The crosscurrents of history and technology met up at the Boston Marathon in its 128th year. The notoriously downhill, quad-busting early miles of the Boston Marathon course… Read more “HAS THE MARATHON WALL BEEN TORN DOWN?”
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REEXAMINING 2014 BOSTON – A RUN TO REMEMBER
(The following is based on my contemporaneous reporting of the 2014 Boston Marathon.) Ah, the mysteries of racing. Which is why pure, non-paced competition is almost always… Read more “REEXAMINING 2014 BOSTON – A RUN TO REMEMBER”
ADDING UP BOSTON 2023
All things being equal, like injuries, illness, and travel visas, 13 men with marathon personal bests under 2:06 will line up in Hopkinton, Massachusetts on April 17th… Read more “ADDING UP BOSTON 2023”
HONOLULU MARATHON CAPS RECORD YEAR
Honolulu, HI – Imagine what old Pheidippides would have thought of this marathon year of 2019. The original marathoner, the one who expired after running 40k from Marathon… Read more “HONOLULU MARATHON CAPS RECORD YEAR”
2018 HONOLULU MARATHON PREVIEW
Honolulu, HI. – In both 2016 & 2017, the Honolulu Marathon produced the fastest men’s marathon times in the United States. Perhaps some of that anomaly can… Read more “2018 HONOLULU MARATHON PREVIEW”
CHAMPIONS TO CLASH IN HONOLULU
Honolulu, Hi – Looking through the winning times of the Honolulu Marathon over the years can take you back to the days before the first Running Boom when… Read more “CHAMPIONS TO CLASH IN HONOLULU”
COOLER WEATHER PREDICTING FAST TIMES IN HONOLULU
Honolulu, HI. – As the countdown to the 45th Honolulu Marathon continues and the hotels along Waikiki Beach fill up with runners, all who assumed that the… Read more “COOLER WEATHER PREDICTING FAST TIMES IN HONOLULU”
2017 LONDON MARATHON: A VIEWER’S PERSPECTIVE
This is a strange game, isn’t it? Here we see the great Mary Keitany winning her third Virgin Money London Marathon in 2:17:01, and for the rest… Read more “2017 LONDON MARATHON: A VIEWER’S PERSPECTIVE”
KENYAN CHAMPION REACHING OUT TO BACK OF THE PACK
Perhaps it took Competitor Group’s two-by-four to the frontal lobe to get people’s attention, but now that CGI has eliminated appearance fees and (by running’s standards) appreciable… Read more “KENYAN CHAMPION REACHING OUT TO BACK OF THE PACK”
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