Chicago, IL. — There is a deep vein of giving associated with the distance running community. It can be seen not just in the billion dollars plus… Read more “TRANSCENDING HIS SPORT”
OLD SCHOOL MEETS NEW WAVE
Chicago, IL. — The sport of marathoning is changing very fast around us. This Sunday at the 2014 Bank of America Chicago Marathon the 5000 & 10,000… Read more “OLD SCHOOL MEETS NEW WAVE”
ONE YEAR LATER: COMPETITION BACK AT COMPETITOR GROUP / ATHLETE BIZ SHOWS JETER THE WAY
One year ago the big story in the sport was Competitor Group Inc.’s decision to significantly cut its elite athlete program just weeks before the Rock ‘n’… Read more “ONE YEAR LATER: COMPETITION BACK AT COMPETITOR GROUP / ATHLETE BIZ SHOWS JETER THE WAY”
ATLANTA 10 Miler INTRODUCES UNIQUE CHALLENGE
There was good evidence to believe that the Atlanta Track Club’s hiring of Rich Kenah as its executive director this past February would pay dividends — just… Read more “ATLANTA 10 Miler INTRODUCES UNIQUE CHALLENGE”
MAKE IT PERSONAL
The Fall 2014 marathon season is upon us, and with the 41st BMW Berlin Marathon about to step out this weekend, we can see how the efforts… Read more “MAKE IT PERSONAL”
STATUE DEDICATION FOR JOHN J. KELLEY
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.