The Los Angeles Lakers are reportedly going hard after two-time NCAA basketball champion coach Danny Hurley out of UConn. And one argument for Hurley to take… Read more “HOW TRACK IS STILL LIKE THE NCAA & WNBA”
“REMOVING THE PRESSURES”
Yesterday, June 2, 2024, San Diego celebrated the 26th Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon, the event that began the modern era of road running events. Over 30,000 signed… Read more ““REMOVING THE PRESSURES””
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JOANNIE
Yesterday, May 16, 2024, was Joan Benoit Samuelson’s 67th birthday. The inaugural women’s Olympic marathon gold medalist from Los Angeles 1984, two time Boston and one time… Read more “HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JOANNIE”
Remembering The 1984 U.S. Women’s Olympic Marathon Trials
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”