It has been quite a unique year, to say the least. Records have fallen on the track and the roads from 5K through the half-marathon. But most… Read more “TOP T.R. BLOG POSTS OF 2020”
Category: News
MARATHONING 2020
Lots of news coming out of Valencia, Spain yesterday with a new world record in the men’s half marathon, 57:32 by Kenya’s Kibiwott Kandie, and four men… Read more “MARATHONING 2020”
TOMMY’S PLACE
For those too young to remember, the link between charities and road racing was not universally embraced in the early years of the Running Boom. As the… Read more “TOMMY’S PLACE”
ZOOMING IN ON COACH SQUIRES AT 88
In the days before the running boom, when running truly was an amateur game, the horizon for a post-collegiate athlete was always close at hand. Once college… Read more “ZOOMING IN ON COACH SQUIRES AT 88”
RUNCZECH ANNOUNCES RECORD ATTEMPTS IN THE TIME OF CORONAVIRUS
Competitive athletics has been knocked on its ass in 2020 due to this horrific Coronavirus pandemic. Even the mighty Olympic Games buckled to its contagion. Hard to… Read more “RUNCZECH ANNOUNCES RECORD ATTEMPTS IN THE TIME OF CORONAVIRUS”
Oregon Mile Legend Jim Grelle Passes
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”
A NEW TRIBUTE TO TOMMY LEONARD
It was one year ago that famed Falmouth Road Race founder and legendary Eliot Lounge bartender Tommy Leonard passed away. Now, after a year during which many… Read more “A NEW TRIBUTE TO TOMMY LEONARD”
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”
STEVE JONES AWARDED MBE BY QUEEN ELIZABETH II: REMEMBERING CHICAGO 1984
With the good and proper news that Welshman Steve Jones has been awarded the prestigious Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) by Queen Elizabeth… Read more “STEVE JONES AWARDED MBE BY QUEEN ELIZABETH II: REMEMBERING CHICAGO 1984”
FINAL TRACK SESSION FOR WINTER TRAINING CAMP
Chula Vista, CA. – With a roll of low-lying fog still clinging to the hillsides, and valleys along the U.S. – Mexico border, the final track workout… Read more “FINAL TRACK SESSION FOR WINTER TRAINING CAMP”