After the announcement that men’s marathon GOAT and world record holder, Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya, would be coming to run the Boston Marathon for the first time… Read more “RECORD WATCH FOR BOSTON”
Category: Commentary
RESPONDING TO THE TIMES
On 2 March 2023, PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan announced changes to the 2024 PGA Tour season that look suspiciously like a riposte to the challenge coming from… Read more “RESPONDING TO THE TIMES”
FIGURING OUT FAST
Considered the fastest player in the NFL, 29-year-old Miami Dolphins star wide receiver Tyreek Hill, running his first track competition since 2014, when he ran for Oklahoma… Read more “FIGURING OUT FAST”
WORLD RECORD ERAS
Just messing around here on a coolish SoCal morning. This past week we saw two field event world records go down (or up, as the case may… Read more “WORLD RECORD ERAS”
MAHOMES V. BRADY
I guess the rest of the world does it too, but America’s recency bias is particularly impressive. So now, after only six years as a starter in… Read more “MAHOMES V. BRADY”
BROADCAST OR NARROWCAST, THAT IS THE QUESTION
Nicholas Kosimbei (1:00:36) wins the 2022 Publix Atlanta Half Marathon in fastest time in GA. history With a goal of ensuring “track and field, road racing and… Read more “BROADCAST OR NARROWCAST, THAT IS THE QUESTION”
ADDING UP BOSTON 2023
All things being equal, like injuries, illness, and travel visas, 13 men with marathon personal bests under 2:06 will line up in Hopkinton, Massachusetts on April 17th… Read more “ADDING UP BOSTON 2023”
DAMAR HAMLIN EMERGES WHOLE, HOW ABOUT US?
The good news, of course, is that doctors have removed Buffalo Bill safety Damar Hamlin‘s breathing tube, he has communicated with his teammates via FaceTime, and though he has… Read more “DAMAR HAMLIN EMERGES WHOLE, HOW ABOUT US?”
2022 MARATHON YEAR
We begin, as always, wishing everyone the Best New Year possible, one full of health, hope, satisfaction, and caring, for ourselves and others less fortunate. Now, with… Read more “2022 MARATHON YEAR”
INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL (SOCCER) MAKES ITS CASE
It has been said the 1975 World Series between the Cincinnati Reds and the Boston Red Sox – featuring Carlton Fisk‘s Game 6 walk-off, 12th-inning, wave-it-fair home… Read more “INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL (SOCCER) MAKES ITS CASE”
