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    KIPCHOGE UNSURE WHY HIS LEG GAVE OUT IN BOSTON

    In Tom Derderian’s magisterial book, the Boston Marathon: The History of the World’s Premier Running Event, he describes the 1990 Boston Marathon thusly. /When 1988 Olympic marathon… Read more “KIPCHOGE UNSURE WHY HIS LEG GAVE OUT IN BOSTON”

    April 19, 2023April 19, 2023 by Toni Reavis

    RECORD WATCH FOR BOSTON

    After the announcement that men’s marathon GOAT and world record holder, Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya, would be coming to run the Boston Marathon for the first time… Read more “RECORD WATCH FOR BOSTON”

    April 9, 2023April 9, 2023 by Toni Reavis

    WOMEN RECORD SETTERS AT BOSTON

    With yesterday’s announcement that men’s marathon world record holder, Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya will run the Boston Marathon for the first time next April, I went over… Read more “WOMEN RECORD SETTERS AT BOSTON”

    December 2, 2022December 2, 2022 by Toni Reavis

    NEW YORK CITY MARATHON 1976 – THE CROSSROADS

    As the running world gears up for the 50th TCS New York City Marathon next Sunday, November 7, 2021, here’s a look back at the time when… Read more “NEW YORK CITY MARATHON 1976 – THE CROSSROADS”

    November 1, 2021November 3, 2021 by Toni Reavis

    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”

    November 23, 2020November 23, 2020 by Toni Reavis

    ASSESSING WOMEN’S MILESTONES

    There is an interesting article in Outside Magazine online penned by Sally Bergesen, founder of Oiselle, the Seattle-based women’s athletic apparel company, asking where are the female… Read more “ASSESSING WOMEN’S MILESTONES”

    August 24, 2017August 24, 2017 by Toni Reavis

    GRETE’S PLACE

    We learned last week that the apartment building Grete Waitz (nee Anderson) grew up in in Oslo, Norway had been fitted with a plaque recognizing the place… Read more “GRETE’S PLACE”

    May 18, 2017May 20, 2017 by Toni Reavis

    LINING UP FOR THE TWO BIG RACES AHEAD

    New York, N. Y. —  Well, here we are together again, New York, New York with two huge races looming ahead. One we can’t wait for, the… Read more “LINING UP FOR THE TWO BIG RACES AHEAD”

    November 2, 2016November 3, 2016 by Toni Reavis

    1982 BOSTON MARATHON, A REMINISCENCE

    * * In the spring of 1982, our Runner’s Digest radio show put together a 75-station national radio network to cover the 86th Boston Marathon. This was… Read more “1982 BOSTON MARATHON, A REMINISCENCE”

    April 10, 2012April 10, 2023 by Toni Reavis

    VIDEO: Track & Field Museum – Norway

         Join guide JACK WAITZ for a tour of Bjorn Bergh’s unique track & field museum in Lillestrom, Norway featuring many memories and displays from the career… Read more “VIDEO: Track & Field Museum – Norway”

    May 20, 2011May 20, 2011 by Toni Reavis

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