The turnover at the top-end of Kenyan marathon running is as remarkable as it is swift. With so many lean and hungry athletes preparing and dreaming back home,… Read more “KENYAN OLYMPIC TEAM SELECTION UP IN THE AIR”
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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BOSTON WRAP – BRIGHTON MEMORIES – AUSTIN OPENING
Race directors are notoriously competitive with one another, yet just as quick to lend a helping hand in times of trouble. So when the conditions for… Read more “BOSTON WRAP – BRIGHTON MEMORIES – AUSTIN OPENING”
WEATHER CONTINUES TO DOMINATE BOSTON DISCUSSION
The prospect of high heat and motivated marathoners has prompted the Boston Athletic Association to offer their 26,700 starters a chance to defer running till next… Read more “WEATHER CONTINUES TO DOMINATE BOSTON DISCUSSION”
WHETHER THE WEATHER FOR BOSTON MARATHON MONDAY
If in real estate it’s location, location, location, in marathon running it’s weather, weather weather. People are eyeballing the weather stations like tornado chasers for this Monday’s… Read more “WHETHER THE WEATHER FOR BOSTON MARATHON MONDAY”
PEGASUS SENSORS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM LA MARATHON COVERAGE
2012 KTLA LA Marathon coverage featuring Pegasus Sports Performance sensor technology. At the Boston Marathon, Dick Hoyt will wear Pegasus sensors as he and son Rick compete… Read more “PEGASUS SENSORS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM LA MARATHON COVERAGE”
1982 BOSTON MARATHON, A REMINISCENCE
* * In the spring of 1982, our Runner’s Digest radio show put together a 75-station national radio network to cover the 86th Boston Marathon. This was… Read more “1982 BOSTON MARATHON, A REMINISCENCE”
ON ANY GIVEN SUNDAY
The trilling of birds fills the Sunday morning air, a gentle reminder that we once lived in a society scaled more for pause and reflection, rather than one… Read more “ON ANY GIVEN SUNDAY”
USATF CEO: BIG IDEAS AND WIDE HORIZONS
Tracy Sundlun and I go way back, to the days of big hair, big ideas, and wide horizons ahead that many envisioned for the sport of… Read more “USATF CEO: BIG IDEAS AND WIDE HORIZONS”
2012 CARLSBAD 5000
No world records fell at today’s 27th Carlsbad 5000, but on a sun-splashed and windy day hard along the bright, blue Pacific Ocean, two previous champions… Read more “2012 CARLSBAD 5000”
CARLSBAD MISSING ITS LEAD-IN
The granddaddy of all marathons is less than three weeks away in Boston, but the progenitor of the modern road race is up this weekend in… Read more “CARLSBAD MISSING ITS LEAD-IN”
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