As might be expected in any nation with a talent pool as vast as theirs, Kenyans continue to debate the makeup of their 2016 Rio Olympic… Read more “REMEMBERING SAMMY WANJIRU FIVE YEARS AFTER”
THE DRIP, DRIP, DRIP OF SCANDAL
So on the same day that WADA unanimously declares Kenya non-compliant with its anti-doping code, thereby threatening the East African running juggernaut with exclusion from this summer’s… Read more “THE DRIP, DRIP, DRIP OF SCANDAL”
MOMS
On this Mother’s Day 2016 we find the world all around us continuing to be torn apart by the cross currents of economic, racial, ethnic and religious… Read more “MOMS”
POP GOES THE BOOM!
The running boom is over, and you can blame the millennials. So says an article in the Wall Street Journal quoting statistics from, among others, Running USA showing… Read more “POP GOES THE BOOM!”
America, The Brand – Or, Where is the West if Lewis & Clark Are No Longer Searching?
So here it comes, Ali-Frazier `71, Bird-Magic `84. Really, once his golden escalator eased The Donald and his wife Melania down into the lobby of Trump Tower last June… Read more “America, The Brand – Or, Where is the West if Lewis & Clark Are No Longer Searching?”
SOLINSKY’S GREATEST RUN
Even as the sport celebrates the 10,000 meter debut of American master phenom Bernard Lagat at last night’s Payton Jordan Invitational in Palo Alto, California — a… Read more “SOLINSKY’S GREATEST RUN”
WHAT MEAN THE STRUGGLES IF THE BATTLES GO UNNAMED?
There were several sad stories in the news this week that helped keep perspective in proper alignment. Each concerned people in the prime of their lives, each… Read more “WHAT MEAN THE STRUGGLES IF THE BATTLES GO UNNAMED?”
STICKIN’ IT TO THE CONSUMER
Everywhere you turn these days you find another example of industries who are just out to stick it to the consumer. Some of you are old enough… Read more “STICKIN’ IT TO THE CONSUMER”
CONVENTIONAL WISDOM
Boston, MA. – Modern day conventional wisdom held that professional runners could optimally race only two marathons per year, one in the spring, one in the fall.… Read more “CONVENTIONAL WISDOM”
2016 BOSTON MARATHON PRESSER
Boston, Ma. – U.S. Olympians Shalane Flanagan, Amy Cragg, Meb Keflezighi and Ryan Hall were an added attraction at today’s 2016 Boston Marathon elite athlete press conference. But… Read more “2016 BOSTON MARATHON PRESSER”
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