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”
Category: Commentary
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”
OP-EDS HAVE SOMETIMES EXCLUDED BROADER PERSPECTIVES
If Bob Dylan was right that “you don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows”, then you don’t need a white history professor (or… Read more “OP-EDS HAVE SOMETIMES EXCLUDED BROADER PERSPECTIVES”
RITZ RETIRES: CARRYING THAT WEIGHT
American distance running fans could feel it; it was that close. Throughout the seemingly endless doldrums of the 1990s, when the U.S. distance running fortunes seemed to… Read more “RITZ RETIRES: CARRYING THAT WEIGHT”
THIRD IDEA TO SALVAGE THE 2020 BOSTON MARATHON
As the running community searches for solutions to salvage their iconic events in 2020 in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic, from postponements to virtual competitions, here’s… Read more “THIRD IDEA TO SALVAGE THE 2020 BOSTON MARATHON”
CONSIDERING THE BOSTON MARATHON 2020
In light of the current Covid-19 pandemic, it is undeniable that we are all living in historic times. Mass gatherings the world over have either been postponed… Read more “CONSIDERING THE BOSTON MARATHON 2020”
