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V 6 N. 20 One High School, Two Sub 4-Minute Milers
Tom, Jack and The St. Ignatius Four-Minute Mile LegacyBy Paul O’Shea It’s a brick wall. I shall not attempt it again.--John Landy, after running between 4:02 and 4:03 six times in 1953. Fortunately...
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V 7 N. 21 Jon Hendershott's Most Memorable Men's Distance Races
JON’S MOST MEMORABLE:by Jon HendershottPart III—Men’s Distances.STEEPLECHASE: As a wannabe 400 hurdler way (waaay) back when, I felt that that race was the most demanding on the oval. But I also...
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V 7 N. 22 Brian Oldfield R.I.P.
Noting the passing of Brian Oldfield on March 26, 2017. Oldfield came from Elgin, IL and left the world from that same town. He was 71 years old. Competed for Middle Tennessee State. He survived a...
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V 7 N. 23 Just Another Day of Distance to Remember
Just Another Day of Distance Day to RememberBy Paul O’SheaFor nearly two decades RunningWorks, Inc. has presented a Day of Distance clinic at Villanova University. Featuring many of the sport’s...
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V 7 N.24 Jon Hendershott's Favorite Men's Relays
JON’S MOST MEMORABLE:by Jon HendershottPart IV—Men’s Relays.Relays are some of my absolutely favorite events in our sport. Baton races provide heightened levels of competitiveness through their very...
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V 7 N. 25 Jon Hendershott's Most Memorable Men's Jumps
JON’S MOST MEMORABLE:by Jon HendershottPart V—Men’s Jumps.High Jump: As with so many aspects of life, sometimes it just pays big dividends to be in the right place at the right time. Same with our...
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V 7 N. 26 A Treasure from Chicago
April 16, 2017One of the truly fun aspects of writing this blog comes when we find, stumble on, or get handed to us some rare, seldom seen photos or revelations of behind the scenes shennanigans and...
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V 7 N. 27 Two Photos from Boston Today
These two photos were taken today of the men's and women's lead packs in Natick, MA at the 7.9 miles mark by our new friend Ned Price. Ned took the pictures of the University of Chicago Track Club in...
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V 7 N. 28 The Passing of Tom Fleming R.I.P.
Leading the pack #106at Springbank, Road Races, London, Ontario about 1976Ned Price informed us of the passing of Tom Fleming. Here is the USA Today articleby Paul Schwartz.Tom Fleming USA...
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V 7 N. 29 Harold Keith at Penn Relays 1928
Harold Keith(1903-1998)Last weekend I spent several days renewing friendships with old track team members at the University of Oklahoma. We sat in a new (to us) stadium complex and froze our backsides...
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V 7 N. 30 Pre We Hardly Knew Ye..
Editor’s Note: The following article originally appeared in Cross Country Journal in the March/April 2015 issue and in our humble blog last year just prior to the Prefontaine Classic. The editorial...
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V 7 N. 31 Terry Tobacco Lit Them Up
Terry Tobacco With a name like Terry Tobacco, you better have some qualities about you that can add to your reputation in a positive way. I first heard of Terry during a conversation in Eugene, OR...
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V 7N. 32 Al Lawrence R.I.P.
Al LawrenceWe got news yesterday that Al Lawrence, 10,000 meter Olympic Bronze medalist at Melboure 1956, has passed away from pancreatic cancer. He was 86 years old. My god is that possible?...
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V 7 N. 33 March, 1967
MARCH 1967Fewer meets this month than last, but the emphasis is on quality, not quantity. March 3-4finds us at the AAU nationals in Oakland. The following weekend Detroit hosts the NCAA Indoor...
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V 7 N. 34 April, 1967
APRIL 1967 The outdoor season is starting slowly for everyone not named Randy Matson. As the more astute of our readers may remember, last month's report ended with mention of Neil Steinhauer's...
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V 7 N. 35 Mt. Holyoke Marathon 50 years ago today
Here's a piece by Ron Daws (w/o his permission to us) hot off Gary Corbitt's website commemorating the Mt. Holyoke Marathon run 50 years ago today in 92 degree heat. Interestingly the forecast here in...
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V 7 N. 36 Men's Throws and Decathlon, Jon Hendershott's Most Memorable
JON’S MOST MEMORABLE:by Jon HendershottPart VI—Men’s Throws & Decathlon.Shot:As I have said before many times in this series, a World Record always gives a thrilling, unexpected jolt of excitement...
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V 6 N. 37 Arjan Gelling R.I.P.
Several years ago we did a story on Arjan Gelling, who in 1967 nearly pulled off an amazing Triple, by winning the NCAA College Division Cross Country Meet, the USTFF Cross Country Championship, and...
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V 7 N. 38 Jeff Zylstra, Western Michigan University, R.I.P.
Jeff Zylstra Western Michigan 1976-79 Jeff Zylstra was a standout middle distance and distance runner at Western Michigan University in the 1970's. He left behind a loving family and cohort of...
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V 7 N. 39 Sun Yun-bok 1947 Boston Marathon Champ R.I.P.
From Yonhap News Agencyphoto from Commonwealth of Massachusetts digital librarySun crossing the line at BostonSEOUL, June 27 (Yonhap) -- Sun Yun-bok, who won the 1947 Boston Marathon with a world...
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