Athletics

Empire State Building Run-Up Wrap Up

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Again for 2009, Thomas Dold of Germany and Suzanne Walsham of Singapore and Australia won the Run-Up, finishing respectively in 10m 7s and 13m 27s.  For some reason though, the race did not feel as competitive as usual with a lot of the top racers not in attendance.  Nevertheless, a huge congratulations is in order for [...]

I Got Invited to the 2009 Empire State Building Run-up, Yippie!

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Well I got invited to the 2009 Empire State Building Run-up!  This 86-flight stair race is the unofficial world championship of competitive stairclimbing, and athletes can only compete if invited.  The top stair racers from all over the world fly to New York to compete, creating quite a spectacle among them.  This will be my fourth [...]

Hamas Rockets “Nagging” Israel

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In a travesty of an article, Palestinian propagandist Daoud Kuttab believes that Hamas’ lethal rocket attacks are merely “nagging” Israel and are nothing more than an amateur “nuisance” (see, if you can stomach the nonsense of it,  ”Has Israel Revived Hamas?, Washington  Post 12/30/08).  Kuttab somehow finds Israeli school children and civilians running to bomb shelters [...]

Obama the Athlete

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The Washington Post today reported that Obama is an avid athlete: As Duties Weigh Obama Down, His Faith in Fitness Only Increases.  To all those who think I overtrain, the future President is into it much more.  And according to his friend, this makes sense for him (and for me as well): “He doesn’t think [...]