When I was young and track was prominently featured on TV, sub-4:00 was still the magical mark as names were slowly being added to the list begun by… Read more “Oregon Mile Legend Jim Grelle Passes”
Category: Guest Blogger
FORTY YEARS AGO ON NEW YEAR’S DAY
As 2015 slides into 2016, we offer a New Year’s story written by guest blogger Bob Hodge, a Lowell, Mass native who was a charter member of… Read more “FORTY YEARS AGO ON NEW YEAR’S DAY”
TRYING ON NEW DISTANCES
With Memorial Day upon us, the shorter road and track & field seasons have begun in earnest. The Bolder Boulder 10K and the inaugural IAAF World Road… Read more “TRYING ON NEW DISTANCES”
Shetema and Negede win inaugural Haile Marathon
The following is a news release written by Richard Nurerkar following the inaugural Haile Gebrselassie Marathon. Hawassa, Ethiopia — Former Berlin Marathon second placer Gudisa Shentema produced… Read more “Shetema and Negede win inaugural Haile Marathon”
PRO RUNNER DAVID TORRENCE – “Don’t Blame Elite Athletes for State of the Sport”
Reaction to the Competitor Group’s decision to discontinue much of their elite athlete program at their Rock `n` Roll Series events in the United States continues to come… Read more “PRO RUNNER DAVID TORRENCE – “Don’t Blame Elite Athletes for State of the Sport””
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”
BEN ROSARIO: WHAT ARE WE AFRAID OF?
(Today, we feature a column by guest blogger Ben Rosario) On February 2 I had the extreme pleasure to serve as meet director for the USA Cross… Read more “BEN ROSARIO: WHAT ARE WE AFRAID OF?”
HAVE RUNNERS CHANGED? PART2
Yesterday we opened a dialogue with the question, HAVE RUNNERS CHANGED? Throughout the day we received responses, including the following via e-mail: ———————————————————- Toni, As someone who… Read more “HAVE RUNNERS CHANGED? PART2”
HAVE RUNNERS CHANGED?
Thirty years ago most avowed distance runners still retained vestiges of the sport’s flinty, outsider’s origins. We were a congregation of pain seekers bonded by the… Read more “HAVE RUNNERS CHANGED?”
RESPONDING TO THE CALL
In response to December 13th’s blog, TEAM USA ARIZONA Receives Grant from 2011 Woodrow Wilson Bridge Half Marathon, I received the following e-mail. Rather than place it in the… Read more “RESPONDING TO THE CALL”
WANDERING IN A RUNNING WORLD 