The evening after the 1988 Boston Marathon, Honolulu Marathon president Jim Barahal and I flagged a cab at the Copley Plaza Hotel down to the old Boston… Read more “BOSTON 1988: THE YEAR DECADES OF DOMINANCE BEGAN”
Category: At the Races
From Wildfires to the LA Marathon: A Community Unites
In this still-young year of 2025, the people of Los Angeles have had much to grieve. The January wildfires consumed so much more than they ever have… Read more “From Wildfires to the LA Marathon: A Community Unites”
40th LOS ANGELES MARATHON MEMORY
Los Angeles, CA—It’s been nearly three decades since an American male runner last won the Los Angeles Marathon. That historic moment occurred in 1994 when Utah’s Paul… Read more “40th LOS ANGELES MARATHON MEMORY”
THE BEST WE CAN BE
Honolulu, HI – I’ve always thought running was the best teacher I ever had. While at pace, I never felt better, then again, never felt worse either,… Read more “THE BEST WE CAN BE”
HONOLULU MARATHON 2024
After losing two years to the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021, the Honolulu Marathon has risen, Phoenix-like, to regain its place among the major world marathons. … Read more “HONOLULU MARATHON 2024”
NEW SHOES CALLED FOR OLD TACTICS
Cape Elizabeth, ME – I was speaking with four-time Olympian Meb Keflezighi at the TD Beach to Beacon High School Miles last night at Fort Williams Park… Read more “NEW SHOES CALLED FOR OLD TACTICS”
“REMOVING THE PRESSURES”
Yesterday, June 2, 2024, San Diego celebrated the 26th Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon, the event that began the modern era of road running events. Over 30,000 signed… Read more ““REMOVING THE PRESSURES””
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JOANNIE
Yesterday, May 16, 2024, was Joan Benoit Samuelson’s 67th birthday. The inaugural women’s Olympic marathon gold medalist from Los Angeles 1984, two time Boston and one time… Read more “HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JOANNIE”
Remembering The 1984 U.S. Women’s Olympic Marathon Trials
Today, May 12, 2024, marks the 40th anniversary of the first U.S. Women’s Olympic Marathon Trials, staged in Olympia, Washington. It took the work of many people… Read more “Remembering The 1984 U.S. Women’s Olympic Marathon Trials”
REEXAMINING 2014 BOSTON – A RUN TO REMEMBER
(The following is based on my contemporaneous reporting of the 2014 Boston Marathon.) Ah, the mysteries of racing. Which is why pure, non-paced competition is almost always… Read more “REEXAMINING 2014 BOSTON – A RUN TO REMEMBER”
