Boston, MA. – OK, quick analysis. I didn’t talk to everybody, because you simply can’t, too many people too little time. So for instance, I didn’t speak… Read more “BOSTON PRESSER 2018”
DANGEROUS DISTANCE
As we enter Boston Marathon week 2018, let us remember that people once used to believe that running a marathon wasn’t just a challenge, but a risk.… Read more “DANGEROUS DISTANCE”
2018 HAPALUA HALF MARATHON REPORT
Honolulu, HI – Hapalua is the Hawaiian word for half, but today’s 7th Hapalua, Hawaii’s Half Marathon, was a full measure by anyone’s standards. Under unusually high… Read more “2018 HAPALUA HALF MARATHON REPORT”
TOP HAWAII RUNNER TAKES ON KENYAN CHALLENGE
Honolulu, HI – Tomorrow, the 7th Hapalua Half Marathon once again pits 24 of the top island runners against two invited world class Kenyans in a unique… Read more “TOP HAWAII RUNNER TAKES ON KENYAN CHALLENGE”
TO ASELA, ETHIOPIA – SEARCHING FOR DOCTOR YILMA
(From a long, long time ago, when travel called and we answered readily, “drinking life to the lees”, as Tennyson would have it.) Meki, Ethiopia – At… Read more “TO ASELA, ETHIOPIA – SEARCHING FOR DOCTOR YILMA”
AN ENCOURAGING WORD IN A VOLATILE WORLD
We were broadcasting the National Scholastic Track & Field Championships for ESPN from the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, N.Y. It was Sunday, March 11, 1990. The very… Read more “AN ENCOURAGING WORD IN A VOLATILE WORLD”
NAMING MARATHONS
Yesterday, some 24,000 runners from all 50 states and a score of foreign nations ran the 33rd Skechers Performance Los Angeles Marathon under ideal conditions – 47F… Read more “NAMING MARATHONS”
SKECHERS PERFORMANCE LOS ANGELES MEN’S PREVIEW
Los Angeles, CA – The forecast for tomorrow’s 33rd Skechers Performance Los Angeles Marathon looks excellent, 46F (8C) at the 7 am start at Dodger Stadium near… Read more “SKECHERS PERFORMANCE LOS ANGELES MEN’S PREVIEW”
HALF-MARATHON PERFORMANCE LIST: NURTURE OR NATURE?
After Galen Rupp’s 59:47 win at the Huawei Rome Ostia Half Marathon last Sunday, 11 March 2018, I combed through the IAAF.org all-time half-marathon performance list to… Read more “HALF-MARATHON PERFORMANCE LIST: NURTURE OR NATURE?”
JOHNNIE JAMESON – LA LEGACY RUNNER
When the 33rd Skechers Performance Los Angeles Marathon goes off this Sunday morning, among the 24,000+ lining up outside Dodger Stadium for the 26.2 mile jaunt to… Read more “JOHNNIE JAMESON – LA LEGACY RUNNER”
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