It has been said the 1975 World Series between the Cincinnati Reds and the Boston Red Sox – featuring Carlton Fisk‘s Game 6 walk-off, 12th-inning, wave-it-fair home… Read more “INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL (SOCCER) MAKES ITS CASE”
CHALLENGES & CHARMS – HONOLULU 2022
Honolulu, HI – Every marathon presents a challenge by dint of its great distance alone. Even so, Honolulu’s Marathon, celebrating its 50th running today (11 Dec. 2022)… Read more “CHALLENGES & CHARMS – HONOLULU 2022”
20 YEAR WEDDING ANNIVERSARY!
Honolulu, HI – Today, 8 December 2022, marks Toya and my 20th wedding anniversary, a day for celebration and remembrance. Memorably married barefoot on the beach at… Read more “20 YEAR WEDDING ANNIVERSARY!”
THE EMASCULATED MARATHON
When was the last time you remember seeing the race leader in a major marathon “hit the wall” and falter in the final stages of a race?… Read more “THE EMASCULATED MARATHON”
WOMEN RECORD SETTERS AT BOSTON
With yesterday’s announcement that men’s marathon world record holder, Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya will run the Boston Marathon for the first time next April, I went over… Read more “WOMEN RECORD SETTERS AT BOSTON”
THE GOAT ANNOUNCED FOR BOSTON
So, it’s finally happening. The marathon GOAT, Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya, is coming to Boston for Patriots Day 2023. Today (1 Dec. 2022), the BAA and Kipchoge… Read more “THE GOAT ANNOUNCED FOR BOSTON”
2022 VIRTUS WORLD XC CHAMPS
Though never without turbulence in its administration, the sport of running, as ever, remains engaging while afoot. Yes, like the Thanksgiving Day turkey, there is always meat… Read more “2022 VIRTUS WORLD XC CHAMPS”
“YOU JUST DO.”
Almost since the onset of The Running Boom of the 1970s, the sport has espoused the Just Do It lifestyle, a phrase famously coined by co-founder of… Read more ““YOU JUST DO.””
MY NEW BOOK NOW AVAILABLE
My new book about the meeting and marriage of my parents in war-torn Poland during the dying days of World War II is now out and available.… Read more “MY NEW BOOK NOW AVAILABLE”
MARATHON DAY IN NYC
Meaning, Purpose & Passion: In my time, that’s what running has extended to us all. For in taking on the difficult task, we learn to engage with difficulty… Read more “MARATHON DAY IN NYC”