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    FROM TULIPS TO 2:10s

    The original Running Boom was a bit like the tulip-mania that gripped the Netherlands in the early 17th century, a special (speculative) bubble that grew, bloomed brilliantly,… Read more “FROM TULIPS TO 2:10s”

    December 28, 2020January 3, 2021 by Toni Reavis

    WHO KNOWS WHAT’S A RECORD ANYMORE?

    My old Runner’s World friend and long-time chronicler of the sport Peter Gambaccini wrote on my FB page in response to “WHAT A WORLD!” (RECORD) about the first… Read more “WHO KNOWS WHAT’S A RECORD ANYMORE?”

    October 15, 2019October 15, 2019 by Toni Reavis

    A SAD STORY HOWEVER IT’S TOLD

    Let’s begin with Emma Coburn’s response to the Kenyan team saying before the World Championships that they would bring the women’s steeplechase medals in Doha back to Kenya where… Read more “A SAD STORY HOWEVER IT’S TOLD”

    October 1, 2019October 6, 2019 by Toni Reavis

    RELENTLESS SHALANE WINS IN NEW YORK CITY

    Like many a Boston Marathon finisher, Shalane Flanagan walked downstairs with a tender tred after the race. The Marblehead, Massachusetts native had attacked the old course with… Read more “RELENTLESS SHALANE WINS IN NEW YORK CITY”

    November 5, 2017November 5, 2017 by Toni Reavis

    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”

    November 2, 2017November 3, 2017 by Toni Reavis

    CONSIDERING CHICAGO 2017

    People have been asking why I hadn’t written anything on the outcome of this year’s Chicago Marathon after the historic win by Galen Rupp in the men’s… Read more “CONSIDERING CHICAGO 2017”

    October 17, 2017October 17, 2017 by Toni Reavis

    BERLIN 2017: IS PAST STILL PROLOGUE?

    In the past, it was the pure strength men, or those who couldn’t quite finish fast enough on the Olympic track to earn medals, who sought solace… Read more “BERLIN 2017: IS PAST STILL PROLOGUE?”

    September 23, 2017September 23, 2017 by Toni Reavis

    TWIXT THE SPIRIT AND LETTER

    As an athlete Alberto Salazar was willing to delve more deeply into the dark raging corridors within than any athlete I ever encountered.  That do-or-die spirit is… Read more “TWIXT THE SPIRIT AND LETTER”

    March 1, 2017 by Toni Reavis

    BOSTON ASSEMBLES STRONG AMERICAN FORCE FOR 2017

    President-elect Donald Trump won this year’s divisive U.S. presidential campaign in part by touting an “America First” agenda.  Seems he isn’t the only one thinking about the… Read more “BOSTON ASSEMBLES STRONG AMERICAN FORCE FOR 2017”

    December 22, 2016December 23, 2016 by Toni Reavis

    DESI GOING FOR THE WIN IN LA TRIALS

    Los Angeles, CA. — There’s a whole different vibe to an Olympic Trials race, because by its very nature it is not a final, but a prelim.… Read more “DESI GOING FOR THE WIN IN LA TRIALS”

    February 12, 2016February 12, 2016 by Toni Reavis

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