With the Red Sox getting thumped by the hated Yankees in the Bronx and the Patriots stumbling through the kind of September that conjures memories of the… Read more “Fifty Years at the Finish: Remembering the 1977 Bonne Bell 10K”
Tag: Marathon
BERLIN 2026: THE MARATHON FIGHTS BACK
On a perfect fall morning in Berlin, Ethiopia’s former women’s marathon world record holder Tigst Assefa made a bold attempt at the controversial 2:09:56 marathon mark set… Read more “BERLIN 2026: THE MARATHON FIGHTS BACK”
The Double-Weekend Shift: Why London’s 2027 Gamble Will Rewrite Running History
In The Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith argued that when “effectual demand” overwhelms available supply, the market must adjust. That’s what we have here, “effectual demand.” The… Read more “The Double-Weekend Shift: Why London’s 2027 Gamble Will Rewrite Running History”
BEST MARATHON SEASONS EVER
History is rarely so visible in its making. But that is what we saw unfold in London on April 26, 2026. As two men sped along the… Read more “BEST MARATHON SEASONS EVER”
From Cobblestones to Carbon: Why Sebastian Sawe’s 1:59:30 Starts in Rome, 1960
Last Sunday in London, Sebastian Sawe ran 1:59:30—the first sub-two-hour marathon ever recorded under record-eligible conditions. He did it wearing the Adidas Adizero Adios Pro Evo 3,… Read more “From Cobblestones to Carbon: Why Sebastian Sawe’s 1:59:30 Starts in Rome, 1960”
ON THE HEELS OF BOSTON: CAN LONDON GO FASTER?
It has been a long time since the London Marathon men’s winner ran slower than the Boston Marathon men’s champion. • Boston 2011: Geoffrey Mutai ran 2:03:02,… Read more “ON THE HEELS OF BOSTON: CAN LONDON GO FASTER?”
ON RUFFLED SKIRTS & RECORD RUNS
Madame Marathon hasn’t been conquered so much as decoded.
HOW TIME BENDS ON THE ROAD TO BOSTON
On the morning of the 130th Boston Marathon, I’ve been thinking about the strange elasticity of time and distance — how both stretch, compress, and reform under… Read more “HOW TIME BENDS ON THE ROAD TO BOSTON”
A Pleasurable Difficulty: Reading the Marathon
Without a ball or a modicum of violence, the idioms of American sport, the marathon has never quite caught on with the public as primarily a sporting… Read more “A Pleasurable Difficulty: Reading the Marathon”
ALL SYSTEMS GO: JOHN KORIR RETURNS TO DEFEND IN BOSTON
Now 29 and a three-time major champion, Kenya’s John Korir will attempt to defend his Boston Marathon title next Monday in the 130th running of the great… Read more “ALL SYSTEMS GO: JOHN KORIR RETURNS TO DEFEND IN BOSTON”
