Lahaina, Maui – In 2003, Michael Lewis published Moneyball, his book outlining how the Oakland Athletics baseball team implemented a more efficient and cost-effective way to evaluate players… Read more “MONEYBALL FOR THE MARATHON?”
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RING BEARER IN CHIEF
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PRO RUNNER DAVID TORRENCE – “Don’t Blame Elite Athletes for State of the Sport”
Reaction to the Competitor Group’s decision to discontinue much of their elite athlete program at their Rock `n` Roll Series events in the United States continues to come…
FAREWELL TO A MAN OF ARMS
San Diego’s Mission Bay Park is the training ground for many of the area’s fitness enthusiasts and serious competitors alike. In 2008 and again in 2011 its lush…
2017 LONDON MARATHON: A VIEWER’S PERSPECTIVE
This is a strange game, isn’t it? Here we see the great Mary Keitany winning her third Virgin Money London Marathon in 2:17:01, and for the rest… Read more “2017 LONDON MARATHON: A VIEWER’S PERSPECTIVE”
2017 CARLSBAD 5000 – MEN’S RACE VIDEO
Carlsbad, CA. – In the battle of Olympic 5000 meter silver medalists, Ethiopia’s Dejen Gebremeskel who won silver in London 2012 took on America’s 2016 Rio silver… Read more “2017 CARLSBAD 5000 – MEN’S RACE VIDEO”
2017 CARLSBAD 5000 WOMEN’S RACE VIDEO
Carlsbad, CA. – The 32nd running of the World’s Fastest 5K took to the roads of Carlsbad, California yesterday. Competitor Group’s elite athlete coordinator Matt Turnbull and… Read more “2017 CARLSBAD 5000 WOMEN’S RACE VIDEO”
EDINBURGH XC WHIPS MAN U IN TV RATINGS
So the (semi) big news as reported in Athletics Weekly was that last weekend’s Great Edinburgh XCountry International Challenge beat vaunted Manchester United football in the TV ratings game in Great… Read more “EDINBURGH XC WHIPS MAN U IN TV RATINGS”
JERRY SCHUMACHER NAMED FLOTRACK COACH OF THE YEAR
Year-end polls, rankings, and lists are the gooey, butter-based holiday confections sports fans love to comfort themselves with in the off-season. Such stuff is what drives sports… Read more “JERRY SCHUMACHER NAMED FLOTRACK COACH OF THE YEAR”