He didn’t finish his first Boston Marathon in 1949, but over the next two decades Connecticut’s John J. Kelley would become the face of American marathoning at… Read more “STATUE DEDICATION FOR JOHN J. KELLEY”
MONEY VALIDATES
Our friends at Letsrun.com wrote a preview of this weekend’s 2nd IAAF Continental Cup from Marrakech, Morocco comparing it favorably to the recently completed IAAF Diamond… Read more “MONEY VALIDATES”
SOUTH AFRICA TO STAGE FIRST EVER GLOBAL ATHLETICS CONFERENCE
Yesterday (3 Sept. 2014) KwaZulu-Natal Athletics announced that it will stage a world first annual international athletics conference in Durban, RSA to up-skill and equip athletics… Read more “SOUTH AFRICA TO STAGE FIRST EVER GLOBAL ATHLETICS CONFERENCE”
NEGATIVE SPACE, POSITIVE RESULT
There was an embarrassment of athletic riches on display at today’s Weltklasse meet in Zürich’s Letzigrund Stadium, the first of two IAAF Diamond League finals for the… Read more “NEGATIVE SPACE, POSITIVE RESULT”
2014 WILD DUCK 5K
Opening race in the 2014 Dirt Dog Cross Country Series from Vista, California.
FALMOUTH FOTOS 2014
Falmouth, MA. — 42nd New Balance Falmouth Road Race from the announcer’s vantage point
TOMMY LEONARD CELEBRATES 81ST BIRTHDAY
Falmouth, Ma. — Last year a multitude of fans and friends celebrated Falmouth Road Race founder Tommy Leonard‘s 80th birthday with a big surprise party at… Read more “TOMMY LEONARD CELEBRATES 81ST BIRTHDAY”
FERGUSON, MO. – THE GAP BETWEEN LIVING AND STAYING
As civil unrest continues to tear apart my hometown of St. Louis, Missouri in the aftermath of last Saturday’s shooting of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown by… Read more “FERGUSON, MO. – THE GAP BETWEEN LIVING AND STAYING”
IN THE BEGINNING
The same day I drove into Boston in a white, right-hand drive post office van, Richard Nixon was flying out of Washington D.C. in a green Marine… Read more “IN THE BEGINNING”
2014 MAINE TRAVELS
It is back to Southern California today after our annual week in Maine for the TD Beach to Beacon 10K. On our final day in the Pinetree… Read more “2014 MAINE TRAVELS”