With World Athletics scrapping the 5000m and 10,000m from its Diamond League circuit, it has fallen to individual event organizers to maintain allegiance to these historic… Read more “CHEPTEGEI’S MARATHON FUTURE”
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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A HORSE OF A DIFFERENT SEX
The expectations for London’s bubble marathon last Sunday were perhaps a little overblown. Maybe that was predictable with world record holders Eliud Kipchoge and Brigid Kosgei headlining… Read more “A HORSE OF A DIFFERENT SEX”
AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION
Sport is an emotionally freighted activity, full of sound and fury signifying – oftentimes – quite a bit. With the Coronavirus scrambling the sporting calendar, we now… Read more “AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION”
BOSTON MARATHON 2020 VIRTUAL FINISH
Today completes the week-long Virtual Boston Marathon 2020. The Runner’s Digest reflects on its meaning.
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”
RUNCZECH ANNOUNCES RECORD ATTEMPTS IN THE TIME OF CORONAVIRUS
Competitive athletics has been knocked on its ass in 2020 due to this horrific Coronavirus pandemic. Even the mighty Olympic Games buckled to its contagion. Hard to… Read more “RUNCZECH ANNOUNCES RECORD ATTEMPTS IN THE TIME OF CORONAVIRUS”
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”
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