“You Were. You Are. UMass.” The slogan of the alumni association seems innocent enough and down right cathcy. It evokes a picture of an army of maroon-clad students—let's say in a square, somewhere—united in a common pride in th...

After returning home from the BU Valentine Invite to Needham at midnight, Jon and I were ready for a morning off. I haven’t woken up to the smell of fresh coffee, ham, eggs, and apricot jelly in a very long time. I ate my weight back in ham slice...

As far as I can tell, today was a day meant to separate the bandwagon track fans from the die hards. While your shirt says "Pre Lives," you yourself might have looked dead from exhaustion had you watched all of the races held over the two-day meet (the...

Today was our first day covering the Boston University Valentine Invitational. It is a huge meet, and it is common for there to be twenty to thirty heats of one event. As soon as last place finishes and steps off the track, the starter has the next wav...

Last night Jon and I stayed with our new hosts, the McGowen Family. Leaving a hostel-like environment to a comfortable home, one notices how space is easily taken for granted. Jon woke me up with 30minutes before our commuter train into Boston. We near...

Today Calvin and I took the T out to Boston College and ran around Newton on the carriage path that runs parallel to the Boston Marathon course along “Heartbreak Hill.” We were told by the Boston Athletic Association that this would likely ...

After wrapping up shooting on the greatest Valentine's Day film ever, we headed over to MIT to watch a workout put on by the Boston Athletic Association for their marathon training group. The facility that houses the track, the HoJo Athletic Center, is...

Today marks the fifth day of our Boston adventures. Again, I woke up during the night to stop Jon from filling the room with pig snorts. When Jon and I rose to seize the day, he looked slightly on the sick side. Well, actually, way on the sick side, bu...

This morning we accompanied our host and her friends to Annenberg Hall, which resembles a dining hall out of Harry Potter. I tend to stick out from the all-freshman class as it is, and it did not help that I came in carrying a grocery bag full of condo...

I have had trouble sleeping the last few nights because Calvin keeps accidentally waking me up. His restlessness is an indicator of his nerves, no doubt, and I begin to feel them too leading into such a big event. Today is the New Balance Indoor Grand ...