TO THE DUNCE-CAP CORNER
What, is David Stern in his dotage bucking for the USATF CEO job now? Unbelievable. You’ve just come off a forced player lock-out which has… Read more “WELCOME TO THE DUNCE-CAP CORNER”
RELEASING THE ATHLETE WITHIN
Trends come and go, but despite a balky economy running events throughout the country have continued to experience a wave of women participants as the overall… Read more “RELEASING THE ATHLETE WITHIN”
THE PETER KIPROTICH CHERUS FOUNDATION
The tales of greatness are legion, some from this year of 2011 sure to become legend. Yet for all the running success that comes pouring out… Read more “THE PETER KIPROTICH CHERUS FOUNDATION”
DISTANCE RACING HAS HIT THE WALL
Politically incorrect or not, the truth is both indisputable and self-evident: The utter domination of distance running by athletes from East Africa, a continuing trend which has seemed to… Read more “DISTANCE RACING HAS HIT THE WALL”
VERZBICAS CHOOSES TRIATHLON OVER RUNNING
Just last week sub-4:00 high school miler Lukas Verzbicas announced he was leaving the sport of running at the altar (quitting the University of Oregon after… Read more “VERZBICAS CHOOSES TRIATHLON OVER RUNNING”
A SON’S VETERAN’S DAY REMINISCENCE
Theirs was the generation who fought so that we might explore our heritage of freedom without want in a relative peace. The great majority of them have left us… Read more “A SON’S VETERAN’S DAY REMINISCENCE”
MEASURE OF THE MARATHON
*** With so much opposition all around, When everyone is against this thing or that, And the ties that once bound us in union, Hang loose, ready to… Read more “MEASURE OF THE MARATHON”
FEARFUL NO MORE – MARY KEITANY
Kenya’s Mary Keitany came into the 2010 ING New York City Marathon in wide-eyed wonder. Hailing from the Baringo District of Kenya, the talented young athlete was… Read more “FEARFUL NO MORE – MARY KEITANY”
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