News that the Competitor Group Inc. has slashed its North American elite athlete program to the bone has moved through the running industry like poop through a… Read more “USATF ENTERS GAME AS CGI DEPARTS”
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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COMPETITOR CEO SCOTT DICKEY RESPONDS
(Yesterday’s post generated a great deal of interest in the state of the sport given Competitor Group’s decision to end its elite athlete program as currently constituted.… Read more “COMPETITOR CEO SCOTT DICKEY RESPONDS”
COMPETITOR GROUP PULLS THE PLUG ON ELITE RACING
Less than two months ago former Elite Racing TV producer Rich Jayne made a well received presentation to the Competitor Group Inc. sales staff at their Mira… Read more “COMPETITOR GROUP PULLS THE PLUG ON ELITE RACING”
THE RIVALRY CONTINUES – DEFAR OVER DIBABA IN ZURICH
Results from yesterday’s Zurich Diamond League meet showed the poles pulling apart as some rode the high of the 2013 Moscow World Championships, while others looked like… Read more “THE RIVALRY CONTINUES – DEFAR OVER DIBABA IN ZURICH”
McGILLIVRAY CELEBRATES 35th ANNIVERSARY OF HIS RUN ACROSS AMERICA
It was 35 years ago today that Medford, Mass. native Dave McGillivray completed his 80-day Run Across America from Medford, Oregon to Fenway Park to raise money… Read more “McGILLIVRAY CELEBRATES 35th ANNIVERSARY OF HIS RUN ACROSS AMERICA”
NICK ROSE ON FARTLEK TRAINING
Trying out a new sound feature here on the blog. From my old Runner’s Digest radio show days in Boston I have untold hours of interviews and… Read more “NICK ROSE ON FARTLEK TRAINING”
FAMILY DINNERS
It is a long-lost tradition in these frenetic, more individualized times, but in days of yore families came together to eat dinner as a unit. In… Read more “FAMILY DINNERS”
RUNNING’S NEW INFRASTRUCTURE – Building the bridge to fitness
San Diego, Ca. — Driving home from yesterday’s Wild Duck 5K in Vista, the opening race of the 2013 Dirt Dog Cross Country Series, we came upon… Read more “RUNNING’S NEW INFRASTRUCTURE – Building the bridge to fitness”
AMERICA’S TRAGEDY
The story of three “bored” teens gunning down 22 year-old Australian baseball player Chris Lane as he jogged in Duncan, Oklahoma this week has once again… Read more “AMERICA’S TRAGEDY”
THINKING ON YOUR FEET
How many times have each of us come together in a working group to brainstorm an idea or try to come up with an idea to more fully… Read more “THINKING ON YOUR FEET”
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