Tag Archives: sports

Rethinking the running movement [ op-ed CCT 3 April 2012 ]

On April 16 the famous Boston marathon will be run once again. 30 thousand or so people will be heroically pounding the hell out of their joints over 26.2 paved miles, almost all for the sheer fun—and celebration of health and vigor—of it. They will be widely admired by millions of other runners and couch …

April 3, 2012 – 2:02 pm | By Brent | Posted in Columns | Tagged , , , | Comments (0)

[ op ed ] Why it’s impossible to be a sports fan

It seems to me one of life’s great mysteries that we root for sports teams. By “we” I mean not just the sort who strip in freezing weather and paint themselves blue, or beat up those who make the wrong choice in their rooting. No, I mean a lot of otherwise quite reasonable people, including …

November 29, 2011 – 12:56 pm | By Brent | Posted in Columns | Tagged , | Comments (0)