There is no doubt we are in a grand era of women’s ascendancy in many fields. Their goals are lofty. Their dreams have been long denied, and… Read more “YOU CAN’T HURRY LOVE – OR, A 4-MINUTE MILE”
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SKEPTICISM RATHER THAN CELEBRATION FOLLOWS WOMEN’S WORLD RECORD IN CHICAGO
The hue and cry about Ruth Chepngetich’s 2:09:56 women’s world marathon record in last Sunday’s Bank of America Chicago Marathon is not toning down. Poor John Korir,… Read more “SKEPTICISM RATHER THAN CELEBRATION FOLLOWS WOMEN’S WORLD RECORD IN CHICAGO”
THE MARATHON: ENDURING BUT NO LONGER ENDURANCE
As a practical matter, conditions will either expand or retract distance in any race, but especially an endurance race. Heat, headwinds, uphills, and humidity are expanders. Cool,… Read more “THE MARATHON: ENDURING BUT NO LONGER ENDURANCE”
WHO IS THE WOMEN’S DISTANCE GOAT?
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?”
2023 MARATHON YEAR – WOMEN
Honolulu, HI—In tmy last post, I broke down the top marathon performances by men in 2023 (as of 3 Dec.), then compared those totals to data taken… Read more “2023 MARATHON YEAR – WOMEN”
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”
CHICAGO MARATHON 2023 BY THE NUMBERS
Kenya’s 23-year-old Kelvin Kiptum announced his arrival as the new king of the marathon today with his 2:00:35 world record at the 45th BofA Chicago Marathon. The… Read more “CHICAGO MARATHON 2023 BY THE NUMBERS”
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”
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”
ANOTHER WORLD RECORD, ANOTHER HISTORIC TIME
We have so obviously entered a new historical cycle that what came before, even two days ago, no longer merits close inspection. It’s just another weigh-station on… Read more “ANOTHER WORLD RECORD, ANOTHER HISTORIC TIME”
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