With a Warrior Games like course that has jaws dropped throughout the Twitter-sphere, there’s a real excitement for Saturday’s IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Aarhus, Denmark.… Read more “CAN RUNNING PULL ITSELF BACK FROM THE BRINK?”
Category: Commentary
BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO
We’ve all been dumped. And it hurts. But the immediate reflex is always to beg her/him to take us back. “Please, just tell me what to do.… Read more “BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO”
IT’S A MATTER OF HEALTH
Though his future in competitive racing remains cloudy, it was heartening to hear that Jamaica’s Kemoy Campbell had been released from the hospital in New York City… Read more “IT’S A MATTER OF HEALTH”
WOMEN RACING WOMEN. NOT SO FAST
It all used to be so simple. Then again, it all used to be pretty screwed up, too. But in today’s charged political climate, where folks can… Read more “WOMEN RACING WOMEN. NOT SO FAST”
HAS THERE EVER BEEN ANOTHER G.O.A.T. LIKE TOM BRADY?
Super Bowl LIII is this weekend in Atlanta and we’re having a party as we do whenever the New England Patriots enter the fray. Of course, the… Read more “HAS THERE EVER BEEN ANOTHER G.O.A.T. LIKE TOM BRADY?”
OLYMPIC MARATHON QUALIFYING STANDARD STILL UNKNOWN
With the calendar’s turn to 2019, we have entered the year-plus long buildup to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Along that road are the U.S. Olympic Team Trials,… Read more “OLYMPIC MARATHON QUALIFYING STANDARD STILL UNKNOWN”
A NEW YEAR BUT THE SAME OLD US
These days accusations fly across the political spectrum faster than shuttlecocks in an ambidextrous badminton tournament. But what’s a lie, and who’s to say? There’s your question… Read more “A NEW YEAR BUT THE SAME OLD US”
WHAT COULD BE
In this season of hope, with a new divided government about to take over in Washington, Americans agree on one thing – and not much else, that… Read more “WHAT COULD BE”
DEFINING MARATHON PRs
It’s been another memorable year in the world of marathon running even as 2019 begins to rise with news that Chicago Marathon champion Mo Farah will once… Read more “DEFINING MARATHON PRs”
TO TRUST AGAIN
In this bitterly pitted world where truth and honor have fallen like so many past pillars of a once civil society, who can afford to take anything… Read more “TO TRUST AGAIN”