They battled valiantly to 10th and 11th places at the 2012 Women’s Olympic Marathon in London last summer, finishing just 16-seconds apart. Last night training mates Shalane… Read more “FLANAGAN & GOUCHER IN FINAL BOSTON TUNE UPS”
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WORLD CROSS COUNTRY – NO MARCH MADNESS
Competition is an examining tool, a measuring stick. It is an auger to uncover the known from the proposed. Unfortunately, in the world of distance running the… Read more “WORLD CROSS COUNTRY – NO MARCH MADNESS”
OLD FRIEND TEACHING ME NEW WAYS
I’m a racing purist, clinging to sport as the road to salvation. Yet even I am susceptible to a good story from the back of the… Read more “OLD FRIEND TEACHING ME NEW WAYS”
CAIN MAKES NBC HIGHLIGHTS PACKAGE
While couch-surfing yesterday afternoon I came across the U.S. Bank NBC Sports Report with Liam McHugh. First up on the highlight reel was the Chicago Blackhawks continuing… Read more “CAIN MAKES NBC HIGHLIGHTS PACKAGE”
RED SOX, CUBBIES & THE BOSTON MARATHON
As the winter snows give way to the unrelenting muds of March, the small dividing strip of land along Commonwealth Avenue in Newton, Massachusetts between Center… Read more “RED SOX, CUBBIES & THE BOSTON MARATHON”
RUNNING REMAINS MUDDLED IN FORMING WORKING PARTNERSHIPS
Seattle, WA. — With Athletics Kenya releasing news Thursday that three Kenyan marathoners face doping bans for failing drug tests, and former three-time steeplechase world champion Moses Kiptanui… Read more “RUNNING REMAINS MUDDLED IN FORMING WORKING PARTNERSHIPS”
MO FARAH TO RUN HALF OF LONDON’S MARATHON: GOOD IDEA?
Britain’s double Olympic track champion Mo Farah begins the re-landscaping of his career toward the marathon this weekend when he competes in New Orleans at the Rock… Read more “MO FARAH TO RUN HALF OF LONDON’S MARATHON: GOOD IDEA?”
USATF TAKES OWNERSHIP OF ROAD RACING
In what must be seen as a harbinger of hope, USA Track & Field announced yesterday that it has signed a new sponsor for a new… Read more “USATF TAKES OWNERSHIP OF ROAD RACING”
THE POST-MODERN OLYMPICS
With yesterday’s news that the IOC executive committee voted to drop wrestling from the Olympic calendar beginning in 2020, I thought it worthwhile to resurrect portions of a previous post written at the… Read more “THE POST-MODERN OLYMPICS”
POPE-ATHON – A RUN FOR THE MITRE?
Stunning news out of Rome that Pope Benedict XVI has announced he will resign the papacy as of 28 February, making him the first Pope in nearly… Read more “POPE-ATHON – A RUN FOR THE MITRE?”
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