Coming off this year’s spring marathon season, I recently penned an article debating who was the GOAT male distance runner in history, the greatest of all time.… Read more “WHO IS THE WOMEN’S DISTANCE GOAT?”
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CHICAGO WILL CONTEXTUALIZE BERLIN
The aftershocks of Tigst Assefa’s 2:11:53 women’s marathon world record in the Berlin two weeks ago still reverberate. But this coming weekend in Chicago, her effort will… Read more “CHICAGO WILL CONTEXTUALIZE BERLIN”
SCRUBBING THE SPORT CLEAN
Nations have been turning citizens into soldiers for as long as anyone can remember. And over time, no matter the nation, the process hasn’t changed a great… Read more “SCRUBBING THE SPORT CLEAN”
HEALING BEGINS
Last week’s IAAF World Indoor Championships in Portland, Oregon has been praised for its innovations in track & field presentation, things like NBA-style player introductions, music during… Read more “HEALING BEGINS”
2015 CARLSBAD 5000 RUNDOWN
Carlsbad, CA. — Warm and windy, not the alliterative conditions they were hoping for at the 30th Carlsbad 5000. Perhaps serene and swift would have been more… Read more “2015 CARLSBAD 5000 RUNDOWN”
CARLSBAD 5000 CHANGES COURSE
Carlsbad, CA. — While it was the inaugural San Diego Rock `n` Roll Marathon that set Elite Racing off onto its national manifest destiny in 1998, a… Read more “CARLSBAD 5000 CHANGES COURSE”