Monthly Archives: March 2018

Good advice… and why you should ignore it

Posted on March 26, 2018 by Jon Waldron

             “Striving to better, oft we mar what’s well.” – Shakespeare, King Lear On the final Sunday of March, three weeks and one day until the 122nd Boston Marathon, Commonwealth Ave. in Newton is teeming … Continue reading →

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More Fun Facts

Posted on March 19, 2018 by Jon Waldron

            I’ve been posting regularly to therunnereclectic.com for four years, now, and to my great surprise, the most popular post I’ve ever written, by far, has been the one about track dimensions. I guess a lot of … Continue reading →

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Early March on the Rail Trail

Posted on March 13, 2018 by Jon Waldron

Saturday, March 3 — the Nor’easter that hammered much of the East Coast with wind, rain, and snow on Friday is mostly over now. At least, the rain has gone, but there’s still a pretty strong wind blowing; I can … Continue reading →

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Roger Bannister’s Century

Posted on March 5, 2018 by Jon Waldron

“Records are the bare bones of athletics, like numbers to a mathematician. Unless given a human touch they have no life, no appeal. Statisticians may juggle with them, some perhaps finding in their concentration on record figures a vicarious fulfillment … Continue reading →

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