Today completes the week-long Virtual Boston Marathon 2020. The Runner’s Digest reflects on its meaning.
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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LORE OF THE BOSTON MARATHON HILLS
As we continue with the week-long Virtual Boston Marathon 2020, we return to the dusty bins of the Runners Digest Radio show archives. Today, we dig up… Read more “LORE OF THE BOSTON MARATHON HILLS”
VIRTUAL BOSTON MARATHON OPENER
The Virtual Boston Marathon of 2020 gets underway today on 4 September, beginning a week-long celebration of the world’s oldest continuously run marathon. But that continuous streak… Read more “VIRTUAL BOSTON MARATHON OPENER”
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REMEMBERING WHAT WE ARE REALLY MISSING
Like many small businesses, scores of local road races have been hit hard by the Coronavirus pandemic. Ironic, isn’t it, that a sport that provides so many… Read more “REMEMBERING WHAT WE ARE REALLY MISSING”
IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL?
During the running boom years of the 1970s, when thousands more runners began to qualify for the Boston Marathon and the crowds along the roads thickened with… Read more “IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL?”
HAPPY FATHERS DAY 2020
Today is Father’s Day 2020. For those whose father is still with them, it is a time to be thankful. For those whose dads have passed, it… Read more “HAPPY FATHERS DAY 2020”
Oregon Mile Legend Jim Grelle Passes
When I was young and track was prominently featured on TV, sub-4:00 was still the magical mark as names were slowly being added to the list begun by… Read more “Oregon Mile Legend Jim Grelle Passes”
UNRAVELING THE TIES THAT BIND
We have really let the horse out of the barn and let it run away from us, haven’t we? Is there anything left in this country that… Read more “UNRAVELING THE TIES THAT BIND”
IN THIS RACE TOGETHER
In April 1989, ironically during the Boston Marathon weekend, I fell seriously ill with a high-spiking fever that completely immobilized me for several days. Sick as a… Read more “IN THIS RACE TOGETHER”
