Today, May 12, 2024, marks the 40th anniversary of the first U.S. Women’s Olympic Marathon Trials, staged in Olympia, Washington. It took the work of many people… Read more “Remembering The 1984 U.S. Women’s Olympic Marathon Trials”
WHO IS THE WOMEN’S DISTANCE GOAT?
Coming off this year’s spring marathon season, I recently penned an article debating who was the GOAT male distance runner in history, the greatest of all time.… Read more “WHO IS THE WOMEN’S DISTANCE GOAT?”
WHO IS THE GOAT? UPDATED APRIL 2024
Considering 41-year-old Kenenisa Bekele‘s 2:04:15 second place finish in today’s 2024 TCS London Marathon, I believe the Ethiopian legend strengthened his case for GOAT status in the… Read more “WHO IS THE GOAT? UPDATED APRIL 2024”
HAS THE MARATHON WALL BEEN TORN DOWN?
The crosscurrents of history and technology met up at the Boston Marathon in its 128th year. The notoriously downhill, quad-busting early miles of the Boston Marathon course… Read more “HAS THE MARATHON WALL BEEN TORN DOWN?”
REEXAMINING 2014 BOSTON – A RUN TO REMEMBER
(The following is based on my contemporaneous reporting of the 2014 Boston Marathon.) Ah, the mysteries of racing. Which is why pure, non-paced competition is almost always… Read more “REEXAMINING 2014 BOSTON – A RUN TO REMEMBER”
A LONG & WINDING TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE
Today, one week before the 128th Boston Marathon, we go back in time to when the sport of marathon running was in a state of a flux,… Read more “A LONG & WINDING TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE”
BASEBALL’S OPENING DAY HERALDS THE BOSTON MARATHON’S IMMINENT RETURN
As the hard winter cold gives way to the unrelenting muds of spring, the small dividing strip of land along Commonwealth Avenue in Newton, Massachusetts between Center… Read more “BASEBALL’S OPENING DAY HERALDS THE BOSTON MARATHON’S IMMINENT RETURN”
BELARUS ATHLETE LOOKING TO OVERCOME POLITICAL REPRESSION AT LA MARATHON
Los Angeles, CA – At its best, sport transcends the cultural and political differences of nations, bringing the people of the world into a better understanding of… Read more “BELARUS ATHLETE LOOKING TO OVERCOME POLITICAL REPRESSION AT LA MARATHON”
2024 LA MARATHON SETS ITS CHASE DIFFERENTIAL
Los Angeles, CA (14 March 2024) — As it has in thirteen previous editions (2004-2014; 2022-2023), the 2024 Los Angeles Marathon presented by ASICS will stage their… Read more “2024 LA MARATHON SETS ITS CHASE DIFFERENTIAL”
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