In the areas of Kenya and Ethiopia where lifestyle, high altitude, and personal drive have conspired to create long-distance runners of extraordinary strength, there’s an open-call system… Read more “PAUL TERGAT: A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH”
Category: Journal Entries
ON THE ROAD: BAHIR DAR TO LALIBELA, ETHIOPIA
As we all continue to shelter at home in the time of coronavirus, I’ve been going back through my old journals that log the many travels I… Read more “ON THE ROAD: BAHIR DAR TO LALIBELA, ETHIOPIA”
NEW YORK CITY 2011 – LOOK BACK AT A RECORD RUN
With cool weather expected and the nature of the current game where no record is safe, thought I’d bring us back to 2011, the year Geoffrey Mutai… Read more “NEW YORK CITY 2011 – LOOK BACK AT A RECORD RUN”
CELEBRATING GLOBAL RUNNING DAY ON FRED LEBOW’S BIRTHDAY
This Wednesday, June 5th is Global Running Day, and there will be celebrations and recognitions throughout the world. But perhaps Global Running Day should be recognized two days… Read more “CELEBRATING GLOBAL RUNNING DAY ON FRED LEBOW’S BIRTHDAY”
SUMMER IN THE CITY
Earlier this month it was the far west dealing with unrelenting heat that fueled devastating wild fires up and down the coast. This week it’s the east… Read more “SUMMER IN THE CITY”
AN ENCOURAGING WORD IN A VOLATILE WORLD
We were broadcasting the National Scholastic Track & Field Championships for ESPN from the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, N.Y. It was Sunday, March 11, 1990. The very… Read more “AN ENCOURAGING WORD IN A VOLATILE WORLD”
AMERICAN MASTER MEB SAYS SO LONG
On that bright but chilly (38°F) November morning, I had the catbird seat aboard the NBC lead men’s TV motorcycle as the 2002 New York City… Read more “AMERICAN MASTER MEB SAYS SO LONG”
BASS FISHING
I was sitting at gate A6 in Lambert St. Louis airport heading to Atlanta for the 48th AJC Peachtree Road Race, the biggest foot race in America with… Read more “BASS FISHING”
TOP 10 POSTS OF 2016
As the interesting, arresting year of 2016 comes to a close I thought I’d go back through this year’s blog offerings and see which ones captured the… Read more “TOP 10 POSTS OF 2016”
CUBS WIN!!!
The Chicago Cubs beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-0 last night at delirious Wrigley Field to win their first National League pennant since 1945, a time that… Read more “CUBS WIN!!!”
WANDERING IN A RUNNING WORLD 