Patriots Day 1978, the Boston Marathon, back when the fields were still growing, but small enough where, as our friend Norma Friedman once said, “We knew the… Read more “Remembering the Good Old Days: Happy 78th, Boston Billy.”
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The Price of Purity: Why Doping Is an Economic Crisis, Not Just a Moral One
In Kenya’s Western Highlands around the towns of Eldoret and Iten, young runners chase dreams of glory around dusty tracks and along rutted red-clay roads, often matching… Read more “The Price of Purity: Why Doping Is an Economic Crisis, Not Just a Moral One”
1976 MEN’S OLYMPIC MARATHON TRIALS – EUGENE, OREGON
LIGHTING THE FUSE It was 49 years ago, today, 22 May 1976, that the U.S. staged its Olympic Trials Marathon to determine the three-man team to represent… Read more “1976 MEN’S OLYMPIC MARATHON TRIALS – EUGENE, OREGON”
FROM BOSTON’S HILLS TO LONDON’S FLAT: SOLO BREAKAWAYS DEFINE SPRING MEN’S MAJORS
It’s been an electrifying week in the sport of marathon running. First, the 129th Boston Marathon was on Monday, then the 45th TCS London Marathon six days… Read more “FROM BOSTON’S HILLS TO LONDON’S FLAT: SOLO BREAKAWAYS DEFINE SPRING MEN’S MAJORS”
BOSTON 1975: WHEN THE FUTURE WAS JUST BEGINNING
“Boy, There’s Nothing Like This Back in St. Louis!”
BROTHERHOOD ON BOYLSTON: JOHN KORIR LOOKS TO EMULATE WESLEY AS BOSTON MARATHON CHAMPION
There have been many historic firsts in the long history of the Boston Marathon. This coming Monday, 21 April, 2025, 28-year-old John Korir of Kitale, Kenya, will attempt to… Read more “BROTHERHOOD ON BOYLSTON: JOHN KORIR LOOKS TO EMULATE WESLEY AS BOSTON MARATHON CHAMPION”
BOSTON: A SIREN’S SONG OF SPEED
The Boston Marathon sings a sweet song of speed within its test of endurance, its melody beginning with the marching drum-and-fife call to the line in Hopkinton… Read more “BOSTON: A SIREN’S SONG OF SPEED”
BOSTON 1988: THE YEAR DECADES OF DOMINANCE BEGAN
The evening after the 1988 Boston Marathon, Honolulu Marathon president Jim Barahal and I flagged a cab at the Copley Plaza Hotel down to the old Boston… Read more “BOSTON 1988: THE YEAR DECADES OF DOMINANCE BEGAN”
CHICAGO 1982: A REBOOT
First run in 1977, this Sunday, Chicago hosts its 46th marathon (it lost 2020 to the Covid-19 pandemic; 1987 to sponsorship issues). One of the six Abbott… Read more “CHICAGO 1982: A REBOOT”
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JOANNIE
Yesterday, May 16, 2024, was Joan Benoit Samuelson’s 67th birthday. The inaugural women’s Olympic marathon gold medalist from Los Angeles 1984, two time Boston and one time… Read more “HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JOANNIE”
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