There was no struggle. Read more

They increased it. Read more

Were you alive in 1982? Read more

1980s test or GTFO. Read more

That's irregardless, you moran. Read more

You're doing the Lord's work. Read more

Hey, conflate is my word. You stole that from me. Read more

I would be explaining it again, wouldn't I. Read more

Yeah, who would support the University of Florida?! Read more

I'm going with pound-Rickey Henderson-Jordan, but a great code either way. Read more

The BAA gets a a permit from the various towns that the race runs through, and by virtue of that permit, they can exclude you from the race course if you haven't paid to run. It'd be like you trying to go on your "daily run" through the middle of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade — you can be arrested. Read more

Except there's no reason that she wouldn't have got her medal. Read more

Every year someone puts out the annual marathon report — I think if you google that term you'll find some cool data. Read more

You might want to look again. Read more

This is true, in the sense that you'd have to be insane to consider that fast. Read more

No, your reading is just fine. Read more

That would be great. Read more

Thanks for the thoughtful comment. I agree with most of this except the idea that a 2:11 marathoner is a 2:06 guy with the right training. If that were the case, there'd be at least one example of a 2:11 American (or any male runner) dropping 5 minutes like that, but it's never happened. Our only 2:06 guy was in… Read more

Jesus, calm down. At no point did I suggest the presumption of innocence is a bad thing. The point was that nations like Uganda tend to selectively decide who is given US-style rights (important sports males) and who is denied these same rights (young women). Read more

The sentences that follow are important. Read more