There are those who put a lot of stock in birth order in determining a person’s psychological development. Austrian psychiatrist Alfred Adler (1870-1937) was one of the… Read more “TIME, TIME, TIME, LOOK WHAT’S BECOME OF ME”
Category: Commentary
WOMEN’S MARATHONING 2010 – 2017
Now for the women. As with the men, East African women populate the top ranks of the year-end distance running lists. However, in the marathon, the Kenyan… Read more “WOMEN’S MARATHONING 2010 – 2017”
ONSET RUNNING AS WE ONSET 2018
As we exit Anno Domini 2017 and enter the new year of 2018, there are many here among us who have resolved to make a better man… Read more “ONSET RUNNING AS WE ONSET 2018”
RELENTLESS SHALANE WINS IN NEW YORK CITY
Like many a Boston Marathon finisher, Shalane Flanagan walked downstairs with a tender tred after the race. The Marblehead, Massachusetts native had attacked the old course with… Read more “RELENTLESS SHALANE WINS IN NEW YORK CITY”
NEW WAY TO DEAL WITH PED USE
With Sunday’s running of the TCS New York City Marathon fast approaching, the fields are set, the course is ready, and the viewing parties have all been… Read more “NEW WAY TO DEAL WITH PED USE”
WHY RUN MARATHONS? POINT – COUNTERPOINT
Hello, hello, hello, hello. So we got ourselves another big marathon coming up this weekend in New York City, 50,000 strong going the distance through all five… Read more “WHY RUN MARATHONS? POINT – COUNTERPOINT”
CONSIDERING CHICAGO 2017
People have been asking why I hadn’t written anything on the outcome of this year’s Chicago Marathon after the historic win by Galen Rupp in the men’s… Read more “CONSIDERING CHICAGO 2017”
LEAD PACK: FINDING THE CATBIRD SEAT
Do top marathoners ever watch tape on their opponents? You know, like American football teams do, studying film from one game to prep for the next? They… Read more “LEAD PACK: FINDING THE CATBIRD SEAT”
BEKELE STILL TRYING TO FIND HIS GROOVE
Strange to see Kenenisa Bekele still having issues in his marathons after such a long run of success on the track and cross country. After being widely… Read more “BEKELE STILL TRYING TO FIND HIS GROOVE”
MOTHER NATURE SAYS NEIN IN BERLIN
You can’t fool Mother Nature. If she doesn’t sanction it, nothing else matters. So despite the great field assembled by race director Mark Milde – including the Big… Read more “MOTHER NATURE SAYS NEIN IN BERLIN”
