As we continue to stand in awe (or doubt) of Ruth Chepngetich’s spanking new women’s marathon world record in Chicago a week ago Sunday (2:09:56), people have… Read more “DEEP DIVE – MEN’S MARATHON”
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WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY (ABOUT WOMEN’S MARATHOING)
I am a numbers’ guy. I’ve always been a numbers’ guy. I always want to see what the numbers tell me before I opine from an emotional… Read more “WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY (ABOUT WOMEN’S MARATHOING)”
WHO IS THE GOAT? UPDATED APRIL 2024
Considering 41-year-old Kenenisa Bekele‘s 2:04:15 second place finish in today’s 2024 TCS London Marathon, I believe the Ethiopian legend strengthened his case for GOAT status in the… Read more “WHO IS THE GOAT? UPDATED APRIL 2024”
A BIT OF A PONDER
We all know what we believe, what our gut tells us, and what we hope will be. But before we get too comfortable with even consensus reality… Read more “A BIT OF A PONDER”
CONSIDERING THE 2023 LONDON MARATHON
Not much, really, to add to all the other analysis of April 23rd’s remarkable 2023 TCS London Marathon. Except, gee whiz, for a once feared, myth-making distance,… Read more “CONSIDERING THE 2023 LONDON MARATHON”
FINALLY, THE GOAT IS READY TO CLIMB
With no TV gig to distract me this year, and thousands of miles separating me from my old haunts, I’ve been freed up this 2023 Patriot’s Day… Read more “FINALLY, THE GOAT IS READY TO CLIMB”
THE GOAT ANNOUNCED FOR BOSTON
So, it’s finally happening. The marathon GOAT, Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya, is coming to Boston for Patriots Day 2023. Today (1 Dec. 2022), the BAA and Kipchoge… Read more “THE GOAT ANNOUNCED FOR BOSTON”
STABILITY AS A PREDICATE FOR SUCCESS
If history doesn’t repeat itself note for note, it’s been said to at least rhyme verse to verse. This November 2021, the TCS New York City Marathon… Read more “STABILITY AS A PREDICATE FOR SUCCESS”
GEARED FOR THE DISTANCE – NO WORLD RECORD IN BERLIN 2021
What effort for this pace? That is the question every athlete has to answer in the marathon. And when we control the effort, funny how that dovetails… Read more “GEARED FOR THE DISTANCE – NO WORLD RECORD IN BERLIN 2021”
IT’S AN AGE-OLD QUESTION
Taken on its merits, Eliud Kipchoge’s marathon career will have been the bridge spanning the 2:00:00 marathon barrier. After his 2:02:37 win in London 2019, his top… Read more “IT’S AN AGE-OLD QUESTION”
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