I watched the Netflix film Mank recently, the story of Citizen Kane co-screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz, a former member of the famed Algonquin Roundtable. Mank in his prime was once called… Read more “TAKING ON 2021”
Category: Commentary
FROM TULIPS TO 2:10s
The original Running Boom was a bit like the tulip-mania that gripped the Netherlands in the early 17th century, a special (speculative) bubble that grew, bloomed brilliantly,… Read more “FROM TULIPS TO 2:10s”
CORONAVIRUS ONLY ACCELERATING ATHLETICS’ WHOAS
While each collegiate program must be evaluated on its own merits, and budget shortfalls caused by the Coronavirus pandemic are listed as the primary cause, the recent… Read more “CORONAVIRUS ONLY ACCELERATING ATHLETICS’ WHOAS”
SELECTING OUR NEXT COACH IN THE TIME OF COVID
Nature is apolitical, caring not a whit which party assumes office on January 20, 2021. But that’s not to say Nature isn’t involved in Tuesday’s coming competition at… Read more “SELECTING OUR NEXT COACH IN THE TIME OF COVID”
MAKING IT MEMORABLE
Ten years ago today, the late Sammy Wanjiru of Kenya outdueled Ethiopia’s Tsegay Kebede to win the Chicago Marathon and the $500,000 bonus as the World Marathon… Read more “MAKING IT MEMORABLE”
AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION
Sport is an emotionally freighted activity, full of sound and fury signifying – oftentimes – quite a bit. With the Coronavirus scrambling the sporting calendar, we now… Read more “AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION”
IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL?
During the running boom years of the 1970s, when thousands more runners began to qualify for the Boston Marathon and the crowds along the roads thickened with… Read more “IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL?”
UNRAVELING THE TIES THAT BIND
We have really let the horse out of the barn and let it run away from us, haven’t we? Is there anything left in this country that… Read more “UNRAVELING THE TIES THAT BIND”
IN THIS RACE TOGETHER
In April 1989, ironically during the Boston Marathon weekend, I fell seriously ill with a high-spiking fever that completely immobilized me for several days. Sick as a… Read more “IN THIS RACE TOGETHER”
EVENTS MAY NOT SURVIVE PANDEMIC
In this time of coronavirus when so much of normal life has been disrupted and locked down, running has once again been touted as a healthy habit… Read more “EVENTS MAY NOT SURVIVE PANDEMIC”
