It was like April Fool’s Day came a week early. On Friday (26 March), Japan Running News reported that the estimable Fukuoka International Open Marathon Championship will… Read more “FUKUOKA R.I.P.”
Category: Opinion
WORLD ATHLETICS LAUNCHES GLOBAL CONVERSATION
On March 22, World Athletics launched a new initiative – a Global Conversation about the Future of the Sport. “For the first time in our history, “begins… Read more “WORLD ATHLETICS LAUNCHES GLOBAL CONVERSATION”
SAME AS IT EVER WAS: THE BANALITY OF PREJUDICE, Pt. 2
There were some who thought that the racial divide that has scarred this country since 1619 may finally have been cauterized by the fire of Islamic terrorism… Read more “SAME AS IT EVER WAS: THE BANALITY OF PREJUDICE, Pt. 2”
WHY HILLS AT THE ATLANTA TRIALS?
What is racing but an endless series of questions? Should I be here, should I be there, should I be going up there, or should I stay… Read more “WHY HILLS AT THE ATLANTA TRIALS?”
FUTURE THOUGHTS
In this month of October 2019, the marathon world seemed to have turned a corner, or broken a barrier – however you want to put it –… Read more “FUTURE THOUGHTS”
PINKOWSKI ON KIPCHOGE & 1:59
Not too snappy a game in Chicago last night as the NFL’s “nobody-plays-preseason-games-anymore-and-it-shows” 100th season kicked off with a 10-3 snoozer between the league’s oldest rivals, Da… Read more “PINKOWSKI ON KIPCHOGE & 1:59”
THE FAITH OF DOGS AND CATS
I have long held to a theory about the inner lives of pets that challenges the testimony of none other than Herman Melville who, in his epic… Read more “THE FAITH OF DOGS AND CATS”
5000 METERS IN MEDIAS RES
“In medias res”, meaning “into the middle of things”, refers to works that open in the middle of the plot rather than with background or other exposition,… Read more “5000 METERS IN MEDIAS RES”
POWER IS AS POWER DOES
When the IAAF Council announced its significantly more strict Olympic entry standards for Tokyo 2020 on March 10th, and also changes to its Diamond League Tour, also… Read more “POWER IS AS POWER DOES”
NEW OLYMPIC ENTRY STANDARDS
The entry standards for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics were released yesterday (March 10, 2019) by the 216th IAAF Council meeting in Doha, Qatar, site of this summer’s… Read more “NEW OLYMPIC ENTRY STANDARDS”
WANDERING IN A RUNNING WORLD 