It was eerie to watch in light of this new world we find ourselves living in. Several protesters disrupted the French Open tennis final today between eventual… Read more “PROTEST, POLITY & THE SURVEILLANCE STATE”
Category: Opinion
BLOWING IN THE WIND
Watching last night’s Distance Night at the Pre Classic on RunnerSpace we, like everyone else, including commentators Tim Hutchings and Paul Swangard, were a little baffled by… Read more “BLOWING IN THE WIND”
BOSTON EFFECT ON RACE PARTICIPATION
It’s been six weeks since the bombings at the Boston Marathon, time enough for the first rush of emotions to have run their course, and for… Read more “BOSTON EFFECT ON RACE PARTICIPATION”
THE LINE
The lines in racing are evident and precise. At tomorrow’s Diamond League Adidas Grand Prix in New York City lines will define the arc of competition while… Read more “THE LINE”
IAAF ATHLETES’ HUB
It has been a long road out of the moral wasteland of amateurism for running, and the sport still hasn’t made it all the way home.… Read more “IAAF ATHLETES’ HUB”
TIME FOR RUNNING TO GET MEDIA WISE
The focus of the British press before, during and after last Sunday’s 33rd Virgin London Marathon was on local Olympic champion Mo Farah’s half-way-only test run for… Read more “TIME FOR RUNNING TO GET MEDIA WISE”
RUNNING COMMUNITIES GATHER IN SOLIDARITY WITH BOSTON
Boston, MA. — The late blooming warmth of a New England spring morning in Kenmore Square is mocked by the desolate pall that hangs over Boylston Street… Read more “RUNNING COMMUNITIES GATHER IN SOLIDARITY WITH BOSTON”
WESLEY KORIR – MAN ON THE RUN
“No man working 40-hours a week will ever beat me in a marathon.” – Four-time Boston Marathon champion Bill Rodgers. After winning the 1975 Boston Marathon in… Read more “WESLEY KORIR – MAN ON THE RUN”
HOYTS HONORED IN HOPKINTON
Boston Marathon principal sponsor John Hancock Financial this morning unveiled a sculpture of Rick and Dick Hoyt in front of Center School in Hopkinton, Massachusetts near the… Read more “HOYTS HONORED IN HOPKINTON”
ADHD DIAGNOSES & DRUG TREATMENTS RISE ON PARALLEL COURSE
Though the New York Times article, A.D.H.D. Seen in 11% of U.S. Children as Diagnoses Rise, was dated March 31, 2013, after reading it one would have… Read more “ADHD DIAGNOSES & DRUG TREATMENTS RISE ON PARALLEL COURSE”