Possessed Magazine Running Blog

THE BIG O ISSUE

JULY 2024

Welcome to POSSESSED’s Big O Issue. Before you get excited, it has nothing to do with Roy Orbison. I know. I love Roy too, but besides this bit, there’s zero mention of ‘The Caruso of Rock’ from here on in. The Big O we’re talking about is the Olympics, which are about to kick off in Paris any second now.

Why didn’t we call it The Olympic Issue? Because we’re not allowed to use the word ‘Olympic’ in the title. The International Olympic Committee owns the word ‘Olympic,’ and they don’t let you use it unless you cross their palm with gold. Lots of gold (they need it for the medals). So, The Big O Issue it is. There were a few different title ideas before we settled on The Big O. There was The Big International Sporting Event Happening in Paris this July Issue, then there was The Issue That Dare Not Speaketh Its Nameth Issue, and for a couple of days, we were even thinking of calling it The Hell-Yeah Jennifer Lopez Issue, and not writing about the Olympics at all. In the end, though, we decided to stop sniffing glue and went with The Big O.

Anyways, this entire issue, from start to finish, is all about the Olympics. Except for two departments we dedicated to Jenny from the block.
In this 55th issue of POSSESSED, you will discover, read, and thoroughly enjoy a conversation with Satisfy pro athlete and Olympics-striving marathoner Matt Lenehan! You will also furiously eyeball an in-depth chat with Mike Duggan, the guy putting his blood, sweat, and tears into getting trail running to the Olympics in 2032! Then we take a look at five mind-blowing, tibia-shattering moments in Olympic marathon history; we explain what the Olympics are to yet another dopey, little alien; and then artist Porous Walker consults his pouch of crystals and chicken bones to give you your running stars. After that, doom metal legends Pallbearer share their favorite songs in a playlist guaranteed to put you on the podium, and we look at some so-simple-a-cat-could-do-them post-run stretches. We also sniff out the issue of nose breathing and then show you how to make Full Moon Macaron™s. Powerful stuff. All that and much, much mo... Actually, I think that’s everything... Wait, no. There’s more!

We hope you enjoy POSSESSED #55: The Big O Issue.

x Jason.