Records are made to be broken. But some, they just refuse to be. Like Usain Bolt’s 9.58 second 100m dash. The closest time ever run to that iconic sprint was 9.69 seconds. Over a tenth of a second slower than Bolt. Or, an eon in 100m time. Some other records, though, aren’t as prestigious as […]
Month: April 2020
Virtual Season Race 2: Half Marathon
Last Saturday, I set out to time trial a half marathon, but dropped out at 10K. This time I don’t let that happen.
Matthew Futterman’s Running to the Edge and the ignition of passion
I want to coach. It’s been in the back of my mind for most of my time in college, but mostly as a fallback. I picked up a majority of the credits required for a coaching minor in the last four semesters, but I never took it too seriously. Now, I wish I had. Running […]
Top 5 Running Mini-Games
5. Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games Generally, this is just shaking a Wii-remote to get through a run, but during the relays there are interesting quick-time events to pass off the baton. Good, but you’d expect better from a big studio.. 4/10 4. QWOP It’s a game that’s only good trait is its […]
Virtual Season | Race 1: 5k
Kicking off the (lack of) a season with a 5k time trial aided by pacing from Ryan Dunning and filming by MaryClaire Haseley.
Starting the virtual season
Last Saturday was supposed to be my 10k debut on the track. It was also supposed to kick off my final season of collegiate running. Now, my collegiate career is effectively over. Sure, I have eligibility for the season that COVID-19 took. But taking another full year of school for the sake of one season […]