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”
Tag: Boston Marathon
WHY RUN MARATHONS? POINT – COUNTERPOINT
Hello, hello, hello, hello. So we got ourselves another big marathon coming up this weekend in New York City, 50,000 strong going the distance through all five… Read more “WHY RUN MARATHONS? POINT – COUNTERPOINT”
HEADING BACK TO BEEF STEW?
What is it with money in this game? While purses and contracts in every other sport have continued to grow well into seven figures, in this fish market… Read more “HEADING BACK TO BEEF STEW?”
2017 LONDON MARATHON: A VIEWER’S PERSPECTIVE
This is a strange game, isn’t it? Here we see the great Mary Keitany winning her third Virgin Money London Marathon in 2:17:01, and for the rest… Read more “2017 LONDON MARATHON: A VIEWER’S PERSPECTIVE”
TOM FLEMING (1951 – 2017)
Tom Fleming was always a hard charger, a larger than life presence whether on the road in competition or at the post-race party where stories flew as… Read more “TOM FLEMING (1951 – 2017)”
PRE-BOSTON 2017: THIS, THAT, THE OTHER
Boston, Ma. – Boulder Wave sports agent Brendan Reilly is back on his old home turf. The former Greater Boston Track Clubber from the 1980s and his… Read more “PRE-BOSTON 2017: THIS, THAT, THE OTHER”
THE QUESTIONS OF A GREAT MARATHON
Boston, MA. – How’s the weather going to be? Will my foot hold up? Have I done enough long runs? The questions before a marathon add up… Read more “THE QUESTIONS OF A GREAT MARATHON”
JOCK SEMPLE – BOSTON’S HEART & SOUL
The quest to find his office, tucked away in the labyrinth of the old Boston Garden, was a journey unto itself. Yet to say his office was… Read more “JOCK SEMPLE – BOSTON’S HEART & SOUL”
TESTING: PUTTING THE MONEY WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE
We see a version of the honor system every weekend at road races across the globe where thousands of strangers align themselves into a solid grid behind… Read more “TESTING: PUTTING THE MONEY WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE”
BRADY AND PATRIOTS TRANSCENDANT
The Boston Globe’s Dan Shaughnessy – author of The Curse of the Bambino, no less, a book about the Boston Red… Read more “BRADY AND PATRIOTS TRANSCENDANT”
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