As we approach this weekend’s USATF Indoor Track & Field Championships in Albuquerque, New Mexico, once again we find the advance stories focusing as much on… Read more “SAME AS IT EVER WAS”
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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WHY POLS SHOULD RUN?
A piece for Sunday. In a 2004 Vanity Fair article James Walcott wrote: “Mass culture secretes condescension and borderline contempt for any quest for artistic expression… Read more “WHY POLS SHOULD RUN?”
THE CULTURE OF RUNNING IN EAST AFRICA
Take away that they have grown up at an altitude higher than the New York Yankees salary cap, and cut the air like six-inch stilettos, one… Read more “THE CULTURE OF RUNNING IN EAST AFRICA”
CHUNKY MONKEY CONVENIENCE
*** ***** “I could really use some ice cream.” “Wait till the next commercial, and I’ll go over to Store 24.” “Think they’ll deliver?” “From across the street?”… Read more “CHUNKY MONKEY CONVENIENCE”
BOSTON VS LONDON MARATHONS 2012
Again in 2012, the two springtime World Marathon Majors, Boston and London, will be staged six days apart. Boston’s 116th annual sets off from Hopkinton on… Read more “BOSTON VS LONDON MARATHONS 2012”
‘BRING BACK THE MILE’ Expands Website
After a successful splash launch, bringbackthemile.com has expanded its website with a State Federation Petition requesting that the Mile be brought back to the State Championship … Read more “‘BRING BACK THE MILE’ Expands Website”
GEOFF HOLLISTER & CHICAGO MARATHON SOLD OUT
The sport of running lost one its true guiding lights today as news of Geoff Hollister’s passing was announced in Portland, Oregon. Hollister succumbed to cancer just… Read more “GEOFF HOLLISTER & CHICAGO MARATHON SOLD OUT”
DIBABA RETURNS TO COMPETITION AFTER LONG LAYOFF
Boston, Ma. – The 17th New Balance Indoor Grand Prix goes off tomorrow evening in Boston’s Reggie Lewis Center, showcasing some of track and field’s top talent… Read more “DIBABA RETURNS TO COMPETITION AFTER LONG LAYOFF”
HAVE RUNNERS CHANGED? PART2
Yesterday we opened a dialogue with the question, HAVE RUNNERS CHANGED? Throughout the day we received responses, including the following via e-mail: ———————————————————- Toni, As someone who… Read more “HAVE RUNNERS CHANGED? PART2”
HAVE RUNNERS CHANGED?
Thirty years ago most avowed distance runners still retained vestiges of the sport’s flinty, outsider’s origins. We were a congregation of pain seekers bonded by the… Read more “HAVE RUNNERS CHANGED?”
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