On December 27th, I was a guest on the Jennifer & Wendy Show on KTRS radio, 550 AM, in St. Louis, my hometown. I appeared to discuss… Read more “BOOK INTERVIEW ON ST. LOUIS RADIO”
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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BISIA & ISHAM: The Countess & The P.O.W.
On Valentine’s Day 1945, two soldiers met in a small café in Lublin, Poland, both caught in the tragic and uncertain currents of a world at war. 23-year-old Countess Elzbieta (Bisia) Krasicka was a lieutenant in the Polish Home Army, fighting for her nation’s doomed freedom. 33-year-old Isham Reavis was lieutenant in the U.S. Army, an escaped prisoner of war, searching for an American mission. Neither spoke the other’s language. Yet 11 days later they married, beginning a life of 64 years together. These are the tales that led to their meeting in the Artists Café in Lublin, and Bisia’s subsequent escape from Soviet-occupied Poland as she sought to reunite with the husband she barely knew./
INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL (SOCCER) MAKES ITS CASE
It has been said the 1975 World Series between the Cincinnati Reds and the Boston Red Sox – featuring Carlton Fisk‘s Game 6 walk-off, 12th-inning, wave-it-fair home… Read more “INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL (SOCCER) MAKES ITS CASE”
CHALLENGES & CHARMS – HONOLULU 2022
Honolulu, HI – Every marathon presents a challenge by dint of its great distance alone. Even so, Honolulu’s Marathon, celebrating its 50th running today (11 Dec. 2022)… Read more “CHALLENGES & CHARMS – HONOLULU 2022”
20 YEAR WEDDING ANNIVERSARY!
Honolulu, HI – Today, 8 December 2022, marks Toya and my 20th wedding anniversary, a day for celebration and remembrance. Memorably married barefoot on the beach at… Read more “20 YEAR WEDDING ANNIVERSARY!”
THE EMASCULATED MARATHON
When was the last time you remember seeing the race leader in a major marathon “hit the wall” and falter in the final stages of a race?… Read more “THE EMASCULATED MARATHON”
WOMEN RECORD SETTERS AT BOSTON
With yesterday’s announcement that men’s marathon world record holder, Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya will run the Boston Marathon for the first time next April, I went over… Read more “WOMEN RECORD SETTERS AT BOSTON”
THE GOAT ANNOUNCED FOR BOSTON
So, it’s finally happening. The marathon GOAT, Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya, is coming to Boston for Patriots Day 2023. Today (1 Dec. 2022), the BAA and Kipchoge… Read more “THE GOAT ANNOUNCED FOR BOSTON”
2022 VIRTUS WORLD XC CHAMPS
Though never without turbulence in its administration, the sport of running, as ever, remains engaging while afoot. Yes, like the Thanksgiving Day turkey, there is always meat… Read more “2022 VIRTUS WORLD XC CHAMPS”
“YOU JUST DO.”
Almost since the onset of The Running Boom of the 1970s, the sport has espoused the Just Do It lifestyle, a phrase famously coined by co-founder of… Read more ““YOU JUST DO.””
WANDERING IN A RUNNING WORLD 