I was sitting at gate A6 in Lambert St. Louis airport heading to Atlanta for the 48th AJC Peachtree Road Race, the biggest foot race in America with… Read more “BASS FISHING”
KIPCHOGE TO ATTEMPT OFFICIAL WORLD MARATHON RECORD IN BERLIN 2017
To nobody’s surprise Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge will make a world record attempt this September 24th at the BMW Berlin Marathon, site of the last six men’s marathon… Read more “KIPCHOGE TO ATTEMPT OFFICIAL WORLD MARATHON RECORD IN BERLIN 2017”
SIMPLE, PURE, AND HEARTLESS
The 10,000 meter finals at the USATF Outdoor Nationals ran late last night in Sacramento due to the steamy weather that is coating much of the western… Read more “SIMPLE, PURE, AND HEARTLESS”
TEAMING UP
IAAF President Sebastian Coe gave an interview to the British newspaper The Guardian this past Tuesday June 13th to discuss the unsteady state of the sport of… Read more “TEAMING UP”
TIME TO GET UP!
People wonder where the next Steve Prefontaine is, that runner who can both race with charismatic elan while simultaneously challenging the status quo to the point where… Read more “TIME TO GET UP!”
MEMORIAL DAY 2017
Memorial Day, a day to remember those who have given their lives in the service of the country. I wrote about Memorial Day last year on a… Read more “MEMORIAL DAY 2017”
GRETE’S PLACE
We learned last week that the apartment building Grete Waitz (nee Anderson) grew up in in Oslo, Norway had been fitted with a plaque recognizing the place… Read more “GRETE’S PLACE”
EXERCISE SHMEXERCISE
We in the running world contain variants of every political persuasion, making the sport the true Big Tent, an open flap for everyone. One reason the sport… Read more “EXERCISE SHMEXERCISE”
WHERE TO NOW?
IAAF president Sebastian Coe is said to be seriously considering a proposal outlined at a recent European Athletics Council meeting which would erase all track & field records… Read more “WHERE TO NOW?”
BREAKING 2 STILL ALLURING?
And so the grand experiment has come to a conclusion. And, oh, so close did it come to its vaunted goal, just one second per mile short… Read more “BREAKING 2 STILL ALLURING?”
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