As the Twenty Teens come to their conclusion, we join others in looking back at the decade now passing. Below is the list of top posts on this blog from the last ten years (though the blog only began in early 2011). Nevertheless, these are the posts that garnered the most reads over the nine years, beginning with Meb Keflezighi‘s miraculous win at the 2014 Boston Marathon one year after the horrific bombings at the finish line scarred the great event like nothing before and hopefully nothing to come.
 2014 BOSTON ANALYSIS – 23 April 2014 – Meb’s Miracle win dissected from inside the chase pack.
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THE RIVALRY CONTINUES – DEFAR OVER DIBABA IN ZURICH – 30 August 2013 – The most anticipated race of the evening was the 5000-meter showdown between former Ethiopian teen queens turned Olympic icons, Tirunesh Dibaba and Meseret Defar, the two most decorated women distance runners of their generation. |
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“I AM SAMMY WANJIRU!” – 16 May 2011 – It was a long 22-hours back from Oslo to San Diego yesterday, only to hear of the tragic passing of the 2008 Olympic marathon champion Sammy Wanjiru of Kenya upon my landing. |
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COMPETITOR GROUP PULLS THE PLUG ON ELITE RACING – 1 September 2013 – CGI’s entire North American elite athlete program was terminated, including the professional Grand Prix and the invited elite field for upcoming 36th Rock ‘n’ Roll Philadelphia Half Marathon September 15th, an important final tune-up for the fall major marathon season.
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Across the board, 100 meters to 50K walk and field events, the standards for Tokyo 2020 are significantly stricter than for Rio 2016.
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An interesting mix of stories, for sure. As always, there was plenty to rouse our passions, both positive and negative, as the sport continues to engage its many followers and practitioners. As we enter this new decade, I want to thank all who read this blog. And now it is onward to the (hopefully) Roaring Twenties. Happy New Year and New Decade to all.
Toni Reavis
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