Today, June 23, 2022, is the 75th birthday of my old childhood friend, Fran Cusumano. Fran lived across the street from me when we were kids growing… Read more “DON’T RUN UPSTAIRS WITH THE SCISSORS, THROW THEM TO YOUR BROTHER: LIFE WITH A POLISH MOTHER”
Month: June 2022
HAPPY BIRTHDAY FILBERT BAYI
Until Tanzania’s Filbert Bayi flipped the script in the 1500m Final at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand, going out in the first quarter… Read more “HAPPY BIRTHDAY FILBERT BAYI”
PAUL TERGAT: A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH
In the areas of Kenya and Ethiopia where lifestyle, high altitude, and personal drive have conspired to create long-distance runners of extraordinary strength, there’s an open-call system… Read more “PAUL TERGAT: A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH”