One Small Step - A column By Bryan Green

                                   

Bryan Green
Athletics Writer
Email: buraian [at] lifeofburaian.com
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'One Small Step' is a regular column of news, opinions and comments on American and international athletics. Feel free to leave a comment or send us an email


Sammy Wanjiru's Dangerous Idea

May 23, 2011







A Divine Tailwind in Boston

April 19, 2011





USA Indoors: Where are the stars?

March 2, 2011






Leap Years
April 17, 2011




December 10, 2011




Chicago Marathon: The Amazing Race

October 11, 2010
By Bryan Green Those of you who tuned in to watch the Chicago Marathon were treated to a
n amazing race....


Let the Debates Begin: By Bryan Green

August 23, 2010
By Bryan Green We've seen a lot of records fall this season, and a number of other fast times.  David...



Great Expectations: By Bryan Green

July 12, 2010
  Can anyone live up to the standard Mr. Solinsky set this year? By Bryan Green "Happiness... 



2010 NCAA Outdoor Over-Unders

June 9, 2010
By Bryan Green I don't know how we ever made it through a full track season without German Fernandez,...


The Forgotten Phenom

May 5, 2010
By Bryan Green Sometimes its amazing what we forget. Chris Solinsky was one of the best we'd ever seen...how... 



Make Rotterdam a Major

April 16, 2010
By Bryan Green Haile G in Berlin: Good for Berlin, bad for the World Marathon Majors Since the World...


2010 US Distance Running Trade Values

April 1, 2010
By Bryan Green My 2009 US Distance Running Trade Values mega-column last year was probably my most... 




2010 NCAA Indoor Preview

March 12, 2010
By Bryan Green Last year when I wrote my 2009 NCAA Indoor Preview, I highlighted...





Capturing "The Moment"
March 10, 2010
By Bryan Green If there's one thing I really like about Doug Logan, CEO of USATF, it's that...





Houston 2012: The Right Choice
March 8, 2010
 By Bryan Green The 2008 US Olympic Trials were an unqualified success.  The men's...




The Talent Distraction
February 24, 2010
By Bryan Green People are easily distracted.  Sometimes these distractions are convenient, like...



Two Big Debuts
January 25, 2010
By Bryan Green It's been an interesting first couple weeks in the new year.  Deena Kastor came...





Notes on an '09 Calendar...
January 8, 2010
By Bryan Green... We all have our favorite punctuation marks.  Some people "love" their...




The Internet Decade: By Bryan GreenThe Internet Decade: By Bryan Green
December 30, 2009
By Bryan Green Even if this isn't officially the end of a decade, it feels like it, and that's good...




Nike Vs Footlocker XC Champs Part 2: By Bryan Green
December 13, 2010
 By Bryan Green I hope you all got to watch the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships on...





Nike Vs Footlocker Cross Country Championships
December 9, 2010
By Bryan Green Watching the Nike Cross Nationals (NXN) online this past weekend, I couldn't...


2009 NCAA XC Recap: By Bryan Green
December 7, 2009
By Bryan Green. Once again the NCAA Cross Country Championships lived up to expectations and provided...




2009 Women's NCAA XC Preview: By Bryan Green
November 19, 2009




Meb's NYC Victory: A Column by Bryan Green
November 2, 2009
By Bryan Green (@bryangreen1 ) It's about time.  It's about time an American man won a marathon... 


Relating to Greatness: By Bryan Green
November 1, 2009
By Bryan Green (@bryangreen1 ) LetsRun nailed it with their quote of the day, today.  It comes... 



Half the Distance : By Bryan Green
October 8, 2009
As we approach the fall marathon season, it's hard to believe that some of the biggest road races of the year are yet to come...


 

The Mahoroba Marathon

September 25, 2009
 I've spent the past week in Japan with my wife's family in a small town named...
 
 

The Class of US Distance Running

August 30, 2009
Nine years ago, in the fall of 2000, Dathan Ritzenhein entered his senior year of high school as the defending Footlocker Nationals Cross Country Champion.  He was the favorite to win again, and...
 

The Final Third

 
August 25, 2009
The final three days of the World Championships had a tough act to follow as day six was far and away the most dramatic and exciting of the entire meet.  The rain on day seven didn't help much, but...

The Second Third

August 21,  2009
When you look at a distance race, the first third is always about getting out to a good start, finding a good position, and doing so without any major issues.  The last third is about covering dramatic...

 

The First Third

August 18, 2009
The World Championships has gotten off to a cracking start, and with three days and 12 finals in the books, it's time to look at the first third of the meet.  Here's a mix of my favorite themes,...

 

Women's 10k a Men's Preview?

August 16, 2009
I don't think we could have scripted a better ending to that women's 10,000 meter final.  Tactical race, broken open by five Africans with 3000 meters to go.  All five runners still together...

 

Peterson Out at UCLA

August 14, 2009
Writing about someone you know is always difficult.  Writing about someone you know who just got let go from their dream job, to which they'd dedicated almost 20 years of their life...

 

Belief and Breakthroughs

August 8, 2009
Ryan at Flotrack wrote a post recently called Magic of the Mind, where he looks at the central role Belief plays in success on the European circuit.  He takes a look at Maggie Vessey's journey to...
 
 

Running the Rounds

July 29, 2009
We've got major meets going off in Europe, road championships being raced, athletes getting busted for doping, and marathon fields being announced.  It's been a crazy week.  And there are a...