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V 5 N. 62 July, 1965 NCAA Meet
JULY 1965 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPSWe have broken up the July issue into two parts. This deals with the NCAA meet. The second report will cover the AAU championship and big doings in Europe. So, just like the...
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V5 N. 63 David Bailey, Canada's First Sub 4 Minute Miler
This blog has an underpinning of written synopses of Track and Field News issues that is now up to July, 1965. But we often find a lot of other things to write about or stories we have found on the...
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V 5 N. 64 Lon Spurrier 880 WR has passed away
Lon Spurrier Photos (includes a great pic of him setting his WRSomething about the name 'Lon Spurrier' just connotes to me the words, 'fast, flowing, swift, speed, track' I never saw him run. I had...
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V 5 N. 65 Clifford Severn, First Adidas shoe rep in US, Hollywood Actor,...
Clifford Severn (1925-2014) For years my co-blogger Roy Mason has ended his reports with a sign off that "Cliff Severn is still advertising this month touting Adidas track shoes on the back cover of...
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V 5 N. 66 Ricardo Romo UTSA President
The following article appeared July 11, 2015 in the San Antonio Express by Jerry Biggs. I'm sure manyof you remember Ricardo Romo as an outstanding middle distance runner at the University...
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V 5 N. 66 A Few Bits and Pieces
On vacation back in Ohio, fortunately some things came to us from various sources to keep the blog going.First this ad from Pete Brown: from the 1953 NCAA Track and Field Guide Carrying on with women...
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V 5 N. 67 A Two Week Hiatus
Wow, two whole weeks without a single posting. Been on 'vacation' in Southwest Ohio, seeing family and some old track buddies. With all that free time not working on this blog, I managed to stay...
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V. 5 N. 68 PED's, Getting on the Soapbox
I'm sitting here this morning working on a new posting for the 1965 AAU meet which Roy has sent my way. Our methodology for these entries is as follows: Roy, in Ukiah, CA, writes the synopsis of...
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V5 N. 69 Larry Stuart Javelin Immortal R.I.P.
Larry Stuart, Russian Interpreter, and Blaine Lindgren , Moscow, 1963Mike Solomon sent us this notice of the passing of Larry Stuart. Larry was a lifelong world class competitor. Twice came up...
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V. 5 N.70 Old Guys Are You Considering a Grand Canyon Run?
Is a rim to rim run through the Grand Canyon on your agenda. Read a few words from an old pro on his recent effort. Jay Birmingham has been around several blocks in his running career. He...
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V.5 N. 71 Bob Timmons R.I.P.
This from the US Track and Field Coaches Association websiteCourtesy: Kansas AthleticsAugust 5, 2015 FROM KANSAS ATHLETICS:LAWRENCE, Kan. – Legendary Kansas track & field and cross country coach...
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V. 5 N. 72 1965 AAU Championships
1965 AAU Championships The war between the AAU and the NCAA has diluted the quality of competition in the AAU championships in San Diego. The NCAA has threatened to take scholarships from college...
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V5 N. 73 A Few More R.I.P.s to Report
Ernie Cunliffe sent this information along to us, a few of whom we've already recognized. New to us are Benjamin Garcia, Sharon Marie Callahan (McKinff), Evelyn Furtsch (Ojeda), and Dave...
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V. 5 N. 74 Extreme and Dumb Workouts or Extremely Dumb Workouts
In private emails some of our readers have been sharing the stupid stuff we did for workouts back in the day. Certainly a lot less was known about training, and we operated on the whims of coaches...
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V5. N. 75 Three Articles Worth Your Time
Today trackandfieldnews.com has listed three articles from other agencies covering major track and field issues that are worth your time to read. I'm listing the three below and hope you have time...
View ArticleV 5 N. 76 Nick Symmonds Affair Goes on Change.org
Nick Symmonds on Change.orgYesterday and today we posted stories on the Nick Symmonds affair vis a vis his being left of the US team for the World Track and Field Championships by USATF due to his...
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V 5 N. 77 Jazy, Clarke, and Keino
You will be able to find a lot of enrichment points with this one, George. Steve caught some huge mistakes, a real game changer. JAZY, CLARKE AND KEINOOur usual focus is on track in the good old US...
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V 5 N. 78 Review of Bill Rodgers Biography
Going through our local library the other day among the myriad of books on how to run your first marathon, triathlon and God knows what else there is to know about running, I found a noteworthy tome in...
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V 5 N. 79 Looking to Preserve Our History
To Our Once Upon a Time in the Vest Followers:Below we've posted a letter from Gary Corbitt, son of long distance running legend Ted Corbitt.Gary is starting a project and discussion looking at how to...
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V5 N. 80 Old School v. New School Cross Country
The following post first appeared in 2012 on the Penn State Track Alumni Blogpenned by David Baskwill. We are printing it with David's permission. We've also added some of our own thoughts on the...
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