We in the running world contain variants of every political persuasion, making the sport the true Big Tent, an open flap for everyone. One reason the sport… Read more “EXERCISE SHMEXERCISE”
Category: Politics
PUTIN V. TRUMP: WHO’S PLAYING WHOM?
In yesterday’s first Senate Intelligence Committee hearings into Russian meddling during the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign, Senator James Langford (R-Okla.) asked former FBI agent Clint Watts, “Why… Read more “PUTIN V. TRUMP: WHO’S PLAYING WHOM?”
BY THE LIGHT OF A NEW DAY
Astronomers believe there are hundreds of billions of galaxies in the universe, and between 100 and 300 billion stars in our own Milky Way alone. The sheer… Read more “BY THE LIGHT OF A NEW DAY”
RETURNS FOR PEACE
WARNING: POLITICS The long knives are out, of that there is no doubt. Which is why for President Trump to have any chance at all to fulfill… Read more “RETURNS FOR PEACE”
RUNNING IN OFFICE
While most people take up running to improve their physical well being, perhaps shed a few pounds, the real revelation comes when their mental and psychological state… Read more “RUNNING IN OFFICE”
CAMPUS UNREST – CHALLENGING SELF-BELIEF
Protests, at times violent, have broken out in recent days against provocative right-wing speakers at U.C. Berkeley and NYU. The initial reaction has been to lay blame… Read more “CAMPUS UNREST – CHALLENGING SELF-BELIEF”
WHO HAS TO FIGHT THE LAW?
While the clock tells no lies, neither does it ask any questions. Instead it merely records our passing in cold indifference. And so in athletics’ ongoing fight… Read more “WHO HAS TO FIGHT THE LAW?”
TOP 10 POSTS OF 2016
As the interesting, arresting year of 2016 comes to a close I thought I’d go back through this year’s blog offerings and see which ones captured the… Read more “TOP 10 POSTS OF 2016”
VIN LANANNA ELECTED USATF PREZ. DOES IT REALLY MATTER?
Today, in Orlando, Florida Coach Vin Lananna was elected president of USATF, the governing body of athletics in the USA, when the other candidate for the office, three-time Olympic… Read more “VIN LANANNA ELECTED USATF PREZ. DOES IT REALLY MATTER?”
NOVEMBER SURPRISE
They call it an October surprise, and we had a few of those in the run-up to this historic 2016 election. Maybe not one as stunning as… Read more “NOVEMBER SURPRISE”
WANDERING IN A RUNNING WORLD 