* * In the spring of 1982, our Runner’s Digest radio show put together a 75-station national radio network to cover the 86th Boston Marathon. This was… Read more “1982 BOSTON MARATHON, A REMINISCENCE”
ON ANY GIVEN SUNDAY
The trilling of birds fills the Sunday morning air, a gentle reminder that we once lived in a society scaled more for pause and reflection, rather than one… Read more “ON ANY GIVEN SUNDAY”
USATF CEO: BIG IDEAS AND WIDE HORIZONS
Tracy Sundlun and I go way back, to the days of big hair, big ideas, and wide horizons ahead that many envisioned for the sport of… Read more “USATF CEO: BIG IDEAS AND WIDE HORIZONS”
2012 CARLSBAD 5000
No world records fell at today’s 27th Carlsbad 5000, but on a sun-splashed and windy day hard along the bright, blue Pacific Ocean, two previous champions… Read more “2012 CARLSBAD 5000”
CARLSBAD MISSING ITS LEAD-IN
The granddaddy of all marathons is less than three weeks away in Boston, but the progenitor of the modern road race is up this weekend in… Read more “CARLSBAD MISSING ITS LEAD-IN”
DODGER’S SALE POTENTIAL WINDFALL FOR LA MARATHON
Now that the Los Angeles Dodgers sale from Frank McCourt to the Magic Johnson-Stan Kasten group has been consummated for a record $2 billion – the… Read more “DODGER’S SALE POTENTIAL WINDFALL FOR LA MARATHON”
HIGH JUMP HEROES
The two silver maples stood like sentinels in our backyard as they guarded the house with their interlocking canopies of green. During the brutal St. Louis summers when… Read more “HIGH JUMP HEROES”
KTLA’s 2012 L.A. Marathon Coverage Attains High Ratings!
From Countdown to the Marathon to Post Marathon coverage, KTLA triumphed with dominant rating ranks among other Los Angeles broadcast stations! Peaking with a 4.9 rating/12 share… Read more “KTLA’s 2012 L.A. Marathon Coverage Attains High Ratings!”
ANTICIPATING SPRING MARATHON SEASON
Talking about too many good shortstops…First, Athletics Kenya went through a politically bruising process before finally deciding (IMHO, properly) how to select its men’s 10,000 meter Olympic… Read more “ANTICIPATING SPRING MARATHON SEASON”
ATHLETICS KENYA TO STAGE “MINI TRIALS” BEFORE PREFONTAINE TRIALS
The Athletics Kenya decision to stage their Olympic 10,000 meter selection in Eugene, Oregon at this June’s Prefontaine Classic has come in for some harsh criticism… Read more “ATHLETICS KENYA TO STAGE “MINI TRIALS” BEFORE PREFONTAINE TRIALS”
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