Like the gap between the fastest racers and the average runners, the gap between rich and poor in America continues to expand, risking a fundamental change… Read more “GROWING APART”
GRASSROOTS FUNDING CONTINUES ON TRACK
Minimal, broad-based funding has long been a useful mechanism to advance the cause of sports in the USA. In the late 1970s and early `80s runners had to… Read more “GRASSROOTS FUNDING CONTINUES ON TRACK”
HOW RUNNING IS LIKE GOLF
Golf is one of the few sports that a top caliber runner can play while maintaining a rigorous two-a-day workout schedule. I discovered that years ago… Read more “HOW RUNNING IS LIKE GOLF”
WHEN IS TOO MUCH ENOUGH?
If the academic well-being of our children is worth engendering and accrediting by a way of curricula and diploma, all in the name of a meaningful,… Read more “WHEN IS TOO MUCH ENOUGH?”
DIAMOND LEAGUE, BIRMINGHAM
It’s an interesting time on the Samsung Diamond League track & field circuit these days as the ninth in the fourteen-meet tour was staged in rainy Birmingham, England… Read more “DIAMOND LEAGUE, BIRMINGHAM”
“SUMMER NIGHTS” SERIES OFFERS RACERS OPPORTUNITY
There was a south wind blowing up the homestretch of the Cuyamaca College track last night as three runners settled into their blocks for a special… Read more ““SUMMER NIGHTS” SERIES OFFERS RACERS OPPORTUNITY”
MISSING THE SONG OF THE CITY
Another small chorus in the song of the city has begun to go silent in the nation’s neighborhoods, as the U.S. Postal Service continues its removal of… Read more “MISSING THE SONG OF THE CITY”
“PEACHTREE’S CHARM”
Why is it that everyone but the people in charge understands the problem? “It’s part of the Peachtree’s charm. People won’t know the people who win… Read more ““PEACHTREE’S CHARM””
Flying Over Qualcomm Stadium
San Diego’s Qualcomm Stadium from the air. 166 acres.
