Growing up along the western bank of the Mississippi River in St. Louis, Missouri, one of the most frequent boasts one heard was that something or other… Read more “69TH AZTEC CROSS COUNTRY INVITATIONAL”
THE FESTIVALIZATION OF SPORT — Respite from the competition of life
In our center-right, celebrity-saturated society it is all but apostacy to say, as Yale University Sterling Professor of Humanities Harold Bloom did in a C-SPAN interview in… Read more “THE FESTIVALIZATION OF SPORT — Respite from the competition of life”
KENNY MOORE – THE SENSATIONS OF RUNNING
Perhaps best known for his many brilliant articles in Sports Illustrated, for whom he began writing in 1971 while still an active world-class marathoner, Kenny Moore… Read more “KENNY MOORE – THE SENSATIONS OF RUNNING”
DUMBING DOWN, SLOWING DOWN
In a recent keynote address at the Andrus Center for Public Policy in Boise, Idaho, retired Supreme Court justice, Sandra Day O’Connor lamented what she called… Read more “DUMBING DOWN, SLOWING DOWN”
RUNNING VS BOXING: CONNECTING WITH THE SPORTING PUBLIC
Foot racing and boxing are two of the world’s most ancient and primal forms of athletic competition. Over the last 24 hours we have witnessed two great sporting contests,… Read more “RUNNING VS BOXING: CONNECTING WITH THE SPORTING PUBLIC”
PITTSBURGH ORGANIZER EXPANDS ATHLETE SUPPORT IN RESPONSE TO CGI CONTRACTION
Oh, the brouhaha! The Competitor Group’s decision to radically re-direct funds toward mass participation that had previously been earmarked for its elite athlete program, a story that quietly… Read more “PITTSBURGH ORGANIZER EXPANDS ATHLETE SUPPORT IN RESPONSE TO CGI CONTRACTION”
BOULDER RUNNING COMPANY CANCELS ROCK `N` ROLL REGISTRATION PARTY
Reaction to San Diego-based Competitor Group’s recent decision to abruptly cancel its U.S. elite athlete program continues to heat up. First, a scathing article in the Philadelphia Inquirer, Competitor Group Cuts… Read more “BOULDER RUNNING COMPANY CANCELS ROCK `N` ROLL REGISTRATION PARTY”
WHERE DID THE GREAT MEXICAN RUNNERS TURN WRONG – PART 2
Brian Sheriff was one of the finest road racers of the late `80s, early `90s. Born of an Irish-American father and Zimbabwean mother, Brian arrived in the USA… Read more “WHERE DID THE GREAT MEXICAN RUNNERS TURN WRONG – PART 2”
WHERE DID THE GREAT MEXICAN RUNNERS TURN WRONG?
During the last decade of the 20th century “What’s Up With American Distance Running?” became a latter day Trivial Pursuit, a truly fun-filled parlor game for the entire… Read more “WHERE DID THE GREAT MEXICAN RUNNERS TURN WRONG?”
THE ROAD TO GO PRO: A NEW ARRA
By 1981 the sham of amateurism, which began in the late 19th century as a means to segregate sport along social and economic lines, was too obvious… Read more “THE ROAD TO GO PRO: A NEW ARRA”
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