Davenport, IA. – The Quad City Times Bix 7 Road Race is one of the American Road Race classics. Now it is 45th year, the Bix 7… Read more “BIX 7 HITS 45 AND SAYS SO LONG TO ED FROELICH”
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CHICAGO 2018: TOO MANY CANDIDATES ON THE BALLOT
Though it was a Frenchman, Michel Bréal, who first suggested that a distance race be held in the 1896 Olympic Games and be called the Marathon, it… Read more “CHICAGO 2018: TOO MANY CANDIDATES ON THE BALLOT”
MIND GAMES
These next two weeks will mark the end of the 2017 marathon year, first with the 71st Fukuoka International Marathon this Sunday in Japan, followed by the… Read more “MIND GAMES”
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”
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?”
GASPARILLA CELEBRATES ITS 40th ANNIVERSARY
Tampa, FL. – The Gasparilla Distance Classic began 40 years ago when what came to be known as the first Running… Read more “GASPARILLA CELEBRATES ITS 40th ANNIVERSARY”
LINING UP FOR THE TWO BIG RACES AHEAD
New York, N. Y. — Well, here we are together again, New York, New York with two huge races looming ahead. One we can’t wait for, the… Read more “LINING UP FOR THE TWO BIG RACES AHEAD”
BACK TO PACING AS USUAL
Running fast behind pacers is a thoughtless act. You know what’s coming — in fact, it’s been negotiated — and you can either do it or you… Read more “BACK TO PACING AS USUAL”
DR. ROSS TUCKER, SCIENCE OF SPORT, ON ALTITUDE & EPO
On January 4th I posted a back-and-forth with marathon legend Bill Rodgers in which we discussed the continued dominance in the sport by altitude-born runners from Kenya… Read more “DR. ROSS TUCKER, SCIENCE OF SPORT, ON ALTITUDE & EPO”
WANDERING IN A RUNNING WORLD 