Early on Vienna’s Prater Park looked like a scene out of the Ken Burns’ Civil War documentary, light fog clinging to the trees half expecting a skirmish… Read more “1:59 VIENNA REDUX”
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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“WHAT A WORLD!” (RECORD)
I mean, what can you say at this point? There’s no winning here. If you embrace this weekend’s marathon performances in Vienna and Chicago at face value,… Read more ““WHAT A WORLD!” (RECORD)”
Eliud Kipchoge’s INEOS 1:59 Challenge
Here we go – again. But this time it’s different. This time it’s not only not improbable, it’s likely. 2:00:25 in Monza, Italy in May 2017 tells… Read more “Eliud Kipchoge’s INEOS 1:59 Challenge”
BARSHIM FINALLY FILLS THE HOUSE
The IAAF World Championships finally soared last night, looking and feeling more like a world championships of old. It took till day eight of ten, but with… Read more “BARSHIM FINALLY FILLS THE HOUSE”
NEW STATUE COMING TO BOSTON MARATHON STARTING TOWN
Each Patriots Day tens of thousands of runners descend on the bucolic bedroom community of Hopkinton, Massachusetts, historic starting point of the Boston Marathon. But once the racers… Read more “NEW STATUE COMING TO BOSTON MARATHON STARTING TOWN”
A SAD STORY HOWEVER IT’S TOLD
Let’s begin with Emma Coburn’s response to the Kenyan team saying before the World Championships that they would bring the women’s steeplechase medals in Doha back to Kenya where… Read more “A SAD STORY HOWEVER IT’S TOLD”
WHEN NECESSARY ISN’T NECESSARILY RIGHT
Sometimes something might not necessarily be right in one sense, and yet be necessary just the same in another. That seems to be the grounding principle being… Read more “WHEN NECESSARY ISN’T NECESSARILY RIGHT”
BELICHICK, BASKETBALL, AND RITZ
ESPN Pardon the Interruption’s Mike Wilbon thinks that New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick is “ruthless” and “will crush you”, as if it were a personal thing. His… Read more “BELICHICK, BASKETBALL, AND RITZ”
PINKOWSKI ON KIPCHOGE & 1:59
Not too snappy a game in Chicago last night as the NFL’s “nobody-plays-preseason-games-anymore-and-it-shows” 100th season kicked off with a 10-3 snoozer between the league’s oldest rivals, Da… Read more “PINKOWSKI ON KIPCHOGE & 1:59”
FALMOUTH FOTOS 2019
Falmouth, MA. – Pictures from the lead man’s vehicle at the 47th New Balance Falmouth Road Race on old Cape Cod. U.S. Army’s Leonard Korir (32:11) wins… Read more “FALMOUTH FOTOS 2019”
