ook has displayed such sangfroid for Oklahoma City Thunder that he has become a serious contender for the NBA’s MVP award. Marcel Hug won Boston for the third time, outpushing 10-time champion Ernst Van Dyk and finishing in 1hr 18min 4sec to beat the course record and world best by 21 seconds. Instead of smoothing out these contradictions, the star’s presence only served to highlight them. “The enthusiasm and commitment to develop a high-performance culture is unlike anything I’ve seen before,” he says.