N 14 N. 65 Thoughts and Musings About Promoting Track and Field
This week I was almost intrigued by the promotion of the meet called Athlos, in the old Randal's Island stadium now called the Icahn Stadium in NYC. I wasn't intrigued enough to remember to watch it...
View ArticleV 14 N. 66 What The Future May Hold For Human Performance
I'm reading a book titled "The Coming Wave" by Mustafa Suleyman co-founder of the Artificial Intelligence firms Deepmind and Inflection AI. I predict it will replace Fred Wilt's "How They Train"....
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V 14 N. 67 Oklahoma State 4x880 World Record Holders (1965) Finally Inducted...
Dave Perry (kneeling), Tom Von Ruden, James Metcalf, John PerryAfter 59 years, James Metcalf, John Perry, Tom Von Ruden, and Dave Perry were inducted into the OSU Hall of...
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V 14 N. 68 Review of "Races, The Trials and Triumphs of Canada's Fastest...
Statue of Harry Jerome in Stanley ParkVancouver, British Columbia "RacesThe Trials and Triumphs of Canada’s Fastest Family"By Valerie JeromePerhaps you remember Harry Jerome? If not, let me remind...
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V 14 N. 69 Memories of Brooks Johnson by Russ Ebbets
Recently we received a copy of Track Coach (issue 249) formerly Track Technique published by Track and Field News. We requested and received permission from Track and Field News to publish Editor,...
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V 14 N. 70 What Does It Mean to Be Part of a Team? Essay by Jerry Bouma
WHAT’S IN A TEAM?BY JERRY BOUMA What does it mean to be part of a team? This question suddenly posed to me by my long-time friend and former Villanova teammate Russ Ebbets the day I learned he...
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V 14 N. 71 Dallas Long R.I.P. 1940-2024
Dallas Long ( from USC Athletics )Dallas Long has passed away on Tuesday this week in Whitefish,...
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V 14 N. 72 A Reprint on Our Article About the 1978 NCAA National XC Meet in...
Here is the link to that article:1978 NCAA Nationals Madison WIComments Thanks for sending this information out. I too was at the 1978 nationals in Madison, driving with the Indiana team which did...
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V 14 N. 73 New Book on American River Community College Running History and...
I received the following note from David Bruhn regarding a new book out on the story of Al Baeta, long time coach at American River Community College in Sacremento, CA. Hoping some of our readers,...
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V 14 N. 74 The Answers To Where You Were on November 22, 1963
Where Were You When President Kennedy Was Shot?November 22, 1963To fellow readers and writers, I sent out this query November 22, 2024 on the 61st anniversary of the assassination of President...
View ArticleV 14 N. 75 Alain Mimoun Interview on Youtube
Alain Mimoun interviewI received this from Bob Darling a few months ago. It's an extended interview with the great French Algerian runner Alain Mimoun who was a great friend of Emil Zatopek and...
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V 14 N. 76 Artificial Intelligence Comes to This Blog
There is a low level AI link that showed up on my computer recently. It is called Gemini. I did not even know it was AI until this morning when I clicked on it to see what the hell it was. I asked...
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V 14 N. 77 When Old Runners Start Jawing, Memories Fade, Times Improve
A few days ago I put out a posting on using artificial intelligence. Today we're going back to real intelligence compounded a bit by fading memories. The Principal Protagonists:Bruce Kritzler: of...
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V 14 N. 78 Joss Naylor , King of the Fells, R.I.P. 1936-2024
Joss Naylor 1936-2024This story appeared in The Guardian this week. It is a 17 minute film about an incredible runner in England, Joss...
View ArticleV 15 N. 1 The Challenges of Organizing a Race and Publishing Results In the...
Good friends look out for each other in all kinds of times. Today Bob Roncker who goes back to my high school days when we competed against each other in 1960-61, has sent me an account of behind...
View ArticleV. 15 N. 2 More on that 1978 Cincinnati Mini Heart Marathon from the Inside
Following up on our previous posting: Editorial comments are from Bob Roncker. We are not able to transmit the photos from this piece. With regrets. bobroncker@gmail.com513.236.4828Memories of the...
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V 15 N. 3 Coach Harold 'Lefty' Martin R.I.P. (1939-2025)
Coach Harold 'Lefty' Martin of Dayton, Ohio, more correctly Trotwood, a northwest suburb of the Gem City. I knew Lefty for several years. He was the women's coach at the University of Dayton when...
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V 15 N. 4 Remembering Greg Bell and the Iowa State Plane Crash in 1985
Gregg Bell 1930-2024 No one as old as me could have helped...
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V 15 N. 5 Four Enduring Coaches Come Off One College Track Team
A Legacy of Coaching Excellence Bill Schnier Chuck Hunsaker Bob Lewis Jim DemoMany schools across the country have produced great coaches, but few can...
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V 15 N. 6 Jerome Drayton/Peter Buniak Canada's Great Marathoner R.I.P.
Jerome Drayton born Peter Buniak died Monday January 10, 2025 during surgery on his knee. It was not a running related injury but chronic arthritis that got him on the tab le. Born Peter Buniak...
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V 15 N. 7 Remembering Al Birtles a Canadian Miler at U. of Hawaii and...
Walter 'Al' Birtles1937-2024University of HawaiiWalter 'Al' Birtles passed away September 14, 2024 in Vancouver, British Columbia at age 87. When this was brought to my attention recently, Al's...
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V 15 N. 8 Jan Johnson US Olympian Bronze Medalist 1972 Pole Vault R.I.P.
We heard the news of the passing of Jan Johnson this past week. The news came from several teammates, friends, and internet sources. Jan was the bronze medalist in 1972 in the equipment controversy...
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V 15 N. 8 The Track and Watergate Connection Recurrence
This piece is for trivia buffs of the 52nd degree. You have been warned! Last week while working on gathering information about the Al Birtles story which involved a lot of looking at old...
View ArticleV 15 N. 9 A Story of Undisputed Excellence by Roy Mason
Most of you read this blog because it is about track and field and cross country mainly from a historical perspective. Today we go off track a bit, but not too far. This blog began because my...
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V 15 N. 10 Gunder 'The Wunder' Haegg Visits Cincinnati
Bob Roncker of Cincinnati, Ohio has sent in this account of one day on the 1943 tour that Gunder Haegg of Sweden made to the US to help raise money for the US war effort. I've also added links to some...
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