As the winter snows give way to the unrelenting muds of March, the small dividing strip of land along Commonwealth Avenue in Newton, Massachusetts between Center… Read more “RED SOX, CUBBIES & THE BOSTON MARATHON”
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MO FARAH TO RUN HALF OF LONDON’S MARATHON: GOOD IDEA?
Britain’s double Olympic track champion Mo Farah begins the re-landscaping of his career toward the marathon this weekend when he competes in New Orleans at the Rock… Read more “MO FARAH TO RUN HALF OF LONDON’S MARATHON: GOOD IDEA?”
OLYMPIC ROAD RACE
Now that Athletics Kenya has made its Sophie’s Choice for their 2012 Olympic Men’s Marathon team, it seems cruelly unfair that both history’s fastest marathoner, Geoffrey… Read more “OLYMPIC ROAD RACE”
KENYAN OLYMPIC MARATHON TEAMS ANNOUNCED
Well, the word has come down from on high, and a little earlier than expected at that. Originally scheduled to be announced April 30th, today at a packed… Read more “KENYAN OLYMPIC MARATHON TEAMS ANNOUNCED”
BOSTON WRAP – BRIGHTON MEMORIES – AUSTIN OPENING
Race directors are notoriously competitive with one another, yet just as quick to lend a helping hand in times of trouble. So when the conditions for… Read more “BOSTON WRAP – BRIGHTON MEMORIES – AUSTIN OPENING”
WEATHER CONTINUES TO DOMINATE BOSTON DISCUSSION
The prospect of high heat and motivated marathoners has prompted the Boston Athletic Association to offer their 26,700 starters a chance to defer running till next… Read more “WEATHER CONTINUES TO DOMINATE BOSTON DISCUSSION”
WHETHER THE WEATHER FOR BOSTON MARATHON MONDAY
If in real estate it’s location, location, location, in marathon running it’s weather, weather weather. People are eyeballing the weather stations like tornado chasers for this Monday’s… Read more “WHETHER THE WEATHER FOR BOSTON MARATHON MONDAY”
ANTICIPATING SPRING MARATHON SEASON
Talking about too many good shortstops…First, Athletics Kenya went through a politically bruising process before finally deciding (IMHO, properly) how to select its men’s 10,000 meter Olympic… Read more “ANTICIPATING SPRING MARATHON SEASON”
SAME AS IT EVER WAS
As we approach this weekend’s USATF Indoor Track & Field Championships in Albuquerque, New Mexico, once again we find the advance stories focusing as much on… Read more “SAME AS IT EVER WAS”
BOSTON VS LONDON MARATHONS 2012
Again in 2012, the two springtime World Marathon Majors, Boston and London, will be staged six days apart. Boston’s 116th annual sets off from Hopkinton on… Read more “BOSTON VS LONDON MARATHONS 2012”
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