Honolulu, HI. – As the countdown to the 45th Honolulu Marathon continues and the hotels along Waikiki Beach fill up with runners, all who assumed that the… Read more “COOLER WEATHER PREDICTING FAST TIMES IN HONOLULU”
Category: At the Races
MIND GAMES
These next two weeks will mark the end of the 2017 marathon year, first with the 71st Fukuoka International Marathon this Sunday in Japan, followed by the… Read more “MIND GAMES”
RELENTLESS SHALANE WINS IN NEW YORK CITY
Like many a Boston Marathon finisher, Shalane Flanagan walked downstairs with a tender tred after the race. The Marblehead, Massachusetts native had attacked the old course with… Read more “RELENTLESS SHALANE WINS IN NEW YORK CITY”
STANFORD CARDINAL SWEEP USD INVITATIONAL XC
San Diego, Ca. – National power Stanford headlined the 2nd USD Cross Country Invitational today at Mission Bay Park, convincingly winning both the men’s 8k and women’s… Read more “STANFORD CARDINAL SWEEP USD INVITATIONAL XC”
NB FALMOUTH ROAD RACE WEEKEND 2017 GEARS UP
Falmouth, MA. – Timing and Tommy, what a combination. The end of the summah (sic) on old Cape Cod and the hospitality of race founder Tommy Leonard, put… Read more “NB FALMOUTH ROAD RACE WEEKEND 2017 GEARS UP”
2017 TD BEACH TO BEACON 10k Preview
Cape Elizabeth, ME – 33 years ago on August 5th a young woman from Cape Elizabeth, Maine wrote her name indelibly into athletics history by winning the inaugural… Read more “2017 TD BEACH TO BEACON 10k Preview”
2017 TD BEACH TO BEACON SET UP
Cape Elizabeth, ME. – After going through his final checklist, race director Dave McGillivray sprung a question on me at last night’s TD Beach to Beacon 10k organizing… Read more “2017 TD BEACH TO BEACON SET UP”
2017 BIX 7 RUNDOWN
Davenport, IA. – As race director extraordinaire Ed Froelich quipped, “even when it’s an American championship, Kenyans win.” True enough, the 43rd Quad City Times Bix 7… Read more “2017 BIX 7 RUNDOWN”
TEAMING UP
IAAF President Sebastian Coe gave an interview to the British newspaper The Guardian this past Tuesday June 13th to discuss the unsteady state of the sport of… Read more “TEAMING UP”
BREAKING 2 STILL ALLURING?
And so the grand experiment has come to a conclusion. And, oh, so close did it come to its vaunted goal, just one second per mile short… Read more “BREAKING 2 STILL ALLURING?”