In what must be seen as a harbinger of hope, USA Track & Field announced yesterday that it has signed a new sponsor for a new… Read more “USATF TAKES OWNERSHIP OF ROAD RACING”
THE POST-MODERN OLYMPICS
With yesterday’s news that the IOC executive committee voted to drop wrestling from the Olympic calendar beginning in 2020, I thought it worthwhile to resurrect portions of a previous post written at the… Read more “THE POST-MODERN OLYMPICS”
JIM RYUN RETURNS TO SITE OF RECORD RUN
Balboa Stadium 1960s San Diego’s Balboa Stadium formed a classic horseshoe design in 1965 when it was home to the AFL San Diego Chargers. Today the place… Read more “JIM RYUN RETURNS TO SITE OF RECORD RUN”
BEN ROSARIO: WHAT ARE WE AFRAID OF?
(Today, we feature a column by guest blogger Ben Rosario) On February 2 I had the extreme pleasure to serve as meet director for the USA Cross… Read more “BEN ROSARIO: WHAT ARE WE AFRAID OF?”
POPE-ATHON – A RUN FOR THE MITRE?
Stunning news out of Rome that Pope Benedict XVI has announced he will resign the papacy as of 28 February, making him the first Pope in nearly… Read more “POPE-ATHON – A RUN FOR THE MITRE?”
WORLD RECORD HOLDER MAKAU: LONDON MARATHON TUNE UP IN HAWAII
Though the indoor winter track season is in full swing on both sides of the pond, the spring marathon majors in Boston and London have already begun… Read more “WORLD RECORD HOLDER MAKAU: LONDON MARATHON TUNE UP IN HAWAII”
MARY CAIN – CHIN UP, SHOULDERS BACK, CAN’T LOSE
High school sensation Mary Cain, the junior out of Bronxville, New York, closed with a stride-lengthening rush at last Saturday’s New Balance Indoor Grand Prix women’s two… Read more “MARY CAIN – CHIN UP, SHOULDERS BACK, CAN’T LOSE”
COACH SALAZAR AND GALEN RUPP DETERMINED TO WIN IN 2013
I button-holed old friend Alberto Salazar to discuss last weekend’s 3:50.92 indoor mile PR by Galen Rupp at the B.U. Terrier Classic across town. Salazar has coached… Read more “COACH SALAZAR AND GALEN RUPP DETERMINED TO WIN IN 2013”
DEMENTIA TEST
So a friend calls me this morning. “What do you put in a toaster?” he asks. “Bread?” I reply. “Say ‘silk’ three times in your head.” (“Silk.… Read more “DEMENTIA TEST”
