Not too snappy a game in Chicago last night as the NFL’s “nobody-plays-preseason-games-anymore-and-it-shows” 100th season kicked off with a 10-3 snoozer between the league’s oldest rivals, Da… Read more “PINKOWSKI ON KIPCHOGE & 1:59”
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PROFESSIONALIZING THE GAME
Ever wonder why average runners have to qualify for the Boston Marathon, but the elite runners don’t? Well, for one thing, there is a competitive marketplace for… Read more “PROFESSIONALIZING THE GAME”
NEVER MIND THE MATCH RACE
Well, so much for sticking my head inside the lion’s mouth outside the Chicago Art Museum. I’m getting hammered pretty badly across different fora and websites for… Read more “NEVER MIND THE MATCH RACE”
LONDON 2018: PACING OR RACING?
Watching the races in London last Sunday I couldn’t help contrast forms, because in the marathon more so than the track (until you get to the kick… Read more “LONDON 2018: PACING OR RACING?”
PRIZE DOLLARS AND SENSE
Monday’s 122nd Boston Marathon was one for the ages. Epic you might say. I’ve seen local Boston TV hurricane coverage in the past that looked less nasty… Read more “PRIZE DOLLARS AND SENSE”
CHICAGO 2016
For the second year in a row the Bank of America Chicago Marathon staged a no-pacesetters competition. And for the second year in a row the men… Read more “CHICAGO 2016”
I WANT A NEW DRUG – CHICAGO DROPS PACERS
After a decade long assault, the sport of athletics hit the sweet spot with its dopamine release on 6 May 1954 at Iffley Road track in Oxford,… Read more “I WANT A NEW DRUG – CHICAGO DROPS PACERS”
CONVERSATION WITH CHICAGO MARATHON EX. DIRECTOR CAREY PINKOWSKI
The 2013 Bank of America Chicago Marathon kicked off today with the elite athlete press conference at the Chicago Hilton. Before the official goings on got underway,… Read more “CONVERSATION WITH CHICAGO MARATHON EX. DIRECTOR CAREY PINKOWSKI”
BOSTON EFFECT ON RACE PARTICIPATION
It’s been six weeks since the bombings at the Boston Marathon, time enough for the first rush of emotions to have run their course, and for… Read more “BOSTON EFFECT ON RACE PARTICIPATION”
FROM LONDON WITH LOVE
London, England – News here in the U.K. is just as Boston focused as everywhere else in the aftermath of Monday’s marathon bombings and today’s firefight… Read more “FROM LONDON WITH LOVE”
WANDERING IN A RUNNING WORLD 