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I inspired an entire community to show its face. I'm not the only one with this power.
Now that journalistic credentials represent artistic license, we* want in on the fun
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Remembering my first and drunkest Boston Marathons
The 100th running boasted the largest official marathon field in history and ushered in the era of chip timing in mass events; the 102nd provided somet…
Kevin Beck
Apr 15
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Running from the Facts: "It's 2021, so Tucker Carlson talked to a New Hampshire track coach…
How many different ways are there to botch a simple story?
Kevin Beck
Apr 14
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"We're helpless and need to be rescued" is a bad look when peddling empowerment
Having power means thriving in an often-callous world, not shielding yourself from its harsh realities
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Apr 9
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New Hampshire track coach canned for mask-defying letter to boss
Committing vocational suicide in defense of personal principles has its place. This isn't one of them
Kevin Beck
Apr 7
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Running from the Facts: "Muttering into a bullhorn" edition
As the self-contradictions and inadvertent giveaways pile up, more folks are seeing that the "inclusion" crowd is inherently fueled by personal grudges…
Kevin Beck
Apr 5
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Revisiting Daniel Komen, who forever changed running in the spree that kept on giving (Part…
Enjoy his "forever records" while they last, as modern spikes take on the ghost of a no-EPO-test freewheeling athletics era.
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Apr 1
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Revisiting Daniel Komen, who forever changed running in the spree that kept on giving (Part…
When runners binge on racing as greedily as their fans, some sort of flameout is inevitable. But so is the gift to the sport and its profile
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Mar 31
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