As a practical matter, conditions will either expand or retract distance in any race, but especially an endurance race. Heat, headwinds, uphills, and humidity are expanders. Cool,… Read more “THE MARATHON: ENDURING BUT NO LONGER ENDURANCE”
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PRIDE BEFORE THE FOURTH
Didn’t he watch the men’s 10,000m final? Didn’t he see the three Ethiopians exchange the lead throughout the race? Didn’t he see them set a wicked fast… Read more “PRIDE BEFORE THE FOURTH”
RECORD RUN-UP TO PARIS
Records come and records go. Some last longer than others. We saw two new world records at the Paris Diamond League meeting July 7th as the countdown… Read more “RECORD RUN-UP TO PARIS”
HOW TRACK IS STILL LIKE THE NCAA & WNBA
The Los Angeles Lakers are reportedly going hard after two-time NCAA basketball champion coach Danny Hurley out of UConn. And one argument for Hurley to take… Read more “HOW TRACK IS STILL LIKE THE NCAA & WNBA”
“REMOVING THE PRESSURES”
Yesterday, June 2, 2024, San Diego celebrated the 26th Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon, the event that began the modern era of road running events. Over 30,000 signed… Read more ““REMOVING THE PRESSURES””
WHO IS THE WOMEN’S DISTANCE GOAT?
Coming off this year’s spring marathon season, I recently penned an article debating who was the GOAT male distance runner in history, the greatest of all time.… Read more “WHO IS THE WOMEN’S DISTANCE GOAT?”
WHO IS THE GOAT? UPDATED APRIL 2024
Considering 41-year-old Kenenisa Bekele‘s 2:04:15 second place finish in today’s 2024 TCS London Marathon, I believe the Ethiopian legend strengthened his case for GOAT status in the… Read more “WHO IS THE GOAT? UPDATED APRIL 2024”
HAS THE MARATHON WALL BEEN TORN DOWN?
The crosscurrents of history and technology met up at the Boston Marathon in its 128th year. The notoriously downhill, quad-busting early miles of the Boston Marathon course… Read more “HAS THE MARATHON WALL BEEN TORN DOWN?”
BASEBALL’S OPENING DAY HERALDS THE BOSTON MARATHON’S IMMINENT RETURN
As the hard winter cold gives way to the unrelenting muds of spring, the small dividing strip of land along Commonwealth Avenue in Newton, Massachusetts between Center… Read more “BASEBALL’S OPENING DAY HERALDS THE BOSTON MARATHON’S IMMINENT RETURN”
REST IN PEACE, HENRY RONO
We are all born onto this spinning orb, traveling at 1000 mph at the equator, with the pack of previously born moving through on the inside already… Read more “REST IN PEACE, HENRY RONO”
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