Without a ball or a modicum of violence, the idioms of American sport, the marathon has never quite caught on with the public as primarily a sporting… Read more “A Pleasurable Difficulty: Reading the Marathon”
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Mic’d Up and Moving Forward: A New Way to Feel Track and Field
Both sports—track and baseball—have long been tethered to their pasts, defined by records, nostalgia, and a reverence for tradition. Yet, each has also faced a rupture: These… Read more “Mic’d Up and Moving Forward: A New Way to Feel Track and Field”
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”