Twelve Decades of HeartbreakHow Heartbreak Hill became an icon of the Boston MarathonWords by Paul Clerici in association with Strava
Qualifying for the 2016 Boston MarathonIt took roughly 18 months and three consecutive attempts, but I finally managed to qualify for the Boston Maraton.It’s the most physically exhausting thing I’ve ever done. I was so delirious after finishing that I spent 90 minutes…
Boston Marathon Memories… in gratitudeI am just seven days out of the Boston Marathon and many fond childhood memories about the…
MonsterDzhokhar Tsarnaev was not one of my students, but he was someone I would have happily snagged for my classroom. He was in the half of seventh…
The Making of MonstersWhile I’m certain literally no one cares about my opinion on this, and undoubtedly better pieces on this topic are being crafted as I sit here, I want to say this: the Tsarnaev case is probably the case that has firmly cemented my stance in the “anti death penalty” camp. Before today my…
At The FinishThis originated as an email exchange, on the day of the Boston Marathon bombing, with me explaining to some of my non-running friends why i am so gutted by that day’s events. my daughter read it, and said, ‘you should share this…’, and so i am.
METER #04 launch partyCome and join running’s cultural renaissance, Friday April 15 from 7pm in Boston.
