The original Running Boom was a bit like the tulip-mania that gripped the Netherlands in the early 17th century, a special (speculative) bubble that grew, bloomed brilliantly,… Read more “FROM TULIPS TO 2:10s”
Tag: Alberto Salazar
WHO KNOWS WHAT’S A RECORD ANYMORE?
My old Runner’s World friend and long-time chronicler of the sport Peter Gambaccini wrote on my FB page in response to “WHAT A WORLD!” (RECORD) about the first… Read more “WHO KNOWS WHAT’S A RECORD ANYMORE?”
A SAD STORY HOWEVER IT’S TOLD
Let’s begin with Emma Coburn’s response to the Kenyan team saying before the World Championships that they would bring the women’s steeplechase medals in Doha back to Kenya where… Read more “A SAD STORY HOWEVER IT’S TOLD”
RELENTLESS SHALANE WINS IN NEW YORK CITY
Like many a Boston Marathon finisher, Shalane Flanagan walked downstairs with a tender tred after the race. The Marblehead, Massachusetts native had attacked the old course with… Read more “RELENTLESS SHALANE WINS IN NEW YORK CITY”
AMERICAN MASTER MEB SAYS SO LONG
On that bright but chilly (38°F) November morning, I had the catbird seat aboard the NBC lead men’s TV motorcycle as the 2002 New York City… Read more “AMERICAN MASTER MEB SAYS SO LONG”
CONSIDERING CHICAGO 2017
People have been asking why I hadn’t written anything on the outcome of this year’s Chicago Marathon after the historic win by Galen Rupp in the men’s… Read more “CONSIDERING CHICAGO 2017”
BERLIN 2017: IS PAST STILL PROLOGUE?
In the past, it was the pure strength men, or those who couldn’t quite finish fast enough on the Olympic track to earn medals, who sought solace… Read more “BERLIN 2017: IS PAST STILL PROLOGUE?”
TWIXT THE SPIRIT AND LETTER
As an athlete Alberto Salazar was willing to delve more deeply into the dark raging corridors within than any athlete I ever encountered. That do-or-die spirit is… Read more “TWIXT THE SPIRIT AND LETTER”
BOSTON ASSEMBLES STRONG AMERICAN FORCE FOR 2017
President-elect Donald Trump won this year’s divisive U.S. presidential campaign in part by touting an “America First” agenda. Seems he isn’t the only one thinking about the… Read more “BOSTON ASSEMBLES STRONG AMERICAN FORCE FOR 2017”
DESI GOING FOR THE WIN IN LA TRIALS
Los Angeles, CA. — There’s a whole different vibe to an Olympic Trials race, because by its very nature it is not a final, but a prelim.… Read more “DESI GOING FOR THE WIN IN LA TRIALS”
