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V 9 N. 20 A New Record in the Women's Mile and a Book Review
I hope you were able to watch Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands set a new World Record in the women's mile in Monaco this past Friday. 4:12.33.  If you missed it, clik on the link below. She is flat...
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V 9 N. 21 April 1968 Parts 1 and 2
It was September 21, 2018 since last our esteemed colleague in the corner office, Roy Mason, got off his octogenarian duff and did some work around here. He sent this article to me a few months ago...
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V 9 N. 22 A Canadian Gathering of 1500 Meters Runners
July 22, 2019Last week, Canada's first sub 4 minute miler, David Bailey, sent us a note about an annual gathering of 1500m/milers to have a go at the 1500m distance.Hi George,I thought that you might...
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V 9 N.23 Ever Wonder How a Sub 4 Minute Miler Would Perform on a Bike in the...
A thirty-two years old Ottawa, Ontario Canadian, Mike Woods, once ran a 3:57.48 mile when he was 18 years old and attending the University of Michigan. He was a teammate of Nick Willis during their...
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V9 N. 24 Basil Heatley, Marathon Former WR Holder and Olympic Silver
 This from the IAAF websiteThe IAAF is deeply saddened to hear that Britain’s Basil Heatley, the 1964 Olympic marathon silver medallist and former world record-holder for the distance, died on...
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V 9 N. 25 An Inside Story on that 1966 Mile World Record at Berkeley
When Jim Ryun broke the World Record in the Mile at Berkeley in 1966 it was a make up meet for the cancelled international dual meets with the Soviet Union and Poland. We were getting heavily into...
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V 9 N. 26 May, 1968 Relays Weekend
May 1968 #1Penn, Drake and Mt SAC all on the same weekend.PENNRoger Bannister about 1952/53How do you spell Penn Relays? V-I-L-L-A-N-O-V-A, that's how. The Wildcats dominate with a record five relay...
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V 9 N. 27 Dave Edstrom R.I.P.
Dave Edstrom Capping Off His Pan Am Games DecathlonVictory in the 1500 at Chicago 1959Dave Edstrom throwing at 1959 Pan Am Games inChicago's Soldier FieldDavid Allan Edstrom Sept. 10, 1938 - May 9,...
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V 9 N. 28 Conversations with a Longhorn, Walter Belt
Been chatting a bit with Walter Belt, a thrower of consequence at the U. of Texas in the mid 1960's.  He enlightened me on the weight training program at that institution back in those days when...
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V 9 N. 29 May , 1968 Part II
Two issues of TF&N this month so here is the second issue. All hell is breaking loose in Europe' it is the Prague Spring and the streets of Paris are on fire. Emil Zatopek will soon be forced out...
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V 9 N. 30 Tom O'Hara R.I.P.
Loyola track legend Tom O’Hara dies; the 1964 Olympian set an indoor world record in the mileBy SHANNON RYANCHICAGO TRIBUNE |AUG 28, 2019 |Tom O’Hara, an NCAA cross-country champion and track star at...
View ArticleV 9 N. 31 Salazar Busted
Alberto Salazar along with his endocrinologist associate, got busted today for illegal, and I will add unethical use of his Gilbert Chemistry set to enhance performance of athletes who were not named...
View ArticleV 9 N. 32 Eliud Kipchoge 1 hr 59 min 40.2 sec
                                                  October 12, 2019Last night a monumental human achievement, the first sub two hour marathon, was...
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V 9 N. 32 A Marathon Winner's Diary Eric Finan
I met Eric Finan when he was running for the University of Cincinnati about 10 years ago.He was a Big East Cross Country Champion and an All American in that sport and a fair tomiddlin' track runner....
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V 9 N. 34. IOC Announces Olympic Marathon and Race Walking To Be Held In A...
Hey, they gonna run the Tokyo Olympics marathon in Sapporo, 800 Km north of the bigcity. Well, if memory disserves us, this may be the firsttime the IOC has taken a decision that regards the health...
View ArticleV 9 N. 35 The Shoe Race
The Guardian: Oct 21, 2019 No Record Safe As IAAF Poised to Allow Shoe Race to ContinueThis article appeared today in The Guardian. I suppose we should weigh in a bit on technology and its effect on...
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V 9 N. 36 Marieke Vervoort Para Olympian Sprinter R.I.P.
October 23, 2019I began the day carrying out a number of internet errands and reading several journals when I noticed on the pages of England's  The Guardian, that a 2016 Olympic medallist had died...
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V 9 N. 37 Blaine Lindgren (June 26, 1939-October 5, 2019) R.I.P.
Blaine Lindgren passed away on October 5, 2019 at the age of 80. He will long be remembered for that controversial decision that cost him the gold medal in the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo, where officials...
View ArticleV 9 N. 38 How Track Blogger Survives Without Power in Northern California
My co-blogger Roy Mason set this account today of how he is surviving in Ukiah, CA while there is no power in several counties due to wildfires. I have not read anything this good about the fires. He...
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V 9 N. 39 Paul Geis R.I.P.
By Ken Goe | The Oregonian/OregonLiveFormer University of distance runner Paul Geis died Wednesday, apparently of a pulmonary embolism. He was 66.Geis transferred to Oregon from Rice University in...
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