Trends come and go, but despite a balky economy running events throughout the country have continued to experience a wave of women participants as the overall… Read more “RELEASING THE ATHLETE WITHIN”
Category: Opinion
DISTANCE RACING HAS HIT THE WALL
Politically incorrect or not, the truth is both indisputable and self-evident: The utter domination of distance running by athletes from East Africa, a continuing trend which has seemed to… Read more “DISTANCE RACING HAS HIT THE WALL”
VERZBICAS CHOOSES TRIATHLON OVER RUNNING
Just last week sub-4:00 high school miler Lukas Verzbicas announced he was leaving the sport of running at the altar (quitting the University of Oregon after… Read more “VERZBICAS CHOOSES TRIATHLON OVER RUNNING”
WILSON KIPSANG MUDDIES KENYAN OLYMPIC MARATHON WATERS
Wilson Kipsang wins in Frankfurt As a less-than-100%-fit Moses Mosop held on for his 2:05:37 course record win at the October 9th Bank of America Chicago… Read more “WILSON KIPSANG MUDDIES KENYAN OLYMPIC MARATHON WATERS”
OCCUPY WALL STREET AND TEA PARTY BOTH WRONG
The Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street crowds are bookend political movements – one on the far right, the other on the outer left – each… Read more “OCCUPY WALL STREET AND TEA PARTY BOTH WRONG”
DEAR NICK SYMMONDS,
I’ve never met you, but I have always been a fan. The excitement generated by your come-from-behind racing has lifted more than one arena to its collective feet,… Read more “DEAR NICK SYMMONDS,”
SELECTING KENYAN OLYMPIC MARATHON TEAM
Say what you will about the American trials system for Olympic selection, how it discounts consistency or past excellence for a one-day, all or nothing performance,… Read more “SELECTING KENYAN OLYMPIC MARATHON TEAM”
AWAITING THE MARQUEE MATCHUPS
I have been a boxing fan even longer than a track/running fan, watching Gillette’s Friday Night Fights with my father in those halcyon days when black… Read more “AWAITING THE MARQUEE MATCHUPS”
CHANGING THE COMPETITIVE MODEL
Track and field is a sport of extremes, taking the most basic athletic abilities of running, jumping, and throwing, and distilling them into the Olympic motto:… Read more “CHANGING THE COMPETITIVE MODEL”
FAVORED BY THE GODS
I was in Helsinki in 1983 when Mary Decker took on the Soviet machine in the inaugural IAAF World Track & Field Championships over 1500 and 3000 meters. … Read more “FAVORED BY THE GODS”
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