TWO men broke the 2-hour barrier for the marathon today in London.
Both were wearing a super-light, 3.4-ounce shoe that has yet to be released. Adidas' head of running told me how they made it:
https://t.co/yB2jGnHTGE
Really exceptional story from @JoshuaChaffin about an agonizing ordeal. Hard to read but humanely reported and full of voices who wanted to talk. This is how it's done.
https://t.co/tTuxV3qxm7
Watching sports on TV is annoying and pricey...is it the government's job to fix it? Plus this whole brouhaha is really about something else: the NBA made the NFL look like a good deal, and the NFL is coming for a raise.
https://t.co/Zuj7xp1rEW
A settlement on the moon. Replacements for the International Space Station. NASA leaders rolled out a flurry of updates on their major programs, ahead of debuting a budget request to Congress that would allocate funding to its new wish list. https://t.co/1kqmqw1FLH
I'd say Top 5. Something about winning a brutally long race everyone knows you want to win and also where you are going to attack - then you crash, chase back, attack where everyone knows you will attack, and still win.
(plus shoutout Brandon McNulty who was exceptional)