The ups giveth and the downs taketh away. It is the arc of life on this temporal plane.This past week, two more big names were brought down… Read more “PRO ROAD RUNNING’S FADING RAINBOW”
Author: Toni Reavis
TONI REAVIS is a veteran broadcaster/writer who has been informing and entertaining audiences for over four decades with his signature baritone pipes, encyclopedic knowledge, and sharp wit.
One of the most respected names in running journalism, Reavis today mixes his passion for sport with his wide-ranging interest in politics, media, and culture.
Currently residing in San Diego, California where he writes his influential tonireavis.com blog, Toni also serves on the board of directors of the Entoto Foundation, a 501C3 charity that brings needed health care to Ethiopia.
In 2009 Reavis was inducted into the Running USA Hall of Champions.
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THE GATE AND THE ICEBERG
A text came in from Greg Meyer on a bright October morning. Since Greg won the Chicago Marathon in 1982 and Boston in 1983, I thought he… Read more “THE GATE AND THE ICEBERG”
OVERFED: Sports in the Age of Too Much
This morning I got up, and the first NFL game was already on. It was being played in London, and the kickoff was 6:30 a.m. Pacific. If… Read more “OVERFED: Sports in the Age of Too Much”
Fifty Years at the Finish: Remembering the 1977 Bonne Bell 10K
With the Red Sox getting thumped by the hated Yankees in the Bronx and the Patriots stumbling through the kind of September that conjures memories of the… Read more “Fifty Years at the Finish: Remembering the 1977 Bonne Bell 10K”
BERLIN 2026: THE MARATHON FIGHTS BACK
On a perfect fall morning in Berlin, Ethiopia’s former women’s marathon world record holder Tigst Assefa made a bold attempt at the controversial 2:09:56 marathon mark set… Read more “BERLIN 2026: THE MARATHON FIGHTS BACK”
DUMBING DOWN, SLOWING DOWN: The Sequel
Thirteen years ago, September 16, 2013, I wrote a blogpost, DUMBING DOWN, SLOWING DOWN, prompted by two stories that seemed unrelated: former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day… Read more “DUMBING DOWN, SLOWING DOWN: The Sequel”
MYERS WINS BY .04, INGEBRIGTSEN CALLS OUT THE FIELD
A loaded 1500m final exposes a system built for time trials, not racing Before the race began, my wife and I looked at the field and said,… Read more “MYERS WINS BY .04, INGEBRIGTSEN CALLS OUT THE FIELD”
ZURICH MOVES THE BAR HIGHER
With its emphasis on time and distance, athletics, perhaps more than any other sport, is tied to its record book. Sadly, it hasn’t always been to its… Read more “ZURICH MOVES THE BAR HIGHER”
BREAKING THE WEDGE
College sports is contorting itself again trying to maintain a 19th-century fiction while LSU is giving the rest of the SEC a full-on wedgy that’s beginning to… Read more “BREAKING THE WEDGE”
THE END OF ENDURANCE: UNTIL THE MONEY SHOWS UP
Just over a week ago, I was standing in the Saint Barnabas Church yard in Falmouth, Massachusetts, after completing the 35th Falmouth Walk. Old home week. New… Read more “THE END OF ENDURANCE: UNTIL THE MONEY SHOWS UP”
