On that bright but chilly (38°F) November morning, I had the catbird seat aboard the NBC lead men’s TV motorcycle as the 2002 New York City… Read more “AMERICAN MASTER MEB SAYS SO LONG”
Category: Journal Entries
BASS FISHING
I was sitting at gate A6 in Lambert St. Louis airport heading to Atlanta for the 48th AJC Peachtree Road Race, the biggest foot race in America with… Read more “BASS FISHING”
TOP 10 POSTS OF 2016
As the interesting, arresting year of 2016 comes to a close I thought I’d go back through this year’s blog offerings and see which ones captured the… Read more “TOP 10 POSTS OF 2016”
CUBS WIN!!!
The Chicago Cubs beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-0 last night at delirious Wrigley Field to win their first National League pennant since 1945, a time that… Read more “CUBS WIN!!!”
SOLINSKY’S GREATEST RUN
Even as the sport celebrates the 10,000 meter debut of American master phenom Bernard Lagat at last night’s Payton Jordan Invitational in Palo Alto, California — a… Read more “SOLINSKY’S GREATEST RUN”
FRIDAY IN THE PARK WITH MEB
San Diego, Ca. — It’s been a busy week on top of a busy year for 2014 Boston Marathon champion Meb Keflezighi. After accepting two awards this… Read more “FRIDAY IN THE PARK WITH MEB”
ON THE ROAD 1994: LAMINGTON NATIONAL PARK
Friday 15 July 1994 – Surfer’s Paradise, Australia Following a 10 a.m. press conference at the Hyatt Hotel for the weekend’s Gold Coast Marathon, the… Read more “ON THE ROAD 1994: LAMINGTON NATIONAL PARK”
BRRC: GONE BUT IRREPLACEABLE
* The spirit of the Boston Marathon can’t be measured in a single day, even if that day is Patriot’s Day, which commemorates the Battles of Lexington… Read more “BRRC: GONE BUT IRREPLACEABLE”
BABY, IT’S COLD OUTSIDE
As the Hercules storm mounts the eastern seaboard, I am reminded that there once was a time when I loved running in the cold. No, not… Read more “BABY, IT’S COLD OUTSIDE”
GOLF SHOT
December 1997. After a decent but rough-finding 3-wood drive on the Mid Pac Country Club’s 378-yard par 4 ninth — a deceptively long and testy hole that,… Read more “GOLF SHOT”