The 2008 edition of le grande boucle, as it is affectionately known, is now fully underway, and so far each stage has been quite exciting. The tour started without the traditional prologue, and instead was a full on stage. It’s slightly uphill finish effectively neutralized the sprinters, and so it was not surprising to see […]
USA Track and Field Champs 2008
This past weekend saw the start of the USA Track and Field Olympic Trials, as well as the USA Swimming Olympic Trials. It is a lot to cover, so we will try to focus rather on one at a time in more “digestible” chunks for you. In short, however, the action in both sports has […]
Success in a pill?
Just a short post today prior to our Comrades Marathon previews and coverage. One of our readers alerted us to a short blog post on the Runner’s World website. It was so ludicrous that it was begging for us to take a look at this and clarify the points. Marketing works In a recent New […]
Drugs in Sport: Trevor Graham case
Yesterday saw the verdict in the court case against Trevor Graham, the former Track coach who was implicated in the BALCO scandal and its subsequent perjury cases. For those who haven’t been following the news, the (very) short version of the story is that Graham, the coach of now-disgraced and imprisoned track stars Tim Montgomery […]
Pistorius cleared Part 2
Yesterday (or earlier today), depending on your location, we brought a preliminary response to the CAS ruling that will see the (you can read this below, if you are receiving this as an email). The ruling applies specifically to Oscar Pistorius, but has far-reaching ramifications, many of which are not even apparent today. One thing […]