Man, I’m telling you, I can’t wait for gene manipulation to get here. I mean, just so we can move on to something new. You just can’t… Read more “OLYMPICS SHOULD ADOPT PARALYMPIC MODEL”
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 SPORT MATTERS
A race has as many reasons as it has entrants. But at the front end, at the tip of the spear, a race is a life… Read more “WHY SPORT MATTERS”
RUNNING WITH FIDO
People love to run with their dogs. And why not? Cats just look at you like you’re out of your mind. But dogs are like having a… Read more “RUNNING WITH FIDO”
REMEMBERING SAMMY WANJIRU FIVE YEARS AFTER
As might be expected in any nation with a talent pool as vast as theirs, Kenyans continue to debate the makeup of their 2016 Rio Olympic… Read more “REMEMBERING SAMMY WANJIRU FIVE YEARS AFTER”
THE DRIP, DRIP, DRIP OF SCANDAL
So on the same day that WADA unanimously declares Kenya non-compliant with its anti-doping code, thereby threatening the East African running juggernaut with exclusion from this summer’s… Read more “THE DRIP, DRIP, DRIP OF SCANDAL”
MOMS
On this Mother’s Day 2016 we find the world all around us continuing to be torn apart by the cross currents of economic, racial, ethnic and religious… Read more “MOMS”
POP GOES THE BOOM!
The running boom is over, and you can blame the millennials. So says an article in the Wall Street Journal quoting statistics from, among others, Running USA showing… Read more “POP GOES THE BOOM!”
America, The Brand – Or, Where is the West if Lewis & Clark Are No Longer Searching?
So here it comes, Ali-Frazier `71, Bird-Magic `84. Really, once his golden escalator eased The Donald and his wife Melania down into the lobby of Trump Tower last June… Read more “America, The Brand – Or, Where is the West if Lewis & Clark Are No Longer Searching?”
SOLINSKY’S GREATEST RUN
Even as the sport celebrates the 10,000 meter debut of American master phenom Bernard Lagat at last night’s Payton Jordan Invitational in Palo Alto, California — a… Read more “SOLINSKY’S GREATEST RUN”
WHAT MEAN THE STRUGGLES IF THE BATTLES GO UNNAMED?
There were several sad stories in the news this week that helped keep perspective in proper alignment. Each concerned people in the prime of their lives, each… Read more “WHAT MEAN THE STRUGGLES IF THE BATTLES GO UNNAMED?”
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