Money is the issue today. But first, congratulations go out to Flagstaff-based Nick Arciniaga for his first national championship, an exciting 2:13:12 win over Mammoth Track Club’s… Read more “MONEY NOT THE ISSUE AT NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP”
Category: Opinion
WILL 1500m SPEED DETERMINE MARATHON LIMITS?
The ink isn’t even dry on Wilson Kipsang’s 2:03:23 world marathon record in Berlin last Sunday. Already. speculators wonder what might be next for the iconic distance… Read more “WILL 1500m SPEED DETERMINE MARATHON LIMITS?”
TEAM-BASED COMPETITIONS RATHER THAN INDIVIDUALS
In a response to my latest post, PRO RUNNER DAVID TORRENCE – “Don’t Blame Elite Athletes for State of the Sport”, journalist Parker Morse wrote, “Kudos to Mr.… Read more “TEAM-BASED COMPETITIONS RATHER THAN INDIVIDUALS”
THE FESTIVALIZATION OF SPORT — Respite from the competition of life
In our center-right, celebrity-saturated society it is all but apostacy to say, as Yale University Sterling Professor of Humanities Harold Bloom did in a C-SPAN interview in… Read more “THE FESTIVALIZATION OF SPORT — Respite from the competition of life”
DUMBING DOWN, SLOWING DOWN
In a recent keynote address at the Andrus Center for Public Policy in Boise, Idaho, retired Supreme Court justice, Sandra Day O’Connor lamented what she called… Read more “DUMBING DOWN, SLOWING DOWN”
RUNNING VS BOXING: CONNECTING WITH THE SPORTING PUBLIC
Foot racing and boxing are two of the world’s most ancient and primal forms of athletic competition. Over the last 24 hours we have witnessed two great sporting contests,… Read more “RUNNING VS BOXING: CONNECTING WITH THE SPORTING PUBLIC”
WHERE DID THE GREAT MEXICAN RUNNERS TURN WRONG?
During the last decade of the 20th century “What’s Up With American Distance Running?” became a latter day Trivial Pursuit, a truly fun-filled parlor game for the entire… Read more “WHERE DID THE GREAT MEXICAN RUNNERS TURN WRONG?”
RUNNING SOLUTIONS
First, let me apologize for the continuing rants about the state of the sport. But when you’ve put in 30+ years, and see a lessening of… Read more “RUNNING SOLUTIONS”
SILENCE OF THE LAMBS
People watch foot races for the same reasons they watch other sports: to root for the home team, see how the drama plays out (especially if the… Read more “SILENCE OF THE LAMBS”
USATF ENTERS GAME AS CGI DEPARTS
News that the Competitor Group Inc. has slashed its North American elite athlete program to the bone has moved through the running industry like poop through a… Read more “USATF ENTERS GAME AS CGI DEPARTS”
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