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    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. *****

    SYSTEMS CREATE REALITIES

    I am certainly not the first, much less the only, scribe to address this issue. Inside The Games’ Duncan Mackay had a very good article out today.… Read more “SYSTEMS CREATE REALITIES”

    June 1, 2023June 5, 2023 by Toni Reavis

    MEMORIAL DAY 2023 – THE LETTER HOME

    June 11, 1944  Camp Livingston, Louisiana Dearest (Mother),  I have just returned from Bing Crosby’s new show Going My Way. It was splendid, a very sweet story… Read more “MEMORIAL DAY 2023 – THE LETTER HOME”

    May 29, 2023May 29, 2023 by Toni Reavis

    RICK HOYT PASSES, LEAVING A LASTING LEGACY

    News of racing pioneer Rick Hoyt‘s passing reached the west coast today (22 May 2023), flooding me with memories of the early years of the running boom in… Read more “RICK HOYT PASSES, LEAVING A LASTING LEGACY”

    May 22, 2023May 29, 2023 by Toni Reavis

    CONSIDERING THE 2023 LONDON MARATHON

    Not much, really, to add to all the other analysis of April 23rd’s remarkable 2023 TCS London Marathon. Except, gee whiz, for a once feared, myth-making distance,… Read more “CONSIDERING THE 2023 LONDON MARATHON”

    April 24, 2023April 26, 2023 by Toni Reavis

    KIPCHOGE UNSURE WHY HIS LEG GAVE OUT IN BOSTON

    In Tom Derderian’s magisterial book, the Boston Marathon: The History of the World’s Premier Running Event, he describes the 1990 Boston Marathon thusly. /When 1988 Olympic marathon… Read more “KIPCHOGE UNSURE WHY HIS LEG GAVE OUT IN BOSTON”

    April 19, 2023April 19, 2023 by Toni Reavis

    BOSTON 2023 AFTER-ACTION REPORT

    At the world’s prominent, flat-course, paced marathons, like the ones in Berlin, London, Tokyo, Valencia, Dubai, Rotterdam, etc., race tactics are as simple as: up and out,… Read more “BOSTON 2023 AFTER-ACTION REPORT”

    April 17, 2023April 17, 2023 by Toni Reavis

    FINALLY, THE GOAT IS READY TO CLIMB

    With no TV gig to distract me this year, and thousands of miles separating me from my old haunts, I’ve been freed up this 2023 Patriot’s Day… Read more “FINALLY, THE GOAT IS READY TO CLIMB”

    April 16, 2023April 16, 2023 by Toni Reavis

    PRE-BOSTON 2023 – A HISTORY LESSON

    Coming into the 1996 Boston Marathon, history draped the centennial of the grand race like the bunting atop the finish line structure. That Patriot’s Day, a record… Read more “PRE-BOSTON 2023 – A HISTORY LESSON”

    April 15, 2023April 16, 2023 by Toni Reavis

    KIPCHOGE’S BOSTON DILEMMA

    With marathon world record holder Eliud Kipchoge making his Boston Marathon debut next Monday, the anticipation for the 127th edition of the grand old race has rarely… Read more “KIPCHOGE’S BOSTON DILEMMA”

    April 13, 2023April 15, 2023 by Toni Reavis

    THE LURE & THE LORE OF THE BOSTON MARATHON COURSE

    As we continue the week-long countdown to the 127th Boston Marathon, we offer something new to augment something old. First, we welcome back to the blog the… Read more “THE LURE & THE LORE OF THE BOSTON MARATHON COURSE”

    April 11, 2023April 11, 2023 by Toni Reavis

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