This Wednesday, June 5th is Global Running Day, and there will be celebrations and recognitions throughout the world. But perhaps Global Running Day should be recognized two days… Read more “CELEBRATING GLOBAL RUNNING DAY ON FRED LEBOW’S BIRTHDAY”
Tag: Frank Shorter
A NEW YEAR BUT THE SAME OLD US
These days accusations fly across the political spectrum faster than shuttlecocks in an ambidextrous badminton tournament. But what’s a lie, and who’s to say? There’s your question… Read more “A NEW YEAR BUT THE SAME OLD US”
CHICAGO 2018: TOO MANY CANDIDATES ON THE BALLOT
Though it was a Frenchman, Michel Bréal, who first suggested that a distance race be held in the 1896 Olympic Games and be called the Marathon, it… Read more “CHICAGO 2018: TOO MANY CANDIDATES ON THE BALLOT”
AN ENCOURAGING WORD IN A VOLATILE WORLD
We were broadcasting the National Scholastic Track & Field Championships for ESPN from the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, N.Y. It was Sunday, March 11, 1990. The very… Read more “AN ENCOURAGING WORD IN A VOLATILE WORLD”
RELENTLESS SHALANE WINS IN NEW YORK CITY
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”
AMERICAN MASTER MEB SAYS SO LONG
On that bright but chilly (38°F) November morning, I had the catbird seat aboard the NBC lead men’s TV motorcycle as the 2002 New York City… Read more “AMERICAN MASTER MEB SAYS SO LONG”
BERLIN 2017: IS PAST STILL PROLOGUE?
In the past, it was the pure strength men, or those who couldn’t quite finish fast enough on the Olympic track to earn medals, who sought solace… Read more “BERLIN 2017: IS PAST STILL PROLOGUE?”
FALMOUTH ROAD RACE FOUNDER TOMMY LEONARD TURNS 84
This Sunday the New Balance Falmouth Road Race turns 45. But today race founder and guiding spirit Tommy Leonard celebrates his 84th birthday. Back in the Summer… Read more “FALMOUTH ROAD RACE FOUNDER TOMMY LEONARD TURNS 84”
THE INNER SANCTUM OF PURPOSEFUL EFFORT
“War is hell” is a cliche as old as conflict itself. Yet counter-intuitive as it may seem to those who only view it from a distance, many… Read more “THE INNER SANCTUM OF PURPOSEFUL EFFORT”
POP GOES THE BOOM!
The running boom is over, and you can blame the millennials. So says an article in the Wall Street Journal quoting statistics from, among others, Running USA showing… Read more “POP GOES THE BOOM!”
