Pretty much every runner – and even some non-runners! – I know was buzzing about this New York Times article about masters champion Kathy Martin.  Martin took up running seriously […]

This was nearly ready to go on Friday but then the weekend happened and an Olympic duathlon happened and stuff, so you’re getting all of these links on Monday. — […]

I should probably consider changing this to Weekend Randomness, as Friday Randomness seems a bit ambitious for me these days.  Anyway, I wanted to give a quick wave to all […]

So obviously if you were anywhere near the Internet or television last week, you invariably heard about Paula Deen and the controversy surrounding her admission that she has been diagnosed […]

This weekend is like the Super Bowl for fans of distance running, as the Olympic Marathon Trials will be held in Houston on Saturday.  I’m sure most people will be […]

This is some sad news: New Balance, the only major shoemaker that keeps at least some of its production within the U.S., is struggling to maintain that distinction. I recently […]

I’ve been totally off-kilter ever since the Thanksgiving holiday.  I don’t know if it’s because I got sick or because it’s now cold here or because of a tryptophan hangover […]