Much of what push back there’s been against the three Sub-2 Hour marathon projects concerns their focus on time rather than competition. Now comes word came that… Read more “BEKELE SIGNS ON TO DUBAI & LONDON”
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BOSTON ASSEMBLES STRONG AMERICAN FORCE FOR 2017
President-elect Donald Trump won this year’s divisive U.S. presidential campaign in part by touting an “America First” agenda. Seems he isn’t the only one thinking about the… Read more “BOSTON ASSEMBLES STRONG AMERICAN FORCE FOR 2017”
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”
CROWD CHAOS AT TOUR DE FRANCE
“There’s no way to control a crowd like that if they don’t want to be controlled,” said former Boston Marathon race director Will Cloney after huge throngs on… Read more “CROWD CHAOS AT TOUR DE FRANCE”
CONVENTIONAL WISDOM
Boston, MA. – Modern day conventional wisdom held that professional runners could optimally race only two marathons per year, one in the spring, one in the fall.… Read more “CONVENTIONAL WISDOM”
2016 BOSTON MARATHON PRESSER
Boston, Ma. – U.S. Olympians Shalane Flanagan, Amy Cragg, Meb Keflezighi and Ryan Hall were an added attraction at today’s 2016 Boston Marathon elite athlete press conference. But… Read more “2016 BOSTON MARATHON PRESSER”
THEORY OF PERVERSE INCENTIVES IN RUNNING
When applied to American politics the theory of Perverse Incentives shows how gerrymandering congressional districts has led to gridlock rather than problem-solving – ostensibly the purpose of… Read more “THEORY OF PERVERSE INCENTIVES IN RUNNING”
BOSTON MARATHON PRESS DAY
Boston, MA. — Press day at the Boston Marathon as principal sponsor John Hancock Financial Services introduces 2015 elite/pro fields. Count me among those who is not… Read more “BOSTON MARATHON PRESS DAY”
ASICS LA Marathon – Hot Weather Warning!
Call it what you will, but while the Boston Athletic Association is dealing with the effects of too much snow on the starting grounds of the Boston… Read more “ASICS LA Marathon – Hot Weather Warning!”
STATUE DEDICATION FOR JOHN J. KELLEY
He didn’t finish his first Boston Marathon in 1949, but over the next two decades Connecticut’s John J. Kelley would become the face of American marathoning at… Read more “STATUE DEDICATION FOR JOHN J. KELLEY”
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