On this 21st of April 2020, we remember perhaps the second most famous marathon of the inaugural running boom era, the 1975 Boston Marathon. Besides the 1972… Read more “BILL RODGERS ON-THE-RUN: REMEMBERING HIS 1975 BOSTON MARATHON WIN”
Category: Runner’s Digest Radio
BOSTON WEATHER: RUNNERS DIGEST MONTAGE
With a blanket of snow covering the old racecourse, reminding us that the 124th Boston Marathon is currently in a deep freeze till September 14th – God… Read more “BOSTON WEATHER: RUNNERS DIGEST MONTAGE”
TOMMY LEONARD IN HIS OWN WORDS
In loving memory of Tommy Leonard. END
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 ELIOT LOUNGE PRE-BOSTON MARATHON 1978
In recent months my friend Matt Taylor has launched a new clothing line called TrackSmith whose influences harken back to a simpler, more rudimentary time in the… Read more “THE ELIOT LOUNGE PRE-BOSTON MARATHON 1978”
DOUGLAS WAKIIHURI TURNS 50 – The Marathon is like a Rose
(With an addendum by Brian Sheriff, an old racing friend of Douglas’s) Today is the 50th birthday of Douglas Wakiihuri, who remains one of the favorite sons… Read more “DOUGLAS WAKIIHURI TURNS 50 – The Marathon is like a Rose”
GETTING FIRED LAUNCHES RODGERS
In this excerpt from the archives of my old Runners Digest Radio show in Boston, we go on-the-run with marathon legend Bill Rodgers, four-time Boston and New… Read more “GETTING FIRED LAUNCHES RODGERS”
KENNY MOORE – THE SENSATIONS OF RUNNING
Perhaps best known for his many brilliant articles in Sports Illustrated, for whom he began writing in 1971 while still an active world-class marathoner, Kenny Moore… Read more “KENNY MOORE – THE SENSATIONS OF RUNNING”
THE ROAD TO GO PRO: A NEW ARRA
By 1981 the sham of amateurism, which began in the late 19th century as a means to segregate sport along social and economic lines, was too obvious… Read more “THE ROAD TO GO PRO: A NEW ARRA”
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”
WANDERING IN A RUNNING WORLD 