Cape Elizabeth, ME. – Like many a natural born American, I had one parent who was not. In the waning gray days of World War II, Eastern… Read more “ABDI ABDIRAHMAN BRINGING RACING BACK HOME TO SOMALIA”
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KIPCHOGE ROLLS ON IN LONDON 2019
Was it even a contest? Or should the rest of the marathon world simply call, “No mas.”? Today, in London, England Kenya’s marathon master Eliud Kipchoge constructed another… Read more “KIPCHOGE ROLLS ON IN LONDON 2019”
DEFINING MARATHON PRs
It’s been another memorable year in the world of marathon running even as 2019 begins to rise with news that Chicago Marathon champion Mo Farah will once… Read more “DEFINING MARATHON PRs”
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”
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”
RUPP REBOUNDS IN PRAGUE
This morning the Galen Rupp we saw at the Prague International Marathon (1st, 2:06:07 PB) was the Galen Rupp we expected to see in Boston 20 days… Read more “RUPP REBOUNDS IN PRAGUE”
ENDURANCE OR SPEED: THE MARATHON STILL SERVES UP A LITTLE OF EACH
The Marathon along with its half distance cousin is the only footrace that has a name rather than a distance as it’s calling card. And in that… Read more “ENDURANCE OR SPEED: THE MARATHON STILL SERVES UP A LITTLE OF EACH”
TWIXT THE SPIRIT AND LETTER
As an athlete Alberto Salazar was willing to delve more deeply into the dark raging corridors within than any athlete I ever encountered. That do-or-die spirit is… Read more “TWIXT THE SPIRIT AND LETTER”
EDINBURGH XC WHIPS MAN U IN TV RATINGS
So the (semi) big news as reported in Athletics Weekly was that last weekend’s Great Edinburgh XCountry International Challenge beat vaunted Manchester United football in the TV ratings game in Great… Read more “EDINBURGH XC WHIPS MAN U IN TV RATINGS”
BOSTON ASSEMBLES STRONG AMERICAN FORCE FOR 2017
President-elect Donald Trump won this year’s divisive U.S. presidential campaign in part by touting an “America First” agenda. Seems he isn’t the only one thinking about the… Read more “BOSTON ASSEMBLES STRONG AMERICAN FORCE FOR 2017”
