With the Atlanta Track Club and USATF unveiling a map of the 2020 U. S. Team Trials Marathon course, I thought it might be a good time to reconnect (tongue… Read more “AN INTERVIEW WITH PHEIDIPPIDES”
Category: Interview
JOCK SEMPLE – BOSTON’S HEART & SOUL
To say his office was tucked away in the labyrinth of the old Boston Garden is to understate the quest to find it. Yet to say his… Read more “JOCK SEMPLE – BOSTON’S HEART & SOUL”
WILSON KIPSANG – WHEN THE MARATHON BEGINS TO HURT
Former marathon world record holder Wilson Kipsang speaks with Ato Boldon, Adidias’ Spencer Nel and me about when a marathon begins to hurt, and the final stretch… Read more “WILSON KIPSANG – WHEN THE MARATHON BEGINS TO HURT”
BILL RODGERS: SPEAKING OF ALTITUDE
The 2015 marathon year began where 2014 left off with Kenyans and Ethiopians sweeping the top places at the Xiamen Marathon in China. Moses Mosop, the big-engine… Read more “BILL RODGERS: SPEAKING OF ALTITUDE”
RUNNING FLAT RADIO
I delivered the keynote address at last week’s first Athletics Canada National Race Directors Summit in Toronto before an attentive audience of event directors, federation officials, suppliers… Read more “RUNNING FLAT RADIO”
ATHLETICS CANADA TARGETS ROAD RUNNING
Following Meb Keflezighi’s improbable, highly charged win at the 118th Boston Marathon, could a renewed interest in the sport of distance running be about to take wing? … Read more “ATHLETICS CANADA TARGETS ROAD RUNNING”
ATLANTA TRACK CLUB GOES RED, WHITE & BLUE FOR JULY 4TH
Last year Portland, Oregon trained Matt Tegenkamp won the U.S. Road 10K Championship in 28:25, but only finished sixth overall in the AJC Peachtree Road Race. … Read more “ATLANTA TRACK CLUB GOES RED, WHITE & BLUE FOR JULY 4TH”
L.A. MARATHON CEO STILL AWAITING OLYMPIC TRIALS DECISION
ASICS Los Angeles Marathon CEO Tracey Russell is still settling into her new position out west, having moved from her leadership of the Atlanta Track Club… Read more “L.A. MARATHON CEO STILL AWAITING OLYMPIC TRIALS DECISION”
FORMER WORLD RECORD HOLDER KHANNOUCHI TESTING IN SAN DIEGO
“You never know who will show up here.” The San Diego Track Club was just finishing its final workout of the year under Coach Paul Greer —… Read more “FORMER WORLD RECORD HOLDER KHANNOUCHI TESTING IN SAN DIEGO”
WHERE DID THE GREAT MEXICAN RUNNERS TURN WRONG – PART 2
Brian Sheriff was one of the finest road racers of the late `80s, early `90s. Born of an Irish-American father and Zimbabwean mother, Brian arrived in the USA… Read more “WHERE DID THE GREAT MEXICAN RUNNERS TURN WRONG – PART 2”
WANDERING IN A RUNNING WORLD 