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”
Category: Opinion
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”
FLANAGAN & GOUCHER IN FINAL BOSTON TUNE UPS
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”
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”
