The news cycle these days is a rather fascinating animal. Big stories break on Twitter. Next, the scramble, during which reports - many half-baked - are filed as quickly as possible. Mistakes, of course, are made. Theories, of course, are posited and rapidly discredited. Finally, though, something sticks. The truth - or at least a very compelling story - emerges.
With the case of Sammy Wanjiru, the Kenyan marathon champion who died at 24 from a fall from his balcony, we probably never will get that dose of truth before the shock wears off and we move on to something else.
To that end, I think Running Times senior editor Scott Douglas' recent blog post, "Wanjiru: We're Never Going to Know What Happened," is spot on.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Thursday, May 19, 2011
#9 - A Rural Marathon
May 1, 2011: 1-mile warmup, Gettysburg North-South Marathon (1st, 2:37.12). 27 miles.
Splits: 6:05, 5:51, 5:57, 5:53, 6:02, 6:00, 5:59, 5:59, 5:54, 5:47, 5:48, 6:06, 5:47, 5:48, 6:10, 5:51, 6:01, 6:14, 6:14, 5:50, 5:48, 6:03, 6:15, 6:18, 6:10, 6:21
Elevation chart: It's in the lower right corner. Splits are here, too - though you will see that I forgot to stop my watching after crossing the finish line.
Slideshow: All the photos have captions.
Gettysburg College Sports Information picked up Cory Mull's article for the Hanover Evening Sun.
In all of these videos - particularly with the fourth one - background talk is the best part. This picks it up at photo No. 4:
Russell Tavern Road, one of my favorites from college:
Halfway:
My mom took this video in the early 20s. Listen to the background chatter:
Finish (clock shows unofficial time):
Splits: 6:05, 5:51, 5:57, 5:53, 6:02, 6:00, 5:59, 5:59, 5:54, 5:47, 5:48, 6:06, 5:47, 5:48, 6:10, 5:51, 6:01, 6:14, 6:14, 5:50, 5:48, 6:03, 6:15, 6:18, 6:10, 6:21
Elevation chart: It's in the lower right corner. Splits are here, too - though you will see that I forgot to stop my watching after crossing the finish line.
Slideshow: All the photos have captions.
Gettysburg College Sports Information picked up Cory Mull's article for the Hanover Evening Sun.
In all of these videos - particularly with the fourth one - background talk is the best part. This picks it up at photo No. 4:
Russell Tavern Road, one of my favorites from college:
Halfway:
My mom took this video in the early 20s. Listen to the background chatter:
Finish (clock shows unofficial time):
Monday, May 2, 2011
Gettysburg North-South Marathon ...
Video and slideshow coming soon ... For now, I think this photo tells the story pretty well.
That's my dad on the side of the road. That's me down there yonder, following the lead bicycle.
That's my dad on the side of the road. That's me down there yonder, following the lead bicycle.
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