With news of rock icon David Bowie’s passing on Monday in New York City at age 69, I am reminded of a recent lament from a friend… Read more “SUFFERING ADVANCING AGE”
COE ATTEMPTS TO WALK IAAF OFF THE LEDGE
And so it begins, the inevitable PR moon walk by the new IAAF president as he tries to draw back from the cliff of doom that revelations… Read more “COE ATTEMPTS TO WALK IAAF OFF THE LEDGE”
FORTY YEARS AGO ON NEW YEAR’S DAY
As 2015 slides into 2016, we offer a New Year’s story written by guest blogger Bob Hodge, a Lowell, Mass native who was a charter member of… Read more “FORTY YEARS AGO ON NEW YEAR’S DAY”
HARD CUTS
In Tracksmith’s inaugural quarterly, Meter, there was a fine story about what’s called ‘fell running’ in Northern England, which author Andy Waterman described as “a lot like… Read more “HARD CUTS”
STAR WARS & IAAF
Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens (sub-head: “The Vault Opens”) smashed all box office records this past weekend. Hopefully, that news might open the eyes of… Read more “STAR WARS & IAAF”
THE HOLIDAY DRIVE
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. But somebody’s gotta do the driving. Which is where we begin to lose men of good cheer. Once again… Read more “THE HOLIDAY DRIVE”
WHAT WOULD IT TAKE?
The self-inflicted wounds suffered by the sport of athletics in 2015 fit neatly into a world at-large now forced to come to terms with an apocalyptic nihilism that doesn’t share the basic assumptions of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
SUCH ARE THE MEMORIES OF SPORT
The day after Thanksgiving has traditionally been one of the special football days of the year in America. While high school rivalries and the NFL play on… Read more “SUCH ARE THE MEMORIES OF SPORT”
STILL E PLURIBUS, BUT ARE WE LOSING THE UNUM?
As so often is the case, the very simple sport of running is an excellent prism through which to view life’s more complex problems. For life in… Read more “STILL E PLURIBUS, BUT ARE WE LOSING THE UNUM?”
IN SEARCH OF A UNIFIED LENGTH THEORY
While science has been at odds with both church and state throughout the centuries, and even today finds wide swaths of deniers at all compass headings, it… Read more “IN SEARCH OF A UNIFIED LENGTH THEORY”
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