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Great story by Rachel Bachman:

Has anyone done a longread on Iggy/Bowie on Dinah Shore? Because I would longread it.

youtube.com/watch?v=i2eB8f…

Fab Siren!

guys don’t stare straight at it trust me

i’m just gonna stare straight at it

nytimes.com/2024/04/07/nyr…

'This isn't a turkey trot': Boston Marathon runners disappointed by brand name on new finisher medals trib.al/AmAKZKx

this.

There are two rules to live by

1. Never start a land war in Asia
2. Never piss off the running community

nytimes.com/2024/04/03/sty…

For the first time in history, Boston Marathon finisher medals will feature the logo of its corporate sponsor

Just look at how they massacred our boy

Last year: This year:

Guys, this is important: nytimes.com/2024/04/03/sty…

The Boston Marathon tweaked their finisher medals for 2024. Runners are mad: nytimes.com/2024/04/03/sty…

Spoke to the brilliant and lovely Jasmin Paris about her remarkable perfomance in the Barkley Marathons - hallucinations, the moment she thought she might not make it, and so much else

theguardian.com/sport/2024/mar…

Getting an alert about an NBA player/gambling story while sitting somewhere where an MLB player/gambling story is being featured on the TV screen. Leagues are begging for these problems and getting them.

.Benjamin Blankenship is in it for the long run. Sometimes that involves 100-mile races (despite momentarily losing his sight). Other times, that means planting 800+ trees and collecting 20K pieces of gear. On one of running's most interesting people:

i-5corridor.com/p/ben-blankens…

This is such a great book from Joshua Robinson and Jonathan Clegg:

Can competitiveness be measured?

A decade of economics research into the labor market suggests that it can. But it hadn't been attempted in sports -- until now.

Read and subscribe (for free)
zachschonbrun.substack.com/p/the-science-…

Figure skating wants ice princesses. Amber Glenn said, ‘Screw it.’ wapo.st/4cppYXk

Everything you never thought you needed to know about Lil Nas X jumping into the NYC Half at basically the last minute in a pair of designer high tops: nytimes.com/2024/03/18/sty…