Call it what you will, but while the Boston Athletic Association is dealing with the effects of too much snow on the starting grounds of the Boston… Read more “ASICS LA Marathon – Hot Weather Warning!”
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NCAA TO SEPARATE MEN’S AND WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Attention IAAF Diamond League, USATF Championship Series, and other marketers and purveyors of track and field meetings. The NCAA DI Championships/Sports Management Cabinet (there’s a mouthful) announced… Read more “NCAA TO SEPARATE MEN’S AND WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS”
DR. ROSS TUCKER, SCIENCE OF SPORT, ON ALTITUDE & EPO
On January 4th I posted a back-and-forth with marathon legend Bill Rodgers in which we discussed the continued dominance in the sport by altitude-born runners from Kenya… Read more “DR. ROSS TUCKER, SCIENCE OF SPORT, ON ALTITUDE & EPO”
PODCAST WITH BOULDER WAVE PRESIDENT BRENDAN REILLY
In this talk we chat about last weekend’s USATF National Cross Country Championships in Boulder, the loss of focus on the World Championships, 1965 & `66 Japanese… Read more “PODCAST WITH BOULDER WAVE PRESIDENT BRENDAN REILLY”
LOXSOM LOOKING AT 1000 METERS IN BOSTON AFTER 600 METER RECORD IN NEW MEXICO
Boston, MA. – The city of Boston is still under the sway of its Super Bowl XLIX champion New England Patriot’s. The game, the interception (by rookie… Read more “LOXSOM LOOKING AT 1000 METERS IN BOSTON AFTER 600 METER RECORD IN NEW MEXICO”
INTERNET NO SUBSTITUTE FOR BROADCAST
Excellent BBC coverage of yesterday’s Great Edinburgh Cross Country featuring repeat wins by Americans Garrett Heath in the 4km and Chris Derrick in the 8km, along with… Read more “INTERNET NO SUBSTITUTE FOR BROADCAST”
WHY ALTITUDE MIGHT DEFINE DIFFERENCES IN MARATHON PERFORMANCE
In response to my recent article, BILL RODGERS: SPEAKING OF ALTITUDE, I received an email from Dr. Michael Joyner, Professor of Anesthesiology and an exercise physiology researcher… Read more “WHY ALTITUDE MIGHT DEFINE DIFFERENCES IN MARATHON PERFORMANCE”
MARATHON YEAR 2014
There were highs (American Meb Keflezighi‘s magnificent win in Boston) and lows (Kenyan Rita Jeptoo testing positive for EPO), but some things ran along a well worn… Read more “MARATHON YEAR 2014”
GLOBAL ATHLETICS CONFERENCE 2014: KEYNOTE ADDRESS
The political season of athletics is upon us. This weekend in Anaheim, California USA Track & Field (USATF), the National Governing Body for track and field, long-distance… Read more “GLOBAL ATHLETICS CONFERENCE 2014: KEYNOTE ADDRESS”
2014 WILD DUCK 5K
Opening race in the 2014 Dirt Dog Cross Country Series from Vista, California.