After the announcement that men’s marathon GOAT and world record holder, Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya, would be coming to run the Boston Marathon for the first time… Read more “RECORD WATCH FOR BOSTON”
RESPONDING TO THE TIMES
On 2 March 2023, PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan announced changes to the 2024 PGA Tour season that look suspiciously like a riposte to the challenge coming from… Read more “RESPONDING TO THE TIMES”
SOMETHING NEW(ER) CELEBRATES SOMETHING OLD. SOMETHING OLD CELEBRATES SOMETHING NEW
“Bank of America saw us a different,” said new BAA CEO Jack Fleming in a text message following the announcement. “And sees opportunities in the future, more than just with the marathon, but in everything we do.”
2023 LOS ANGELES MARATHON REVIEW
Los Angeles, CA – Ethiopia’s Jemal Yimer and Kenya’s Stacey Ndiwa came to Southern California with one goal in mind: to kick-start their marathon careers by winning… Read more “2023 LOS ANGELES MARATHON REVIEW”
2023 LOS ANGELES MARATHON PREVIEW
Los Angeles, CA- The 38th running of the Los Angeles Marathon presented by ASICS takes off out of Dodger Stadium tomorrow morning at 6:29 a.m. with the… Read more “2023 LOS ANGELES MARATHON PREVIEW”
FIGURING OUT FAST
Considered the fastest player in the NFL, 29-year-old Miami Dolphins star wide receiver Tyreek Hill, running his first track competition since 2014, when he ran for Oklahoma… Read more “FIGURING OUT FAST”
WORLD RECORD ERAS
Just messing around here on a coolish SoCal morning. This past week we saw two field event world records go down (or up, as the case may… Read more “WORLD RECORD ERAS”
MAHOMES V. BRADY
I guess the rest of the world does it too, but America’s recency bias is particularly impressive. So now, after only six years as a starter in… Read more “MAHOMES V. BRADY”
BROADCAST OR NARROWCAST, THAT IS THE QUESTION
Nicholas Kosimbei (1:00:36) wins the 2022 Publix Atlanta Half Marathon in fastest time in GA. history With a goal of ensuring “track and field, road racing and… Read more “BROADCAST OR NARROWCAST, THAT IS THE QUESTION”
ADDING UP BOSTON 2023
All things being equal, like injuries, illness, and travel visas, 13 men with marathon personal bests under 2:06 will line up in Hopkinton, Massachusetts on April 17th… Read more “ADDING UP BOSTON 2023”
WANDERING IN A RUNNING WORLD 