Last year at this time I was in Durban, South Africa to give a keynote address at a Global Athletics Conference (GAC 2014). Ato Boldon was the… Read more “THAT’S JUST THE WAY IT IS”
Category: Opinion
THE DRUG DILEMMA
So five more Russian athletes gets popped for drugs, and so it goes. And our hands wring, and our spirits sink, and yet nothing seems to change,… Read more “THE DRUG DILEMMA”
THE NEW AGE OF GUILT
Are we surprised Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders, and Dr. Ben Carson are leading in the U.S. presidential polls? Are we shocked Pope Francis seems bent on radically… Read more “THE NEW AGE OF GUILT”
DEFLATED IN COURT?
Though the Symmonds Matter has managed to leak into the public sphere, let there be no doubt as to which sport’s legal case the population is riveted. … Read more “DEFLATED IN COURT?”
THE TRUMP CONUNDRUM
The whole Donald Trump political phenomenon, culminating (so far) in last Thursday night’s Fox News GOP presidential debate, has the American political class in a tizzy and… Read more “THE TRUMP CONUNDRUM”
ELLIPTICAL THOUGHTS – PRESIDENTIAL APPRENTICE
A race is a race is a race. So while we await the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Beijing later this month, we were left with last… Read more “ELLIPTICAL THOUGHTS – PRESIDENTIAL APPRENTICE”
SALAZAR FIRES BACK
At long last Nike Oregon Project coach Alberto Salazar has come out with his response to the allegations made by a joint BBC/Pro Publica investigation regarding performance… Read more “SALAZAR FIRES BACK”
TIME FOR A CHANGE?
When is a man not a man? Whoever thought that such a question might one day have currency? We might have chuckled at the campy 1970s TV… Read more “TIME FOR A CHANGE?”
FALLING APART AT THE SEEMS
Good news — Bad news on this National Running Day 2015. The bad news comes from the BBC investigative show Panorama, which, in conjunction with Pro Publica… Read more “FALLING APART AT THE SEEMS”
BIG 3 DOWN TO 1
When high school seniors Dathan Ritzenhein, Alan Webb, and Ryan Hall met at the 2000 Foot Locker Cross Country Championships in Orlando, Florida, America’s running fans were… Read more “BIG 3 DOWN TO 1”
